"And what about your husband?" Liam questioned, his tone nonchalant, but his eyes searching hers for answers. "Doesn't he spend time with you? Take you out for lunch?"
Avalynn's heart stuttered, her thoughts racing for a response. "Jace is very...busy with work," she remarked, trying to seem nonchalant. "He has a huge name he has to keep up with so he doesn't have much time for leisure."
Liam raised a brow, a doubtful glimmer in his gaze. "A busy guy, then..”
"It's not easy," Avalynn acknowledged, the tension in her voice betraying the truth of her words. "But I understand. His work is vital to him. He's attempting to keep up with the name his business already has."
"I see," Liam murmured, his voice flat but his stare sharper than ever. "You must miss him when he's away."
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