CH 49 ~ Another Chance

Rennie sneered at Alex for trying to act innocent as she glared at him, before turning away and heading toward the door.

"You know what I mean… it wasn't me who used to trend for changing girlfriends like clothes."

She had her hand on the doorknob as soon as she finished speaking and wanted to leave, but his desperate voice stopped her.

Which finally seem to process and understand about what she had spoken.

His voice became lowered as he parted his thin lips painfully to clear his name, which he had ruined with his own hands.

"I never, not once, was unfaithful to you during this marriage, Ren."

She halted at the door, her back stiffening as his words sank in and she found herself caught between wanting to open the door and wanting to turn around to meet his eyes.

In the end she simply stood there, with her hand on the doorknob and her head bowed.