Someone is at the door

David's gaze fixated on the woman, his eyes flickering as if attempting to unravel her secrets.

He had never truly noticed her before, except for his resentment towards being forced into marrying her.

Yet, she seemed to possess an uncanny understanding of his temperament. Since their wedding, she had taken the initiative to keep her distance, never intruding upon his life.

He had always believed that her relentless pursuit of him was solely motivated by the desire to acquire Mrs. Thompson's prestigious name, perhaps through manipulative means, such as drugging him and engaging in unwanted intimacy. However, that night, he overheard her confessing her love for him.

David never felt that his feelings for Flora had been shaken, but when he heard her soft and aggrieved voice complaining about why he didn't remember her, a throbbing suddenly flashed in his heart, witnessing Rowan's proximity to a man named Rolland, evolving a jealousy he believed was reserved exclusively for him

As David d