Chapter 1018

Laura was incredibly frustrated. She didn't want to draw a line with Simon during the day only to have him barging into her life again that same night. After thinking it over, she said, "You could take a detour. It's not like there's only one way to get to your house."

Simon glanced at her. "A detour? Easy for you to say. Do you know how far that would be? How much of my time would it waste? Laura, none of this would've happened if I hadn't come here to return your necklace."

Laura glared at him angrily. "People weren't wrong when they said lawyers are petty down to the bone! You're so insufferable!"

"And yet you endured it for five years." Simon glanced at her. "What's wrong? Can't handle just one night?"

Laura took a deep breath to resist the urge to punch him.

Meanwhile, Simon acted as if he were at home. He grabbed a hair dryer from the bathroom and started drying his hair. Laura huffed angrily and decided to ignore him. She turned her focus back to the news and pretended he w