I Refuse to Divorce!
Chapter 119

Mason was mesmerized by Zoe's serene expression on her delicateface. It looked like she was glowing in the evening light. She wasbeautiful and graceful.

He couldn't help himself but muttered some crude, but flirtatious wordsto her. What he said would've acted like a lubricant to their relationshipif they were an ordinary couple, but Zoe thought it was repulsive.

The servant was trying to look past Mason. She reminded them softly,“It's almost time for dinner!”

Grabbing her slender arm, he chatted with her as they walked to thedining hall. “We're having crabs for dinner tonight. They're fresh, justcame in in the afternoon. Aren't crabs your favorite food? You've got tohave more later.”

She smiled faintly in response.

Zoe didn’t even let her displeasure show during dinner, much lessquestion him. If he wanted to act like a lovely couple, then she'd goalong with it. She didn’t even reject him when he wanted to have sexwith her at night.

Just when things were getting hot, she reached for the bedside tablewith a trembling hand and took out a box of condoms. Then, shesignaled him to put it on.

He was stunned.

The truth was, he might not have preferred it, but that didn’t mean sheliked it either. Lowering his head, he kissed her and murmured that hewanted a baby. He was almost thirty years old now. Some of hischildhood friends already had sons and daughters.

She raised her head, looked at him, and caressed his delicate brow.He really was stunning!

It was no wonder he was confident he could win her heart swiftly andmake her love him again. Cards on the table, he had what it took to pullit off.

Lowering her gaze, she whispered tenderly, “That's too fast, Mason.We need to take it slow and work out the kinks in our relationship.Moreover, aren't you busy building your career? I want you to have thekind of energy and time to take care of our baby when he comes.”Propping himself up, he lowered his head and looked at her. After abrief pause to put on the condom, he proceeded to kiss her and finishwhat he started. It was his way of agreeing to what she said.

The deed was done, and Zoe went to shower and apply her skincare,as she usually did. Mason headed to the study.

A wife knew best if there was a third person in their marriage. Shemight pretend to be accepting of what he told her, but she knew, deepdown, that his heart was distracted by another woman somewhere outthere.

He actually stared off into space when he was releasing his love intoher while they were having sex.

Zoe surmised that something bad happened to Lilith. Mia told her thatLilith had it coming when she stayed at their apartment. Her stepmotherthought Lilith deserved the medical accident.

Mason still hadn't come back to the room by the time she finishedapplying her skincare. Picking up his clothes, she took them to therestroom to straighten them up. She found a party invitation when shechecked the pocket of the coat. The cover looked familiar, somehow.Then, she recognized David's handwriting.

However, the invitation was addressed to Lilith.

She smiled bitterly. Putting down his coat, she walked out to thebalcony. It was cold in the night.

Holding herself gently, she felt both pathetic and absurd. He had beennothing but cold and aloof for the entire duration of their three-yearmarriage. Why would she care about the possibility of him loving her forreal?

She had to wake up!

Putting back the invitation in the pocket, she proceeded to put the coatback where she found it. She had decided to preserve some dignity forherself by not exposing him, even if it meant he hurt her badly yetagain.

She laid on the bed and adjusted the bedside lamp to its dimmest glow.Mason still hadn't returned to the bedroom.

She couldn't help but think he might be chatting with his mistress in thestudy, perpetuating their platonic relationship.

Wisps of smoke were swirling gently in the study. Mason was, indeed,thinking about Lilith. However, he was also thinking about Zoe.Leaning on the couch, he smoked a cigar while holding a medicalreport. The specialists in Lockwood Hospital compiled the report forhim. They had consulted each other several times and determined thatLilith was suffering from kidney failure.

She had two more years to live, and that was a positive estimate. Shecould very well have only a year left.

Lilith was a woman with many shortcomings, but she saved him once.He, too, had thought of marrying her once, and he knew she sufferedthis fate because of him.