Chapter 126: Chapter 126: Better to Demolish Ten Temples Than Ruin a Marriage

Walker Grant got back into the car, his handsome face darker than the night, and the atmosphere inside was frozen.

After driving for a distance, he finally spoke. "Don’t waste your energy. I’ll find out what you’ve been up to sooner or later."

Chloe Reed, however, turned to look out the window, ignoring him completely.

Walker Grant’s brows furrowed. He glanced at the back of her head, a stifling frustration building in his chest.

The image of her sitting and eating with Miles Hawthorne, a smile on her lips and a gentle look in her eyes, floated into his mind, making him deeply uneasy.

’How long had it been since she’d smiled at him like that?’

He still remembered how she had clung to him on the night of their wedding anniversary.

But how much time had passed since then?

Their relationship had been turned completely upside down.

He wasn’t used to it.

The car stopped in the residential complex’s underground garage. Chloe Reed went to open the door, only to find it locked.

She turned her head to face him. "Unlock the door."

Walker Grant stared at her with a heavy gaze. "Is this the only time you’ll talk to me on your own accord?"

Chloe Reed’s heart skipped a beat, and she lowered her gaze. "Walker Grant, I’m really tired. What’s the point of us dragging this out?"

"You’re tired after only eight years? Then what about the rest of our lives?" Walker Grant said in a low voice. "Didn’t we promise each other a lifetime?"

But Chloe Reed said, "The lifetime I was talking about was for you and me, not anyone else."

"There has never been anyone else between us."

Chloe Reed closed her eyes wearily. "Let’s just get a divorce. Talking to you is exhausting."

"I will never agree."

Chloe Reed: "..."

She said nothing more, staring blankly ahead as silence filled the car.

Walker Grant kept watching her, his gaze deep and heated, fixed on her emotionless face.

He was suddenly very displeased.

He unbuckled his seatbelt, leaned toward her, and grabbed her face, about to kiss her.

SMACK!

Chloe Reed slapped him across the face.

Her eyes were clear and ice-cold. "Don’t touch me."

Walker Grant pushed his tongue against the inside of his cheek. As if his interest had been piqued, he didn’t let her go. Instead, he kissed her fiercely.

Chloe Reed gasped as her lips were swiftly conquered.

In a stormy rush, their breaths mingled and became one.

He lingered, sucking gently on her lips before saying in a hoarse voice, "Chloe, think about it again. Do we really have to go as far as divorce?"

With that, the car doors unlocked.

Chloe Reed got out without a moment’s hesitation and walked quickly toward the elevator.

Walker Grant watched her retreating back, a deep darkness swirling in his eyes. He only looked away after a long moment.

He pulled out his phone and dialed Miles Hawthorne’s number.

"Come for a drink."

Miles Hawthorne sounded surprised. "But I haven’t finished dinner yet."

Walker Grant sneered. "One full meal, or a lifetime of them. You choose."

With that, he hung up the phone.

「Candle & Wine Club」

Miles Hawthorne pushed open the door to the private room and walked in, a look of resignation on his face. "I have to say, you’re terrifying."

Walker Grant, dressed in a black shirt, was sitting on the sofa with bottles of liquor on the table before him. He shot Miles a cold glance from his dark, phoenix-like eyes.

Miles Hawthorne sat opposite him. Raising an eyebrow at Walker’s expression, he asked, "What’s up? You look like you’re here to settle a score."

Walker Grant said flatly, "Ever heard the saying?" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"What?"

Walker Grant said, "It is better to tear down ten temples than to ruin a single marriage."

Miles Hawthorne’s expression faltered for a second before he gave a resigned smile. "Looks like I can’t hide anything from you. But since I’ve already promised to do this, I have to see it through."