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    Cedric reflexively straightened up as Lillian squinted at him and asked,


    “Cedric, what were you doing just now?”


    Cedric couldn’t help but think that crowded ces were definitely not for him. He couldn’t even hold his wife’s hand.


    With a quiet sigh, he shrugged it off and said casually,


    “Just watching TV.”


    From that point on, Lillian kept turning around, even going out of her way to physically separate them.


    Cedric clenched his jaw, narrowed his eyes, and nced over at Ryan, who was engrossed in typing.


    “Would you mind taking her out of here? I’d really appreciate it.”


    Ryan let out a brief chuckle.


    “Sorry, but I don’t make the rules.”


    Cedric clicked his tongue in frustration.


    “How can you be so spineless?”


    Ryan looked up with a grin, his eyes clearly saying, “Same goes for you.”


    That night, Cedric remained in the living room, stretching his stay until midnight.


    He assumed Dani had already turned in, yet Lillian was still wide awake.


    “Lillian, why are you staring at me like that?” he asked.


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    “You’re acting oddly. Cedric, let me make something clear: loving someone doesn’t mean you have to be with them. Do you understand what I mean?”


    Cedric muttered, “Yes.”


    Despite his exhaustion, he couldn’t suppress a feeling of smugness.


    Loving someone didn’t equate to being with them.


    Yet, he already had her.


    Dani was his wife, after all.


    It had been a whole month now.


    Lillian fixed him with a steady stare, and Cedric, feeling cornered, quickly sent a message to Ryan, who was still in the room.


    Ryan set aside hisptop, stood, and suggested,


    “Lillian,e join me for ate-night snack.”


    Lillian declined with a curt,


    “No.”


    Ryan nodded nonchntly.


    “Oh, well, I’ll go alone then. That ce had great foodst time.”


    He grabbed his coat and headed for the door.


    Cedric leaned back in his chair with a faint smile ying on his lips.


    “The restaurant owner is quite friendly, too. She’s made a few hints about wanting to have a fling with Ryan.”


    Lillian sprang to her feet and dashed after Ryan. Cedric chuckled to himself, turned off the TV, and headed upstairs.


    Dani, though exhausted, hadn’t quite drifted off. She could tell the instant Cedric entered the room.


    Cedric gently lifted the nket, taking care not to disturb her at first.


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