Chapter 138

Next early morning. Mark glanced at the time with his eyes barely open. It was 7:00 am. The sky was still dark. He looked at her, who was sleeping beside him. She no longer slept in her usual position, which was to snuggle into his arms and hug him. Instead, she slept by curling up like a baby on the edge of the bed with her back facing him. His brow tightened. Her sleeping posture angered him. He pursed his lips and hissed. How he wished he could strangle her. But she did not avoid him any further than that. Just then, his phone vibrated. He pulled back his eyes and picked up the phone, then whisked the quilt away and got out of bed. “Mr. Valentine, I am calling to remind you about the inspection trip to New Haven Plaza at nine in the morning,” his assistant, Harry, said over the phone. “Okay.” He stepped into the bathroom and hung up the phone. He then went into the dressing room. When he reemerged, he was in his business suit, looking stalwart and charming. He glanced at th