"Will you stay with me?" Austyn asked.
Kira nodded.
The kids would be coming this afternoon.
She would stay here and wait for them.
She sat down on the chair Luca vacated and picked up her phone.
Austyn watched her.
Kira texted Isabel to ask about the twins.
She looked up five minutes later and, sure enough, Austyn's eyes were still open.
He had not stopped staring at her.
"What are you doing?
Austyn spread out both hands. 'I can't sleep'
Kira was at a loss for words.
Austyn beckoned at her 'Come here and talk to me.'
"You shouldn't be talking, Kira said, 'You should be resting
"Tell me about yourself."
"What?"
"About the past four years."
Kai had given him the rough sketches, but he still wanted to hear it from Kira.
It couldn't have been easy, raising two kids by herself and juggling work at the same time,
'There's nothing to tell,' Kira said.
'You are my wife, right? Austyn was insistent. 'Don't I have a right to know what my wife has gone through?
His voice was gentle.
His gaze was affectionate.
He thought Kira would relent, knowing how tender-hearted she was,
But Bira frowned. exclusive content.
"What's the point of telling you now? You don't remember me. It'll be like hearing a stranger's story."
'But the marriage certificate proves you are my wife.
'It's just a piece of paper. Kira shrugged. 'Besides, you are going to get a new wife soon, aren't you?"
Austyn thought he detected a hint of bitterness in her words.
He knew whom she was referring to, of course.
But Hira didn't know that he would never get a new wife.
Maybe Jason Taylor would have married Gwen
But Austyn McCarthy only had one wife, and she was Kira Hewitt.
His eyes twinkled with amusement. "Are you jealous?
Kira rolled her eyes at him.
"What would you do if I really the the knot with Gwen? he teased her.
Time To Sente Dod Scores
"Then we'll get a divorce,' Kira said with a stony face. 'Bigamy is against the law. You'll have to divorce me first before you can marry someone else." Austyn mulled it over.
He realised he must make things clear with Gwen as soon as possible.
Otherwise, Kira might make good on her threat.
A harsh ringtone interrupted his thoughts.
Kira fetched his phone from a table.
The caller ID onscreen sald Gwen.
'Your fiancée. Kira tossed the phone at Austyn.
She headed for the door. 'I'll give you some privacy,"
She disappeared from sight before Austyn could say anything
He watched the empty doorway and sighed.
"Hello."
ting worried. Rowe said het
Rowe said he had no idea
"Jason, why didn't you answer your phone? Gwen complained. 'I called you so many times last night. I was getting where you went off to."
"I'm fine," Austyn said sliply.
Gwen was stung by his brusqueness.
After a long while of silence, she asked, "What's wrong with you? Did something happen?"
The Wedding's Off
Austyn sat up straighter in bed. 'We need to talk.
His ominous tone made her uneasy. 'About what?"
"I'm afraid we'll have to cancel the wedding'
"What?" Gwen raised her voice.
Before she could process the bombshell, Austyn dropped another. "We need to break up."
'Are you out of your mind? Gwen was shouting at the top of her lungs. The wedding's scheduled for this month! I've sent out all the invitations! I've got the wedding dress! All my friends and family will be there! How can you just cancel it? 'Thave a valid reason, of course."
"What? Gwen had a sinking feeling in her heart.
She gripped her phone.
"I'll be committing bigamy if I marry you, so the wedding cannot go on under any circumstances. And I don't want to see Kira getting