Chapter 6

Elara's POV

With only three days left until my departure, Dominic, to maintain his "devoted husband" facade, purposely canceled his evening engagements, claiming he would cook dinner for me.

From the kitchen, I could hear his busy movements, punctuated by occasional phone notifications.

He thought if he put his phone on silent, I wouldn't hear it, but the frequent vibrations were jarringly loud in the quiet villa.

"Dinner's ready." Dominic emerged with the last dish. "Try this." He cut a piece of steak for me, but his eyes kept darting towards his phone on the table. Each time the screen…