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Chapter 40: Business Travel.
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“Where have you been? Why are you coming home at this hour?”

Seeing Benjamin return home past midnight, sitting down to work in the living room, Isabella couldn’t help but shoot him a sharp glance.

However, Benjamin seemed quite indifferent at the moment. He didn’t pay her any attention and went straight upstairs.

“Hey, I’m talking to you. Why aren’t you answering me?”

This morning, seeing Benjamin with Olivia had already made Isabella feel a bit uneasy. Now, she could even smell the lingering scent of a woman’s perfume on him. Isabella became irritated and raised her voice.

Yet, Benjamin cast her a sidelong glance, his tone mocking.

“What does it matter to you where I go or what I do? Weren’t you the one who wanted a divorce? Why do you care about such things now?”

“You...”

Isabella was truly infuriated by Benjamin’s attitude, but she couldn’t find a way to retort in the heat of the moment. All she could do was fume as she watched his retreating figure.

Lying in bed, Benjami
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