Sophie Smith couldn't be bothered to deal with him; their relationship was just like this, with nothing able to compensate for it.
There was no warmth, no affection between them, only mutual dislike and suspicion.
She didn't know why, but a wave of discomfort inexplicably rose in her heart.
"Asher Land, can't you be less obsessive?" she tried to maintain a calm tone, "We fight every day; aren't you tired?"
He was first stunned, then began to digest what she had said.
Actually, he didn't want to fight with her, but the reality always contradicted his wishes.
If he didn't fight with her, he'd have no sense of existence at all; she'd simply ignore him.
The car fell into silence, and after a long while, he rolled down the window and called Robert Williams into the car.
"Drive back," he ordered in a deep voice.
...
The Land Family villa.
Irene Morton kept dialing Asher Land's phone, but it was always in a state of no answer.
