Chapter 121

Chapter One Hundred Twenty-One

Jethro was very annoyed, but he had to suppress his irritation, not letting it show outwardly. Now he had to pretend that he had changed, that he was a good man so that Gemma would change her perception of him.

"All day, I had important matters to attend to, so I couldn't be by your side and Clement," Jethro said, smiling.

Gemma raised her hand to stop Jethro. She wasn't here to listen to his explanations, and she didn't care about where he went.

"Your work is not related to me, and I have no interest in hearing about it," Gemma stated bluntly.

Recalling the early days of their marriage, Jethro always used work and his company as excuses to avoid being at home with her. Every time Gemma asked about his work or how his day went, he would get annoyed and tell her it was none of her business, instructing her not to care.

After so many years, he seemed to have forgotten it all quickly, but as her memories returned, Gemma became more vividly aware of things f