Book8 Chapter2.

The red wine steak was especially good.

I ate two large plates by myself and was so satisfied that I wasn't even that mad

when Leo stood me up again.

In the early hours, Leo came home.

He noticed that the lights in the entryway and living room were off.

In six years of marriage, whenever he went out drinking, no matter how late it

was, I always prepared hangover medicine and dozed off on the sofa waiting for him to come back.

Leo didn't like me doing this.

So he often stayed out all night.

Then he would point at the bags under my eyes from worrying and mock me for looking older than his aunt.

"Gigi, are you feeling unwell?"

When he came into the room, Leo reached out, trying to check my forehead temperature.

I barely avoided his hand and quietly frowned.

"It's late. Go take a shower."

The smell of alcohol on him made me nauseous.

me, squinting as

wasn't a single missed

How strange.

liked to kill his buzz when he

too much. Telling

"I really couldn't skip tonight's dinner, but I'll definitely take you out tomorrow. Will

I blinked.

You go ahead and

heartfelt words were met with Leo's

busy lately. I don't have time for

with an email. As

managed to squeeze in a movie and

good at time

handsome

he had

was afraid of the dark, so he had no choice but to

her parents' house

besides imagine things all

me."

Before tonight, the word

the trigger Leo used to make me cry and fight, wishing I could rip out my heart to prove my love for

I didn't say a word, just holding

was looking at the divorce

approaching, I quickly

are you

tired. I'm

bang, the man shut

was the classic sign of a

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