His Heart Is Now Elsewhere

hapter 3

I don’t know how long it had been, but the sound ceased in the study.

I walked back to the bedroom, closed the door, and took a shower numbly. Then I wrapped myself in

the blanket.

Not long after, there came a shaking sound from the study just a wall away.

As if on purpose, their antics in the latter half of the night were all against the wall, making noise throughout the night, until it finally came to an end just before dawn.

I kept my eyes open until dawn, and there was no moment I wished more than this, to go back to a time when I couldn’t hear anything.

When the door opened, Elliana was holding a shrimp ready to feed it to the man’s mouth.

She saw me, didn’t stop her actions, and her eyes were filled with a triumphant provocation.

Axel suddenly kicked the chair and stood up, “Honey, wake up.

He held my hand and calmly wrote on the note paper in front of the table, “Elliana came specially in the morning to deliver the documents to me. I saw that she came in a hurry without having breakfast, so I asked her to stay and have breakfast together.”

I nodded and sat down at the table.

Perhaps it was my pale complexion that made Axel feel a bit guilty. He squeezed my hand and said, “Our third anniversary is

in a week. How about celebrating it and then going on a vacation to Aflon,

my dear?”

wears.

looked at the words on the note, with Elliana’s unabashed laughter ringing

she was laughing about. A week ago, on the day my hearing recovered, I called Axel,

was a moment

sound lasted for a full half hour

specifically sa love you‘ for

for half an hour,

him that she fought fiercely

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man who had always been gentle and steady in front of me could

rough and crude

lowered my gaze, and my tongue

book the same couple’s

and I don’t know if the new beds the boss replaced are

Axel glanced at me, seeing my lack of expression, and exchanged a flirtatious look with Elliana, “Believe it or not, I’ll take care of you

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and said, “I don’t believe it, you used two boxes last

stood up abruptly and said, “Wait for me in the garage.”

to go first. Take your time eating, I will arrange the flight tickets and

up the warm milk on the table and handed it to me, typing a line of words on

my lips, my eyes welling up with tears,

with a smile, patiently writing down word by word, “Be good, don’t act childish,

the cup was empty, and then left