Chapter 6

I sat in the treatment room. The door was suddenly flung open and a tall man entered menacingly as if he were about to kill, startling the doctor.

I glanced at the doctor.“It’s okay, he’s my… boss.” The word “husband” almost blurts out.

Julian seemed to have something stuck in his throat and walked to the doctor, asking, “Is it serious?”

“Don’t worry. It’s not a big deal.” The doctor, unconcerned about our relationship, took care of my wound and prescribed external medication.

I thanked him and got up to leave. Julian paid the bills and took the medicine, following me like a dutiful husband. I was too tired to say anything.

Leaving the hospital, I tried to get an Uber, but Julian grabbed my phone, put his arm around my shoulder, forcibly took me to the parking lot. Then, he shoved me into his car and got into the driver’s seat himself. The door slammed shut, and the sound of the outside world was cut off.

The atmosphere was subdued.

“Is this your latest twisted game to punish me? Playing chicken with the reaper now?” He turned to look at me, annoyed.

sunburst laughter when his joke landed. He cheated on me, and I was punishing

be

silly. Give me my

make her cry like that? She’s just a spoiled kid who

described that girl, to the unconscious tenderness

voice…

see how ugly your

voice sounded like dead leaves scraping pavement.“I’ll stop bothering her. Do whatever you want.

what you’re imagining.” His brows knitted like

to expose him.“My mistake. Congrats on your new sibling

to life. I curled tighter into the smoke–gray tailored jacket, its sandalwood warmth mocking my chattering bones. His eyes suddenly laser–focused on the foreign garment.

“Whose jacket?”

at rain–streaked windows.

reality TV–him ripping the

need

leaned over and

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