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.

burst out laughing. The anchor in my chest dissolved into sunburst laughter when his joke landed. He cheated

could someone be so

that silly. Give me my phone back.” I reached for

I lied today-” His voice cracked like a stepped on twig,“–but was it cool to make her cry like that? She’s just a spoiled

listened to his bullshit excuses, to the way he described that girl, to

voice…

your shifting loyalties

bothering her. Do whatever you want. Just keep your precious baby from

what you’re imagining.” His brows knitted like tangled

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

to life. I curled tighter into the smoke–gray tailored jacket, its sandalwood warmth mocking my chattering bones.

“Whose jacket?”

big Brother’s.” I stared at rain–streaked windows.

reality TV–him ripping the jacket off me like it carried plague, hurling it into the storm.

need to return that!

car to pick it up, but Julian pulled me back, leaned over and kissed me on

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