Reckless Marriage Unyielding Love

It was clear Mikayla wanted nothing more to do with Deidre.

Observing Mikayla's departure, Deidre snapped sharply, "Do you honestly think Natasha, Carlos' sister, is a saint? She's a snake!"

Back at her office, Mikayla struggled to focus on her work. Deidre's words and the shocking photographs from the newspaper continued haunting her thoughts.

She pushed herself to concentrate, but her productivity lagged. As the workday ended, her tasks remained incomplete, so she gathered her materials and headed home to finish them.

Once Mikayla settled into Carlos' car, a hush again fell over the atmosphere.

Eventually, Carlos broke the silence.

"Did Deidre come to see you today?" he asked.

Surprised that Carlos was aware, she chose to be honest with him.

"Yes, she came by in the afternoon," Mikayla stated.

"Are you afraid of me?" Carlos inquired as his grip on the steering wheel tightened, unnoticed by Mikayla.

Mikayla paused before she responded, "I'll try to adjust to your lifestyle over time."

Growing up, she was shielded from the harsh world of brutality and murder. At most, she only knew the troublemaker Xavier and his occasional schoolyard scuffle. The only other significant event was that car accident.

While she may not comprehend Carlos' world entirely, she consciously chose to stand by him and was resolved to face everything that came. Each person had their own journey, and Carlos likely had his reasons for his forceful approach to matters.

"Thank you, Mika," Carlos replied, his demeanor finally easing as a faint smile graced his lips.

Fear gripped him at the mere thought of Mikayla leaving him after hearing Deidre's words.

Mikayla also noticed a pattern in Carlos' behavior. Before anything, he would treat her to a meal first, worried that she might be hungry.

the electronic scale, she discovered she

impressed by Carlos and credited him with the weight she had put

repay the kindness she had been showered at some point. However, this was a subject for

up in front of a clinic, Carlos stepped out of

itself was massive. Despite the late hour, a crowd lingered outside, waiting in

swiftly escorted Mikayla past the waiting

that he would join them shortly, right after attending

designated for patients requiring overnight stays

said, smoothing out the bedding for

take a moment to sit down," she proposed. She wasn't in a rush and

the

to Mikayla,

sitting together on the hospital bed made Carlos acutely

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foot in the hospital, let alone a

I usually bring Kashton here," Carlos replied

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above the ground, utterly oblivious

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out first," Carlos said, slightly flustered. With

was far from naive.

after, Carlos

Saggio will be here soon. I'll be right back." He needed a smoke to collect his thoughts. Sensing her faint aroma

voice halted him just as he was about to shut

eyes with him and beckoned, "Come

her, thinking

on the bed, she looked away and quietly said,