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.

onto the electronic scale, she

was genuinely impressed by Carlos and credited him with the weight she had

kindness she had been showered

clinic, Carlos stepped out of the car and opened the

sign appeared weathered, and the building itself was massive.

waiting crowd and directly to Lorenzo's

them that he would join them shortly, right after attending to the

designated for patients requiring overnight

when he's available," Carlos said, smoothing out the bedding for Mikayla to

done. Let's take a moment to sit down," she proposed. She wasn't in a rush and figured waiting

only had the hospital

to Mikayla, striking up

the awkward circumstances of sitting together on the hospital bed made Carlos acutely aware of

here any second now,'

she asked. She seldom stepped foot in the hospital, let alone a clinic of

Kashton here," Carlos

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suppose people like you hardly ever get Mikayla commented.

injured

dangled above the ground, utterly oblivious to

fewer injuries compared to Kashton," he

Carlos said, slightly flustered. With that,

of Mikayla's mouth. She was far

Carlos reappeared

back." He needed a smoke to collect his thoughts. Sensing her faint aroma inside the

Mikayla's voice halted him just as he was about to

voice, she locked eyes with

thinking she

on the bed, she looked away and quietly