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.

night, as Mikayla stepped onto the electronic scale,

Carlos and credited him

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

clinic, Carlos stepped out of the car and opened the door for

massive. Despite the late

swiftly escorted Mikayla past the waiting crowd and directly to Lorenzo's

and wait. Lorenzo assured them that he would join them

for patients requiring

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

come over once he's done. Let's take a moment to sit

the hospital

to Mikayla,

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

here any

foot in the hospital, let alone a clinic

Kashton here," Carlos

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makes sense. I suppose people like

injured

the ground, utterly oblivious

usually have fewer injuries compared to Kashton," he

first," Carlos said, slightly flustered. With that, he swiftly

at the corner of Mikayla's mouth. She was far from

Carlos

to collect his thoughts. Sensing her faint aroma inside the room, he realized he had to

as he was about to shut the

she locked eyes with

her, thinking she needed

on the bed, she looked away and