Seven Years of Marriage with Jake

Chapter 80

Love Story 7-Chapter 1

Mary sat in the dimly lit room, her phone screen glowing with Richard's name.

Each ring pierced the silence like a ticking time bomb.

She took a deep breath and answered.

"Mary, it's late. Why did you keep Jessica at your place again?"

Richard's voice boomed through the phone, thick with anger.

Mary frowned. She knew Jessica often invented absurd excuses to deceive Richard, leaving Mary to deal with the fallout.

This time, she decided to set things straight.

"Richard, listen. Jessica isn't here. Every time she goes out, she says she's with me. I've only just realized how 'eventful' my life supposedly is," Mary replied, her tone sharp with sarcasm. "I'm done with this. Jessica's your cousin, not your caretaker.

adult-stop

Richard's anger only intensified.

staring out into the night. She recalled the last time Jessica appeared at Richard's house in

I thought it was from you," Mary said calmly, her

talking about?" Richard's

she wears at night. After all, it's your place," Mary continued, her tone dripping with irony.

better times with Richard.

ever wondered why Jessica is

always the

I don't know. Maybe she just

you really cared, you'd be more concerned

then asked: "So where is she

in her eyes: "She's tied up with something and can't

do you

she's busy with a plumbing

plumbing issue?" Richard

she's fixing the

check?" Mary said