Chad always prided himself on being a grounded man, keeping his cool even when Molly poured out her sweet nothings. But that changed at the mall parking lot. He was staring at a trunk full of shopping bags. The phrase "I love you" had never seemed so expensive. "Did you have to buy so much? You can't possibly wear all of these even if you change new one every day," Chad muttered, reorganizing the trunk.

Meanwhile, Molly hopped cheerfully into the passenger seat. "Well, I've spent nearly a grand of your money, and it's not like I'm losing out," she declared.

Chad then had to drive her out to dinner, realizing he wasn't just there to accompany her on her shopping spree but also foot the bill. And it seemed that wasn't enough. He was also expected to help her choose her outfit for the first day of school. Fed up, Chad pushed Molly out of his room, slammed the door shut, and locked it.

"Did he just... kick me out?" Molly muttered to herself, pouting as she retreated to her room.

Not too long after, Chad's phone rang with a video call from Molly. "I can't believe this!" he thought.

Whenever she was not around, she was all he could think about. But when they were together, she was like a nightmare he couldn't escape. Even in his dreams, he could hear her calling for him, "Chad, Chad, Chad..." "Chad?"

"Chad."

"Please, Chad, help me out since mom's not home..."

Just then, Molly started calling for him again from the other side of the door.

Furious, Chad stormed into her room, grabbed a random dress, and threw it at her face. "Wear this!" he growled.

Finally, Molly realized she had gone too far and decided to keep a low profile.

At dinner, she didn't dare to sit next to Chad. Even their mother Coleen was surprised. "What happened? Why isn't the 'puppy' following the 'bone' around?"

Molly looked down, muttering, "The 'bone' probably found a new 'puppy'."

Suddenly, there was a loud bang. It was the sound of Chad slamming his hand on the table. The entire Byrne family living room fell silent, and even Molly, who was usually fearless, shivered in fear. Coleen jumped, and her husband, Kendrick, quickly pulled her into his arms.

repeat what you just

"I upset Chad today. I'm afraid

spend more time with you. Was that reason

was seething but couldn't let

noticed Chad's face turning red and didn't dare to say another word. After all, he would be her

Molly made

to utter a word. Chad kept reminding himself, "Patience brings peace.

"Chad..."

"Shut up!"

lip, struggling to hold

"Chad..."

speak to me for

to use the restroom. I can't

barely wake up in the morning, let alone get ready for school. The family had been trying to wake her up since seven, but it wasn't until eight that she finally stirred. With school starting at nine and the door to her room still locked, Chad couldn't hold back. "Molly, if you don't come out in the next ten minutes,

the consequences, Molly hurriedly got

ten

with my bag?" When Molly saw Chad pick up a brown

decided to spray some perfume.

sneaking a few sprays on her skirt to

his fists, holding back

bathroom. And grandma gave me a

hard he clenched his fists, he couldn't

and quietly took out her perfume again. She glanced at Chad, checking if he had noticed her sneaky actions. Seeing his tense expression, she snuck in

sound of the perfume spray. Chad told himself, "I'm deaf. I can't hear. I have a

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