Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

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I quickly silenced the phone and pressed it tightly against my chest. The room was plunged into darkness. For a moment, the only thing I could hear was the pouriding of my heart.

I held my breath, paying attention to Nicholas. He mumbled something, buried his face in my hair, and tightened his grip around my waist. But when I tried to listen more carefully, he stopped talking. The phone buzzed twice. It was a message from Beth.

"Mr. Hawk, I'll schedule an appointment with the therapist after your 4:00 pm, meeting tomorrow. You mentioned that since Mrs. Hawk came back, you wouldn't need this much medication. But it's only been two days, and you've finished the pills I just sent." My mind went blank. How was his medication related to me?

I texted back immediately. "This is Ariana. Ms. Gardner, tell me the truth. Why is Nicholas taking these pills?"

I replayed every detail I knew about Nicholas and his 'autistic tendencies", but there wasn't much. If Claudia hadn't mentioned it in passing, I might never have known.

Nicholas had always seemed so perfect, nothing like someone who was psychologically unwell. Perhaps I had not been paying attention. I just assumed he had recovered.

Looking back, if psychological issues were so easy to cure, they wouldn't be called the most difficult problems to solve.

After waiting for a while, Beth didn't reply. So, I sent another message. "Ms. Gardner, since I already know, there's no point in hiding it. It's better for his health if someone else can help take care of him."

fluctuations. Ever since your arguments, his mood swings have been

out to a psychologist. The doctor said the separation triggered his condition and that it's been getting worse over the past few months. "Mrs. Hawk, Mr. Hawk really cares

know. Don't tell

his phone back. But I felt completely disoriented as if my entire being had

Nicholas for so many years, yet I knew so little about

composed. He carefully managed everything, from his smiles to his calm demeanor. He kept

from sheer willpower. And how many times had I teased him for being

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realized that the

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