Grown-ups were conditioned to mask all crumbles and rumbles with insouciance.

When I got back to the bedroom, I went on with my routine—I took a shower, brushed my teeth, blew my hair, and went to bed.

However, I was just tossing and turning.

This very night, Ashton didn’t come to bed.

Both of us had our own emotions to deal with. To talk it out would only cut deeper into our wounds.

As I finally started to zone out a bit in the wee hours of the night, a man opened the door. “Scarlett.” In a deep soft tone, he called out my name.

He walked up to my bedside and murmured my name a few more times but eventually stopped. I wasn’t responding

“I’m sorry.” His voice whispered contrition.

I couldn’t be bothered, and let my self sink deep into my sleep.

By the time I batted my eyelids open, it was already late afternoon.

I got up and went down to Summer’s bedroom. That was when I saw a middle-aged lady in the living room.

Her name was Flora, the new caregiver Ashton hired. She greeted me affably and went back to her task.

Ashton had hired her to take care of Summer.

and was playing with

as I started to head back to my room, Flora called out. “Madam, lunch is ready. Would you like

about it. I’ll be right down.” And I

freshening up, I sat at my dresser, and only then did I notice how long

about it, saying that I could use my short hair to turn down love confessions. All I had to do

get the

for that instance had turned into a heart-warming memory that could be

in its own peculiar ways. No matter the twists and turns our lives took, what was yours would always fall into your hands. On the contrary, despite persistent efforts, you’d eventually lose what was

tap… That

To my surprise, it wasn’t her but

and everything

we quarrel last

softly caressed my shoulders, and I could see his gentle eyes observing

kept on with my business. But there’s a limit to

silence, and

Huh!

ask my question, Ashton put out

my mind! We spoke

he’d been treated like a king his whole life, so

took

to go to the

make-up as I wasn’t really in the mood for it.

to butter me up

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