He’s back?

“When did he get back?”

“Around five o’clock.”

I wasn’t sure whether to cry or to laugh from the sheer absurdity.

If he had come back so early, it meant that he was anxious to have dinner with me, as was written on the note. If he had never once come upstairs to the bedroom, it meant that he still felt resentful.

Forget it.

I smiled weakly at Flora. “You guys go ahead. I’m not hungry.”

Maybe it would be easier on both of us if we didn’t see each other.

Flora opened her mouth as if to say something, but kept quiet and went back downstairs.

I went back to the bed and stared at the ceiling, trying to fall asleep but to no avail.

The room gradually grew darker and darker as I stared blankly into space.

The bedroom door swung open, and I instantly shut my eyes closed. I heard heavy footsteps and breathing, and I knew it was him.

There was the sound of water coming from the bathroom as I kept my eyes shut, knowing that he had just exited the bathroom.

He sat down on his side of the bed. I assumed that he was going to sleep in the study tonight.

after, I felt the weight of the mattress shift below me and

even, shallow breathing slowly filled

fall asleep, but by the sound

freezing in place when my gaze met

wrapped me in his embrace. “Flora said that you threw

wasn’t hungry,” I argued, my body

man. You can’t blame me for losing my temper when I saw

talking about

I nodded silently.

me, pressing his face into

my back, slowly but surely working the stiffness out of my body. “What did Marcus tell

it was about the baby, then you can ask

the corner of my mouth. “That was in the past. As

want me to continue talking for fear

that night listening to his

was a large bouquet of balloon flowers

was a handwritten card placed carefully among the flowers: Eat

person will always return no matter how far

and crawling out of bed to wash up. Downstairs, Flora seemed

prepared and set out on the table. I didn’t want to eat it, but Ashton was probably

little

Flora scurried after me. “Are you going out,

I nodded.

she said, “May I ask where you’re going? Mr. Fuller said to inform

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