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pital. There were no visits, no calls

, and my affection, and in the end, I had come to terms with the fact

pied with m

ore, but instead, I felt this peaceful emptiness. It was like I had finally just a

e there to pick me up, not like I had any expe

ot stepped in here for the entire week that I wa

ng of betrayal to pierce my heart, but t

lt like a st

you're

hug. She was the head maid and probably the

ked worriedly, and tears

she said and h

minutes, just basking in the warmth befo

gh I already knew the answer to all of that. She s

our marriage, I had insisted that our wedding portrait be left in my room.

I took a closer look at it, I realize

sure that there was not a single speck of dust o

out, and she hurrie

portrait. "Get ri

t, Madam, you love th

nted look. "I sa

ed. "Yes

kly brought it down. I stared at the empty space

tea while watching some cheesy telenovelas that I could not even t

ke sure he got changed into comfortable slippers that I had pre-warmed, but

steps walking ov

ha

a mixture of anger and confusion. "I heard you were back

blankly u

ever appreciated it, sometimes he even call

doing that for you anymo

ad that I did not visit you in the hospital, but

hat you wa

d have apologized, begged, looked for a way

en into you, A

othing more to say, then I

ed my hands from him. Then he heaved a sigh and brought o

eap, the paint was

his what you think of me?" I threw the b

angry. "You un

immediately,

as B

er call, a smile settled its way on his face like sh

sed to

you?" he aske

other end. "Thank you so much for the

get you anything you want, n

e freebie and forgives me," h

and folded

e could not even so much as put some thought into his so-c

in the slightest. I

humiliate m

before you get sick," he said softly and hung up. He turned

y face hard and my

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