sure if Julio had overhea

the air between

ion cold. "Get Lillian her medicine as soo

urned and walked back into

d my lips curled up into a

pecially when I knew he certainly would not try to

elf to sto

up the tray with medications and IV in it an

p rate, she suddenly clutched her abdomen and curled into a b

the portable oxygen tank sta

, Julio pulled Lillian pr

ad. Thick, sticky blood tri

py when you are working, and that is bad en

nt of me and realized the IV needle on

sly, "It is fine, Julio. Anyone would be resentful work

eanor only made Julio angrier. "That just pr

, but my reply came out w

d everything around me, ma

me, took control of the situation, and esc

injury, I could n

to steel myself an

io's car pulled up in fr

ike this?" He glanced at the bandage on my forehead and tossed me a tube of ointment. "You cannot

descending towards me, habitually belittling me.

n myself like I used to, Juli

illian is unwell, and you keep making mistakes. If your skills are not sharp, you need to work harder to im

way. "You are worr

so paranoiac? Lillian has not left the country for so long. Of course I

my bare ring finger. "Whe

d my arms. "It gets in the way at work.

olly. "If you caused a medical incident and dragged the Roberts family int

ther, suddenly struck by how

over the past two years, I

uld always brush it off with excuses like "I am not used to

hat Lillian was the one and only love of his life did

tared down at my phone, scr

at, grabbed a paper bag, and tossed it into my

oom for refusal, s

other hand cream from some

ian's latest post with a photo of a dazzling piece of je

pping through my fashion magazine

anniversary and was inwardly happy about that,

was meant to celebra

lio finally noticed w

alone. She needs expensive jewelry to maintain her image. Why do we have to fuss over empty rituals and f

deeper than an

e however he pleased becaus

respected m

a banquet at the house in a couple of days, as a make-up for your an

dow. The wind dried

n an accident, they received a proper buria

t thing I ever did for the Roberts f

ht to the kitchen. "Lillian mentioned last nigh

nly picked me up so he cou

glass of water. Yet, he said with a dismissive look, "Every minute I waste costs m

pare time in the kitchen. It was

how. If you want to cook, ask the servants or look up a

t caring what expression he wor