THE SECOND CHANCE LOVE

front door. She didn't go in immediately but

. But what? Alyssa couldn't guess at all. Or maybe it was just

t?" Alyssa murmured as

y the convenience store in front of her house to buy ice to compress her swollen eyes from crying too much about her increasingly unclear marriage. In any case, Alys

led slowly. Now, she tried to stay c

ominous, perhaps because of the eerily q

autiously, Alyss

have yo

my G

suddenly appeared behind her. It see

tled me," Alyssa

Why are you just getting home at

I ju

Alyssa

ce in their house tonight. However, it turned out that lying wasn't easy. As

eting a friend

. Suddenly, Brent moved to the living room. Still wearing his work clothes, he sat on the sofa while Alyssa s

u want me to cook some

pocket, fiddled with it for a moment, and then placed the thi

were meeting?" Brent ask

n Brent's phone. Her pupils dilated involuntarily

lain," Alyssa sai

ent asked, "What i

what you thin

lose and knew each other before I came along. But... you

away for a moment to

that you're my wife n

to explain further, Brent t

ce. Her body felt nailed in place, unable to move. T

like that, Brent,"

the monthly grocery shopping together. However, when Alyssa woke up this morning,

odbye. His behavior seemed to indicate that he was deliberately avoiding A

h where yo

he rebuke of a middle-aged woman who w

. I'm so sorry,"

ad a few times before

caused a scene," Al

, filling her cart with items she thought th

She mused as she reach

f sweet soy sauce. Seeing the bottles

nt's favorite soy sauce chicken," Alyssa

A bright smile replaced the sadn

nt," she decided. Alyssa's smile grew wider as sh

ent

ed unexpectedly. Just a few meters ahead, Brent was pushing a cart full of groceries with a woman at his

h negative thoughts. She forced a smile as Brent, with a stiff expression, arrived

ay in place. The woman next to Brent looked surp

ent repli

. A gaping hole opened in her heart. An overwhe

ot to be acknowledged by your ow

y, in stark contrast to Alyssa, wh

d. "Hi, Alyssa? Finally, I

er heart sank in pain as she remembered that this woman was

with her cart, then turne

." Alyssa

den, accompanyin

All her confidence vanished

lk about Janice, but it seems... I'm not someone he

To be continued...