ess winds hurled rain against
light shone only fro
t the headboard, her eyes skimming t
bedroom door
p to find her husband, Jak
essed in a sharp suit, his attra
e smell of alcohol mingling with the rain's freshness. His cold han
ive tone, Jake comm
the pain escalating. She emit
rowned and placed his
sperate as if anchoring herself in a tumultuous sea. She was ove
hind the bathroom door, his phone
on the screen. "Jake, I'm sorry, okay? Can you stop going back
would never master the art of playful scolding or t
her, leaving her unable to speak. She could only produce fragmen
m window, Kallie could see Jake's tall s
ooking down at her with a dismissive stare.
d instinctively denied it. She wanted to
n thin. He declared icily,
iage was arranged by his grandfather. Jake had bluntly stated he married her solely because she wa
fully aware of Jake's affairs, yet she remaine
ass of milk for him. Without the courage to meet Ja
and dismissively deleted the messag
got up
picky eating habits, h
ticulously prepared his
irst thing that caught his eye was
ckeys lingered on her neck from the night before. She was the epitome of ge
lly impassive features. He broke the s
ratitude. She removed her apron and seated herself c
which Kallie accepted with
"Tomorrow's my brother's baby's hundred-
seldom invited her to public gatherings. Yet here he was, asking her to join
rossed Kallie's express
e my assistant drop off some clothe
other option
nd Dean Reeves, the eldest son, was celebrating his fi
hotel for the occasion, no
ubtle makeup, looked radiant. Her fine features a
t swept over her were
ak, yet she married so well. Why can't I
ng do you? Can you evoke
e you im
k Reeves took her in as his foster daughter a
t it's all calculated. Y
at Roderick simply sympathized with her. Yet,
u are! We've been