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e's

he incident. He didn't give me a chance to ask him any questions; his attitude was colder than before; all he wanted w

laces than the market and my husband's office. I dropped food for him every day

ed the dishes I had made for

at me that way. Could it be that Alaric had told her about the incident? No way, he can'

I brought

saw me and called his secretary. "Janet, collec

t mean by that? What have they been doing to my f

the bin, but Alaric yelled

nger; I told you who she is now.

food. To my surprise, I saw all the missing plates that I always asked Alaric to bring home after ea

uldn't believe Alaric despised me so much that he had been

done to de

across my soul. I held my head and screamed like a woman who just lost her child-what I felt bey

you; you are just a fool that you didn't know your man for all these y

began to fall uncontrollably. What right did his secretary have to talk to me in

r. What is left for you? Do you think he would ever love you? Stop daydream

er. I stood up from where I

out of your mind? Have you forgotten that you are a secretary to my husband

you think I'm just a secretary to your husband? No, I'm more than that; I wi

e do that even though he hadn't touched me for 3 years? Janet must be lying to spite me; she wanted me to sign the

ind, I would rather be; I failed to beli

dn't he like my food? He should have had me, and I would

at, she had been throwing my food away for three years. I felt a pang in my heart when I recalled how inconvenient it was for

e. I didn't want to take a cab because I wanted to cry my

my absence; probably

e till 7 p.m. in the night, hoping Alaric would call me when he found me absent. He usua

ome, and I got ho

ould Alaric be this careles

of bag; all the bags I have are outdated, so I couldn't take them out anymo

be wasting my food; he is

taken care of the dishes before I went out. My sense of

, probably to shower

oming from my bed. Who could have be

loudly and sayin

ve it to me like this for the last t

e it; I'm all yours; I am made f

saw Alaric on top of a la

ing me freeze in place. A surge of disbelief and betra

ausea churned in my stomach, threatening to consume me. My trembling hands clenc

e were supposed to try it some months ago, b

sweat as he banged

c just got into the work;

s my body couldn't support its weight, an

you doing with my bag?"

the bag; can we conti

good; you're almost t

ence; I was nothing but a sp

out his name, but my lips felt heavy, and

he said as he c

er another sound, darkness enveloped me,