took a deep breath, trying to calm herself

lena. You have

he house. She turned on the kitchen l

to cry and beg for his attent

of her, but she was going

k pepper sauce, mashed potatoes, and sautéed vegetables. The a

od on the table, the sound of the doo

d, smiling softly.

ie carelessly, looking

hung it on the hanger neatly. Then, she p

uick glance. "Why

le. "I've always been con

straight to the dining table, sat down,

red after a long day at work," Se

for a long time, then s

iling, though

, darling. At l

stabbing the steak lazily. He cut in

ooked," he

held he

neness David had always preferred. But he

back the anger that was be

ou a new one

k roughly. "Never mind

fists under the tabl

it was difficult. "All right, then.

face, looking f

, walked into the living room

ng behind the sofa. "Want m

p, regarding h

this all of a sudde

"I just want to

went back to staring

ilian's name on the screen be

lood

od she cooked, he wanted t

her hands i

be cool, then I'll

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lock at night-who's coming? She stepped up to the door, opened it, and w

ing, the woman hug

Lilian's voice trembled

atting the woman's back, pretending to ca

ened... someone sent me a terrible message. I

vid, who was standing in the doo

his is t

this woman into their home un

roked Lilian's back, playing the part of the kind-

ed you?" she

w... the number is always different. They said I

one was trying to drive Lilian a

pretending to be confu

l look. "For the time being, it's better

this was the goal? To br

hem see who wi

doubt before finally nodding.

k you, Selena... I wouldn't know w

weetly and took Lilian's hand gently. "That's it, don't c

and then hugge

ith a strange expression-as if he couldn't beli

ze and looked back a

egun, darling," Sele

ned to the main room and found David already there, si

ree?" he asked

opened the lotion, and applied it to her hands

I thought you'd

smiled slightly. "I'm not

rply, as if he were try

re, then walked to the bed

t say anyth

lt the mattress move slig

ld back a

'm going to make you