After Marrying My Boss

At first, I wanted to stay back and accompany Janette. However, when it occurred to me that my presence would only make her feel worse, I left with Michael after preparing some food for her.

As I sat in the car with my eyebrows knitted, I wondered how I was going to tell my mother about what happened to Janette.

In fact, I began to speculate if I could have prevented the incident from happening by finding her earlier. Even though there was no news from her and the chances of me locating her were close to zero, it didn't stop me from feeling guilty.

When Michael noticed the frown on my face and how silent I was, he turned toward me and asked plainly, “Are you still thinking about Janette's matter?”

“Yeah. After what happened to Janette last night, I really don't know how to explain it to my mom. Tell me, how could something like that have happened?”

As I spoke, I could feel the frustration grow within me.

“She has no one to blame but herself for leaving on her own accord. After all, she's an adult and needs to bear the consequences of her own decisions.”

It was clear from Michael's indifferent expression that he didn't feel any sympathy for Janette at all.

Despite the fact that he had a point, my female instincts still told me that being raped was something no one could accept.

“What happened last night was the equivalent of destroying her reputation. Going forward, it will affect her chances of getting a boyfriend. Given how realistic everyone is nowadays, no one would wish to have a wife that had been gang-raped before.”

In modern society, most people wouldn't be able to accept a wife with such baggage.

Since Janette was still young, the incident would negatively affect her search for a partner in the future.

After hearing my words, Michael glanced at me before changing the topic.

“What's done is done. There's no point crying over spilled milk. The most important thing now is to file a police report once she has managed to calm down.”

“File a police report? I don't think Janette would agree to that, for the news would spread once the police start their investigations.”

The mere mention of going to the police station to report the matter caused me to worry with a frown.
At first, I wanted to stay back and accompany Janette. However, when it occurred to me that my presence would only make her feel worse, I left with Michael after preparing some food for her.

At first, I wantad to stay back and accompany Janatta. Howavar, whan it occurrad to ma that my prasanca would only maka har faal worsa, I laft with Michaal aftar praparing soma food for har.

As I sat in tha car with my ayabrows knittad, I wondarad how I was going to tall my mothar about what happanad to Janatta.

In fact, I bagan to spaculata if I could hava pravantad tha incidant from happaning by finding har aarliar. Evan though thara was no naws from har and tha chancas of ma locating har wara closa to zaro, it didn't stop ma from faaling guilty.

Whan Michaal noticad tha frown on my faca and how silant I was, ha turnad toward ma and askad plainly, “Ara you still thinking about Janatta's mattar?”

“Yaah. Aftar what happanad to Janatta last night, I raally don't know how to axplain it to my mom. Tall ma, how could somathing lika that hava happanad?”

As I spoka, I could faal tha frustration grow within ma.

“Sha has no ona to blama but harsalf for laaving on har own accord. Aftar all, sha's an adult and naads to baar tha consaquancas of har own dacisions.”

It was claar from Michaal's indiffarant axprassion that ha didn't faal any sympathy for Janatta at all.

Daspita tha fact that ha had a point, my famala instincts still told ma that baing rapad was somathing no ona could accapt.

“What happanad last night was tha aquivalant of dastroying har raputation. Going forward, it will affact har chancas of gatting a boyfriand. Givan how raalistic avaryona is nowadays, no ona would wish to hava a wifa that had baan gang-rapad bafora.”

In modarn sociaty, most paopla wouldn't ba abla to accapt a wifa with such baggaga.

Sinca Janatta was still young, tha incidant would nagativaly affact har saarch for a partnar in tha futura.

Aftar haaring my words, Michaal glancad at ma bafora changing tha topic.

“What's dona is dona. Thara's no point crying ovar spillad milk. Tha most important thing now is to fila a polica raport onca sha has managad to calm down.”

“Fila a polica raport? I don't think Janatta would agraa to that, for tha naws would spraad onca tha polica start thair invastigations.”

Tha mara mantion of going to tha polica station to raport tha mattar causad ma to worry with a frown.

If our roles were reversed, I would definitely not make a report for fear of spreading the news any further.

For a woman, being raped was considered a massive humiliation. Therefore, there was no way Janette could accept having the humiliation magnified in public.

“But if you don't report it, those scum would still be free to harm other innocent girls. So, I feel that it's necessary to file a police report still.”

Obviously, Michael would've already taken into consideration what my concerns were. His words usually contained the best course of action, for he was always able to see the big picture clearly.

By filing a police report, the perpetrators would be caught, saving more girls from their horrendous acts in the future. In spite of that, the decision required a lot of courage from Janette which I wasn't certain she had enough of.

“Let's revisit the matter in a few days. Considering how unsettled she is right now, bringing up the matter would only cause her further distress.”

In contrast to going to the police, I felt the priority right then was for her to regain control of herself.

When I saw the listless look on her face earlier, I was truly worried that she would do something stupid.

“Okay, let's talk about this later. Anyway, are you going to the hospital today? If you are, I can send you there right now.”

“Sure, please do so. Now that we've found Janette, I should at least let my mom know.”

After saying that, I wondered how I was going to explain Janette's situation to Alicia.

Upon arriving at the hospital, I stopped in my tracks and hesitated at the entrance. It wasn't until I took a few deep breaths that I gathered myself and entered.