Every time I was caught in a dilemma, as long as he spoke, I’d find myself relenting.

He was right; I had too much on my plate now. Although my dad was recovering well, he still needed a lot of drugs to maintain his health since he only recently went for surgery, and I was the only one in the family they could rely on.

 

I actually had a younger brother, but he was irresponsible and never had a proper job. Taking responsibility for our parents was asking for too much. As a matter of fact, I’d already been counting our lucky stars if he didn’t ask them for money.

Hence, all the family burdens rested on my shoulders alone. When my dad was still in good health, my life was much easier. But now that his health was deteriorating, I was beginning to feel overwhelmed.

“Since you can’t afford it, just forget about your worthless dignity and listen to me,” he rebuked, as though reading my mind.

 

I was irked by his attitude and choice of words, but I really didn’t have a choice.

“Thank you.”

Although I knew what his purpose was, he provided me a place to stay, after all, and I was grateful for that. Without that house, I might really have to sleep on the streets.

 

The car sped along the road, and we arrived at Birchwood within ten minutes.

He went upstairs with me. It didn’t take a genius to know what was going to happen when a man and a woman were alone in the dead of night.

 

I was in no mood to entertain him after getting into an argument

house belonged to him, so I couldn’t very well ask

the bedroom and started unpacking. I was going to live here from this day

and disregarded that I was unpacking as he started directly

wanting some tonight. But then again, this was how he always was whenever he

it’s getting

I tried

character. Pushing him away would undoubtedly evoke his anger

no hurry. Since you’ll be living here from now on, you can

it around his slender finger with a

get through to this man when he was

flat on the bed, waiting for him to take me and hoping that he’d

a brow and said in a slightly

and countered in a dull voice, “Isn’t sex what you want? Then do it quick. The faster

on me and quickly satisfy his

least show some interest? Sex should be enjoyed by both sides, but you’re

frown, and discontent gleamed in

only one who wants it tonight; I don’t. But if you insist, what choice do I

he has the audacity to tell me it should be

the one who wanted it,

my own words against me,

slightly as rage lined his handsome

“I’m just stating a fact.

out of all

a strange light as if he was about to devour me

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