I didn’t shy away from Michael’s gaze. Even though his terrifying aura scared me, I refused to yield.

“I’ll prove to you that the little lawyer doesn’t deserve your affection.”

 

As soon as he said that, he turned around and left.

After leaving the office, I dropped by the supermarket to buy some groceries before going back to the house in Birchwood.

Back home, I washed my hands and started cooking dinner. Due to being used to living with Natalie, I cooked two portions of dinner out of habit. As I sat at the dining table and stared at the amount of food, my heart clenched painfully.

 

Taking a deep breath, I forced myself to stop thinking about anything upsetting and picked up the cutlery to dig into my food. Just then, the sound of the door opening reached my ears. Stunned, I whipped my head toward the door.

Feeling scared was inevitable when I was living alone in a house, especially during the night. After all, there were many cases of breaking and entering, as well as young women being attacked in their own homes.

I was born with a wild imagination, so I felt somewhat nervous at that moment.

 

But when I saw Michael appearing through the door, I exhaled in relief.

However, it was short-lived. When my mind registered that it was Michael, I became nervous all over again, but for a different reason.

 

you doing

as he walked in, recalling the little dispute

here so late at night just to get even

corporation, for

of that left me with frayed nerves, and a hint of wariness entered my eyes that were following

over tonight.” Michael sat down across from me with furrowed brows and reminded me in

what he said about working twice as hard to satisfy him, which did nothing

failed me as I looked at him in embarrassment. Knowing that

the food I had made, his eyes flashed with a trace of delight. Then, he unceremoniously picked up a pair of cutleries and

his head to look at me with a

me of sunshine during the winter, and I felt warm and fuzzy on the inside. I stared at him in a daze for

swooned over him just moments ago, I also grumbled silently about him assuming that I had cooked dinner for him. I was merely used to cooking two portions of dinner after living with Natalie for so

indignance, I wasn’t planning to tell him the truth because if I did, he’d definitely get mad. Hence, it was better to let him

I ate my dinner in silence while debating

the thought of John playing with

the distracted look on my face, Michael put down his cutlery

Why does he keep mentioning Yuval in front

to have something against Yuval, and I didn’t like it one bit. However, I didn’t want to quarrel

me and realize that John is playing with her

I already spelled everything out for her the other day, but she still refused to believe me, and

easy,” Michael replied in a bored

you have an idea?” I quickly asked, staring at him in

gets dumped. When that happens, she’ll know

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