“Be more careful for the next two days. Always keep the wound dry and clean.”

My jaw was still hanging in astonishment, reliving his tenderness in my head.

 

“Anna, have you turned mute?” he blurted with a frown from my non-responsiveness.

When I finally got back to my senses, his face was already only an inch away from mine. I nervously drew my focus back onto the chopping board.

After that, Michael went back to the living room, and about half an hour later, dinner was ready.

 

It was simple cooking and not the best, I must say. It did make me wonder why Michael always came here for dinner.

To be frank, I believed that his housekeeper would’ve made something way better than what I could offer.

We sat across from each other and started eating away. Should I ask him about what Mom told me?

 

my parents the

out as this question had been

 

nerves again anyway, as I’d done that way too many

travels fast, doesn’t

surprised and continued chewing his food graciously as if he

you send my family a hundred thousand out of the

my fork and looked

remember that you said that it was exhausting to support the whole family. Since now you’re my woman, things will change. I can send your family a hundred thousand every month,”

became crystal clear to me right then. He sent them money because he deduced that whatever I said that night

dare he think that of

misunderstood me. When I said that I wanted someone to lean on, I wasn’t asking that person to share my responsibilities. I was just hoping that someone could give me a shoulder

in

off to support your family. My goodness, Anna.

fuming. What he said was true. Women my age had been through enough, and most of them had bowed down to reality. Still, he shouldn’t stereotype all

unfair for the man if my purpose of being with him was

not to the extent of getting someone to fund my family’s

of fact, Dad’s medical treatment wasn’t the major spending. It was Steven’s debt that had been sucking my bank account hollow. He was a good-for-nothing who always

rolling and rolling. No matter how many times I’d cleared his debt and his countless assurance

give me an endless supply of cash to fill this black hole, I would’ve been the most

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