“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

let it out as this question had been bothering me

 

mind getting on his nerves again anyway, as I’d done that way too many

fast,

continued chewing his food graciously as if he had nothing to

you. Why did you send my family a hundred thousand out of the

fork and looked at him,

remember that you said that it was exhausting to support the whole family. Since now you’re my woman,

clear to me right then. He sent them money because he deduced that

think that of me! I was only

must’ve 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 to cry on whenever I’m tired

to oppress the rage in me as I patiently explained to

to work your a*s off to support your family. My goodness, Anna. I can’t believe that

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 women as such. Not everyone

purpose of being with him was merely

not to the extent of getting someone

wasn’t the major spending. It was Steven’s debt that had been sucking my bank account hollow. He was a

rolling and rolling. No matter how many times I’d cleared his debt and his countless assurance of turning over a new leaf, he’d

me an endless supply of cash to fill

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