“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?

 

you give my parents the

it out as this question had been bothering me the entire

 

on his nerves again anyway, as I’d done

travels fast,

graciously as if he had nothing to do with

really is you. Why did you send my family a hundred thousand out

my fork

exhausting to support the whole family. Since now you’re my woman, things will change. I can send your

then. He sent them money because he deduced that whatever I

dare he think that of me! I was only

lean on, I wasn’t asking that person to share my responsibilities. I was just hoping that someone could give me

to oppress the rage in me as I patiently explained to

shoulder? With free money, you don’t have to work your a*s off to support your

got me 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 women as such. Not everyone

be unfair for the man if my purpose of being with him was merely to let him share my burden and

extent of getting someone to

had been sucking my bank account hollow. He was a

been this tough if it was just Dad’s monthly medical fee. However, Steven’s debts kept rolling and rolling. No matter how many

lean on and give me an endless supply of cash to fill this black hole, I would’ve

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