“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

question had been bothering

 

on his nerves again anyway,

fast, doesn’t

his food graciously as if he had nothing

did you send my

put down my fork and

now you’re my woman, things will change. I can send your family

because he deduced that whatever I said that night was a hint for him

dare he think that of

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

the rage in me as

a shoulder? With free money, you don’t have to work your a*s off to support your family. My goodness, Anna.

had been through enough, and most of them had bowed down to

the man if my purpose of being with him was merely

extent of getting someone to

had been sucking my bank account hollow. He was

medical fee. However, Steven’s debts kept 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 always go back to his

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

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