“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

let it out as this question had been bothering me the

 

nerves again anyway, as I’d done

fast,

his food graciously as if he had nothing to

Why did you send my

my fork

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

deduced that whatever I said that night was a hint for him to

he think that of me!

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

oppress the rage in me as

you don’t have to work your a*s off to support your family. My goodness, Anna.

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

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

selfish, but not to the extent of getting someone to fund my

bank

tough if it was just Dad’s monthly medical fee. However, Steven’s debts kept rolling and rolling. No matter how many times I’d cleared his debt and

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

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