“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?

 

give my parents

out as this question had been bothering me the

 

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

travels fast,

graciously as if he had nothing

you send my

put down my fork

you’re my woman,

them money because he deduced that whatever I said that night was

dare he think that of me! I was only

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

oppress the rage in me as I

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

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 was

the man if my purpose of being with him

the extent of

Steven’s debt that had been sucking my bank account hollow. He was a good-for-nothing who always hung out with

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

me an endless supply of cash to

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