Mr. Conrad Proposes To His Ex-wife Again

At night, Stella went back after Sherry was asleep.

Clarence was reading a book on the sofa. He did not react when he heard the door open.

Stella was tired and asked as she was walking to the bedroom, “Have you showered?”

Clarence answered, “Yes.”

Stella took her nightgown out. “It’s pretty late. Aren’t you going to bed?”

“Yeah.” He mumbled but did not seem concerned.

Stella paused, walked over to him and sat beside him, “What’s wrong?”

Clarence turned a page and said, “Nothing, go shower. Don’t bother about me.”

Stella was speechless. This man must be upset about something.

Stella looked over and noticed that she could not figure out what he was reading and asked, “What are you reading?”

"Buddhist Sutras."

What the hell was wrong with him?

Before Stella said anything, Clarence said in his calm baritone voice, “I slept alone for three days and should read some Buddhism to control myself.”

On hearing, Stella felt amused and put the book aside. “Are you a kid who needs my company every day?”

Clarence looked at her and said, “Why not? I can’t sleep without you.”

Stella stood up and then ruffled his hair as if she was coaxing a kid, “Okay okay, I’ll take a shower and then sleep with you.”

He grabbed her hand when she was about to walk away. In the next instance, she fell into his embrace.

Clarence placed his hand on her waist and then said suggestively, “What kind of sleep?”

“Sleep, just sleep.” She replied.

a different

with gritted

kissed her, and carried

“What are you doing? I want

“Together.”

that

you going to sleep with me? Why can’t I shower with

Stella was speechless.

later when they lay on the

very tired and asked as she

continued, “Work harder to expand the studio and I can

him. She whispered after a

news is good

“That’s true.”

his embrace and said, “Okay,

she slept as soon as she

…

in that apartment for three whole days. Each day they would deliver food to her

and more homesick as the days passed. She missed her father and grandfather. If she had been obedient and remained in Riverside

Darnell unhappy, at least before he killed her, she could beg him to give her a last

would also not get

aimlessly ahead as if she had

the moon had already risen and suddenly there was a bright flickering light from

that there was a large fire and it appeared that it was spreading towards them. People

This was an opportunity.

man saw her actions and immediately knew

not comply and kept struggled and stumbling on the way down. It resulted in bruises on her face

awaiting car and they prepared to

window and shouted repeatedly,

and the

was thrown painfully back into

The driver got down for a look and walked a couple of steps before suddenly collapsing to the ground. The man who also got on the car grabbed his gun and went off. He squatted beside the driver to inspect him and then there was another

back but it was too late. The car

The man yelled, “Fuck!”