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barely ate and said nothing to me. He left the house ever

out business. At some point, I got exhausted a

I woke up. Instead, he came to wake me and asked me to prepare breakfas

t treatment, I thought I would die

into the kitchen to make panc

and took a seat. I joined him afterward, and we ate in silence. I sneaked peeks at him with

slowly turning to face him. He took several sips of tea and put the mug down.

chest. He was either about to ask for a divorce or promise to change for g

finished my meal, cleared the

, Jeremy?" I asked, intertwining m

een going on in our

pursing my lips. "A l

ng serious and defensive. "I feel suffocated. Restricted. Locked," he added, emphasizing each word. "Thi

ng my head, I forced a smile to keep my emotions from o

ou saying I've been suffocating you?"

rict with some rules, and it's really causing problems between us

be direct with me. The anxiety and nervousness building inside

ap to stop myself from breaking down. "You don't need to keep going back and forth. You're a man. Talk to me.

his eyes devoid of emotion. He was just there-neutral

s because I was still trying to

t correctly?" M

sion is for the best. You will stop worrying about my affairs, and I wi

ltitude of emotions swirled in my stomach. I didn't know how to

nonchalance. He didn't seem to reali

s voice drifted into my ears,

est, and I burst out laughing without restraint. He was damn

h my laughter, covering my mouth with my

on, then a smile. "No, Rachel. I'm damn seri

filled with disbelief. "You have to be joking

this, Rachel. Y

t hi

My voice was firm and st

ys before bringing it up. Trust me, there's no way on earth

o you think you're doing to me right now, Jeremy? Helping me?" I paused and swallowed the lum

ghtly. "Well, if you a

ed. "What!" My

phone lit up an

excited smile when he

uess that one of the women was calling. Tears rushed to my eyes, burning

eone up outside." He stood and headed

raid my outburst might ruin everything this morning. No wonder he came to my

oor opened, revealing a familiar yet unfamiliar face, fol

t is she doing here? Why is she in our home?" I rushed out

his hand with a smile, he said, "Meet Clara."He paused

rted out. My