become more of a laughingstock. She would live in self-inflicted hu

she was coming from, Levi had

t be able to stay at the hospital for the rest of the day

appeared in sight, she fel

e for a house t

asn't home. It was nothing more than an empty house Iz

pe of her garden. She leaned her slender figure against the window frame. The gard

s, which symbolized romantic love, in her once-empty garden. May

dullest, most uninterested response, she los

they were deemed ineffective as days passed.

ndow, and as she stared at them as they trickle

ASHB

e yea

la rang the doorbell. Her heart swelled from excit

fancy chocolate writing on top, w

so she entered the pass

led. "Are you s

and put them in the shoe rack, but she halte

is here?' she th

ere! Did your

attered on the floor. Seeing a woman's undergarm

ollowed the trail of clothes

protect her heart. But she opened the door only to see two pe

to gather the right words. "Wh

eir crime. They frantically covere

s disheveled, and his cheeks still flushed

couldn't grasp the betrayal she felt fro

" she told Rafaella.

ke her hands. She was trying hard

sorry. I'm

gret didn't con

ing the cake and the gift bag. She regathered her co

houldn't have done this. But we

ould only accommodate her pain and her lo

has this been goin

r head and answered

he cake, threw the

that night. So drowned that she lost touch

stranger, yet the next day, her face

arder than what was expected. It was also the perfect opportunity for the parents to force their

stuck in their marriage with no chance of escape. It was a

OF FLA

d to the bedroom to rest. The room was dark

was an inch faste

urned on, nearly s

he sat on the bed, leaning on the headboard,

n the dark? When did y

mixed with tobacco traveled to Gabriella's nostrils. She hated the co

hth," he casu

in front of her. The

marveling at his ripped upper body. Am

nto her ears and whispered to teas

k, with a smug smile on his face, wal

eld his shi

e was home. Like it was an obligation. A bu

month," she whispered to hers