James said, gently c
She took a few steps back from the slightly open door of James's office. Zia's world seemed
one other than Zia'
her that James was having a seizure and asked her to
heavy snowstorm without wearing any warm clothes, unwilling to make he
t she would see her husband bei
arade of pretending you have a heart cond
at Audrey felt," Ja
do you
ffer so much that she
y as she listened to James and Bella's conversation and felt
cribe it, realizing that James had never loved her, no
al condition, and marrying her not out of love but to
re you finally give in and fall in l
walked away from Noah's office. Her steps were unsteady, almost losin
a realized it had been far from good. James was always angry and pu
anger. Zia thought that James was still hurting over Audre
nd that James was doing
t your husb
s while shouting. It was Bella, glaring at Zia. Instead of responding
Bella s
, Zoe snapped ou
ing here. Where is your common sense?!" Bel
offended by Bella's harsh words, no matter how harsh they w
ames sitting there, weak and pale, as if he were in pain
was genuine
a," Bella ordered,
mmand even though she knew the two p
ammes," Bella said, feed
while, Zia remained standing in place with a stiff body. The two of them cou
to stay at your place tonight
dn't take care of James. James himself had decided to make Bella his n
all, Bella was her best friend, w
pushing Zia roughly so that she fell
him to reprimand Bella for her rude behavior. But
won't get sick again. I'll
ival like that before. Even when she knew Bella was staying over, Zia was always enthus
ia, Bella
e to end things with Bella, continuing their frien
ess is just a game, Zia?" James got up fro
ce joked that you were in pain, and it
oftly so James and Bella w
ed that she had made a mistake by starting the commotion when she s
ed away from James. Her throat tightened. Her
ing to be sick?" James' voice
nt to care for you myse
d, Zia couldn't control her fear of her husband. She f
if I'm lying abou
ve to feel that way
ence had run out because Zia had started speaking to him boldly, de
office, where a large pool was, and without
med as loud as she could, h
her strength to stay afloat, but the water was so cold it felt like it was f
g punishment for
gh it was only a glimpse, she could a
er body finally began to si