Whitney doesn’t need to hide her belly, but I am still carrying a secret.
A few days later, Steven tells me that it has been arranged for me to leave Virginia.
I can leave whenever I want to.
A long delay may cause trouble, so I book a ticket to leave on Thursday morning.
When Steven hands the ticket to me, he asks, “Are you sure about this?”
I suddenly pause.
My heart is painful when I think of Frances.
I’ve made the decision, and I’m prepared. However, I am still concerned about him.
Will I miss him after I leave? Will he remember me? Will he reconcile with Whitney, or will he hook up
with other women?
I don’t want to talk about distressing things, so I force a smile and ask Steven, “You said you will look
into my parents’ accident. How’s it?”
Steven frowns and says, “I’ve been investigating. However, every time I find some clues, someone in
the dark will stop me. Don’t worry, I’ll work on it. And I’ll let you know if I find anything.”
I nod. Somehow I feel relieved.
Perhaps, it’s better to find nothing.
I’m a little afraid of hearing the truth. I am afraid that Frances did it. If it’s true, how can I face him?
Perhaps I won’t be able to love him by then.
I carefully put the ticket in my wallet and go home.
I’m leaving the morning after tomorrow, so I resign. If Silvia asks, I’ll tell her that I am on an annual
leave.
As for Frances, he’s not at home during the day, so I don’t have to worry at all. Even if he is at home,
he might not care whether I go to work or not.
That’s what I think. However, in the evening, Frances goes straight to my room when he returns home.
“You resigned?”
I am so shocked that I break out in a cold sweat, but I pretend to be calm.
“How did you know?”
“I went to Steven’s company today for business cooperation. I wanted to take you home after work, but
you were not at the company. Why did you resign?” Frances asks in a deep voice.
“I’m too tired. I want to take a rest.” I reply.
I think Frances won’t believe me, or he will continue to question me.
But he says, “Well, if you are tired, don’t go to work anymore. You can just stay at home. I can afford to
support you.”
What he said is really touching if he is my husband.
However, he’s not. That’s so ironic.
Anyway, I’m leaving the day after tomorrow. I don’t want to argue with him, so I just nod.
“I’m going on a business trip in two hours. I’ll take a nap here.”
Frances lies down on my bed, which puts an end to the cold war between us.
I don’t want to stand in a stalemate with him before I leave.
I hope that our last days are worth remembering.
However, how long will he be away for business? Does it mean that I can’t see him before I leave?
“Wake me up in an hour.”
Frances closes his eyes and says tiredly.
“Alright.” I nod and lie down beside him.
After taking a deep breath, I pluck up my courage and put my arms around his waist.
He freezes, and then he opens his eyes.
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