In the end, Angel couldn't help but visit Jim. She stood in her house that was also their office hesitantly. Jim's own house is right next to Angel's, so the man often goes back and forth between the office and his house, where he lives with his mother and two younger sisters.
Jim and Angel's relationship is very close, more than friends, like brother and sister. Jim's family also loved her very much. When her mother died, Jim's family automatically adopted her as an unofficial adopted child.
Jim's mother always expected more from Angel's relationship with Jim, knowing that she did not know the identity that Jim was hiding as a gay person. She repeatedly mentioned how nice it would be to have a daughter-in-law like Angel.
However, later when Angel planned her wedding with Dave, she finally accepted the fact that they were not meant to be more than friends did. Even then, it was Jim's mother who was eager to help with Angel's wedding preparations, making Angel touched because Jim's mother acted like her real mother.
“What are you doing here?” the voice behind her made Angel tiptoe in surprise.
Angel turned and saw Jim standing behind her. The man seemed to have gone out to buy food, because he had a plastic bag with the fast food logo in his hand. Angel glanced at the food Jim brought and sneered.
“You will die young from a heart attack if you eat fast food like that every day,” she muttered.
Jim laughed and rolled his eyes to mock her opinion. He stepped ahead of her entering the front of her house that had been converted into their office.
“Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to spend a wonderful day with your husband?”
Angel answered casually to avoid Jim's suspicions. “Dave has some work to do in his office, so I decided to come over and take a look at my greenhouse.”
“Working on the first day after the wedding?” Jim's voice rose.
“How outrageous!” the man shook his head dramatically.
They had entered the office area and Jim placed the plastic bag he had brought on the table. He pulled out his food and ate it deliciously. He glanced at Angel who was horrified at Jim's food order.
“You want some?” Jim thrusts his food, teasing Angel, knowing well that she is a healthy food maniac and will definitely refuse.
As expected, Angel shook her head. “I'm confused.”
Jim looked at her and frowned. “Why are you confused?”
“It's about Dave.” Angel's cheeks reddened. “He… last night his attitude was strange.”
Jim laughed. “Most newlyweds like to act weird, Angel. Maybe later you will find many new things from your husband. Something you never expected, but that's what marriage is all about.”
Angel sneered. “As if you're already an expert in marriage.”
Jim laughed, devouring his food deliciously. “I've never been married and probably never will be." His face looked sad, but he quickly changed his expression to a cheerful one. “But I read a lot and find out; you can come to me if you have problems with your marriage.”
They laughed together even though there was a slight tingling feeling in Angel's mind. Jim didn't look gay at all, he wasn't gentle or he acted like a girl. His body is strong and his appearance is manly like most men.
Angel couldn't imagine how painful it was for Jim to pretend and deny his true identity. Especially considering that Jim's mother often urged her only son to get married.
Talking about Jim's mother, Angel thought of her mother, her mother who was beautiful and so gentle. What Angel always remembers from her mother is the scent of flowers that enveloped her, the result of spending all day in the greenhouse.
Ah, if her mother were here, attending her wedding, she would be very happy. However, Angel believes in her heart that her mother must be happy up there, seeing her in the end find the man to take care of her.
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“Where have you been?” Dave's cold voice greeted Angel in the living room, making her frown.
She tucked her hair behind her ear nervously. “Uh, because there's nothing I can do, I… I decided to go to the greenhouse.”
“To the greenhouse?” Dave's gaze became sharp. “To see Jim?”
“Yes, also to see my greenhouse. Jim entrusted the greenhouse treatment to someone, so I stopped by to evaluate the res—”
“Can't you get the greenhouse and Jim off your mind? I'm sick of you always mentioning it in this house! If you really want to be a good wife, focus on this house, on this family, not just the greenhouse!” with a curt Dave walked away leaving Angel who was flabbergasted in the living room.
Angel felt her heart sinking like it was being squeezed. Her eyes felt hot, but she held it in. In her entire life, no one had ever scolded her so curtly. Is Dave jealous of Jim as well as her greenhouse?
Angel's heart hesitated, but... it seemed back then, Dave didn't mind it at all.
Angel walked after Dave into their bedroom, suddenly afraid of her husband. Dave was a complete stranger to her, as if he wasn't himself. Angel doesn't know why, but she feels uncomfortable with Dave, who is now her husband.“Why are you mad at me, Dave?” Angel ventured to ask, trying to be gentle with her husband. Didn't Dave say that he really liked Angel's tenderness?However, Dave remained cold, completely untouched by Angel's tenderness. He just looked at Angel with disdain. “What husband doesn't get angry when his wife visits another man on the first day after they get married, as if you can't bear to rush into the man's arms?”Angel's face paled at Dave's accusation, but she tried to defend herself. “You're the one who left me to work on the first day of our wedding! I'm confused and don't know what to do. Besides, I wasn't there to see Jim; I wanted to see my greenhouse.”“What an excuse!” Dave
Angel moved to the guest room at the end of the hall, embarrassed, because all the servants seemed shocked by her move. However, Angel took courage, saying that this was her decision as an inviolable hostess. Angel has never been a hostess in her entire life, but it turns out that being Dave's wife has its advantages too in this house, because all the maids and servants were afraid and bowed down to her without daring to refute her.The room was as beautiful as the others in the house were and Angel arranged her few clothes in the enormous wardrobe. After that, she sat hesitantly and waited for Dave to come home.In her heart she wondered, was her decision to follow Dave's orders by moving out of the main room the right one? Or does this just make things worse? Should Angel just stay in the room and force Dave to explain everything to her?However, she couldn't bear to accept his humiliation and rude attitude towards her.Maybe this is the right decision.
“What?” Jim almost screamed on the other end when he heard Angel's whole story being said while holding back her tears. “What's going on in Dave's brain?”Angel took a deep breath. “I just don't know why he's acting like that, Jim. He really has changed, unlike the one we know him to be. He… I'm almost certain that he… hates me.”“Hate you?” Jim sighed softly. Angel could almost imagine the man shaking his head on the other side. “I really can't imagine that he hates you, Angel. His gentle demeanor, his kindness, his loving gaze on you at that time, everything seemed sincere.” Jim's voice turned concerned. “Are you okay, Angel? Should I pick you up?”“No need, Jim!” Angel exclaimed quickly. “At first I thought that Dave was jealous of you, of us.”“That's ridiculous! You should have told him that I—”“Well, he didn't
Jim was waiting. Although looking relaxed, the man was tense and looked very worried about Angel.“How are you?” Jim pulled out a chair for Angel to sit on, something he had never done before.“I'm fine.” Angel smiled, trying to be strong.“But my feelings don't,” she continued hoarsely.Jim looked at her and furrowed his brows. “You've only been married two days and Dave is already acting like this. If this is the case, then I will ask his motivation for marrying you.” Jim looked at her carefully. “Is it possible he is trying to trap you in this marriage, Angel?”“Trap me?” Angel looked at Jim confusedly. “But why? For what reason?”“I do not know.” Jim shrugged his shoulders. “At first I was suspicious of Dave's attitude, which approached you so intensely and quickly, even then proposed to you even though your relationship was just as old
Dave had a dream that night, the same dream that haunted him repeatedly, hurting him. He dreamed of screaming to prevent it, but it was too late. He screamed at Daisy who was lying covered in blood; the blood was so much that it filled his hands, coming from Daisy's head. Moreover, when then the blood grew more and more; Dave realized that he had no hope, that he had lost it all. The ending of her dreams is always the same, filled with sorrow and a painful void. In a panic, Dave stuttered, snatched from his slumbering dream. His body was sweating and he was panting for breath. That dream that always haunted his nights and tormented him. If only he had realized Daisy's strange behavior, if only he could guess and pay a little attention to Daisy to know what was going through her mind. If only…. Dave sighed loudly, humans can only speculate when they are filled with deep regret. Like last night. Dave's heart throbbed. He had snatched his
“You have to leave Dave.”That morning Jim called her. Last night he called her many times, but Angel was too busy crying in pain and could not pick up. Now Angel had calmed down, determined to face it all. This risk she has to take; she married Dave on her own decision, because she was deceived by his sweet attitude and fake love. Now she is trapped in his hatred for some reason. Moreover, she does not want to involve anyone and hurt the people she cares.“I can handle it, Jim.”“But he was so rude yesterday, tugging on your arm like that!” Jim sounded furious. “I would never be that rude to any woman.”Angel took a deep breath. Her eyes filled with tears. Suddenly she missed her peaceful life, when she could enjoy a quiet day behind the green color and the beauty of the flowers in her glass house. Now, Angel does not even dare to visit her greenhouse.“I'll try to find an explanation for all o
Dave's memory drifted to his past memories. Almost seven years ago, when he was only twenty-five and so was Daisy.Daisy was his twin sister; they were not identical twins that are why they were of the opposite sex, and not so much alike. However, they both receive the gift of the physical advantages of their parents. Dave is so handsome and Daisy is so beautiful.Dave of course really loves his sister; his sister is the only one in his family that he really cares. As for their parents, it could be said that their parents' relationship had been broken for a long time; they maintained the marriage only for the sake of status in front of people.Their mother was very busy with various kinds of business as the wife of a wealthy official. Especially their father; the man always comes home every day, but is almost never close to his wife and children, as if there is a barrier that prevents his love for his children.Dave was a man and he was tough. He was used
Dave froze even though his whole being was like being struck by lightning. Are they not their father's children? How could that be? Is his mother having an affair with another man?Nevertheless, the results of the investigation gave Dave an answer as why his father did not seem to care about them, why his father did not have the slightest love for them. It turned out to be because of this, because they were not their father's biological children, and because they somehow seemed to symbolize their father's betrayal, the betrayal of his unloved wife.Then of course, it was natural for their father that he would devote all his attention to Angel, that girl, his flesh and blood, his biological child from the woman Dave was sure he loved very much.“Did you say this to Daisy too?”The investigator looked at Dave regretfully. “Of course I did. Again, I'm just doing what I have to do.”No wonder Daisy was devastated by it. She had