It was three o’clock in the morning when Mariane got home to their house. She entered slowly, so as not to wake his mother. But it surprised her to see her mom, sitting on the chair, waiting for her to come home. Mariane noticed the dry blood on the side of Anastacia’s lips, which made her sigh.“I will treat your wounds,” Mariane said and took the plastic from her bag.She sat down next to Anastacia and began treating her mother’s wounds.“Where are you from? Why did you come home late?” She asked her daughter.“I found a job at a nearby bar,” she replied.“Why did you look for a job? You don’t need to work anymore, and I can still support your school fees.”“You don’t need to. Just give it to Dad instead. So he won’t beat you again. Don’t worry about me. I can handle myself,” Mariane coldly said.When she finished treating Anastacia’s wounds, she immediately stood up and went to their room. Exhausted, she threw her body on the mat and did not mind changing her clothes. She stared bl

Stacey raised an eyebrow as she looked at Mariane in disbelief. “What did you say?” Stacey scoffed.“The audacity of this woman! How dare you talk back like that? Let me tell you what your place is in this house.-”“Excuse me, Miss Lewis. I don’t want to interrupt, but Miss Ramos here is Master’s wife. She has all the right to kick you out of this house,” George said.“You shut up!” Stacey’s voice thundered as she got pissed at George and Mariane. Gnashing her teeth, she pointed her finger at George and glared at him. “You are just a mere secretary, so you better not interrupt me. Without your boss’ order. I can even fire you if I want to. So you better shut your mouth and just do your job as a secretary.” Mariane’s hands were clenched as she silently listened to Stacey, who kept insulting David’s staff.‘Who is this woman? How dare she have the courage to threaten George? Does she really have the power to fire people here?’ She wondered.Mariane looked at the person beside her, who

“Y-you’re bleeding!” Mariane got horrified at what Agatha had just said.Mariane looked at her feet and saw blood. “B-blood…” she muttered. Her dizziness worsened, and her vision began to blur. ‘What is going on?’ she wondered until everything went black.“Mariane!” Mariane lost consciousness as she fainted on the side of the street.Mariane’s unconscious body fell on the road, which made Agatha panic. “Help!” she called for help.Out of curiosity, the people passing by stopped to see what was happening around them. The audience called for an ambulance to help them.“Mariane… Madame! Wake up!” Agatha kept tapping her face to wake her up. Until the help came.“What happened?” The rescuer asked.“I-I d-don’t know.” Tears pulled down her face as she looked at the rescuers. “M-my friend… She’s bleeding,” she said with her voice stuttering.“How long is she pregnant? Maybe she’s having a miscarriage.” Stunned, Agatha just stared blankly at the rescuer.“P-pregnant? I don’t know,” she mutte

David hurriedly went home to change his clothes and packed his things. He was planning to go to Country C and stayed there for a while to get his possession.‘You can’t hide from me now, Mariane.’ he thought as he saw pictures of her.When he saw the picture of George and Mariane together, his rage suddenly urged. He looks like he’s ready to kill someone who blocks his way. ‘Damn, you traitor! I won’t let you slide this time. You took my woman while I was away. I will kill you… you bastard!’ David tore the picture of Mariane and George. Then he lit his lighter and burnt the image of George.Suddenly, he remembered the other person who also betrayed him. ‘I should visit her before I leave.’ He picked up his car keys from the table and drove his car to his hideout. David stopped in front of the old building, where his men were waiting for him. He asked one of his men to park his car in the parking lot.As soon as he stood up at the entrance, his men greeted him with a bow. His domineeri

Mariane arrived at their office earlier than usual to arrange her things in her new office. After the HR manager told Mariane about her promotion and her office, they immediately set up her office. So that, when she entered the office, she could use her new office. But what surprised her was her colleagues were already there.Mariane’s brows furrowed as she wondered why her colleagues glared at her as if she got indicted as a suspect in a murder case. ‘What’s with the glare?’ she wondered.“She is the newest hire here, but she has yet to be promoted.” Anne, one of her colleagues, said with a disgusted look on her face.“I heard that she doesn't even have a master's degree to get her position right now.” The other woman scoffed.“I also heard something else... He said it was his first time working after three years of rest.” The other staff said, which made Mariane feel embarrassed.She knew they were talking about her and pointing fingers at her, as she was the only employee who had j