The next morning Carmen slowly opened her eyes, and yet she wished that she had one more hour of sleep.
She lied in bed feeling empty as she listened to the silence in her room, and even though it was just the start of the day, Carmen already wanted it to come to an end.
She turned her head to the left and sadly gazed at the spare pillow, then her lips curved into a frown.
“Good morning, Carmen.” She whispered to herself.
With a heavy heart, Carmen dragged herself out of bed and headed towards her closet.
She got a hold of a white pencil skirt, a silky silver v-neck blouse, and a black blazer. Feeling satisfied with her choice, Carmen headed back to the bed and dump the clothes on it.
‘I hope that my outfit will be to Liam's taste today because I don't have the energy to exchange hurtful words with him.’ Carmen thought as she left for the bathroom.
After a few minut
Liam did not reply to his driver's remarks. But he had it kept at the back of his head as he got down from the car.Carmen's smile quickly shifted into a frown when she saw Liam approaching her. He stood close by Carmen's side and placed his hand around her waist.“Bro!” Dax happily said as he walked up to Liam and Carmen.Even though his heart ached to see them so affectionate, he maintained the smile on his face when he met with them.“Good morning, bro.” Liam said.Dax noticed the hostility in his friend’s eye, as he strived to keep his eyes off Carmen. But he found it difficult to do so since she looked extremely stunning.“Good morning, Dax.” Carmen softly said.She calmly then rested her palm against Liam’s hand and pulled it away from her body.“Good morning
Liam gazed at Carmen and a grin appeared on his face and it wasn't long when he burst into a laugh.Carmen removed her focus from her breakfast and placed it on Liam as she stared at him.“Is the a problem?” Carmen calmly asked.“Are you not hungry?” Liam inquired while forcing himself to stop laughing.Carmen reluctantly stared down at her plate and it came as no shock to her that she had barely eaten much.‘It’s not like I am not starving, but this moment feels like a rare dream that I don't want to end, and the only thing keeping this dream going is this food.’ Carmen sadly thought as she pitifully looked at her breakfast.“If you don't like it, you can order something different from the menu, or I can take you to another restaurant.” Liam gently said.Carmen lifted her head and stared at her husband for about two minutes. She then let out a depressing sigh.
Carmen took a step forward as she clutched her fist. She had fear in her eyes when she saw how enrage her mother seemed."This is not good." Carmen mumbled to herself.Liam bore no emotions on his face when Carmen gazed at him, and it had her wondering about the thoughts that were occupying his mind.“Hello, mother.” Carmen straightforwardly said when she reached Mrs. Smith.Even though Carmen was striving her best to look calm, her heart violently pounded in her chest whenever she stared at her mother's eyes.“Spare me the greeting!” Mrs. Smith shouted.Liam tried to keep his expression gentle. But he felt furious on the inside, and he was using every bit of his energy to restrain his anger."Well, this is not a decent area for such a discussion. So why don't we move to my office?" Liam calmly stated. 
Carmen stared into the eyes of everyone in the room, and in that instant, her mind got crowded about what they might be thinking about her.A situation like this has always been her deepest fear, and seeing such a nightmare come true had her traumatized.Mrs. Smith felt more enraged by the second as she waited for Liam to break the silence in the room and answer her question.“Yes. But I feel truly sorry towards my wife that I did such a thing to her,” Liam said.“How dare you!” Mrs. Smith screamed as she raised her hand.“Mom!” Carmen cried.She then rushed in front of Liam and her mother's vicious slap, and Mrs. Smith palm hit hard against her cheek, leaving a terrible bruise on her skin.The whispering in the hallway grew louder by the second as everyone gazed in shock.“Carmen, I am so sorry.” Mrs. Smith cried while her hands trembled.
Liam lifted his head and coldly gazed at Levi. The anger he saw in his Father's eyes only caused him to get more infuriated.“What have you done? Have you forgotten what your last stupid act caused us! How dare you go make trouble again?” Levi yelled.“Why are you here?” Liam reluctantly asked as he sat down behind his desk.Levi stared at his son in dismay for almost five minutes, and the hate Liam could see in his father's eyes had him feeling disgusted.“Went I brought you and your metal mother from the slums, I told you to be a useful son. If you become troubled, then I have no use for a trash like you! This should be the last time you put us in the smiths' bad book because of your stupidity!”Levi shouted.“I am going to ask you one last time? Why are you here?” Liam calmly asked with his eyes focused on the papers in front of him.Liam knew that if he continued stari
After Carmen left his office, Liam stared at his phone for a long time. Then he grabbed it from the desk and made a call.Dax was in the middle of reviewing a document when he noticed his phone buzzing. He then hesitated for a second before picking up the phone and answering the call.“Hey,” Liam said.“What's up?” Dax asked while stressing over the reason his friend called.Liam paused for a moment as he anxiously tapped his desk“I will be going on a honeymoon trip with Carmen a day or two from now,” Liam stated.“Okay. And...” Dax awkwardly replied.Liam didn't know what to say next.He knew that he was being a bit childish. But the fact that Dax didn't answer his question had him feeling a bit tense.“Well, I just wanted you to know so that we can focus on the important tasks before I leave because I don't know how long we are going t
Carmen opened her eyes to the sound of her alarm clock, then she shut her eyelid for a second to avoid the sunlight beaming through her window.After slowly reopening her eyes, her sight rested on the male watch, laying on the bed stand.“We slept together.” Carmen happily mumbled.At that moment her phone rang. So she reached for it, then the smile on her lips slowly faded when she saw “mom” blinking on her screen.Carmen reluctantly swiped the answer icon. Then she rested the phone against her ear.“What is it?” Carmen asked while striving her best not to end the call that instant.“I raised you to know better than to answer me in such a manner.” Mrs. Smith's angry voice flowed out of the phone speaker.“Good morning, mother.”“Much better.”Out of frustration, Carmen rolled her eyes and softly sighed. She was using all her might
Carmen gazed at her husband's concerned expression, then she turned her face the other way.“No, there's nothing wrong.” Carmen mumbled.She then hurried to her suitcase, opened it, and grabbed the first clothes her hand touched before running into the bathroom.“What do you expect from her? You have been body-shaming her, and now, you just expect her to feel comfortable to naked herself in front of you?” Liam mumbled as he stared at the shut bathroom door.After Carmen had got done with her shower, she stepped out of the tub and got a hold of a towel, then dry her wet skin.Liam had just finished unpacking both of them suitcases when he heard Carmen shouted, “no.”Liam then walked over to the bathroom and gently knocked on the wooden frame, then waited for a response.“Are you okay in there?” Liam asked after Carmen did not answer.He then waited f