Chapter 65 - Distant

"Cassie! You almost gave me a heart attack!" It is my mother who scrutinizes me from head to foot. "Look at you. You've become thin!"

"You're exaggerating, mom," I say as I respond to her hug.

"I told you. Take a vacation in the province for a while. It will lift your spirits up."

I grin at her. "Soon, mom," I say. Besides, there's only a little over a year before my contract with Liam ends.

"I heard you are pregnant. You'll be more healthy in the province, I assure you."

"I'm good here."

"Where is your husband, anyway?"

"At work."

"And Lukas?"

"School."

"See that? If you are in the province, you will always be with someone!"

Soon, I have no other choice but to be in the province. When I don’t answer, she groans and says, "When I heard you were in the hospital, I was so anxious! I thought that maybe the same thing happened to you as your Aunt Ynez!"

Aunt Ynez is my independent, beautiful aunt who died alone in her house. They found her rotting corpse five days after her dea