Upon returning from the supermarket, Amanda locked herself in her room and did not want to talk to her sister at all, not explaining anything about what had happened between her and Leo.The girl was utterly devastated, refusing to eat, drink, or answer calls from anyone until nightfall."Amanda, I've made dinner, come and have dinner with us," Maelie said, leaning her head against Amanda's bedroom door.There was no response from inside."Amanda, please..." Name Lie sighed with a sad look. "Open the door... You need to have dinner. Come out. I won't talk about what happened at the market or anything else. I just want you to eat...""What's wrong?"The question from the living room diverted her attention, and she saw Erland, who had just arrived, carrying a briefcase and dressed formally in a black suit without a tie."Something happened to Amanda," she said, approaching her husband with a worried look. "We went shopping together at the market, and we accidentally ran into Leo...""Le
Amanda stood in silence, anxiously gripping the pregnancy test behind her back while keeping her eyes fixed on her sister."Damn, what should I do now? What if this test is positive? What should I tell her? Even if it's negative, I still have to explain everything to her... But... But I don't want her to know what happened between Leo and me!" she monologued to herself, occasionally swallowing hard."What are you hiding?" Maelie walked closer to Amanda."Um...""Mae..." Tommy stepped in front of Maelie. "Didn't you say you wanted Amanda to eat? You should get her some food since she said she only wants to eat here." He said with a smile.Amanda quickly threw the pregnancy test into the bathroom.The sound of something falling, though not too loudly, managed to distract Maelie, who ignored Tommy's words and chose to approach Amanda."I think you're hiding something from me," she said."Mae..." Tommy quickly moved towards them."I'm not hiding anything!" Amanda shouted with a frustrated
After seeing Amanda and Tommy decide to get married, and feeling she had no right to stop them, especially since Tommy seemed kind and capable of making Amanda comfortable, Maelie decided to go to her children's room, but they were already asleep after their two caregivers had read them a bedtime story. She then moved to her room and found Erland, who had just finished showering, looking fresh with slightly wet hair, bare-chested, and wearing shorts."Did you manage to get her to eat?" Erland asked."No, but Tommy will make her eat," Maelie replied, then sat on the couch while Erland sat next to her, his eyes fixed on the TV showing a motor racing program.She fell silent again, her feelings clouded by her husband's somewhat cold demeanor towards her, as if still resentful of her past behavior, and now she realized her actions had been frustrating to others, including Tommy and Amanda."Forgive me," she whispered.Erland immediately turned to her. "Forgive you for what?""I..." Maelie
The next day...Tiffany sat pensively in a prison cell, of course alongside other inmates, who were two skinny girls with short hair, many tattoos, and piercings, making them look truly rough."I know you're the daughter of the city's biggest mining tycoon. What brought you here?" asked one of the inmates sitting about 5 meters from Tiffany.Tiffany remained silent."Before I was imprisoned, I saw your husband with another woman and two children, a boy and a girl. They looked so happy..." Another prisoner spoke with her arms crossed, looking at Tiffany with pity. "I don't understand... You just got divorced but he's already with another woman and kids. Does that mean he's dating a single mom? Or has he been with that woman for a long time and those kids are his?""I think those are his kids, which means her ex-husband has been cheating on her for a long time. And maybe now she's like this because she did something crazy out of stress!" another prisoner chimed in, then laughed. "Men ar
Slowly, Erland opened his eyes. It was difficult, but he managed to do it and glanced around at the white and green surroundings, filled with medical equipment and spotless cleanliness. His attention was then drawn to his wife, who was smiling at him. "Finally, you're awake!" Maelie said, smiling with tears in her eyes. Erland remained silent, feeling very uncomfortable with his body in a tilted position. He couldn't lie down fully because something was pressing against his back, causing a slight pain in his shoulder, reminding him of the moment before he lost consciousness. "Are you okay?" he asked weakly. Maelie nodded. "Of course, I'm fine. The police arrived in time to stop her madness," she said anxiously. "That's good..." Erland sighed deeply. Maelie fell silent again but couldn't hold back her tears as she recalled the terrifying events of the previous night and saw her husband so weak. "I was so scared," she whispered. "Don't be afraid anymore. I'll always be here," Er
Thomas came to the hospital where Tiffany was being treated after being abused by other inmates. He was about to enter her room but was immediately stopped by Billy, who had just come out of the room, while a police officer stood nearby."I want to see how your daughter is doing," Thomas said with a flat expression."And what will you do after seeing her?" Billy asked with a sneer."I just want to determine if she deserves to be free or not... Her freedom is now in my hands, you can't mess with me anymore." Thomas glanced at Billy, who tightened his jaw, clearly displeased with his words. "Don't make me change my mind. I could prove that she isn't mentally ill and take her back to prison... You can no longer use your power to protect her," he continued.Billy fell silent, clenching his fists, while Thomas proceeded into the room."Oh my..."Thomas was shocked to see Tiffany's pitiful appearance, her hair disheveled, her body thin, and her face unrecognizable. He had never seen her lik
A few days passed...Freed from prison, Tiffany could not immediately leave New York because she was still under city detention and it was likely she could go far only after a few months of not doing anything bad again.The woman was even constantly guarded by a bodyguard not to ensure her safety, but to prevent her from harming others. That night she was in a bar, of course with her bodyguard, who had a rather attractive face and a large, muscular body."You've had too much to drink," the bodyguard said.Tiffany remained silent, staring at the elegant glass in her hand, about to drink it, but the bodyguard quickly stopped her."Mrs. Johnson..." He looked at Tiffany seriously. "I will force you to return to your family if you continue like this!"Tiffany glared at the bodyguard, then pushed the glass, spilling the wine on his shirt."Oh shit!" the bodyguard muttered, looking at his wet shirt."I never needed you!" Tiffany shouted, then immediately stood up and walked towards the bar's
The next day...Erland had just woken up, feeling very unmotivated, his face looking pale, his beard growing thick, and his hair very messy."Honey," called Maelie as she entered the room carrying a cup of coffee on a small plate, then handed it to Erland while sitting on the bed. "You look very pale this morning... I don't think you're ready to go back to work," she continued with a worried look.Erland sipped the coffee and then sighed. "I have to go back to work. There's a lot I need to do because the company is going through major changes since we stopped working with Billy Johnson's company," he said."I have to help my father revive our company because this is all happening because of me," he continued anxiously, handing the coffee back to his wife before getting up from the bed.Maelie was silent, watching Erland rush to the bathroom.'He has changed a lot since the shooting incident. It's like he's hiding something from me,' she thought disappointedly. 'What should I do now? S