orner of the bed

oose to leave me after

ver imagined that anyone could be worse than him. Her past upset him. Along with that, he unders

t crazy enough to change my mind just because things aren't going well for

he did for Lily. It felt as if his chest were ablaze with anger upon discovering what Kenneth and his friends had done to his wife. He wanted to make them pay for their acti

You probably don't wa

h a prostitute.” Reflecting on it now, he felt embarrassed. How many women had h

Drew gently caressed Lily's head, causing her to flinch. He sighed, realizing that he needed to be patient with h

ss and in

thing you don't want to. I just..." Drew shrugged his shoulders and continued, "

oom, she clutched the hem o

p-pleas

fe here was a wise decision, but it would l

he couch. You ca

strated sigh. Although he was genuinely annoyed, he realized there wasn't much he could do. Bo

. Now, gather your things and freshen up," he said,

t, and made her way to the cabinet to retrieve

th and Mr. Martin must bear the consequences of their actions.

he truly desired. In a marriage, the wife has a say, but did she want to be his wife? If she chose to live with him, he needed to

*

r new home," Dr

ered around the living area. If it weren't for the large stairs leading up to the nex

"I've been working out here. I'll move thos

studied interior design, this house lacked appeal. It was spacious but dimly lit, with weak lighting and dark-hued

ou want to change some

changes to this house. What if he became

as she didn

ading to the stairs to the third floor and four spacious rooms. Drew u

ioned, revealing nothing but a sing

e been too busy with work. I'll hire an interior designer to fix it. You can le

to stop him. "Ca

was concerned that the designer would charge them twice the cost of the furniture for the small room, and she didn't want Drew t

was taking an interior

ou mean by

e told him she hadn't completed school. "I... I took a des

go visit the shop. Just pick out what you like, and I'll ensure t

usually takes three days, right? Then she realized that he

else, can we talk d

the kitchen, where he asked her to take a seat. While waiti

it? Her body shivered once again as she continued to entertain negative thoughts. After spending a few hours with her hu

omeone has done some shopping for me, so the fridge is

ruded on he

uxury, Lily. If you ask for mor

e replied with her

ed as she began to cry, making him unhappy. "This is your new home. You are not a visitor, but my wife! So, a

once more, Drew exhaled and then closed his eyes tight. "I told you, for God knows how

he patience he had

said, not wanting to

e into two glasses and placed one i

you'll see me as your husband, not as a jerk or an idiot. In re

lly come to terms with the fa

y for this and you'll continue to be afraid

e here," sh

at seven, I leave this home. Depending on whether I have a dinner meeting, I stay in the office until six o'clock. If I'm

staying

t have a job? Or are

as Lily's eyes we

her situation. "You mentioned before that you were enrolled

due to her circumstances, which were a far cry from her husband's privile

le Lily still hadn't touched her

ontinue your educ

at were far removed from her own thoughts. Her fists clenched. But what about the

a whor

ng with the

does a gangban

he’s preg

, the whispers. They had placed the word "S-L-U

rew held her hand, h

question. Why didn't

o punishment. "Because Kenneth and his friends were angry with me after the nigh

s teeth. "Let's forget about them, okay?

money to pay,"

w much is the school tuition? Even if Drew were to serv

rew asked after a long silen

led at, it was household chores. If not, h

maintaining the cleanliness of this house won't be a prob

voice hesitant. Something

. Her question wasn't surprising, given that

had been struck speechless, staring

my wife. Do you really think I should just take care of myself? I could easily hi