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oom that was given to me and I was getting rea

ved, surprised and frightened t

I said, with a

at on my bed. "Who are you ca

Just like yo

myself from

o me," Chief said

I'd been dreading. I reluctantly took my seat next

ave ever laid eyes on," he said, stro

just like a baby's. You are beautiful and pur

that at least th

ime not missing th

showed me your picture I wa

d, stroking my f

l for you. All I can

or the speeches to end and

, taking my hand in his and kissing it. "There is

o be ready, truly ready for me. In the meantime, I w

ked. Had he said the w

, walking to the door. "I'm in the room

truly decided to spare me the agony of sex with him that night.

t going to be so

e able to love

able to forget

yb

ad maid had come to call me for breakfast that the minister was expe

tening voice of a woman and the voice

st step they all went qui

d eat with me," the minister said to me,

er like they were playing a game of chess, w

ut I want my compensation. This time, I'm not going to leave here with your empty

ddenly reaching into his pocket and

at her feet. She made no move to pick them up, but instead just stood there, looking from th

essed such humil

me and give you some spare cash to do one or two

come back

veral minutes, before finally bend

swallow her pride to take this mon

saw tears roll down her fac

married to a man as wealthy as

clearly had no time for that. "My dear, don't waste my time. That is 1000

act, she and I, the old and new. I could see in h

e was sorry for me, and

d out to the butler. " Esco

e. "No need, oh. I'm going," she said, before p

l leave this house soo

r eyes were on me w

resence, she would have given the former mistr

her way in, they will pay with their jobs," he said to the hard

ide of the man I had married, and I di

elt

l f

inner alone, the house h

predecessor's high-pitched voice,

night, I missed the evening chat

cy trip after the

and missed him a lot mor

oulder sympathetically, as I toyed with my breakf

your f

en and there, to snap out of my sadness and adjust to life alone, just the li

f the house, afte

r a little while, but now he i

tarted accompanying the head maid to the m

t helped me feel more involved and mak

day it a

ust come to an en