Alicia stood in front of the mirror checking herself out for the one hundredth time. Her husband Adams had informed her that his parents invited them over for dinner tonight and she was so nervous because she knew what his parents were like, so she needs to look really presentable in order to avoid getting them upset because they seem to find little or no mistakes in anything she does.
She has been married to Adams for 3 years now and there was no sign of pregnancy. They've gone for different kinds of tests and the doctors told them they were okay. She had no idea why she wasn't getting pregnant.
Adams had been patient with her but she knew it was all an act. Time came and he started to completely ignore her.
She's an author and her career as an author was going downhill, she didn't want her marriage to follow suit either, but she had no choice.
A knock on her door jolted her out of her reverie, she took a deep breath before going to answer the door. When she opened it, she met the house help standing outside.
"Good evening Ma'am. Mr Adams is waiting for you downstairs." She informed her.
"Alright, I'll be there soon." Alicia replied, while managing to force out a smile.
The maid nodded before leaving.
Alicia hurriedly went back to check herself out, she didn't look bad and was satisfied with her appearance, she just hope her in laws won't have anything bad to say.
She hurriedly grabbed her necklace and put it on, then she took her purse before exiting her room and going downstairs to meet her husband.
When she got downstairs, Adams didn't even spare her a glance and simply went outside. Although this act did hurt her, but she was already used to his cold behavior by now, she hurriedly went after him to avoid getting scolded.
The drive to his parents house was silent, all through the ride Adams didn't say a single word to her, nor did he even look at her, she wanted to strike a conversation with him, but she knew better not to since she knows he's only going to ignore her.
They finally arrived at his parents house, when the car came to a stop, he simply got out, not bothering to wait for her. It's as if she's invisible to him.
Their marriage wasn't always like this, everything was once so perfect until Adams parents began to demand for a grandchild, at first Adams wasn't bothered by this, but his parents words eventually got to him and he also joined them in pressuring her to give him an heir. When she failed to give him a child, that was when her once blissful marriage turned sour.
By the time she went inside, she met them already seated at the dining and the maids serving them dinner.
"Good evening Mom. Good evening Dad." She greeted, but Adams mother glared dangerously at her.