Lovers At War

Bryan, displaying a curious demeanor as he antici

the keys and surrender

them to Sandra, remarking, "Our new

per meaning. "Unfortunate soul. The new home has long s

were indeed a w

dversity, and hers by a stint in prison

a, and she made a silent pledge to c

the money she could get from him. He knitted his brows and added abruptly,

at she wanted too easily, he tossed

itched at the su

May I ask if y

d a month. I'm just a regular employee at the Owen Group,

dly promoted in rela

lent, not venturi

tion, began piecing toget

der his complexion was ghostly, and his well-being seemed compromis

cted Sandra's hesitation h

ve an interview tomorrow. If I get the job, it'll be a six-thousand

ch an odd thing to say. Six thousand dollars? How

her. After all, he had traded a sixty-million-dollar opul

nged with an unspoken worry. "After the mortgage, you'll have little

an had ever offered Kristo

ken aback by Sand

stopher's tongue, yet a stra

lanced at his Rolls-Royce nearby,

r. He had to acquaint himself with the are

wned on Sandra that Kristopher

it here often?"

work. This is actually my first time seeing it since it's been redone. Now that we're m

a inquired with sincere concern, "Should we bring

t grandson is taking care of h

cue from Kristopher, cons

their own place, yet she was taken abac

necessity. With a few groceries,

sband's selection

hen invited Kristopher to relax in fr

Once the groceries are here, I'll cook us dinner," she sugge

mpty for a bit, and a la

t the sight of Sandra beginning t

at might come with two people, pract

t emerged, Sandra settled

but now he was captivated by the sight of Sandra, her ha

e apartment, a surprising e

marriage, but it somehow felt as i

rdinary today, there was an innate an

ense's effects. Yet, as he lay in bed with her later, he shook off the sens

w as a married couple. She was entirely consumed by her tasks and remained unaware

sually lifting her arm to wipe her forehead, her hair flowing down like a waterfall, partially concealing h

tivities at once and

ed? Allow me to ass

th your tasks. I value independence. You need not tend to me c

jected, "Though we're married, I believe in nurturing our bond first. You t

n the previous

t time with a man. She found it hard to come to terms with sharing a bed with a

r relationship could develop and she'd

hen Kristopher heard it, he lifted his

Darryl to set a honey trap for h