The Billionaire Sublet Wife

r, calls from the back room. I leave

whispered as I

I take the phone from her. "I'll cover for you."

put the phone to my ear.

d when you left me

my temples. N

g tired of her constant drama and need for attention, and some days I'm

to your big sister, who is in fact re

ou're getting much better

to tell me how I'm feeling. It'

you called me in the mi

ct a reason why I had to call you. I need you to help

t. I'll be leaving work really lat

t me to just stay

I left some food at home so you could mi

tever disgusting concoction you decided

d out in frustration. The line goes silent for a

myself, and I am begging you to help me do this one

ane

t better soon enough an

gged breath befo

me to get you?"

fact, just forget abo

ll me what

nd I roll my eyes as I listen to h

nd the tense conversation I just had does not go unnoticed by me. Dealing with Diane is so stressful, both physically and mentally. She had surgery

y for her dialysis and surgery, yet she's always demanding one thing or the other. I'm

ed, looking at me with a

ust exha

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this murderous look in your e

g it's just a look and

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crime documentaries. And secondly, th

r from being the

t bad. She has h

eceiving end of? No, better still, when was the last

ut. It's a struggle to even pinpoint the last time my

ending her imaginary niceness. Aren't you tired of her stepping all

m bu

d to grow a pair and

ter. The only fam

d HER only family. It's high ti

s you'r

mn well I am

y and a man in a tailored black suit, jet black hair and dark gl

astering her customer service smile on her face while I head to the back o

ollowed and that propels me to quicken my steps. Everywhere is dark, and I'm practically the only person on the road. I turn back and see no one