19. His wife

“M-Mateo. Why are you here?” Beatrice asked. She stopped moving and looked at Mateo who was closing the door. He looked at him like she said something wrong.

“Why? It’s my house and my room. Is it wrong that I am here?”

Beatrice opened her mouth. She wanted to tell him that he shouldn’t be in the room with her. But it would just make her stupid because he was saying the truth. Beatrice looked away. But she saw Mateo was already stripping off his clothes and it made her heart skip. She sat down in bed and tried to calm herself.

What was he going to do? Why has he removed his clothes? Those were the thoughts running through Beatrice’s mind. She closed her eyes as she remembered their wedding night.

“Relax. I’m going to shower,” Mateo said, and walked through the bathroom.

Beatrice was relieved. She looked at the bathroom door. ‘How did he know?’ She held her chest and left a relaxed air in her mouth. She lay down on the bed and covered herself with a blanket. As if it could help he