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Chapter 3

ผู้เขียน: Year on Year
I didn't say anything else. So, in their eyes, this was my fault too. I was unreasonable, petty, and stubborn.

"Mom, I'm tired. I'm going to hang up."

Madeline didn't come home that night, and I didn't sleep a wink.

The next morning, noises from the kitchen woke me. I walked out and found Madeline frying eggs.

Morning sunlight streamed through the window. Her back was to me, and an apron was tied around her waist. She looked like the picture of a devoted homemaker.

She heard me and turned around. "You're up? I made breakfast."

She brought the fried eggs and milk to the table. "I was wrong yesterday. I lost my temper. Don't be mad anymore."

My phone buzzed with a bank transfer notification. She'd sent me 7,000 dollars.

"Buy yourself a tie, a bag, whatever you want. Just don't be mad anymore, okay?" She pulled out a chair and motioned for me to sit. "Kenneth is actually pretty pitiful."

I looked at her without saying a word.

"His wife treats him terribly. She yells at him all the time, takes all the money he earns, and wastes it. He's just ambitious about his career. He wants to make more money so he can get divorced sooner," she claimed.

Madeline then sighed. "I just feel bad for him, so I help him out a little more. There's really nothing going on between us."

I picked up the milk and took a sip. "Then you should marry him. You care about him so much. If you marry him, you can help him every day and do it openly."

Her expression stiffened. "Charlie, do you have to talk like that? I'm just helping you think it through."

She abruptly stood up. "I wasn't planning to tell you this so soon, but since you insist on acting like this, I'll just tell you."

She stared at me. "Kenneth is moving in."

For a moment, I thought I'd misheard her. "What did you say?"

"I said Kenneth is moving in. He already told his wife about us, and she kicked him out. He has nowhere else to go. Don't we have a spare bedroom that's been empty this whole time? It's perfect." She said it as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"Madeline, have you lost your mind too?"

"I haven't. I'm just informing you." Her voice turned cold. "My family paid the down payment on this house, and I'm the one paying the mortgage. I have every right to decide who gets to live here. You have to agree."

"What if I don't?" I shot back.

She smiled, and a trace of cruelty entered her expression. "If you can't stand it, you can move out and live somewhere else."

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  • Her Lover Has Our House Key   Chapter 13

    I looked at Madeline. "What's the point of telling me all this?""There is no point." She shook her head. "I know. I just wanted to tell you. Now that I'm done, I'll leave."She turned and walked a few steps before stopping again. "Charlie, I hope you'll be happy."She didn't turn around.I stood there and watched her disappear into the crowd, still holding the 200 dollars she had returned to me. A slight chill rode the wind as it swept past.I lowered my head and stared at the envelope for a long time. Then I put the money in my bag and headed home.…When I got home, I made dinner. Three dishes, all for one person.After dinner, I sat on the couch and turned on the TV. A relationship talk show was playing, and the host was interviewing a man who was crying his eyes out."I shouldn't have believed that woman's sweet talk. I shouldn't have abandoned the person who truly cared about me. Now she doesn't want me anymore, and I've got nothing..."I watched for a few seconds befor

  • Her Lover Has Our House Key   Chapter 12

    I drove to the outskirts of town, found a landfill, and threw everything away.On the drive back, the sky was blue and the breeze was gentle. I rolled down the window and let the wind rush in. It tousled my hair, but I didn't care.My phone rang. The number was unfamiliar.I answered."Hello, is this Charlie?" A woman's voice came through the phone, vaguely familiar."Yes. Who is this?""This is Vivian Smith."I froze for a moment.Vivian was my first love. We'd dated for five years before eventually breaking up."How did you get my number?" I asked."I asked a few of our old classmates for it." Her voice held a trace of nervousness. "Charlie, I heard you got divorced?""Yeah.""Then can we meet? I want to see you."I didn't answer."I know I was wrong back then. I shouldn't have let you go so easily. I've regretted it all these years, but I was too ashamed to come looking for you. Now that I've heard you're divorced, I feel like maybe life is giving me a second chance."

  • Her Lover Has Our House Key   Chapter 11

    Madeline froze."We're divorced now. What's mine is mine, and what's yours is yours. Whether you're doing well or not has nothing to do with me. I helped you today because of our history. But once that goodwill runs out, it's gone," I said calmly.She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.I didn't give her the chance. I turned and walked away.…That night, I lay in bed and thought about everything for a long time.I remembered when we'd first gotten married.Madeline'd actually treated me well back then. Whenever I worked late, she'd leave a light on for me. Once, when I caught a cold and came down with a fever, she'd made me herbal tea.She'd never complained about how much money I spent on skincare products, either.I'd thought that was what a simple, happy life looked like. I'd believed we'd live that way for the rest of our lives.But I'd been wrong.She hadn't treated me well because she loved me. She'd simply needed a man who could take care of her and m

  • Her Lover Has Our House Key   Chapter 10

    Madeline stood there, unable to say a word. I turned and walked back into the office."Charlie!" she called after me. "Are you really going to be this heartless?"I didn't look back.Only later did I learn the real reason Madeline and Kenneth had broken up: money.-After they moved out of Charlie's house, they rented a small apartment.Madeline paid three months' rent upfront, along with the security deposit, which cost her more than 2,800 dollars. Combined with the expenses from her divorce with Charlie, the expense had nearly wiped out her savings.She thought Kenneth would help shoulder the burden, but he didn't.During their first week in the apartment, he still made a show of helping out. He cooked a few meals and did some laundry.By the second week, however, he had started complaining that the apartment was too small, the neighborhood was terrible, and his commute to the office was too long.In the third week, he found a new job as a server at an upscale club. The pay

  • Her Lover Has Our House Key   Chapter 9

    Life after the divorce was much quieter than I'd expected.I replaced every lock in the house and deleted Madeline's and Kenneth's fingerprints from the smart lock.I cleared out the guest room, threw away all the old sheets and bedding, and bought new ones.I stuffed everything Kenneth had left behind into a large garbage bag and tossed it into the dumpster downstairs.When I took out the trash that day, I happened to run into Jennifer Foster, an older neighbor who lived downstairs.She greeted me with a smile. "Charlie, I haven't seen your wife in a while. Is she away on a business trip?"I smiled. "We got divorced."Jennifer's smile froze. "What? What happened?""We just weren't right for each other."I didn't say anything else. After throwing out the trash, I went back upstairs.…That night, my mother called."Charlie, I heard you got divorced?""Yeah.""You brat. How could you not talk to us about something this serious?" she demanded."Mom, I did talk to you. You

  • Her Lover Has Our House Key   Chapter 8

    Kenneth realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly lowered his head, retreating behind Madeline.Madeline set the shopping bags down and looked at me. "Charlie, we need to talk.""About what?""The house." She walked over and sat at the other end of the couch. Her expression was much softer than it had been that morning. "I've thought about it. You're right. I wronged you in this marriage. I'll give you the house. I accept that."I looked at her and waited for her to continue."But..." She paused. "You have to pay me back the 28,000 dollars down payment."I laughed. "Madeline, you really know how to work the numbers. The house goes to me, and you get 28,000 dollars. So basically, I pay you 28,000 dollars and get a house worth 400,000 dollars. Is that what you're saying?"Her expression changed. "Charlie, don't be ungrateful. I could take you to court. My family paid the down payment, and I'm the one paying the mortgage."If the court decides how to divide it, you'd probab

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