Chapter 8

ARIANNA

I assisted mother in setting up the dining table in preparation for dinner.

Nevertheless, I still could not help myself from slipping in into the abyss thoughts which filled my mind up these days.

No matter how hard I tried to overlook it all and act like nothing was wrong, I just could not. It was way too impossible to ignore everything going on in this family and in my marital life.

A deep sigh pushed past my lips. Who knows what Lucas will do to me especially after what happened here this morning? Who knows what he has up his sleeves this time around given how mother stood up for me and slapped him.

She did a good thing by reprimanding him for hitting me but I would be at the receiving end of it all once Lucas unleashes his fury and nobody will come to rescue me from his deadly ploys.

Some times I just ask myself if I am very unfortunate as a person. Like do I have this aura of negativity and badluck that follows me wherever I go? Because I am so tired of being slander