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HAZEL’S POV 🍃-“Where did you go?!” I shouted at Joshua as soon as he entered our house.“What do you care about?!” He shouted back. He wiped the blood from his lips after kicking the object in front of him. “Damn it!” he shouted and threw the pillow at the TV.“Joshua! What are you angry about?! Remember, you have no right to be angry here! I’m the only one who has the right to be furious about this!” I showed him our bankbook and my bankbook. “Why is there only twenty-five and six dollars in these bankbooks?!”He turned to me and threw the bankbooks. “It’s your fault why my life has become so messed up! If you hadn’t seduced me, Nathalie and I would still have a connection.”“Wow!” I said in disbelief. “That boring, useless woman?” I angrily pointed my finger at him. “Don’t compare me to that woman, I am far more beautiful than her.” I lowered my hand. “And why did the conversation turn to her? Don’t tell me you came from her? Ha?! What did you do? Why did you go to that woman?”“
NATHALIE’S POV 🍃“Why did you think that?”“To guarantee that none of you will be harmed by that man, it’s also necessary for you to submit a complaint, so that he won’t return.”“It looks like he won’t come back.”“How did you say that?”“I can’t help him with the help he’s asking for.”“Help? What kind of help did he ask for?”Before I could answer Harrison’s question, mom came over to us.“I’m going to rest. If you both need anything or want me to cook something, just let me know.”“Thank you very much, Ms. Margaret.”“Thank you, mom.”“It’s not a big deal. Anyway, I’m going to take a rest for now.”Mom went to her room and as she closed the door, I looked back at Harrison.“Nat, are you okay?” Harrison suddenly asked in a serious tone.“No.” I answered honestly.“Is this about your ex-husband?”I smiled and answered his question with, “No. I don’t care about him anymore.”Upon looking at his plate, I saw the cake was finished.I turned my gaze back to him, “I’m not trying to send
NATHALIE’S POV 🍃-My mom hug me. My emotions became even heavier on my conscience, as I cried again and caused her worry.Mom’s palms moved over my back – light, steady, like she was holding all the things I couldn’t say, and pressing them safe against my skin.For a short time, I experienced a sense of softness and dizziness. I had no feeling in my body, so I did not feel myself falling.Before I knew it, Harrison had picked me up in a cradle carry and was taking me to the sofa.“I’ll get her some water first.” Mom said hurriedly and with concern.I could feel something pressing lightly at my palm, massaging it in slow, tender movements.That massage helped calm my heavy emotions somehow.“Are you somehow all right?” Harrison asked in a gentle tone.I turned my gaze to him. “Yeah. Thanks a lot.”“Don’t mention it. This kind of hand massage can calm your emotions somewhat.”Not long after, Mom walked up to us with a glass of water in hand.Harrison took the glass of water and handed
NATHALIE’S POV 🍃-“You don’t have to answer my question. You can leave now.” I said to him, emotionlessly.I was on the verge of shutting the door when he took hold of it.“I need your help.” He tried to hit me with the sad-eyed, pity-party line, but his act was so fake, I couldn’t take him seriously at all.And even if he was sincere, I still wouldn’t listen to anything he had to say.“Your fiancée should be the one you talk to if you have a problem.” I advised him, calmly.“Hazel? She’s useless when it comes to my problem. You’re the one who can save me here. Please, Nathalie, I need your help.”“No.” I blurted it out, no hesitation at all.I planned to close the door completely but he grabbed it and forced it open wider.“Joshua!” I shouted in annoyance.He didn’t hold back one bit and walked right in.He took a couple of steps right on over, keeping her eyes on my mom.A furrow appeared on Mommy’s forehead as she looked at Joshua. “What are you doing here?”“Sorry for the sudden
NATHALIE’S POV 🍃-I accepted the brown envelope, opened it and took out the document it contained and read it.Once I comprehended what this document was saying, it was as though a heavy weight was bearing down on my heart, squeezing it so tightly that I thought it might shatter into pieces.He’s actually pushing me out of his life – out of his and his daughter’s. It’s not a mistake, not a temporary anger. It’s a choice: to cut me off completely.“You can’t get closer to Brianna than one step. If it is proven you approached her, my client – Mr. Calix, will send you to prison.” Magnus explained one of the most important details.I turned my gaze and attention to him. “What if...” I paused in speaking.I’ve pressed my lips closed, holding it all in. I don’t have the words to make sense of this chaos, this nightmare unfolding. It’s done. It’s truly, irreparably done.“If Brianna comes near you, you need to back off right away. If, we – Mr. Calix finds out you didn’t keep your distance
NATHALIE’S POV 🍃-When I woke up, I washed my face with my hand to wipe the endless tears that were falling from my eyes.I hope last night was a dream.I’m hoping all that Sir Calix said was one big nasty prank.I still have not processed all of this yet.I suddenly got up when the door opened and my mom walked in.“Mom...” I choked out, my voice trembling.She took a seat beside me. “I didn’t knock, I just wanted to see if you were up yet. Would you like to have something to eat first? I prepared breakfast for you.”I broke into tears realizing I was grateful that she was the one who became my mother in this moment.“I’m sorry, mom.”“Why are you apologizing?”“Rather than helping you, than looking for a job – I’m here in the room, crying. And you’re taking care of me like a sick child, acting like a kid.”“There’s no need to say sorry just because you’re hurting, my dear. How you cope with pain isn’t about how old you are, as long as you’re not putting yourself in harm’s way. Abo







