Chapter 4

I was the only one who could clearly see Eddie's hand suddenly grabbing and pulling on Peanut's white and golden fur. How painful it must be for Peanut.

Sonia's expression darkened when Peanut yelped in pain, and she got mad. "This dog is just like his owner! They're both ingrates!"

She pulled Eddie along with her and left, carrying the baby in her arms, leaving Peanut behind at the door, looking sad. He bit on a rubber ball I used to play with him, and looked like he was waiting for me.

It made me want to cry.

Peanut might be a small mongrel, but Sonia and I saved him when we were still dating. He had been abandoned at birth, and Sonia and I spent sleepless nights feeding him milk and bringing him up. He was just like a child to us.

He had no idea that his daddy would not be coming home.

Sonia handed the baby over to the nanny upstairs and called the housekeeper to give him instructions. "Conroy, Eddie doesn't take spicy food. Tell the kitchen to avoid onions, ginger and garlic in his diet. Also, he only uses silk for his bedspread, or he'll end up with rashes…"

She kept going on about what to pay attention to with Eddie, clearly having remembered all his likes and dislikes, as if they had been living together for a long time. I had always been jealous of them growing up together, but it looked like I should have paid more attention to their relationship then.

Eddie had no idea all this was going on because he made an excuse to visit the bathroom, but had snuck into our bedroom instead.

Peanut's head tilted when he saw a stranger enter his mommy and daddy's room, and he followed Eddie upstairs.

Eddie looked mockingly at our wedding picture, and he picked up a marker from the table to doodle on my face. That was when he realized that Peanut had bitten the leg of his pants, which gave him a scare, and a vicious look appeared on his face as he kicked Peanut.

Peanut was a small dog that weighed only about 10 pounds, so the kick sent him flying into the air, and then into the wall before falling to the ground. His limbs twitched and blood dripped from his mouth as he whimpered.

I was furious. I lunged toward Peanut, but I went through his body no matter how hard I tried to touch him.

Eddie's pale and haggard face lit up with wild delight. He laughed mockingly and said, "You're a loyal dog, aren't you? I should send you to your owner's side in heaven!"

I was stunned. Eddie knew that I was dead.

Could Robert be working for him? I recalled how Robert had always treated me with disgust, and he always enjoyed bad-mouthing me. I clenched my fists at the thought.

That was when Sonia walked into the room after hearing the commotion. She immediately saw Peanut twitching at the bottom of the wall.

Eddie immediately pretended to cry and said, "I'm so sorry, Sonia. That dog bit me, and I accidentally kicked it because my heart was hurting. It's my fault for being so careless. Will the dog be okay?"

Sonia pressed her lips together and looked away from Peanut with difficulty. "The most important thing is that you're okay. Are you all right? Where did he bite you? Pets are covered in germs, and that isn't good for the baby. I've been planning to send the dog away, and you've been a big help in getting that done today."

With that, she got Conroy to send Peanut to the vet with a look of disdain.

Eddie looked like he was not happy with the outcome, and he scowled, but he quickly wiped it off his face and tugged at Sonia's sleeve. "It's a relief that the dog is fine. If Henry found out what happened, he would probably skin me alive. I won't be able to make it up to him even if I died."

He made it sound like I had bullied him horribly before, and Sonia looked at him sympathetically while comforting him.