DAPHNE lowered her head when she saw her husband’s car outside her workplace. He had been waiting for her there for a while now. She had already told the coworker who left earlier to tell him she had gone home. But it seemed he didn’t believe her. He still stayed.“What are you doing?” Amelie teased when she saw her in that position.“He won’t leave,” she said, referring to her husband.Her friend also peeked to take a look at her husband.“He really won’t. I told him you’re still here.” She stood up properly and faced her friend after hearing that.“So that’s why.” She had been hiding all this time, and it turned out her friend told him she was still there. What a waste of effort hiding.“Why are you hiding from baby?” she laughed. She had told her about BK’s endearment during their heated moment. Even the last thing that happened between her and her husband, so now her friend was teasing her nonstop.“You’re unbelievable. You’re no fun to be around!” She marched toward her locker an
It seemed like this was the only time BK had trouble sleeping. Their bed kept moving. BK kept tossing and turning. He looked like he didn’t know how to position himself to sleep.She couldn’t take it anymore and turned to her husband. “Do you want me to move to the other room? I don’t think your mom will come back anymore. Besides, you locked the door, right?” she referred to the door.“No. What if she suddenly knocks tomorrow? What if she peeks in and sees you’re not beside me? What would I say?”“Then just say I’m in the bathroom. You should know how to make excuses. You wanted this setup anyway.”“I’m not good at lying.”“Oh God.”“Daph,”“Okay, fine, you’re not good at it. But you’re so restless. I can’t sleep either.”“Sorry. I just suddenly felt awkward.”She frowned. “Awkward about what?”“A-about what happened earlier.”She paused. Now she remembered why he was acting like this. She pouted. But it’s been over an hour now.She noticed how his eyes followed when she wet her lips
HER HUSBAND CAME BACK after a while. He said the food he ordered was already set in the kitchen. It looked like he was making up for what he did to her.“Alright. I’ll join you in a bit,” she said and turned away from him. He was no longer at the door when she looked back.They didn’t talk while eating for a while. Only the sound of utensils could be heard in those moments. She was almost done when their doorbell rang. She stood up to check who it was. Her husband only followed her with his eyes as she got up.Her brows knitted when she saw a familiar woman at their gate. If she wasn’t mistaken, it was the one BK brought to their house recently.Shaking her head, she approached the gate.“Hi,” she greeted.“Is BK there?”“Yes, my husband’s inside.” She emphasized the words ‘my husband’. Hopefully, she’d get the hint.“Husband,” the woman repeated, which irritated her.Well, BK had the audacity to bring another woman into their home, so maybe that’s why this one behaved that way too. I
“I’LL HELP YOU, Daph so you can leave sooner. I’ll just use my connections.”She glanced at her husband. He was busy washing the dishes they had used a while ago.“Really? I only have my passport.” She only managed to get that because she had no money.“I’ll take care of the other things that need to be fixed.” He sat on the counter, watching her.Daphne gave him a quick smile and went back to washing. She didn’t feel like talking to him much. She was still a bit upset.He still wouldn’t let her get a job. Her friend had offered her a part-time spot at a supermarket near her old place. Since she couldn’t leave the country yet, she thought she could work to have money for her daily needs. She felt shy spending BK’s money.She was also going crazy staying in their big house all day. She was always alone because her husband went to work.In the morning, she watered plants, cleaned the house, and did whatever she could think of. She felt like a caretaker of that house. She really took ove
“COME HERE, DAPH.” She pursed her lips when he grabbed her hand and pulled. He pulled her so fast she couldn’t control herself—she ended up straddling her husband.“Perfect,” he said, holding a selfie stick with a camera.He looked at her on his lap. She had no idea what he meant by perfect.“Smile, baby.”She looked at the camera, but she clearly heard the endearment he used. It made her smile inwardly.Damn! Her husband really looked so good when he smiled!Honestly, she didn’t know how to smile properly because she felt awkward in this position. He had his arms around her waist, and she could really feel his hairy thighs under her. His hard friend was also poking her from underneath, making her body almost tremble. She was losing her mind. That’s what you get when you wear a two-piece. She honestly felt like she wasn’t wearing anything at all.“Say kimchi!” he suddenly said, which made her frown.“Why kimchi?” she asked, turning to him.“‘Say cheese’ is so cliché. Say kimchi instea
DAPHNE was about to knock when the door to BK’s room opened.“Have you eaten? Maybe you’d like to join me,” she offered.He stared at her again before nodding. She smiled sweetly at him before turning away.She fixed the table and the plate her husband would use. She didn’t even realize she was smiling while preparing BK’s dinnerware. But that faded when she noticed her husband staring at her again.“Sorry about earlier. I hope you understand my point. I was right, wasn’t I? Keep in mind that we’re at a hotel owned by my parents.”She smiled and nodded. “I understand. I’m sorry, too. Let’s forget about it. I’ll just go sightseeing somewhere else, like you said.”“I’ll give you an itinerary later if you want. Just avoid places where Filipinos hang out.”“Okay. Let’s eat,” she said, which made him smile. She smiled back. His smile really made him look more handsome.Their dinner went well. They talked a lot—random things, like where he went earlier. He said he met a lot of people. He ev