Before Ma could even ask more, Jeanne quickly disappeared into the house. Ma was left puzzled. There must be something happening, but Ma decided to keep it to herself first as she did not want to pressure Jeanne. On the other side, Jeanne did not want anyone else to know, it was just so humiliating and embarrassing.In the toilet, Jeanne could clearly see herself in the mirror. Her right cheek seemed reddish, due to the slap last night. There was also bloodstain at the edge of the lips. She touched it to clean it but it was quite hurting. She took a whole picture of her face. There were bruises on her cheek and around the mouth. Meanwhile, there were marks everywhere on her body. She could not do anything but cry.'What a sad life I have, being raped by someone who I once loved dearly...' Jeanne sighed deeply in her heart. She wanted to rest and gave herself a

Weeks after that, Jeanne continued her work but her eyes started to feel heavy as the headache caught her real hard. However, she insisted on staying at the office as she really wanted to finish the canvas for the promotional videos. After the canvas was finished, her team would need to proceed with interviewing the production and model team. Then, they would start shooting at the vineyard. It was phase 3 of the marketing plan.It was such a busy phase and Jeanne did not have any spare time. She rarely spent time for herself, let alone be with Aaron. It had been a while since they talked to each other.It was then night time and Jeanne still did not finish. The pain really disturbed her focus and efficiency at work. Not to mention her stomach always felt like throwing up, no matter whether she ate or not. For

The office was vacant and dark. It was still dark because Jeanne was the first to arrive.She slowly arranged her steps to Aaron's room. She scanned the entrance card and unlocked the door. Then, she went to the secret room behind the table.Aaron needed to be outstation again. This time, he said it was two weeks.Jeanne closed the door slowly. She felt empty since Aaron's gone. The smell of Aaron still lingered in the room. It smelled so nice on Jeanne's nose.Suddenly, she remembered how she felt when Andy approached that night. As far as she knew, Andy never smelled that bad even when he was drunk but Jeanne really cannot stand the smell. She was about to throw up after smelling Andy that night but she just held it back because she did not want to look weak. She shush

Two weeks passed, and Aaron had finally come back to the office. He was so excited to meet Jeanne. But, that was not the case for Jeanne. She was so afraid and nervous about meeting Aaron. That day, Jeanne wore a bigger cloth to cover her bumping tummy as the baby was growing bigger. It had been almost a month that Jeanne did not see Aaron, so no wonder she was way more nervous. She arrived at the office super early so that she would not meet Aaron. Then, she quickly stirred the tea and made an egg sandwich. It seemed like her drowsiness got worse as the egg sandwich smell got into her nose.“Blueerk, bluerkkk!” Jeanne was about to vomit but she forcefully pulled herself together. She did not want to create an extra scene there. “Jeanne?” Someone called her from behind with a slee

The wind blew gently tonight and it slowly slapped Jeanne's hair. Jeanne was reading by the window of her room and felt a little bit sleepy. These few days, she spent quite some time reading about the pregnancy journey and the preparation to be a mommy. She held her tummy with love.“A few months more, and I will see you, baby. Marmee can't wait,” whispered Jeanne to her belly and caressed it gently.“Marmee?” Asked Andy who appeared at the doorstep with a saucer filled with a glass of milk and supplements.Jeanne looked at him while smiling. She moved to the bed, preparing to sleep while continued,“Yeah, Marmee. I want my children to call me that. It sounds cute, right?”Andy chuckled. He