Carena:At that moment, I understood why he left. He had no response left in him. No arguments seemed to be pending. But I was drowning in a sea of worries.He had made up his mind, and he was going to bring her to this mansion, turning my life into hell. Everybody already loved her. She was friends with Payton too. What should I do now?They were all going to gang up on me, and I would have to defend myself. I didn't leave the bedroom, but the more I sat on the couch and thought about the outcome of this marriage, the more anxious I grew.I began to call him to tell him in plain and simple words that I was not okay with this arrangement. I had to set a boundary. He must know he cannot just do whatever he pleases just because he told me he never wanted to marry me and was still in love with his ex. That excuse didn't justify him cheating on me.While I knew he had been honest with me, he did say he would take this marriage seriously. I called him several times, but his cellphone was tu

Carena:Putting the puppy down, I answered the door to a very angry Lady Jane. Her eyes were already glaring at me as if she knew I was the one who was going to open the door.“Where is he?” she asked through gritted teeth.I didn’t say a word because I recalled how she had responded to me earlier when I had asked her where he was.“Are you deaf or what? I am asking you about Sawyer. Where is he?” she hissed this time, compelling me to shake myself back to reality to answer her.“He is taking a shower,” I pointed behind me to my bedroom, letting her know he was with me.“Huh! Why is he in your bedroom? What did you do to make him come to your bedroom and not go to Ashley?” she almost screamed, making me step back and frown at her.“And what is this?” Her dirty finger pointed at the puppy, and before she could scare him, I quickly picked up the puppy and hugged him.“Oh! So you cried and probably blackmailed Sawyer with your life to get him to come to your bedroom. I knew you would do

Carena:“Huh? Payton told you that?” Right off the bat, I could tell she had lied. Sawyer seemed pretty stern this time.“Payton!” Without waiting for me to add anything, he started calling for her.After a few seconds of him screaming her name in the hallway, he returned with Payton behind him.“What is it, brother?” Her tone was so much milder with Sawyer than it was with me."What did you tell her about me taking Ashley for a walk?" Sawyer yelled at Payton, whose body shuddered in fear before she started shaking her head. I noticed how Sawyer steadily wrapped his fingers around his wrist, gently applying pressure to his own nerves."That's not true. When did I say that? And why would I say it when Ashley is sleeping in her room?" Payton shocked me with how easily she had lied and was now changing her statement before her brother.Sawyer silently looked my way before looking back at his sister. I could tell he was speechless now."Why are you lying, Payton? You told me he took Ashle

Carena: I sighed but then mustered some courage to keep going.“Should we take Paco for a walk and then get some toys for him?” I asked after we finished feasting. I was really excited and happy to have Paco in my life. Since I was a child, I wanted a pet. But then I had so many responsibilities on me that the idea of getting a pet and then not being able to pay attention to him seemed wrong and unfair for the pet. But now I had Paco and for the first time in my life, I wasn’t loaded with work.“Toys for Paco?” he squinted his eyes a little, showing confusion.“Yeah, pets must have toys or else they start chewing on household items,” I said in a joking tone.“I have some work in my office, Carena,” he excused himself coldly, just like always. There were only a handful of times when he would show emotions or be romantic.“Oh! Then maybe after you’re done with the work?” I asked, and he shook his head before even trying to squeeze some time for me.“I’m not really into pets or buying

Carena: “Wait, you tell me what is going on?” Sawyer gestured at lady Jane to let me speak and gave his full attention to me this time."She hurt my dog," I yelled, and Sawyer took his hand off my shoulder to turn around and glare at Ashley, who suddenly looked so innocent."What?" Ashley glanced at Sawyer and then back at me."She took Paco from my room, and now I can't find him," I cried in front of them for the first time, letting my emotions show instead of fighting them."What?" Ashley used a tone of disbelief."I am sure she had hurt him," I added as I realized there was no way she would take him from me just to return him back. But what could she had done in just a short time?"That's nonsense. Sawyer knows how much I love dogs. I would never harm them," she quickly brought tears to her eyes. I watched her face in disbelief, shocked by how she was acting so innocent."Wait a minute, you saw her take Paco out of your room?" Sawyer asked me, keeping his voice soft."I did. She w