When Mila raised her glass as if she was about to make a speech or say something important, the table fell silent.All of our eyes clung to her face in anticipation.She seemed a little hesitant, but she spoke anyway. “Levi and I are…”But suddenly, she covered her mouth and ran out of the room.“Mila? What’s wrong?” Levi exclaimed, shooting to his feet.“Mommy,” Angelo cried out.“I’ll go check on her,” Mother said, heading to the door.I got to my feet, held her arm, and said, “Stay here, Mother. I’ll go see her.”She blinked, but I didn’t give her time to reply and rushed after Mila.When I knocked on the bathroom door, she said in a low, tired voice, “Come in.” But the moment she saw my reflection in the mirror as I walked in, she dropped the tissue in the bin and moved to walk past me.I spontaneously wrapped my fingers around her arm.She pulled away immediately as if an electric shock hit her. “Don’t ever dare to lay a finger on me,” she hissed. Her voice was low, sweat dripping
Read more