That night, Jeanne spent time with herself alone. After a long talk with Ma, she went upstairs and freshened herself up with a shower in the bathroom.
“Hmmm, the marks are everywhere,” whispered Jeanne in her heart.
Jeanne loosened her cloth in front of the mirror. When her naked body showed, she could clearly see love marks that Aaron did around her neck, shoulder and breasts. The bruises were everywhere. Jeanne was smiling while touching the bruises one by one, reminding her of Aaron's naughtiness that evening before she went home.
She was really grateful when they decided to have that dinner the other day. It really did mend their relationship and help them to understand each other better. Even though it started with mingled feelings, it gradually evolved over time and with that, they got back togethe
'It's okay. We can try again. Are you good?'Replied Aaron the next day. Deep inside, he felt disappointed and frustrated but it's okay.On the other side, Jeanne was just doing good as she did not have any period cramps. However, she felt quite weird as the period only came out for that night and nothing more. Maybe the stress at work made her period not so stable, thought Jeanne simply.***It was day 5 without Aaron and Jeanne seemed to cope better now. That was because she filled all the empty space by doing a part-time job. It indeed made her day productive and it gave her little time to think about Aaron.After work at the office, she went to her room and took a heartful wash up. Then, she wore jeans, a coll
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
“Morning,” greeted Jeanne upon arriving at the office. Aaron was already there, quite early and looked busy with his work, looking miserable in the casual attire. Jeanne continued to do the tea and breakfast for Aaron like usual. After some time,“Breakfast's done,” said Jeanne slowly.But it seemed like Aaron did not seem interested at all. Normally, he would be the one who was excited about breakfast. Jeanne slowly approached. Aaron looked at Jeanne coldly and,“There's nothing more for you to do here. You can continue with your job,” said Aaron.Jeanne was flabbergasted by Aaron's cold reaction. What did she do wrong?“Aaron, did something happen? Did I do something wro
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
Jeanne talked to the doctor in a whisper, asking him to keep her body state a secret from Aaron. As soon as they finished talking, Aaron knocked on the door and went inside.“So, how was everything?” inquired Aaron curiously.The doctor seemed hesitant to reply but Jeanne gave him signs to remember their deal just now.“Hm, nothing much. Just lack of rest due to overwork. Maybe she can rest for a few days and everything should be okay,” explained the doctor and continued to talk about the healthy diet that Jeanne should take.Aaron listened to him thoroughly.“Okay, so you will rest here until tomorrow night,” ordered Aaron while looking at Jeanne. Jeanne wanted to go against the sugg
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
On that morning, Jeanne woke up with a note on the side of the bed.'Ms. Heard, I have prepared the breakfast for you and a bag of clothes for a week, Ordered by Mr. Walters' - HarryAt the front table of the bedroom, there were sushi rolls on top, and clothes for her already hung beside Aaron's cloth in the open wardrobe.Jeanne felt burdened. Aaron was willing to go this far for her. But she herself? Claiming to love Aaron but carrying another man's baby. What an irony.Jeanne looked at the clock, it was still quite early but she needed to dress up fast before anyone saw her in Aaron's bedroom.She quickly went to the bath. That day, donned an off the shoulder guipure lace mini dress, matching it with a white small handbag,
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