CHAPTER 130: Triggered

Panic swamps me as the flashback of Marius and Mei Zhou’s kiss start haunting me again.

Marius and I are doing better now compared to what we were when Mei Zhou first appeared in our lives. And these photos may ruin us again.

I need someone to talk to, to release my pain about this!

Not papa obviously. So I call my psychiatrist but she’s not picking up. She’s probably asleep by now since it’s already late.

I also call Marius, but when he answers, I can’t find any words to say to him.

Marius senses my discomfort and asks,

-[“Are you okay, my love?”]-

Even that question doesn’t get a response from me.

Should I go to Marius’ office and confront him about this instead? But that’s humiliating. Perhaps I should wait for him to be back home.

As I frantically pace my bedroom, my phone rings. I thought it’s Marius calling back out of concern, but it’s Leslie.

-[“Hey. Thanks for picking up my call. Just called to check on you.”]-

Without thinking much, I blurt out, “Can you drop by