At the university awards ceremony, Nancy was seated in the front row. She had paid special attention to her makeup that day and was wearing a short, lacy black dress.She had won many international awards, and this time, she had casually won a speech competition. Naturally, she was not like her inexperienced classmates, trembling anxiously just because they had to go on stage. Nancy was somewhat absent-minded, distractedly playing with the ring on her finger. Yaacob, that big jerk! He had not returned home the past two days. How long was he planning on continuing this fight?Even though she was not confident, Nancy still had some pride. She had promised herself that if he did not make the first move to reconcile with her, she would not budge. She intended to keep that promise.She refused to believe that the man who had taken advantage of her while she was drunk would be able to hold himself back for much longer.In the end, were men not more impatient regarding those things?Na
That night, Nancy stayed up late, but she never saw Yaacob return. She could not help but feel uneasy whenever she imagined other women entering Yaacob's car. She resisted the urge to call him to come home a few times, managing to stop herself before she did.That was because after she seriously thought about it, the possibility of Yaacob asking for a divorce was high.That man knew how to handle her. Every time they quarreled, he never failed to comfort her, no matter how bad it got.Yet, this time, he had let their relationship deteriorate without doing anything. Was that not a sign he wanted to end things?Even though Nancy could not figure out what she had done to make him want to leave her, she knew she needed to do something if she did not want a divorce.The next day, much to her surprise, Lola received an invitation from Yaacob to attend a business banquet with him.The day before, the restaurant Lola had invited Yaacob to had been closed, so they had gone to her apartm
Yaacob had just turned on the sink tap when he heard Nancy slam the door shut.He saw her leaning against the washroom door, staring at him intently and breathing heavily.Yaacob had not been planning to use the toilet, but he adjusted his zipper in front of her, and she did not break eye contact."Did you barge in to watch me use the toilet?" Yaacob asked her."Of course not."Nancy turned around to ensure the door was locked before walking toward Yaacob aggressively.He thought she would demand an explanation, but she suddenly buried her head in his chest, hugging his waist tightly as she whimpered."Mr. Getson, let's reconcile."Yaacob was speechless.Nancy looked up at him sincerely. "I promise to listen to you. I won't recklessly interact with anyone anymore. Can't we stop this cold treatment?"Yaacob found it hard to adjust to Nancy's sudden gentle personality. He asked, "Did you follow me inside for this?""That's right. There are so many people outside. It's hard for
Yaacob drove back that night, with Nancy insisting on leaning on his shoulder.As she stuck to him, she complained, "You're so annoying."Yaacob said nothing."Mr. Getson, you're so annoying," Nancy said again when he did not respond. "Do you know why you're annoying?""Why?" Yaacob asked her."It should be the man comforting the woman, but every time you get angry, I have to take the initiative. You're not nice to me at all.""Didn't a certain someone complain that I was too nice in the past? Shouldn't I allow you to show how good you are?""That's different! You know why you're so hard to comfort this time." Nancy pouted and said, "I won't press the matter anymore! Mr. Getson, can we just get along well in the future?"Yaacob fell silent for five seconds before he answered, "Yes."Even though Nancy had gone on the offensive this time, she was still concerned.The next day, Yaacob was there when she woke up. That was how she knew she had finally managed to placate the man.
While Nancy was napping in the resting room of Yaacob's office, she dreamt of a tableful of food, and her stomach growled loudly. Then she woke up to a tableful of food, just like her dream.She looked up and noticed Yaacob was still working."Hey, Yaacob, have you eaten?" Nancy asked."Yes. That's all for you," Yaacob answered.Nancy looked at the food, realized Yaacob had ordered her favorites, and pursed her lips happily. She had felt aggrieved before because she had been the one to take the initiative to make peace with him, and he had treated her as he had before their fight, but now she thought everything was worth it.She picked up the soup bowl, but it accidentally slipped from her fingers and crashed into pieces. The soup went all over the floor."Ah!" She got a shock.Yaacob quickly came over and asked, "Are you hurt?"Nancy was still in shock, shaking her head. "No. I don't know what came over me. My mind blanked, and my hand lost its grip.""Don't worry about the b
Nancy's tears came running down her face. Having triggered Nancy's outburst, Spencer panicked."I-I'm sorry. I shouldn't say those things. But where is Yaacob? Why isn't he with you?" Spencer asked."He went back," Nancy wept."How could he leave you alone now?" Spencer asked.The question only exacerbated Nancy's sadness, and she wept vehemently."Nancy…" Spencer called her name gently."Excuse me. I'm a little tired." She went into her room, closed the door, and refused to talk to Spencer anymore.She had another round of crying before falling asleep. Inevitably, her eyes were swollen when she woke. However, she was not in the mood to take care of her face now. She did not even bother to apply foundation.She left her room and saw the farmhouse owner, Anika, at the staircase."Hey, Ms. Lawson. I was wondering why I didn't see you at dinner just now," Anika said in greeting.Nancy looked down toward the dining table covered in empty plates. No one had come to inform her that
The next day, a posh SUV arrived at the farmhouse. Pamela was the first to exit the car. She went to the other side to open the door.Teresa got out of the car wearing a pair of sunglasses. Just as her foot touched the ground, her heel slipped, and she nearly sprained her ankle."What the hell? Why is the road uneven?" she said angrily."You're in the country. I brought a pair of flats for you. Do you want to put them on?" Pamela asked."Never mind. I want to go find Spencer," Teresa said.Pamela took Teresa's luggage out of the car. Teresa told Pamela to bring her luggage to Spencer's room, but he was not in.After asking around, the owner of the farmhouse said Spencer had spent the night in the hall with Nancy. When she opened the door to the hall, she saw Nancy sleeping on the table by herself.The sound woke Nancy. She rubbed her eyes and was baffled when she saw Teresa. "Why are you here?""I'm Grandpa's granddaughter. Why shouldn't I be at his funeral?" Teresa asked in re
Spencer had not wandered too far. He had walked to the gate of the farmhouse, where he discovered Nancy playing with a dog.The farmhouse owner had a yellow dog. Nancy had finished the chicken soup but had not eaten the meat. She did not want to waste the meat by throwing it away, so she fed it to the dog.After that, the dog would not leave her and kept wagging its tail at Nancy. Nancy squatted and stroked its head.Spencer was used to seeing the fierce and bold side of Nancy. He had rarely seen her looking so gentle and kind. He found this different side of her to be very attractive.Truthfully, he was getting bored of Teresa. Nancy was different from Teresa. She did not mind playing with a dog under the hot sun. The sun shone on her hair, and it looked like she was glowing.Only then did Spencer realize that Nancy would also like cuddling and leaning on her husband's chest and would be very gentle and soft with him. That was a side of her he had never seen.'Yaacob must see th