Chapter 120

A MANSION without Marsha felt off, yet Michelle thought she must have some "me time" as well. She still worried that Marsha would be in trouble while staying at the Steinfields, but settled with the assurance that Ethan would never let his parents do something that would hurt their daughter.

Michelle started cleaning the entire house. From the living room, kitchen, to the master’s bedroom, Marsha’s, and the red room, which she decided to clean last.

She swallowed hard, seeing the sex stuff inside. Michelle could hardly believe that she had just had sex with Ethan in the room a couple of days ago. It felt surreal, like a dream, as she expected it would never happen in reality... but Ethan proved her wrong.

With all the mixed signals he made her feel, she couldn’t understand their exact set up. But she knew wanting more would only bring her self-destruction, and so even though her heart craved for their relationship to go deeper, she castigated herself and let fate handle it alone.

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