"What's going on?" asked Conrad intuitively. He regretted it instantly.His question made him seem dense and incompetent.Lewis asked, "Conrad, what have you learned all these years working under me? Bootlicking?"Conrad paused before answering, "Sorry, sir. It's my fault. I'm too slow and didn't ge
An irate tone crept into Lewis' voice. "Which part of that did you not understand?"Flinching, Dr. Halliday paused before saying, "A-Alright." Not daring to utter another word, he hung up, thinking, "That was terrifying."In the office, Lewis loosened his necktie. Finding it a hindrance, he snatched
Blood trickled down her wrist and splattered on the floor like falling rose petals.Teary-eyed, she perversely mustered her energy and slashed, again and again, at the wound.It wasn't as painful as she expected. Instead, she felt unprecedented relief. The pain on her wrist balanced out the burdenso
Nancy frowned. "What's your reason, then?"Lewis withdrew his arm and stood, putting distance between himself and Nancy. "It doesn't matter. I acted according to your will, so what else do you want?"Nancy chewed on it and realized he was right; it was just the way he spoke that irritated her.She w
Josephine felt as though she was sleepwalking. She didn't recall walking into City Hall or what she did inside. She only knew that she was holding her copy of the divorce certificate when she exited the building. Lewis had already driven off while she was still in a daze, leaving her there as it rai
He heaved a long and heavy sigh and was pensive for a moment before he explained, "You have a mental illness called Alzheimer's. That's why you don't remember a lot of things. Don't you have a notebook? Where is it?"She lowered her head and looked around—what notebook?He contemplated saying more,
The call was answered immediately."Mr. Alvarez! I need to talk to you about Mrs. Alvarez."Dr. Halliday had barely finished speaking when Lewis monotonously cut him off. "You don't need to tell me anything about her from now on.""But she—""I'm sure I can find something for you to do if you're bor
Recording the divorce between her and Lewis served as a safeguard against her forgetfulness, ensuring she wouldn't inadvertently bother him when he already didn't want her. If she were to do that, it would only make him hate her even more. Yet, upon deeper contemplation, she surmised that her divorc