After he finished his meal, he gargled his mouth, scrubbed the plates, and returned to the bed.He couldn’t sleep no matter how hard he tried. Switching on the nightlight, he gazed at Michelle, who was sound asleep. One of her hands was placed on the pillow and her face looked pale and tender. Unable to resist the urge, he pinched her cheeks.Then, he lit up a cigarette. Michelle opened her tired eyes and glanced at Neil. She waved her hands, in an attempt to get rid of the smoke in the air. Frowning in displeasure, she said, “Don’t smoke.”Then, she turned to the other side.Neil couldn’t help but laugh. He wanted to squash the cigarette butt in an ashtray, but he couldn’t because Michelle didn’t have one in the house. Left with no choice, he opened a bottle of mineral water and dumped the cigarette into it. He had only drunk 2 mouthfuls of water from this bottle before it had gone to waste.Neil was the first to wake up in the morning. The moment he opened his eyes, he found him
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