CHAPTER FOUR —ELEANOR - The lady behind the phone call just attempted to take her own life?” I stammer to myself at Arthur’s words, my heart racing uncontrollably. All I said was that Arthur’s in the shower, I never said anything foul to the woman during the call. The metallic taste of adrenaline floods my mouth, leaving a bitter tang. How could a simple phone call escalate into this? Arthur immediately grabs his car keys, doesn’t say a word to me, and hurries out of the room, placing the phone on his ear again. As I stand alone in the quiet room, the silence is deafening. The only sounds I can hear are the soft beats of my Jealous heart and the gentle whisper of my shallow breathing. I feel a stinging sensation in my eyes as tears begin to prick at the corners, but I force myself to fight back the emotion. I hate this feeling - it's new, it's disastrous, and it's suffocating me. Well, since Arthur left to be with Brianna, the woman he loves and cares for, there's no
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