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Zack was bewildered. “You want to break up with me? I’ve put up with your tantrums for so long, what else do you want from me?”
I shook my head calmly 1 wasn’t throwing tantrums.”
Still unconvinced, he said, “You’re becoming more and more unreasonable!”
He stormed out in anger.
I continued eating my meal, paying no attention to his whereabouts.
We were destined to part ways, so I allowed him to do as he pleased
After finishing my meal, I cleaned up and went to bed to rest..
I thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep, but surprisingly, I soon drifted off into dreams.
In the middle of the night, Zack returned smelling of alcohol, lying beside me.
I didn’t like the smell of alcohol, so I tumed away, facing the other direction.
But he drew closer, embracing me from behind.
I struggled a bit but couldn’t break free. Feeling tired, I just let it be
In the morning, Zack had prepared breakfast for me..
I was happy to have something ready to eat.
After eating, as I was about to head to the bus stop, he casually followed me with the car keys, intending to go to work together.
Without the hassle of waiting for a bus, I naturally didn’t refuse, opened the car door, and sat in the back
His expression was a bit odd. “Melody, the front passenger seat is empty. Why don’t you sit there?”
1 don’t get car sick. I’m used to sitting in the back seat!”
When Claire said she got car sick, Zack insisted I give up the front seat.
I was not pleased, but he accused me of being narrow–minded and petty
seat.
I didn’t want to argue with him over trivial matters, so whenever I rode with Claire, I voluntarily took the back seat, which had now become a habit. Zack, however, didn’t want me to get used to it and insisted I sit in the front seat.
I didn’t want to argue with him over such a small matter now, so I complied and sat in the front seat.
I stepped on a potato chip.
It was one Claire dropped in the car yesterday
Zack noticed too.
He started to explain, “Claire has low blood sugar. If she doesn’t eat, she…”
His explanation abruptly stopped, as he clearly remembered that I had also told him about my low blood sugar.
As if I hadn’t noticed his embarrassed expression, I agreed, “Low blood sugar requires food.”
“You also have low blood sugar, you can eat in the car from now on.
“No, I no longer like eating in the car.
Principles broken by other women, I no longer cared.
“Melody Claire, and I are really over, we are just normal fr…”
Interrupted him, “Zack, I don’t want to know.”
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1 don’t want to know what relationship you have with Claire, whether you are just friends or more, I don’t care.
His face instantly turned pale. He looked at me with a hint of fear for the first time.
Feeling exhausted, I closed my eyes
So I didn’t notice that he drove straight to the company’s underground parking lot
Every time he gave me a ride before, he would drop me off a stop early to avoid being seen by colleagues.
I didnt know why he wasn’t worried about it now
But I didn’t ask anything just got out of the car
After that, he started going to and from work with me every day, no longer avoiding being seen together.
He also became more loving at home, cooking and taking care of household chores when he had free tim While working his favorite thing to do was organizing my closet, and hanging up
10.20 AM
He seemed to have had a complete change in temperament.
I found it tiresome.
I let it be, no longer resisting.
Fortunately, when I kicked him out of the room, he didn’t insist.
I just treated him like a tidy roommate.
After considering Zack as a roommate, I felt much more at ease.
But Zack’s expression grew increasingly grim. He looked at me several times as if he wanted to say something.
On the way home from work, he repeatedly glanced at me through the rearview mirror, as if he had something to say
I pretended not to notice and rested my eyes.
Finally, he couldn’t hold back anymore and spoke up. “Melody my parents have invited you to dinner this weekend.”
Without opening my eyes, I shook my head. “No, I have to work overtime this weekend”
I had already decided on the overseas assignment, and there were some documents i needed to organize for handover
However, Zack wouldn’t give up, persistently bringing up this matter,
His mom even called specifically to invite me.
Since I got along fine with his parents, I reluctantly agreed.
Over the weekend, I went straight from the office to the restaurant.
Zack’s parents were already there, warmly welcoming me,
