Bonus Chapter 4

Karina POV.

“U-Uhmmm…” I couldn't finish what I was going to say, so I grabbed the back of my neck. What I was going to say to him? I knew I didn't have the right to confront him since he wasn't my husband. However, I didn't want them to ruin their marriage because of a misunderstanding. I was only worried about Caroline because she was the only one who helped me to recover when I had anxieties too. This was the only thing that I could do in return for her.

“I don't know how I will start this but,” I paused because I didn't know what correct I would use, it seemed my uncontrolled mouth fathom those words that I wanted to say. I swallowed hard before I continued, “Did you even know that a lady who gets birth can experience depression if their partners make her think that they aren't interested in them anymore? They said that it made their mind be filled with negative thoughts.”

I stopped after I spoke those words. I didn't want Andrius to think that I was strange but I couldn't stop myself from blabbering even though I couldn't understand it either.

“Caroline and I met yesterday. We caught you happily talking with a woman. You both in front of the building.”

He seemed surprised when I saw how he reacted, but it quickly faded. I couldn't understand how Andrius had reacted but I was sure that Caroline needed to do something. If Andrius wasn't guilty, he wouldn't react that way. I gently rubbed my ears to hide my disappointment.

Maybe, I made the right decision and it's up to them anymore how they would talk about it. There was silence between us, I thought that he didn't have a plan to talk when he said, “Finally, I already know why she's behaving that way.” He lowered his head not looking at me. He was only gazing at the glass of water in front of him.

“Why? What's wrong? How does she act when you come home yesterday?”

“She's avoiding me. Whenever I'm attempting to get intimate with her, and even kiss her she behaves as if—”

“Okay, shut up. That's enough. I don't want to hear more information.” I couldn't stop myself from shrieking in irritation. I raised my hand to signal him to stop. I noticed that the nearby customers behind us were secretly eavesdropping on our conversation. They were looking at us, and it was humiliating on my part to hear that information.

I wished that Caroline was with us, so she would look at them using her murderous eyes. My cheeks flushed, and felt embarrassed even more. It seemed as if he was ready to explain how he was ready to have sex with Caroline.

I took my glass of water and drank it. I felt my throat was getting dry because of what I had found out. I wished I brought Brenda with me so I wouldn't have been embarrassed like this "Why?" He naively inquired as to why I had slammed my head on the table. He has changed over the decades. Okay, decades was quite exaggerating but—- There was no sign of his former behavior. He seemed to be a relative novice to the original Andrius. He grabbed another glass of water, then rose and checked the watch in his hand. He settled and then kept speaking. "Thank you for helping me. I will have been completely unaware the whole day if you don't inform me."

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Caroline POV.

"May I leave Johnny here first, Mommy? I'm going to do some workout." I was embarrassed to look at them since I wasn't interested in hiring a maid to help me because I could do it. I was thinking that hiring a helper would simply increase my costs. Now I was going to leave them alone and let them look after Johnny. It was unsettling because I only bothered them. I didn't come into their house any longer since I intended to jog when they picked up Johnny. To avoid wasting time.

Their smile was as wide as the sky, and it seemed even more beneficial to them that I had left Johnny.

"Certainly! Even if you do not take him early, he can stay for the whole day! We like bonding with him." Andrius's stepmother was pleased, and so I handed my son's backpack to Andrius's father. I swiftly departed and hopped into my car. I would also pick up Johnny today since I was he would cry when he realized he wasn't with me. I also had his milk in case I was late picking him up.

While I was jogging, my mind raced with ideas for how I should have communicated my views to Andrius. We couldn't continue in these circumstances. We might only become worse if we didn't address what was our problem. We were no longer dating like some teenagers and also had a child. I attempted to reassure myself because, regardless of what I did, the thought of what occurred to me that it might have been his mistress.

I continued jogging till I became unaware of the fact that the rain was falling softly from the sky. It was dark when I glanced up to see what was above me, and the atmosphere was so black that it seemed to be twilight. Since I couldn't take Johnny with me because he would become sick of my wet body, I quickly returned to my vehicle and drove to Andrius and my home with my drenched clothes. When I pulled into the parking lot, I saw that Andrius had arrived home early. I stepped out of the vehicle but only made a tiny step inside the house. I assumed I was ready to bring up the topic with him, but I wasn't. He might be cooking because I could hear the sound of cooking could be heard in the kitchen as I walked into the living room, but I couldn't see him.

I jogged to the stairs of the house and locked myself in the bathroom right away. I hoped he didn't realize that I'd already come. Even the water was chilly as a result of the frigid weather. Because I was feeling weary, I closed my eyes as the body was immersed in the bathwater. Perhaps it had something to do with my jogging. As I shut my eyes, I felt a wave of weariness came over me.

Because as water began to overflow, I sprang to my feet. When I opened my eyes, Andrius was also in the water, and I was terrified. He dragged me towards him, causing my body to collide with his. Before my soul awoke, he started kissing me.

"W-wait!" I pushed him while he remained willfully unseeing to my position. His kiss made its way down the length of my neck. As a result of what he did, I was seized by my neck. I just shrugged and provided him with the things he wanted. I didn't encircle my arms in his neck. However, he gripped my arms and slung it over his shoulder. I just closed my eyes, hoping he would not notice how sad my eyes were.

"Are you still mad at me?" Because of what he said, I already opened my eyes in response to his inquiry. Was Karina the one who had informed him already?

I continued to look down without responding to his question. I was at a loss for what to say in reaction to his assertions.

"You know that you have the right to speak up to me, Caroline.”