I really wish time could turn back.
If time could go back three years ago, I swear I wouldn’t go to that class reunion. I wouldn’t have any relationship with him.
My heart seemed to be bleeding, and the pain made it difficult for me to breathe.
Worried about affecting the baby, I made a great effort to adjust my emotions and then got up to go to the bathroom to freshen up.
I took a contraceptive pill and was sitting on the sofa daydreaming when suddenly my phone rang.
I instinctively lowered my gaze and saw a transfer message.
Reynaldo transferred one hundred thousand to me.
He said last night that if I behaved well and obediently with him, he would give me additional rewards.
This one hundred thousand, was his payment for me accompanying him to sleep.
I self–mockingly tugged at my lips.
The man transferred the money at this time, just to humiliate me.
Because I had just said that I was disgusted by his touch, he deliberately transferred money to me to make me understand that I was just a prostitute who sold her body for money.
I leaned against the back of the sofa and laughed at myself mockingly, but tears uncontrollably streamed down.
Oh, Reynaldo.
You wait, wait until I save enough money and come up with a way to escape.
I would definitely escape far away and never let myself be humiliated by you again.
The next day, I got up early and went to work.
The weather really cooled down.
When I went out, I put on a thin coat.
During this period, I really lost weight. My old clothes became a size too big.
I deliberately found a small cushion and stuffed it into my clothes. It was great, and you couldn’t tell at all.
In this case, even if the belly really grew bigger later, it wouldn’t be very noticeable.
However, if I had to get along with Reynaldo, he would still be able to tell, even without the cover of clothes.
My good mood disappeared in an instant. I irritably threw the cushion onto the sofa and then left the house.
Gossip is popular everywhere, as expected.
I had just arrived at the secretary’s office when I heard them gossiping
about me.
Someone said that I didn’t come to work yesterday because I was kicked out by Reynaldo.
Some people also said that I was putting on airs and deliberately didn’t come to work.
Some even said that I had fallen so low that I ended up sleeping on the streets, and that I was abducted and mistreated by bad people.
The rumors became increasingly outrageous, and it all ended when I walked into the office.
As soon as I walked in, the discussions came to an abrupt halt.
However, it was only quiet for a few seconds before the mocking voices
came.
“Oh, isn’t that Ms. Duffy? She even knows how to come to work.”
“Yeah, I thought she hadn’t realized the reality yet, and thought she was still the high and mighty young lady.”
“You don’t say, she only dared to play truant so recklessly just because she was Mr. Humphrey’s ex–wife, didn’t she?”
“Haha, Mr. Humphrey was just pitying her, so he gave her a menial job. Did she really think she was something special?”
Since my family went bankrupt, I have grown tired of these mocking words, and there is not a single ripple in my heart.
I walked into the office with my back straight.
At this moment, they suddenly all stood up and respectfully shouted behind me, “Mr. Humphrey, hello!”
I stiffened all over, and my feet involuntarily came to a halt.
Soon, Reynaldo walked past me, carrying a chill in the air.
I looked at his cold back and felt a pain in my heart again.
I don’t know how long it would take for this kind of pain to completely dissipate.
“Hey, hey, what happened to Mr. Humphrey? His face looks so scary.
“Yeah. I wonder who got on Mr. Humphrey’s bad side. I’ve never seen him with such a terrifying expression before.”
“I don’t know. Anyway, Mr. Humphrey’s mood was definitely bad today. What should I do? I still have to deliver the documents later.”
“Oh, then you must be very careful, in case Mr. Humphrey makes you pack up and leave.”
***
I sat down at my own desk and glanced towards the direction of the president’s office.
He should still be angry because of what happened yesterday.
I tightly clenched my hands, warning myself silently that I must not provoke that lunatic again today.
Yes, you madman!
He was a lunatic, that Reynaldo.
At that moment, someone threw a stack of documents at me and said, “Make a table according to the requirements on it and send it to me!”
