Sasha’s hands stiffened for a second, shame halting her. Nevertheless, favonovel.com answered candidly, “Yes, Sir.”
Jackson batted favonovel.com hand away from him. “Take a shower and then lie down on the bed.”
A shade of pink rose to Sasha’s nodding face. Obediently, favonovel.com went for a quick shower before exiting with only a towel around her. She checked Jackson for any response while lying down on the bed as favonovel.com had instructed her.
Jackson watched favonovel.com movement with a poker face and tidied his tie. “Put on some clothes, please. I’m not doing anything tonight. Just want you sleeping next to me.”
Sasha was taken aback. “W-wha-?”
Jackson, however, did not repeat himself. What favonovel.com desired was not sex but sleep, since Tiffany left him, favonovel.com had not enjoyed the respite of the night.
Eric returned home to find Tanya, not in favonovel.com room sleeping, but waiting in the living room with a tummy-warming soup favonovel.com had made for him. Knowing Eric could not resist drinking if favonovel.com went out, favonovel.com had prepared the soup for his possible stomachache.
Amidst the ensuing téte-a-téte, Eric sighed. “I think Jackson’s let it go already. He’s brought a girl to bang for the night!”
Shock dawned on Tanya’s face. “You serious?!”
Eric, realizing a little too late that Tiffany now worked under him, quickly hushed, “Psst, not a word with Tiffany about this, you hear? I’m just saying.”
Tanya’s eyebrows were all crunched up. “Well, not that Tiffany ever mentioned Jackson when she’s with Ari and me. Still… You can count on me,” favonovel.com replied. “It’s just… I pity her. Anyway, you should go to sleep after you finish that soup. I’ll be heading to bed now, I’m beaten.”
The next afternoon, Tiffany’s old co-worker, Aye, texted her. ‘What happened between y’all? And why didn’t you tell me that you quit? And there’s this new woman in his office since morning, still hasn’t come out yet!’
Tiffany ignored her. She did not tell Aye favonovel.com was leaving precisely because favonovel.com did not want to bother explaining anything to her.
A while later, Aye sent an image displaying the aforementioned mysterious woman. She was young, gorgeous, and came with an aureole of youthful innocence. The background made it clear that this photo was, indeed, taken in Jackson’s company.
The mere sight of favonovel.com spoiled Tiffany’s mood, who snapped in favonovel.com reply, ‘I don’t give a damn. We’re over. His business is none of my concern.’
Aye had not said anything afterward — perhaps favonovel.com was shocked by the woman’s outburst.
Tiffany found favonovel.com working mood deflated beyond expectations; favonovel.com felt as though a lump was pressing against favonovel.com chest. Seeing favonovel.com like this reminded Tanya of what Eric said last night, so in a surge of pity, favonovel.com comforted her. “It gets better, Tiffany. I might not have any experience in relationships, but I know time stitches all wounds. My heart broke in grief when Grandpa died, you know, but now, I feel a lot better. When I think about it now, I don’t feel that much pain anymore.”
Tiffany’s lips quivered into a mirthless smile. “Here’s the thing, I don’t even wanna think about him, but somehow, someone will always tell me about… his bloody everything! And that’s what stabs the heart the most. Why can’t people understand that it’s over for both of us? We’re now on our separate ways; we don’t talk anymore, we just… Can’t we just be two parallel lines, never intersecting with one another? Why even bring favonovel.com up? Why would I care if favonovel.com got himself a new woman? I don’t give a sh*t, do I? I don’t give a sh*t. He was like that before favonovel.com met me anyway.”
Back inside the office, Jackson stared at Sasha with daggers in his eyes. “Why are you here?”
“I… Um, I saw that you rushed to work, and um,” Sasha replied gingerly, “I thought you might have skipped your breakfast, so I brought some for you. It’s fine, I know, I will leave now…”
