sure if Julio had overhea
the air between
ion cold. "Get Lillian her medicine as soo
urned and walked back into
d my lips curled up into a
pecially when I knew he certainly would not try to
elf to sto
up the tray with medications and IV in it an
p rate, she suddenly clutched her abdomen and curled into a b
the portable oxygen tank sta
, Julio pulled Lillian pr
ad. Thick, sticky blood tri
py when you are working, and that is bad en
nt of me and realized the IV needle on
sly, "It is fine, Julio. Anyone would be resentful work
eanor only made Julio angrier. "That just pr
, but my reply came out w
d everything around me, ma
me, took control of the situation, and esc
injury, I could n
to steel myself an
io's car pulled up in fr
ike this?" He glanced at the bandage on my forehead and tossed me a tube of ointment. "You cannot
descending towards me, habitually belittling me.
n myself like I used to, Juli
illian is unwell, and you keep making mistakes. If your skills are not sharp, you need to work harder to im
way. "You are worr
so paranoiac? Lillian has not left the country for so long. Of course I
my bare ring finger. "Whe
d my arms. "It gets in the way at work.
olly. "If you caused a medical incident and dragged the Roberts family int
ther, suddenly struck by how
over the past two years, I
uld always brush it off with excuses like "I am not used to
hat Lillian was the one and only love of his life did
tared down at my phone, scr
at, grabbed a paper bag, and tossed it into my
oom for refusal, s
other hand cream from some
ian's latest post with a photo of a dazzling piece of je
pping through my fashion magazine
anniversary and was inwardly happy about that,
was meant to celebra
lio finally noticed w
alone. She needs expensive jewelry to maintain her image. Why do we have to fuss over empty rituals and f
deeper than an
e however he pleased becaus
respected m
a banquet at the house in a couple of days, as a make-up for your an
dow. The wind dried
n an accident, they received a proper buria
t thing I ever did for the Roberts f
ht to the kitchen. "Lillian mentioned last nigh
nly picked me up so he cou
glass of water. Yet, he said with a dismissive look, "Every minute I waste costs m
pare time in the kitchen. It was
how. If you want to cook, ask the servants or look up a
t caring what expression he wor
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