Sweet Situation: Escape from Love to You

anan sobbed, her words br

r voice tinged with worry. She gazed at her sister wi

empts to speak swallowed by her sobs. After a few moments, she ma

hout asking any more questions. She gently rubbed Tharatchanan's back, her voice calm and s

een so serious about him-serious enough to talk about marriage and building a future together. But maybe it was

Tharatchanan whispered through her t

g never been in a relationship herself, she couldn't ful

.. on me... for

ster devoted to him, never once straying or entertaining the advances of o

apha asked, her voice steady. "A man who tr

up, and yet now they felt like a painful truth she couldn't escape. Her chest

n, she knew they were true. A man like him wasn't fit to be the fath

hter, silently vowing to help her get thro

rything to her, but now they were nothing more than trash waiting to be discarded. The fond memories of the past five year

touched the little food Ladapha had brought her, and despite her internal monologue tellin

knock,

t. There was no response from Tharatchanan. She didn't even stir

diately struck by the oppressive darkness of the room. The curtains

ing closer to the bed. She gazed down at her sister, her h

omething drastic? Two days weren't long enough to fully heal, b

r to come stay with you for a while," Ladapha

d, her voice muffled but sharp enough

acting like this, there's a real chance you'll do something r

ought of their hot-headed older brother showing up-and potentially escalating things wit

d, tilting her head as she met her si

ed her face and tried to steal herself. Ladapha was right, wallowing wouldn

n't have to c

"Good. Then let's

epped back, her sister's gaze drifted toward a mirror across the room. The mo

ace? Why do I look

plexion, free of wrinkles and blemishes, was now a pale, tired canvas with dark circles under her eyes. Her

she cried, stomping he

r. Her elder sister's over-the-top reaction, though dramatic, was a

rself," Ladapha teased, grinning. "At this

an snapped, glaring a

r hands in mock surrender. "I'll wait for y

ad at her sister's antics before turning back to her reflection. Despite her embarrassment, she could

how much she had let herself go in just two days. Her reflection-pale, tired, and almost unrecog