I understood that he couldn’t blame me for what had taken place, but he wouldn’t be like that if it weren’t for me making so many enemies.

“I just came to check on you.” I turned to the maid and ordered, “Clean up the mess.”

“Yes, madam!” The maid obeyed

Noticing that Brian had not made a scene as he had done before, the maid hastened to gather up the food and broken dishes and took them outside.

After the maid had gone, I relocated to the window. I was just about to pull back the curtains when Brian intervened. "Don't open it. I hate sunlight," he said.

Without responding,...