RENE

Over a week had passed since I confronted Olivia about her decision to divorce Cyril, yet no progress had been made.

Cyril, for his part, had shown no real effort in finalizing it either. More often than not, he spent his time lamenting over Olivia rather than focusing on our future together.

My mother, of course, was no exception.

She continued to pressure me, relentless in her insistence that I compel Cyril into marriage.

“Are you still here?”

She barged into the living room, disrupting my television program without a second thought.

I ignored her.

I already knew what she was about to say.

Not content with merely interrupting...