THE NEXT DAY, Hera woke up early, feeling terrible. The muscle in her abdomen is still in pain but not that painful, unlike yesterday.

No matter how hard she tries to be tough—to ignore everything, she will still receive punishment from him. And now, she was left with no choice but to obey Laila. Oh God, she wanted to end all of this and just divorced him but when Achilles shows his other side—where he shows her the care—not literally but Hera can feel it through his voice and actions, she will end up trying to be tough each day. Finding herself obeying him again and again.

She just washed...