Once a person got trapped in a downward spiral of destructive thoughts, escape, if not impossible, was very hard.
No matter what Emily did, she could not shake the feeling that Sam was still in love with Anne, especially with the way he had been acting recently. He married her only because Anne had married someone else.
It hurt her, but she told herself that she would never be a substitute for anyone!
Sam tightly balled up his fists as a deep frown appeared on his face. If Emily was already acting the way she was right now, how far would she react if he told her that Anne was found injected with Kim's drug?
Worse, if he decided not to tell her the truth upfront, he was sure that she would think he was in love with Anne once she found out what truly happened.
Sam fell silent as he tried to decide the best course of action to take. Emily, on the other hand, was not amused by his sudden absent-mindedness. Rage flashed across her eyes and in a huff, she stormed out of the office.
It was not until some time after Emily had left did Sam come back to his senses and realize that he was all alone. Stunned, he thought to himself, 'When did Emily leave? She didn't even say goodbye!'
He quickly fished his phone out of his pocket and dialed her number. To his surprise, the line was dead. He figured that she turned her phone off. At that moment, regret began to dawn on his being.
Sam stood up and picked up his clothes. But with a bitter smile, he put them down on second thought. How could he explain what had happened when he caught up with her?
'Forget it. I need more time to figure it out.'
As time went by, the moon disappeared, replaced by the warm sun.
Anne rubbed her temples as soon as she woke up. All of a sudden, she thought that she should divorce Kevin today. At the thought of this, she immediately stood up and left.
With a sweet smile, Eddy came to her and stared at her with his doe eyes. She then lowered her head and kissed him on the forehead. She caressed his little face and said with a smile, "Good boy!"
Anne's gesture made Eddy slightly raise his eyebrows while he watched her go.
As she walked, she found Selma telling a story to Sally and Simon in her arms. "Where is Kevin?" she asked.
Selma raised her head and looked at Anne. "It's late. Kevin has already gone to work," she answered indifferently.
Selma's answer put a frown on Anne's face. Only then did she realize that she had overslept, so Kevin had already left.
Anne felt disdainful because of it. Then, she turned around and returned to her room.
Selma raised her eyebrows but said nothing. Eddy walked up to his grandmother and asked, "Grandma, when will there be an antidote to cure Mommy? Is Mommy really going to divorce Dad?"
Selma sighed heavily. Kevin had told her that there was no antidote for it so far. As for when the effect would go away, they had no idea.
"Eddy, don't worry. Your father won't divorce your mother. He won't allow it." At least, Selma was sure of this.
Eddy nodded in response. He did not delve deeper into the topic anymore.
When Anne was finally back in her room, she took out her bag and searched for Kim's note. To her surprise, the note was nowhere to be found. Her eyes widened in shock because everything in her bag was there, but the note.
'Where's the note?!'
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