Chapter 38 What’s His Name?
Anne glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already 2:30 AM.
Her parents were probably fast asleep by now, and she didn’t
want to worry them by making a late–night trip to the police
station.
After wrestling with her thoughts for a moment, she decided
to call her husband, Dante.
The phone rang a few times before he picked up. The background noise was chaotic, filled with the sounds of laughter and clinking glasses as if he were at a poker game. Anne could even hear a woman’s voice in the mix.
“What’s up?” Dante’s tone was flat, lacking any warmth.
Anne skipped the pleasantries, her voice icy. “Come pick me up at the police station.”
There was a brief pause, and then Dante’s voice, laced with sarcasm, cut through the noise.
“In trouble, huh? You’ve really outdone yourself this time,
Anne.”
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She bit her lip, sensing his impatience.
She thought, frustration bubbling up inside her, “What am I doing, calling him?”
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Anne was about to hang up when Dante’s voice broke through again. “Alright, I’ll come get you. But first, you owe me a favor.”
Anne tightened her grip on the phone, her heart racing. “What
favor?”
“Give me a kid.”
Anne was momentarily speechless.
“What? We’re about to get a divorce! Why would I have a kid.
now? Are you out of your mind?”
She could tell he was just trying to mess with her.
Their marriage had always been a business arrangement, a union forged under family pressure, and he had never truly
been hers.
For two long years, Anne had waited in vain for a spark that
never came, only to face the harsh reality that Dante would
never love her.
When she finally suggested divorce, he had agreed, and they
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were in the process of figuring out the details.
She thought, “And now he wants me to have a child? It’s
absurd.”
It was clear that Dante was unwilling to come to the police
station to bail her out.
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“Seriously, Anne? If we’re getting divorced, why should I bail
you out?”
wash over her.
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awake at this hour.
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