âAlthough I donât know him personally, itâs clear to me that heâs a big shot.
Iâm afraid itâll be hard for you to live a simple and happy life being if you end up with a big shot Like him.
â
âI know.
.
Riley didnât have to warn me.
After everything that had happened between me and Caleb, I knew that it wouldnât be easy for us to be together.
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As Riley was trying to comfort me, she seemed to be reminded of her own plight, and her expression turned sad.
âAnyway, I hope youâre not silly enough to share a man with another woman just because of your so-called love.
Unfortunately, Iâm a tragic example of this.
â
I nodded in understanding.
After spending time with her these days, I had seen how she Lived her life.
If I did what she did and chose love over everything, I could suffer huge losses.
So I kept reminding myself not to commit the same mistakes.
âThanks for the advice, Riley.
â I reached for Rileyâs hand and squeezed it gratefully.
It was evening by the time we returned to Rileyâs home.
To my surprise, Adam had gotten off work early this time.
Not only did he pick up Luca from the kindergarten personally, but he also bought a bunch of flowers for Riley.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw the bundle of lilies in Adamâs arms, which gave off a faint floral fragrance
Adamâs sudden change made Luca very happy.
After all, children were forgetful.
Luca beamed as Adam handed him a brand new toy car and retreated to the Living room to play with it.
It was as though the child had completely forgotten how terrible his father acted when he was drunk the other night.
âIâm sorry, Riley.
â
After making amends with Luca, Adam Lowered his head and apologized to his wife.
âI was drunk that night and was upset.
I wasnât thinking straight and took my anger out on you.
Iâm really sorry.
â
But Riley didnât take the flowers.
She just stared at them in a daze.
Adam wasnât expecting his wife to be so uncooperative, so his apologetic expression soon turned to that of embarrassment.
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Seconds ticked by.
Finally, Adam had enough and his embarrassment turned to anger.
âIâve already apologized.
What more do you want?
Riley, youâre a mother now.
Havenât you Learned to be more forgiving?â
There was more than just a hint of anger in his tone.
Before Riley could say anything, Adam continued, âAnd why the hell did you embarrass Janiya in the mall this afternoon? Donât you know how rude that was, Riley?â
Only then did Riley come back to her senses.
She snorted and Looked at his livid face fearlessly.
âJaniya tried to drag my assistantâs name through the mud.
What was I supposed to do? Roll over and let her get away with it? Adam, I was fighting for my own reputation!â