“Your visa will be approved in a week’s time.”
I got home, only to be greeted by the sight of Hansel lying in Giselle’s arms. He wore a relaxed smile, looking as if he were asleep.
His eyes fluttered open when he heard my movements.
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Giselle glared at me.
“Melissa, why didn’t you pick Hansel up today? Do you really not care about him? You’re a failure of a wife, and the reason he
ended up in this state!”
Instead of apologizing like I always did, I merely offered an explanation.
Giselle nearly erupted in anger when her attempt to provoke was met with complete indifference. Hansel immediately pulled her
back.
They exchanged a look.
Giselle then announced, “I have good news for you. Hansel has recovered from depression, but his condition is very unstable
now. He has received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. You need to make sure his mood is stable at all times.”
́She arched a brow, puzzled at my lack of response. She wondered aloud, “Aren’t you happy to hear that?”
Before I could speak, Hansel held me tightly. It felt as if he wanted to crush me.
“Mel, thank you for your effort over the past five years. Thanks for not giving up on me. I’m finally back to normal. I can finally
love you back… and I’m so happy.”
I met his loving gaze and saw my reflection in his dark pupils. He looked at me the same way when he had proposed to me ten
years ago.
‘I would have fallen for his lie and his act if I hadn’t overheard his conversation with Giselle in the therapy room.
But I kept my silence and allowed him to hold me.
Giselle was shooting daggers at me in the meantime. Soon, she put on an innocent smile and pulled us apart.
“Hansel has just recovered. Time to take better care of his health. Let’s make some food for him.”
She dragged me to the kitchen and hissed in my ear, “Melissa, Hansel has never been sick. It’s just an excuse to stay away from
you because you disgust him.
“I’m the one he loves. If I were you, I’d leave him now.”
I pretended I didn’t hear her. Devoid of emotions, I pulled out the knife and started cutting the vegetables.
Suddenly, she gripped my wrist so that the blade was directed at her. Then, she screamed, “Mel, what are you doing? There’s really nothing going on between me and Hansel!”
She got Hansel’s attention with her shrill screams.
He rushed over and slapped the knife away from my hand. After that, he wrapped Giselle in a tight hug while gently comforting
her.
The knife clattered loudly on the floor. The pain that shot through my thigh made me double over.
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I saw a deep, bloody slash on my skin. Blood trickled down my thigh and stained my white shoes.
Hansel looked down at me with a cold glint in his eyes.
“Thank goodness Giselle’is safe. What am I gonna do if anything happens to her? She’s my attending physician! I do not wish to see this happen again.”
With that, Hansel scooped Giselle into his arms and left without a care for my blood–stained lower body.
I watched them disappear from view. This reminded me of that night from many years ago when I suffered from period cramps.
Hansel had carried me on his back and walked in the snow through the night. I remembered his back being wide and warm. It was a stark difference from his cold demeanor today as he walked away from me.
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