CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN : CHARLES' VISIT

~MAE~ ..And here is the surprise, I heard Frank say from behind me as he closed the door. I would have concluded I was dreaming if I hadn't pinched myself hard to see anything happening. Charles was cladded in a black T-shirt and blue jeans on a pair of slippers. His hair was messy, and I could tell its strands were tangled judging from how it looked. Mae.." he stood up immediately and took several steps toward me. What are you doing here? I asked quite calmly, but I could hear the echoes of my own shattering heart while my heart beat faster… I'm here to– "he tried saying, but I cut him short. What does he have to say? What damn words of his can erase the pains he had made me feel? I rushed to him immediately, and at the same time, I slapped him twice on the cheeks, breathing hard as my tears fell. How dare you show up your face after making me lose my marriage? How dare you?!"I ranted, speaking so loudly that my veins revealed due to how I stressed my nerves. He rubbed his pal