Chapter 121: Maria's News

More silence filled the space between them. "Fine. Then listen well. I did not ask for any gifts from anyone because I have enough of everything. Why? Because of you, you dumb ox. You don't like me meeting my friends, so I never met anyone in the past week. You should know that because you keep tabs on me, as always." Maria felt her tears coming hard and sniffed them back. Not now. "So why are you still mad at me?" the sweet voice demanded in a helpless and infuriated tone. Again, nothing was said. Maria closed her eyes to fight the heat swarming to the back of her forehead. "You're angry because I broke my promise to you. I get it. But is this fair? Every time I get mad at you for something you did, I forgive you the second I see you. But when you get mad at me… you never… And you…" She sniffed again. "You do this!" Karl looked up at the ceiling while Sanders looked outside the glass wall at the garden. Sophie's gaze was on the floor while Albert ma