CHAPTER FORTY-ONE: BUSTED!

NEXT DAY.. ~MAE~ I didn't switch on my phone until some minutes past 11 the next morning, and throughout the night, I didn't sleep a wink. How was I supposed to? When I was already so used to him?.. Maybe Charles was right after all. If he cared about me, he isn't going to go on a trip even when I just lost my pregnancy. Charles' call came in immediately after I turned on my phone as if it was planned. “Hey...” I said, feeling so down and uninterested. “Shortie, what's wrong?” he asked, and I sighed. “I had some issues with my husband. I guess you were right after all. I think he's beginning to lose interest in me,” I said slowly. “Seriously?!”. “What gave you that mindset?” he asked further. I sighed again; I wasn't interested in giving a response at that moment. “Can we talk about this later? Probably when we next see each other; I'm not in the mood right now,” I said. “You know that's impossible, right? I don't want you to get hurt, Mae. Tell me what happened?” he said. “