Returning to Her Madness

Jessica was beginning to grow restless. She could not stand how I wouldn't give her any reaction. She began to indulge Henry to get a reaction out of me.

Henry stayed in her study until late at night. When I brought her a glass of milk, I saw her sitting on his lap, the two of them together in an intimate position.

When Jessica saw me come in, she did not push him away. Instead, she looked at me with open provocation.

Meanwhile, I simply stood in the doorway and watched them, my heart completely empty. If this had happened two years ago, I would have been furious. I would have demanded an explanation and probably even thrown a punch at him.

But now, my only thought was how uncomfortable that pose was and how the milk was getting cold.

"I'm sorry for interrupting." I walked over and set the milk on the table. Then, I closed the half-opened window for them. "The wind is quite strong tonight. Don't catch a cold. Please, carry on."

With that, I turned and closed the door behind me.

The second the door shut, Jessica roared in fury from inside. "Leave! Get out!"

Right after that, I could hear Henry arguing back in a pitiful voice.

That night, Jessica stormed into my room reeking of alcohol and pinned me to the bed.

"Wil! Do you even have a heart?!" Her eyes were red as she stared at me. "I went that far, but why didn't you get angry? Don't you love me anymore? Or have you never loved me?!"

I looked at her face as she was on the verge of collapsing and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. I then said to her in a calm voice, "Jessica, stop. I just thought that if you liked him, I could step aside. As long as you're happy."

"I'm not happy! I'm not happy at all!" She buried her face in the nape of my neck and broke down sobbing.

"What I want is for you to love me! You can hit me, yell at me, hate me... just don't treat me like this. Don't act like a puppet around me..."

I let her tears soak my pajamas, but I was already counting the days in my mind.

Just a little over a month left.

All I needed to do was hang on a little longer, and my mission would be completed successfully. I could then take the money and leave. As for her pain… She had brought it upon herself. It was not my problem.

I thought that was how we were going to pass the days between my numbness and her madness, until Henry came looking for me one day.

"Wil, you're so disgusting." Henry looked at me with malice in the garden. "You obviously don't love Jessica, so why are you still keeping her to yourself? Look at what she has become. You've driven her insane!"

I simply trimmed the branches and gently replied, "That was her choice."

"Heh. Just you wait." Henry let out a cold laugh. "You won't have the right to stay by her side anymore soon."

I did not know what he meant, but I didn't pay any attention to it. I had not expected him to be that vicious, however.