The Day I Finally Saw

A while later, Kerry, who was at the door, asked, "Is she asleep?"

Bruce wordlessly lifted her in his arms, causing the abashed Kerry to hit his chest.

"What if she hasn't fallen asleep? Be patient."

"Don't worry. The drug is powerful. Even if she's not asleep, she'll think she's dreaming."

I finally understood. His concerns and the so-called happy feelings he got from me drinking milk were just a cruel cover for such disgusting things.

Kerry's breaths started to get shorter.

"The Blakes' vegetable son is going to get engaged. They invited me to attend the engagement ceremony. How comical. Who on earth would think of marrying a vegetable?"

Bruce picked up the pace.

"You're being shortsighted. Being Mrs. Blake is worth millions. I wonder who got lucky?"

"Are you going to take me along to the engagement ceremony?"

"Dream on. The guests are wealthy and influential. You wouldn't fit in. I can only bring your cousin with me."

Kerry turned away, stopping Bruce from kissing her.

She said, "Don't you find it embarrassing to bring a blind woman there? This is a good chance for you to get connected to the wealthy. She'll only drag you down! Besides, I heard that the woman marrying into the Blakes is from Mapletown. I'm from Mapletown too. Maybe I can help connect the two of you."

Bruce gave it a thought; what Kerry said made sense to him. He eventually nodded. "Alright, alright, I'll take you with me."

When Bruce let out his last grunt of pleasure, he looked up and met with my gaze in the room. I immediately closed my eyes.

Bruce jumped in fright.

"I closed the door before I came out. Why is it open?"

"Why does it matter? She's dead asleep anyway. Ignore her. Come and be with me."

Soon, I heard their bodies smashing against each other. It was only in the early morning when they finally quieted down.

I did not sleep the entire night. My pillow was soaked with tears.

'How dare you humiliate me like this all this while, Bruce! Fine. I'll no longer show you mercy.'

When I heard the two of them woke up, I got out of bed. By the door, I tripped against something. While I pretended not to know what it was, trying to bend to touch it, Bruce immediately got up from the couch and ran to my side.

"Nancy, are you okay? Why didn't you call me?"

Kerry said with a hint of jealousy, "She just tripped, it's not like she—"

"Shut up. You left this here."

"I…"

Bruce cast Kerry a sharp gaze, and Kery reluctantly shut up.

The thing that tripped me was none other than Kerry's bra that Bruce had taken off the night before.

Bruce was worried that I would be able to recognize it by touching it, so he picked me up and placed me right in front of the dining table. Then, he carefully fed me breakfast.

His behavior disgusted me, but I forced myself to play along.

"Bruce, did the Blakes send the invitation for the engagement ceremony?"

"Y-you want to go?" Bruce was a little surprised.

He added, "Nancy, our wedding is in five days. Could you be a good girl and stay at home? I don't want you to get injured again. You'll have to be my most gorgeous bride."

His eyes gleamed with detest and resentment when he said that.

The juxtaposition of it all sent a chill running down my back. He was the one who started caring for me.

I lowered my head and continued eating. "I wonder who'd be marrying into the Blakes?" I asked, sounding curious.

"No matter who it is, anyone who becomes Mrs. Blake would no longer need to work for the rest of their lives. How lucky."

"Say, if I were to marry into the Blake family, they'd be able to treat my blindness, right?"

"Haha! Aaron Blake is a vegetable. I doubt he'd want to marry a blind woman."

Bruce immediately realized that he had misspoken. He immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, Nancy. I'll continue finding you a doctor."

It seemed that was what he truly thought of me all this time.

After he left, Kerry approached me.