After that night's events, he left her so exhausted she could barely stand. It was almost noon before he stopped punishing her. 'Where does he get all that energy?'
Her day off turned out to be incredibly dismal. When she woke up, it was almost evening. She had planned to read at a café, but she was too drained because Mackie kept tormenting her with his self-centered behavior. On top of that, she had to face a traumatic event that was seared into her memory. If he hadn't come back to save her, what would have happened to her? Just thinking about it, she didn't want to recall that incident again. If she could go back, she wouldn't drink and definitely wouldn't have defied him.
When she checked her phone, which he had retrieved for her after it had likely fallen by the roadside during her
