“Through Awatef, I discovered a whole new life. I remember the day she took me to buy some new suits. It was the first time I had bought Lanvin or Christian Dior, and it was the first time I had worn Bally or Moreschi shoes. And before that, she bought me a gold Rolex watch! I wish I didn’t have disagreements with Awatef,” he concluded with a sigh.
I hadn’t expected him to speak so openly but now he had said it clearly. I had a wealth of detail for a novel, if I could use it.
The villa around us was still and silent. I was glad I had put my phone on silent mode. I had told Shoroq I would be back by twelve o’clock.
“We live in an eastern society, where men are different from women,” Khalid continued. “I felt embarrassed when Awatef paid my bills, but she just laughed. ‘It’s my money,’ sh
