After leaving the fitting room, the atmosphere between them changed completely... or more accurately, it changed for just one of them.
Melda walked out in a new dress worth nearly a thousand that Alan had chosen for her. Her once tear-stained, strikingly beautiful face was now dry, leaving only a faint smile at the corner of her lips, a smile as exquisite as a masterpiece sculpture, yet devoid of any life.
"Is this dress beautiful, Darling?" She twirled for him to see, raising a black credit card in her slender hand. "Thank you for the allowance. I'll make sure it's worth every penny."
Alan frowned slightly, feeling uneasy about her words, but he chose to brush it off.
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*Inside the luxury car*
Silence enveloped the atmosphere inside the car. Alan looked at Melda, who sat quietly g
