I woke up strangely too energised considering how late I had slept. Even after putting Lee into bed last night, sleep came nowhere near me so I decided to read a book.
I looked at my "Bride for rent" beside the bed and smiled. Reflecting beyond the female protagonist Raya and how similar we were… she didn't have a mute child to cater for, nor was I married to and man because of money but we had one thing in common– A suffering boss.
One who was too closed off and too immersed in loss to notice the effect of his character on others. Luckily for her, her husband/boss later fell in love with her so she didn't have to continue struggling with his obnoxious attitude but for me, that would never be the case.
I smiled quietly. Adam was not just emotionally unavailable, he was off-limits. A fo
