“What happened again? Why does your face look like that? Even the best painter wouldn’t be able to capture it, girl,” Her friend teased her. She was visiting Zoe at her condo because Ciel was in the hospital again.
Zoe’s face was wrinkled, and she looked upset as she focused on eating the pizza they had delivered. They were on the veranda, looking out at the busy city road. The sunlight was starting to irritate her. Well, better to be here than staying at the hotel alone and angry.
“He comes home late all the time. He has no time for me. Ciel spends most of his time in the hospital with his mother and ex-girlfriend. I feel like...” She exhaled deeply. “I want to go home and leave him there until his mother recovers. I don’t want to wait for him, not knowing exactly when he’ll be home. It
