Ivy lay on her bed with her eyes wide open. She wondered where her husband had gone with Sheila.
Figuring she couldn't deal with this alone, she decided to put in a call to Larisa.
But after calling several times, Larisa never picked up.
Deep sighs escaped her lungs.
Larisa was an early sleeper, maybe she had fallen asleep.
She was now alone in her dilemma, alone in her marriage, with nobody to comfort her or distract her even for a moment.
She was losing her husband to his ex.
With so many thoughts jumbled in her mind, Ivy finally drifted off to sleep.
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Light rays pierce through her window into the room.
She turned around on the bed.
Her eyes opened slowly and suddenly opened wide as they stopped on Ryder in front of the mirror.
She placed her head back on the pillow
