I Want My Love Back

She is a sweet poison

"I deserved to be watched like a criminal. Ah ... ah ... No don't.... don't call her.", Dan pleaded and tried to rush towards Maria to stop her from making a call. but Pablo held him tightly and did not let him leave the bed.

"Hello, Julliet ... No, nothing is OK... It's your Father, he ate the muffin that had an egg .... Your granddaughter gave it to him ... We are at the City hospital ... OK, be careful on your way.", Dan was struggling in Pablo's grip while Maria talked on the call for a few minutes and then hung up.

"Hmm ... Maria, isn't Juliet your daughter-in-law's name?", Valda asked in confusion.

"It is? You have not seen her yet. Have you? Today I will introduce her to you. She is such a darling, you will love her. My useless son only did one good thing in his life, marrying Juliet.", Maria replied proudly.

"AH, then Maria, if she is that nice, then why is Dan acting like she is a Satan coming here to take his life?", Valda became more confused.

"He ... he .... You will know it soon. Let me tell you a secret. Juliet is the only one who can handle this old man.", Maria giggled.

'It's over', Dan thought in his mind. He then looked at Pablo as if he was his only hope, "Pablo Brother, please, for the sake of our friendship, let me just leave this place. Let me leave before Juliet comes. Please...".

"Stop it, Dan, I have met Juliet. She is such a sweet child. Why are you acting like she is a villain's daughter-in-law?". Pablo was fed up with Dan's childish behaviour.

"Bro, she is not a villain. If she was a villain I would have dealt with her without any worry, but she is ... she is... way too sweet and soft. She is a sweet poison. Her sweet is the most harmful weapon.", Dan cried.

At this time, a doctor and nurse came inside the ward. Pablo saw the doctor and quickly said, "Doctor, please check him. He had pain in his chest just now.".

"Don't worry Mr. Tyler, let me check.", the doctor said.

The doctor and nurse quickly came forward and started checking Dan. They gave him a quick check. The doctor then wrote his observations in Dan's file, then told Maria, Valda, and Pablo about Dan's situation, "Don't worry Mr. Miller is absolutely fine now. His body is a little exhausted but after some rest, he will be fine.".

"Thank you, doctor.", Pablo thanked the doctor.

"I'll take a leave now. I have to check other patients as well.", the doctor said, and then left with the nurse.

From the time Maria came, Valda was not able to digest the fact that a woman who in the past used to act so obediently, who never dared to go against Dan, was so cold and rude to him now. She waited for the doctor to check on Dan. Once, the doctor informed them Dan was fine. She could not hold it anymore and asked, "Maria, Aren't you too rude to Dan?".

" What do you mean, Valda?", Maria asked her.

"I have been observing you from the time you came here. You shouted at him, scolded him, and even stayed cold towards him while he was pleading. Maria, you have changed. I remember you never treated him like that before. He was like a spoiled king to you. You were always so careful while talking to him. Afraid that he will get angry with you because of what you say. I remember once Dan just casually told you that he hates yellow. I remember as soon as you heard it you became paler, and your whole body was shaking. I remember it took two days for me to coax you and calm you down. You were crying because you thought Dan would hate you for liking the colour yellow. Yellow was your favourite colour and half of your wardrobe was filled with it. But just because he said he hated yellow, you had thrown away all the things you had that were yellow. You even threw away your favourite yellow cup too. You always try to like what Dan likes and hate what Dan hates. You were always soft, sweet, and obedient to him. But today you are cold towards him. I can understand after spending years together, people start getting along well without fear and are comfortable being who they are with their life partner. But Maria, you have turned way too cold towards Dan. Your behaviour did not show affection, it showed anger. Aren't you too rude to Dan?", Valda said to Maria.

"Rude? Hmm, Valda, you know nothing. You are right. In the past, I used to care so much about him. His opinion was always my top priority. I never hesitated in leaving anything I liked just because he did not like it. But what do I get in return? I loved this man wholeheartedly. I faithfully took care of him. I was obedient to him but this man, instead of cherishing my love, took advantage of it. I kept tolerating his arrogance, just because I was afraid of losing him. Because I loved him so much that just the thought of him leaving me and not loving me anymore was so painful and scary for me that I choose to be a silent and obedient wife no matter what happens. Back then, he told me that we would move to another country. I was not willing to leave this place. You know I lost my parents before I got married to Dan. They are buried in this country. I was their only child. I was worried, if I left the country, then who would go to their graves and pray? You know I am not good at making friends. In fact, I only had three friends, you, Jenifer, and Victoria. I was afraid that if I left the country I would not be able to see you guys again and, even worse, I would not have any friends anymore. But I did not say it. I kept it in my heart because I was afraid that Dan would be angry and he would leave me here and leave the country. I silently kept praying to God that Dan gave up the idea of moving to another country. But God did not listen to me. I should not have stayed silent. I should have told him I didn't want to leave. I should have fought with him and stayed here.I shouldn't have agreed to leave the country fifteen years ago.", Maria's eyes got wet, she grabbed Valda's hand, sobbed, and continued, "Valda, you have no idea how much I suffered in a foreign country. As soon as we went there, he got busy setting up his business and leaving me alone. I had to handle home and everything all alone. It was so difficult, I used to miss you, miss my home every day, every second. I hate him. I hate him for making me leave you all.".

"Oh dear, Maria don't cry. Back then, Dan did not have a choice. His business was getting worse day by day. He had no choice but to try his luck in another country. And you see didn't it work. The Miller's are in almost every industry now. Dan not only succeeded in flourishing his business in a foreign country, he even made his place here too. People here know Miller's as a strong and trustable brand. No matter whether it's garments or leather items or food items, people buy these things with the Miller's tag on them. Look, if Dan had not left in the past, Miller's would have vanished. He took that step, that is why Miller is still alive and prospecting. If he had not done it, your family would be in a very bad condition. He took that step for you, and his child back then.", Valda reasoned.

!5 years ago, a fire broke out in Miller's garment factory. The fire was so big that it was hard to cool it down. It took 3 days to cool it down. When the fire brigade stopped the fire, everything inside was burned to ashes. Even more than 10 workers also died in that incident.