AMELIA
I had thought about it. I had a chance to leave. Conrad had offered me a chance to leave. My fear would have been gone. But I couldn't. With every wild thought screaming for me to leave there, I stood, still thinking.
I knew that his condition for me to stay won't be an easy one. But it was better than returning to my house. I was finally away from my parents. They were finally having the peace of mind they wanted. I didn't want to be a burden anymore.
“Immediately after the wedding, you'll put your son in daycare and you'll find a job,” he said, his tone more like an order than simply telling.
Find a job? I could understand him telling me to put Noah in a daycare but why the job?
“What is there to think about? I need a response now.”
I sighed. It was better than going back.
