But Sherman didn't feel that distressed, at least, Kingsley did not completely conceal the truth from her, and he had told her everything.
The only relief to Sherman was the agreement between Kingsley and his wife. The terms were specific, which gave her a bit of comfort, so she thought at the very least, she was not that humiliated.
While eating her instant noodles, she browsed through the pages of her computer.
It was almost time for bed when Sherman got two more messages.
-- "Are you in bed?"
--"If I have all these things settled, is there any chance that we will make up?"
It was still Kingsley who sent the messages.
Sherman didn't reply. She just read it and then turned off the phone. She didn't want to do the dishes, so she casually left it in the kitchen, intending to wash it tomorrow.
When passing by the window, she saw that the Mulsanne was still there.
Sherman paused but didn't pay much attention to it.
She didn't want to think about anything, she just wanted to have a good sleep.
The apartment's lights went out, and half an hour later, the Mulsanne left.
The next day, Sherman went to the company. The manager's face hardened but did not lose his temper t o her.
Yesterday, Sherman called to ask for a leave, but the manager didn't approve, saying that there was a lot of work to be done in the company. Sherman ignored the manager's words and didn't come to work all day.
Knowing that she had gone too far, Sherman made a cup of coffee for the manager. "I am to be blamed for m y absence from work yesterday . I will work hard today."
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