"I wouldn't dare to cross you."
Aurelia pulled her hand back and reached for an orange, starting to peel it.
Leopold took the orange from her, easily peeled it in a few swift moves, and fed her a slice.
Only she had the power to influence his moods, to sway his likes and dislikes, and to make him lose control.
"You need to remember that you're my wife."
"I remember that," Aurelia smirked, thinking inside, “he didn't truly love me, and it was just his overpowering possessiveness acting up.”
But she was a principled and moral person. As long as Leopold didn't betray or hurt her, or disappoint her, she wouldn't overstep any boundaries. She never thought about getting back with Arnold. She just wanted to take care of him as a friend and family member, to repay the kindness he had shown her.
The next day, Aurelia made a pot of tomato bisque.
Arnold lay in his hospital bed, eagerly awaiting her arrival. His eyes would only light up, and his mood would only improve when he saw Aurelia.
Just as he finished the bisque, Magnolia arrived.
Arnold's face immediately darkened, and he snapped, "Get out, I don't want to see you."
Magnolia whimpered and started to cry, "Arnold, I'm your mother. I carried you for nine months, and you're more important to me than my own life!"
Arnold felt the irony deeply, "My mother is dead in my heart, and you're not my mother!" He called for the security guard outside and had Magnolia thrown out.
Aurelia didn't know what to say. She just stood silently by the side.
She guessed that Lisa's scheming against Arnold probably had something to do with Magnolia, otherwise, he wouldn't be so agitated.
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