Love or Leave Behind Novel

When Samuel mentioned the child, Shelmaine’s heart ached as if it was being stabbed.

Samuel didn’t know about her miscarriage. Thinking about how tronk it was, she chuckled coldly. “You’re indeed drunk. Stop coming here to harass me, or I

There was a long silence on Sammel’s end. When she was about to hang up, he said, “Shelmaine, don’t be with him”

“Who I’m with is none of your business. Stop drunk dialing me, and don’t ever disturb myl

I’ll call the police.”

Shelmaine’s tone was devoid of emotion. It became as cold as the one she had learned from him. “We’ve agreed on the terms when we divorced. I hope you haven’t forgotten

about that

with that, she hung up the phone without hesitation.

Unfortunately, Samuel’s call had ruined her night. She couldn’t sleep now, especially after he mentioned her miscarriage. She assumed he would’ve been thrilled if he had known. The thought made her feel terrible.She lit a cigarette from the pack on her nightstand and started smoking.

Unsure if Samuel had shown up at her place, she turned on the light and quietly walked to the door. After seeing no one through the peephole, she finally felt relieved.

She assumed Samuel was so drunk that he had spoken without a clear mind.

The next morning, Julien showed up again. He was visibly exhausted from the previous night’s drinking. Upon noticing his condition, Shelmaine offered to drive as she was worried about him.

Julien took the opportunity to play up his vulnerability. “Shelly, you really do care about me.”

This address caught Shelmaine off guard. “Don’t call me that”

Why not?

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“I like calling you Shelly, so let me be,” Julien insisted stubbornly as he settled into the front passenger seat. “Whether you like it or not, I’ll call you Shelly” “Are you sure you’re sober?”

“I am, or I would’ve been arrested b by now.”

w.” Julien paused and continued, “just take me to my office. Now that you’ve mentioned it, I do feel dizzy” ‘s your office?

Feeling exasperated, she asked, “Where’s

Julien tapped a few buttons on the control screen, and the navigation popped up. “Just follow the GPS. After dropping me off, you can drive back and pick me up in the afternoon” Feeling something was out about the arrangement, Shelmaine protested, “No need, I can take a cab back later.”

“No way, I’m not that inconsiderate to make you run around.”

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“Well, how about 1 book you a chauffeur service?

Julien finally relented. “Fine. I won’t argue anymore.”

“That’s more like it.” Shelmaine sighed as she accepted the situation.

“Shelly, I’m surprised by your steady driving skills, considering your young age.” Julien began praising her again.

Shelmaine complained, “Please stop with the flattery”

“Why can’t I praise you when you’re doing great?”

“In your comment state, I’m starting to think you’re still not fully sober.”

“No, I’m fully sober. I’m just a little tired from staying uplate”

shelmaine focused on driving Talking to Julien would cause distraction

However, Julien started taking pictures of her againContent property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

ske caught him in the art and asked steinh. “Are you taking photos of me again?

“1 won“I post thrm on social media I’m just going to send them to you

“Aren’t you wortled about what people might said you post them?