Chapter 6


    “Isn’t there chocte in the pantry?” stor’s deep voice inquired, his demeanor seemingly unaffected.


    However, it carried an intentional air of nonchnce.


    The janitor cleaned the pantry this morning and threw away all of the choctes and candies. The new


    stock hasn’t arrived yet. Felicia’s starving. Since you’re having breakfast here, Mr. Lopez, would you


    mind letting Felicia join in for a few bites?” the assistant whispered, casting a deliberate nce at


    Anastasia before asking, “Mrs. Lopez, you wouldn’t mind, would you?”


    “I don’t mind.” Anastasia stated politely, her words cloaked in euphemism. “But I woke up at six in the


    morning to prepare this soup specifically for stor.”


    Anastasia subtly presented the choice to stor.


    Before stor could respond, Felicia took it upon herself to enter the office.


    “Go ahead and take some.” stor’s tone retained its depth as he spoke to Felicia, his gaze carrying a


    subtle warning. “Just remember to have your breakfast beforeing to work.”


    It was clear that he was cautioning Felicia not to y such tricks in front of Anastasia.


    Anastasia understood well that stor’s current reluctance to seek a divorce stemmed from herck of


    transgressions in. their marriage up to this point.


    “stor. I want to drink some water.” Felicia looked up at stor.


    Reacting on instinct, stor calibrated the water temperature to an exact 100 degrees Fahrenheit and


    passed Felicia the ss.


    His indifference toward Anastasia was palpable as he knew she was reasonable.


    “Thank you, stor,” Felicia responded coquettishly as she shot provocative nces at Anastasia.


    “But… wouldn’t Anastasia be upset if I ate the breakfast she made especially for you?”


    Anastasia sneered.


    “Annie wouldn’t mind. She’s very understanding.” stor responded, giving credit to Anastasia’s


    magnanimity.


    “I’m relieved to hear that.” Felicia smiled as she picked up a spoon and sipped the mushroom soup,


    also sampling some sd.


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    After a while, an unusual expression flickered across Felicia’s face. Instantly, herplexion turned


    pale, and she began to struggle for each breath.


    “A–stor,” she managed to utter, her voice strained.


    stor’s eyes snapped to Felicia as he detected her distress. “What’s wrong?” he questioned, a note


    of panic creeping into his


    tone.


    “Medicine… Bring me my medicine. Felicia gasped.


    stor’s face contorted in panic. He urgently called to his assistant, “Fetch her medicine!”


    The assistant, well–versed in the situation, knew that stor was referring to Felicia’s asthma


    medication.


    “The meal… What was in it?” Despite her face turning red, Felicia still managed to question Anastasia.


    Anastasia was confused. “stor, what’s wrong?”


    “What did you add to the food?” stor’s inquiry to Anastasia carried an usatory undertone, though


    he was oblivious to the hostile attitude he was disying in the heat of the moment.


    Anastasia couldn’t help but find his words somewhat amusing, almost like a buzzing sound in her ears.


    “I prepared the mushroom soup as usual, and for the sd dressing, I used peanut butter.”


    “Peanut butter?” stor’s expression darkened considerably. “Don’t you know that Felicia is allergic to


    peanut butter? You could have killed her!”


    “stor, I made breakfast for you! I’ve consistently used peanut butter as a dressing for the sd. How


    was I supposed to know about Felicia’s allergy?” Anastasia retorted. Her emotions were spiraling, and


    the image of theposed and understanding wife was almost starting to crack.


    “Tgot up at six in the morning to prepare breakfast for you, and this is how you treat me? Anastasia’s


    eyes reddened as her emotions surged and shouted at stor. With her bag in hand, she turned


    abruptly and stormed out.


    stor was left stunned. Over their four years of marriage, he had grown ustomed to Anastasia’s


    gentleness and sensibility. This was the first time he witnessed her getting so worked up.


    After taking the medicine, Felicia gradually came back to her senses. A triumphant smile curled at the


    corners of her lips.


    Once more, she felt the satisfaction of outmaneuvering Anastasia. “stor, could it be that Annie has


    found out about us and is now holding a grudge against me? That’s why she purposely…”


    Felicia wanted to manipte stor into feeling sorry for her and directing his anger toward Anastasia.


    “Anastasia brought me breakfast. You are the one who insisted on eating it. Who exactly are you trying


    to me now?” stor chided, his voice tinged with suppressed anger. His expression remained grim


    as he fetched his coat and hurried after Anastasia.