72 feeling curious and resigned

At 5 pm, Steffi was by the lake, with Evan who always accompanies her. The woman sat looking straight ahead of her but her mind was about her husband who paid more attention to other women.

"I remember when we to the cafe with Liam," she says softly. "That night I told Bill about it. He immediately got mad, asking me not to be near Liam anymore... He even made a fuss about us eating together... he said he didn't like it when Liam and I could stare at each other... But he does it more than that with other women," she continued thinly.

"He's like manipulative," replied Evan who sat beside Steffi.

"Yeah... He blamed me even though his mistake was more fatal..."

Evan sighed, then stretched while his hands leaned back to support his body that was leaning back.

"Then what's your next plan?" he asked, glancing at Steffi's puffy eye because she had been crying earlier.