• Smeared Mascara

Renee’s eyes were swollen with tears and she was sprawled out on the floor looking downcast. Her mascara was smeared and she looked up at her husband. With clenched teeth, she said. “I hate you Jason Vanguard, I hate you!”

He didn't react, he didn't even twist his face, he only swallowed and acknowledged her anger. “I'm sorry that I didn't tell you, but I knew you wouldn't agree to it.”

Finally she found the strength to pick herself up from the floor and she was now standing eye to eye with him. “Oh and you think I agree now? For as long as we will be together, I will never treat you like you're my husband.”

She turned around to walk away but he grabbed her elbow, pulling her backwards. “Renée, this isn't about us, it's about the baby you're carrying, he deserves a stable home.”

“Screw you and the baby!” She yelled, stomping away angrily. When she burst out of the building of the registry, the first thing she saw outside was her father and Desmond vanguard locked in a handshake.

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