Chapter 96

TAKING ON Frightened about George’s reaction when I told him that I covered up for my mistake for what I did last night; deleted the screenshots of the chat with people on the dating app I had downloaded to feel better about myself when George was very busy at work since he had just got a promotion soon after I gave birth to Mabel. I am usually not that kind, but maybe the hormonal imbalance that I had back then must have been the reason for me to act so needy. Otherwise, I am very supportive and understand when someone is really busy, and I do not demand attention from them. Hearing me accept covering up for a mistake last night, he stopped the car at the roadside to listen to me with his undivided attention. I can listen to my heart thumping through my chest so loudly; it is scary because I had thought about not telling George about it before I actually deleted the pictures. Now I can't back off from this, even if I want to because I also don’t have any other reason to give to him fo