Chapter 161

MELISSA It had been a long day; aside from working around the kitchen like a dog to make dinner and then serving it, the words that Tema had thrown at me all day were far more hurtful than any pain I felt in my legs. "You do not have any children to nurse, so why don't you help out in the kitchen?" "There is no child in your womb, so why don't you cook the meal all by yourself?" "You have nothing better to do; instead of being idle all day, why don't you occupy your day with house chores?" No one could stop Tema when she started those kinds of subtle insults. I sigh as I get into the room to see Kellan on the couch, tapping aggressively on his controller. He had been out of a job for a month now, and he did not care at all. "I am enjoying a break after such a long time," he would say anytime I tried to bring it up. Why did I think that Kellan was such a prize that I had to take him off Luneth? Wouldn't it have been better if she were the one who got married to him? I wouldn't have to g