Hearing this, Annabelle Linton showed no reaction, not even to the news of his fever of one hundred and six degrees.
She only felt a faint, sharp pang in her heart.
On their third wedding anniversary, Grandpa had arranged for them to visit a mountain resort.
Unlike Leona, who was clearly reluctant to go, she had been overjoyed. He hadn't been home in a month, and she would finally have him all to herself.
But as soon as they arrived at the resort, Leona ditched her and went off on his own.
She wasn't one for crowds, and with Leona gone, she had nothing to do and no one to talk to. She could only stay in their room.
She decided to take a bath, but having lost sleep the night before from excitement, she ended up falling asleep in the tub.
He returned in the afternoon. Seeing her in the bathtub, he coldly turned on the shower, and icy water rained down on her head.
