Chapter 123

“You don’t have to watch over me, you know?” Amelia said to the man standing beside the bathtub.
Donald smiled and fetched the shampoo. He squeezed the fragrant liquid onto his palm and placed the container back on the shelf. Then he rubbed the liquid in his palms and approached Amelia. Standing behind her, he applied the liquid to her hair and scooped some water from the bath onto her hair. He gently kneaded her scalp, and the white lather started appearing. All he did with a smile on his face. “I’ve missed washing your hair, you know?”
Amelia didn’t know how best to behave or act. When they were newly married, or rather, when Grace wasn’t in the picture. Donald often bathes her and loves washing her hair. He was always so tender with her, making sure she felt his love for her. It was one of the reasons that made her give up on Shawn and focus her attention on him, thereby falling for him. Marriage with him wasn’t as she had thought. Outside, he was the ruthless king, feared by all. But once inside the four corners of their bedroom, he would become a loyal dog, trying so hard to please his master. A tiny smile spread on her lips; that was how she used to think of him then, until she eventually started looking forward to the loyal dog pleasing her. Until she stopped regretting her marriage, until she stopped looking at Shawn with longing in her eyes, until she stopped wishing to disappear.