Just One Kiss
“ She wasn’t allowed to just leave whenever they fell out. Edward lost his train of thought slightly as he nearly fell out of his chair. She was the one who had wanted to marry him after all! Edward thought accusingly. He might also have been muttering words to the same effect when Wilkins came in with a fresh decanter.
“Women,” he slurred, before barking at the servant to leave him alone, not bothering with a glass as he took a long swig of whisky. He wanted to numb his thoughts.... He wanted to numb the pain. Edward hiccupped. Was this- was this how Daphne had felt after he had gone? Was that what Daphne leaving was all about, revenge? He frowned furiously at the opposite wall. Had she been looking for any excuse to punish him? Well, it wasn’t going to work! Society would judge her far more harshly than him after all, and besides, he had lived the past six years without his wife, what was to stop him living the next six without her too?MoreLess
“Women,” he slurred, before barking at the servant to leave him alone, not bothering with a glass as he took a long swig of whisky. He wanted to numb his thoughts.... He wanted to numb the pain. Edward hiccupped. Was this- was this how Daphne had felt after he had gone? Was that what Daphne leaving was all about, revenge? He frowned furiously at the opposite wall. Had she been looking for any excuse to punish him? Well, it wasn’t going to work! Society would judge her far more harshly than him after all, and besides, he had lived the past six years without his wife, what was to stop him living the next six without her too?MoreLess
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