Denzel held Phyllis' right hand and kissed it while she looked unperturbed. He was confused and didn't know how to start a conversation with her so he was expecting her to say something to him or even fight him for missing his calls but she didn't do that. She pressed her phone and started loving at some funny videos she was watching on Tik-Tok. She had decided to not argue or talk to him about what happened earlier on because she had learnt in her previous relationships that silence is pure golden and not every action deserves a reaction. When you play that game well, your opponent loses and you make him lose his peace of mind. She knew that she would be empowering him if she decided to talk or argue about it and she sure wasn't gonna do that. Let his conscience fight for him for me, that's what she said to herself.
Denzel was going crazy with her silent treatment. Was she not the one who was crying on the phone? So why is she so calm and sober now like nothing had happened? He kept beating himself for a while and she was enjoying it so he decided to break the silence so that he would be sane because he was going crazy but he still couldn't find words to even say. At that moment, he wanted a fight so that he would get the chance to talk and even apologise but she even denied him that.
He forcefully cleared his throat and sat on her bed but couldn't look into her eyes and said to her, " I'm sorry for missing your calls and for not being around when you needed me most. I was in the pool so I kept my phone with the pool attendant so that it wouldn't fall into the pool." He paused and thought she would say something to him but she quietly stared at him with disbelief in her eyes so he continued to tell her that he had been feeling lonely since her delivery because she hardly had time for him. It's either she was working, attending to the baby or asleep that's why he had been going out often of late. But he was sorry for hurting and making her worry, he didn't intend for that to happen. She giggled and said it was ok but she swerved him when he wanted to kiss her. He couldn't say a word though he was hurt so he asked to be excused so that he would have a word with his mother outside. He overheard her laugh hilariously when he left the room and that was a blow to him yet he had to control himself since he deserved worst than that.
He met his mother in the waiting room carrying the baby who was fast asleep on her back. Her mother was resting her chin in her palms and he knew he was worried and he definitely was the cause. He tapped her shoulders and when she lifted her head, tears were flowing from her eyes. He couldn't believe he's made his mother cried and that broke him more than Phyllis' tears. He couldn't even remember the last time his mother had to cry because of him. He was ashamed of himself and yet he wasn't ready to tell his mother he's been sleeping with another girl though he knew she was aware, after all,she was his mother.
He took his handkerchief to wipe her tears and hugged her for a while. She then gently pushed him away but he grabbed her by her hands and pretentiously asked her what was making her cry but she just looked at him and said " I miss home and I am deeply missing my husband. When are we going back?" He was overwhelmed by what she said because that only meant she was disappointed with him and didn't want to be around him anymore. He broke down in tears and apologised to his mother. He asked her to forgive him for being a disappointment to her. He was sincerely remorseful and his mother pulled him to sit down and placed his head on her laps as she rubbed through his hair with his hands. Just as he was about to doze off, the doctor called his mother and told her Phyllis had been discharged and therefore could be taken home so Denzel went to the Accounts office to settle her medical bills since she had no insurance but he was told he had already settled her Bill's and she's been cleared to go home. He smiled, thanked the Accountant and left her office. He didn't like how Phyl was playing because to him that was dangerous. Did it mean that, she had psyched herself and was ready to leave him or stay with him as a changed woman? He was so scared but didn't have the guts to ask her any questions.
They drove home in silence but each of them had a lot going on in their minds especially Denzel. He thought Phyl was too calm and comfortable for his liking because she wasn't like that. She would have thrown tantrums and fought him for few days before she would get over it. She would have even sacked him from the hospital or get an uber to take her home but here she was, in his car busily pressing her phone without paying any attention to him. He almost hit a car that was in front of theirs in traffic because he was so lost in his thoughts. Amanda's call came through again just as he hit the breaks of his car and that even made him more angrier yet he had to receive the call with calmness else he was dead so he picked the call and said " yes, please! This is him, barrister Denzel. Can you please call back later? I am currently busy." Amanda started cussing him and he hanged up with a heavy sigh of relief. Phyl went straight to bed as soon as they got home. Mrs. Jones had promised to take care of the baby for that night since she had used the breast pump to get breast milk for the baby.
They slept in separate rooms since the baby came so he requested to share her bed with her but she refused him. She told him, he would distract her sleep even if his body touched her so they both slept separately in their rooms. Denzel couldn't sleep but kept tossing on his bed as he kept thinking about what what was going on and how Phyl was handling it. Phyllis thankfully could sleep because she was giving sleeping pills to enable her sleep easily without any stress so that she would recover early. Denzel was actually worried about her. He was still confused about being with her but he didn't want to hurt her like this. He wanted a smooth breakup especially for the sake of the baby. What would his life be without her? Does he really want her out of his life? Was he being reasonable? What if he finds a girl that fucked better than Phyl but isn't good in managing their home and other things as she did? He was so confused and clueless.
He didn't want anyone to know about this development so he didn't even call the Richards or his father to inform them about Phyllis' illness because they would all ask questions which he wasn't ready to respond to. He had never been this confused and clueless in his life like he was right now yet he didn't even want to discuss this with anyone because all the people he would want to talk to, would call for his blood. He tossed in his bed until he felt asleep later in the night.