He was not in a hurry; he knew that one day his wife would believe in him.
But at this moment, thinking of her going to buy another box of contraceptive pills, his heart twisted in pain.
He had felt that their relationship had improved somewhat these days; she verbally resisted his advances, but never truly rejected him.
Even, on several occasions, she had taken the initiative to be close to him; he thought that finally, the clouds had parted to reveal the moon, but then...
When Elly Campbell came back, she saw Adam Jones sitting in front of the computer, looking over the documents submitted by his subordinates.
Seeing her return, he asked in his usual tone, "Did you get the medicine?"
"Mhm."
Elly nodded, thinking that Secretary Rohr had probably told him about her trip to the pharmacy; she didn't give it another thought.
She walked to the water dispenser, poured herself a glass of water, and took the medicine.
