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To kinicia: I honestly am considering between a few possible endings. I'll decide when the time comes.


Neil had drastically changed since last year. He came home much later than usual, often missing dinner with the family that caused little Kate, who had a kind of hero worship to her father, refused to touch her veggies. Initially Reine tried to talk to Neil about this.

"You know how she is," she said. "At least come home for dinner."

He had said nothing then. And nothing changed.

Reine kept trying, but he always changed the conversation to something as petty as, "Where did I put my keys?" (he put it in the usual drawer an hour ago) or "Is there any training tomorrow?" (the training days had never changed for at least goddamn twenty years)

It was as if he avoided any kind of talk about his children. Or for that matter, the family. That was another reason she wasn't that surprised by his reaction of her request.


Neil handed over the medical records of the last pet he had examined to his assistant. "Anymore?" he asked.

"That should be all for today,"

He nodded slightly, "You may go."

Neil threw himself back on his chair, his head felt like being hammered into pieces. It was a sensation he had grown accustomed to since six months ago. Actually, it had begun since last year as his usual headaches, but they gradually intensified until they became the way they were now. In the midst of those hammerings, her words yesterday echoed in his mind again:

I want a divorce.

He wasn't surprised. In fact, he was waiting for her to drop the bomb, knowing the kind of person she was. It actually made things a lot easier for both of them.

The door to his office was opened. It was Selena, the girl who had replaced his previous assistant who moved out from the town last year. "Dr Forrester,"

Neil never failed in noting how different her husky, rich voice as compared to Reine's more light-hearted and upbeat voice that didn't change throughout the years.

Due to the increasing amount of time he spent with Selena in the clinic, he often found himself comparing a lot of things between the two women, especially when they were alone like this: her voluptuous figure against Reine's well-toned body, her smooth sun-kissed skin against Reine's fair complexion where faint wrinkles began to form, her blazing brownish eyes against Reine's fierce green, and of course her rich medium auburn hair against Reine's uniquely pink that hadn't shown any sign of turning white.

"What's your business?"

She walked over to his desk. "I was wondering if you could come over to my place this time,"

She leaned in, and if only Neil didn't tilt his head upwards to meet her burning gaze, his eyes would be on the same level with her breasts, which were accentuated by a pair of lacy bra she didn't bother to completely cover with her low-cutting blouse.

"Am I interrupting something?"

Selena immediately stood up and turned around, to find Reine standing on the threshold, her arms crossed in front of her. This time, Neil was surprised; Reine rarely went to the clinic simply because her teaching schedule would hold her back late enough that she needed to immediately go home to prepare for dinner. Even if she were able to leave earlier, she would use that time to take care of Keith and Kate, or do some groceries shopping.

"And who are you?" Selena asked, her tone slightly higher than usual. "Can't you see that the clinic is closed?"

Reine raised her left eyebrow cynically. If there was anything that changed in Reine throughout these years, it was her composure: while in her teenage years she wouldn't hesitate to swing her legs at anyone who insulted or offended her, now she had a better control of her temper, although for Neil it wasn't that much of a difference.

Reine's eyes shifted to Neil, who remained in his seat. The moment their eyes met, Neil preferred to look away. Reine noted this, and she shifted her eyes back to the younger girl. "I am Reine Forrester," she said with a carefully maintained tone. "I'm Dr Forrester's wife, if you can't infer that for your own. And I haven't heard a new rule that said I have to abide by clinic hours to visit my husband for personal reasons, thank you very much."

If Selena was surprised, she had concealed it perfectly. She smirked as she studied the figure of Reine Forrester, taking pride in the fact that her younger figure would surely be more… attractive. She then sashayed out from the room, but not before turning back to Neil and said, "I'm waiting for your answer."

Reine stepped forward and Selena closed the door behind her. There was a silence between them. Reine knew Neil wouldn't budge from his place.

"Is that so, Neil?" she asked, not bothering to hide the signs of her breaking. "Am I on the right track?"

Neil sighed long and, still averting his eyes away from Reine, he said, "I never said your asking for a divorce was wrong, did I?"


Do you think that Neil is having an affair with the younger Selena?

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