Annabelle knew there was nothing to think about because she didn't love Jason.
This was only a marriage of convenience.
But she couldn't tell Kel that. If she did, she would never hear the end of it.
"What if I told you I love him? Would you believe me?" she asked Kel, wanting to know his reaction.
Kel sighed.
"If you are certain that you love him, then there is nothing I can do about it."
"Well, I don't have a perfect answer, but I know I need to be with him."
"If that's what you want, so be it."
The two of them stopped talking.
After a few moments of silence, Annabelle spoke again.
"Is that the reason you are here?"
"Why else would I be here? To congratulate my friend for getting married behind my back?"
"Can we end this topic?"
"Okay, Mrs. Bradford."
The office became quiet again.
After a while, Kel stood up and left.
Annabelle watched him leave.
She knew she had messed up with her friend, but she didn't know what else she could have done. No one had ever taught her how to explain herself when everything around her was falling apart.
She pushed the thoughts aside and buried herself in work.
The rest of the day passed quickly.
When it was finally time to leave, Annabelle remembered that she had come to work using Jason's car.
She stood outside her office, wondering how she was going to get home.
Then she noticed a black vehicle parked in the garage.
It looked familiar.
As she walked closer, the car window came down.
"Kel?"
She stared at him.
"Why are you here again?"
"Would you enter the car or not?"
Annabelle hesitated for a moment before getting into the car.
She looked at him as he started the engine.
"I didn't see your car in the parking lot this morning."
"What if I brought another car?"
"You? Another car?"
Kel glanced at her.
"Well, maybe your rich husband can gift you one. But from what I know about you, you can't drive a manual car, and it would take at least a day for an automatic car to get into the country."
Annabelle stared at him.
"I didn't think of that."
"Where should I drop you off?"
"Um... you can drop me at the public car park. I'll pick a taxi from there."
Kel didn't reply.
He simply continued driving towards the public car park.
He didn't want to force her to tell him where she currently lived.
When they arrived, Annabelle got out of the car.
"Thank you."
Kel nodded.
"Take care."
"You too."
They went their separate ways.
Annabelle took a taxi towards Jason's house.
When she arrived, the lights were off.
She immediately knew Jason wasn't home yet.
She entered the house and went towards her room to change.
Just as she was about to enter, her phone rang.
She looked at the screen.
It was an unknown number.
She almost ignored the call but decided to answer.
"Good evening."
"This is Jason. Are you still at work?"
Annabelle frowned.
"No. Why are you asking?"
"Nothing."
The call ended.
Annabelle stared at her phone for a few seconds.
Why did he call to ask if she was still at work?
She shrugged and went into her room.
Meanwhile, Jason sat inside his car, staring at the building in front of him.
He had expected Annabelle to still be at work around that time, but she had already left.
He started the car and drove away from her company.
A few minutes later, he headed towards the house.