Chapter 41

“Daddy?”

“Not now, babylove.” Despite the sweet words uttered their implications made Roxanne heartbroken. Darius had been like that for many days. Getting up early in the morning before she had risen and coming late at night when she was asleep. He still held her tightly encased in his arms while sleeping, still kissed her eyelids and cheeks, that red nose and nectarous lips but the moment Roxanne woke up, the space beside her on the bed was always cold.

Roxanne had endured it for days and nights, his distracted look when she told him something about her school, those arms simply patting her when she hugged him and a few praises when she tried cooking his favorite food. Earlier the man who made love to her every single day now seemed to be too forlorn in his own world to take notice of her crying several times when she noticed his sudden change in attitude.

Although Roxanne had to prepare for her examinations thus taking her entire energy yet she could not help bu