Chapter 154. Wife

"I... I... I... I," no word left her lips as she struggled to formulate a sentence. She wanted to apologize to him for her misconduct last night. But she was fearful—what if he did not forgive her? Or worse, what if he sent her back to the cell?

The latter thought brought tears to her eyes as her head tilted, and she looked up at the sky, hoping God would diminish her plight.

She didn't want to go back to the cell.

But for that, she would have to listen to his every command, and she had disobeyed him last night.

How would she get saved now?

He read her eyes, and all he saw was utter helplessness. For a moment, he felt the restlessness of her heart.

While his sister was lying in the hospital, he too was dependent on The One on whom she was depending now. The One she was praying to.

He tilted her head back to face him and raised his brows in a questioning manner, "You what?"

Gathering all the courage she had, she stammered, "I c-