Chapter 23. Ill-Mannered Man

Bushra woke up the next morning with the events of the previous day still trapped in her head. It had been eating at her, almost making her cry out of anger and regret. She regretted knowing him. He came into her life when she didn’t need him, and just when she thought he came in for a positive reason, he destroyed everything. Shattered it and bleakly frolicked with her mental health.

She should’ve trusted her gut when it told her Mahir was bad news — but she chose to give him the benefit of the doubt, and he gave her what she deserved. A lesson. She had received and learned from her mistake of letting him get too comfortable with her. If she hadn’t given him a chance, he wouldn’t have found the nerve to degrade her that way.

It was her fault — if she had known he was the one laid in the emergency room, fighting for his life, she would’ve left him to meet his creator that night. Maybe that would’ve been a huge favor not only for her but for many. How can someone be so br