Instead, she looked even more beautiful than before. The beauty stemmed from her composure, her pregnancy, the little freckles on her face and the fact that Alex was no longer on her mind. Back when they were together, Jane would look at Alex with eyes filled with admiration and love - boundless love; and now, all that was left in her eyes when she looked at Alex was defensiveness and determination. She had not raised her voice at all, but her calmness resembled the terrifying peace before the storm. Even Alex did not dare to pull Jane up into his car at that very moment. He scanned Jane up and down before noticing the bag of leftovers Jane was holding in her hand.
"There's no need to look at it! I didn't buy these with money. The owner of the restaurant was kind enough t o let me pack the leftovers to take away."
Coincidentally, the entire restaurant had been booked for the afternoon by a family. The owner said that the gathering would last until late in the afternoon and asked that she go home to rest for the day. Jane was going to go back the next morning until noon.
Working for one morning and one afternoon tomorrow would make up for today and the owner would still count her salary accordingly. Before she headed out, the owner passed her another bag of leftovers.
"Pregnant lady, it's not much but still it's better than eating plain bread every day. Just heat these up
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