A mid-summer night hare (49)

Ackley says, “You know what? For all these years, I work hard not just for my wife. I think of you whenever I see Annie Mo.”

Hareta says, “You like your secretary?”

Ackley says, “No, I can differentiate the two of you. I don’t treat you as a substitute. Annie Mo reminds me of you. You are my motivation to work hard. I love you!”

Hareta says. “You hired her because we look alike?”

Ackley says, “You wouldn’t believe it. Annie Mo has been working under me for years, way before I started seeing you.”

Hareta says, “Is this a coincidence?”

Ackley says, “Don’t underestimate yourself. You know, I have been wanting to tell you this. But I was hesitant because I don’t know if my love would scare you. I have been obsessed with you since…..”

Hareta says, “Tell me please. Don’t leave me in wonder.”

Ackley says, “Okay. Actually, I have been paying attention to you since high school. I was F.6 and I was about to leave for Harvard so I didn’t have a chance to get to know you. But I have been following your blogs. I know you went to LSE after Fudan. And you happen to be Emmy’s schoolmate.”

Hareta says, “So you have been paying attention to me?”

Ackley says, “I know you wanted to become Emmy. I know you envy her. I know you have been watching her. You want her everything, so I asked her out. I know only through that, you will then pay attention to me.”

Hareta says, “So you have always loved me?”

Hareta is shocked to find out that this perfect man has always been in love with her. She firmly believes that they are meant for each other.

Hareta ponders for a while and starts mumbling, “I love you too. I love your whole. I love your hobbies, your interests, your strengths and your weaknessed, as well as your peculiar obsessions. I don’t just love your halo. I love what is beneath you. I am the one who truly deserves you.”

Ackley says, “It is so hard for me to cross paths with you. I won’t give up. It is just that….”

Hareta says, “What?”

Ackley says, “Someone wants to get between us,”

Hareta says, “Your wife?”

Ackley says, “Yes, she has been jealous of us. I am guessing she may have noticed our relationship already. Didn’t you say she stalked you last time? She wants to separate us. She wants to damage my reputation and makes you doubt my love for you and my sexual orientations.”

Hareta says, “So is she fabricating stories now?”

Ackley says, “Yes, Emmy is an evil bitch. In order to keep other girls away from me, she fabricates rumors about me. I refrain from rebutting her claims because afterall I am her husband. But she wouldn’t stop.”

Hareta says, “I found those SM sex toys and handcuffs in your wardrobe. She said they are yours. Are you hiding anything from me?”

Ackley says, “Well, I didn’t want to say this but I guess I need to make a confession now. Edison is not my son. For all these years I have not even slept with Emmy because I am not her first man.”

Hareta says, “You haven’t had sex with Emmy all these years?”

Ackley reluctantly passes his phone to Emmy. It was those sex tapes again.

Hareta says, “Why are you giving me this?”

Ackley says, “She enjoys our sex so much. She is taking full advantage of me. She never acknowledges our relationship and tells everybody that we are just a married couple on paper without any real sex. She always dreams to get married with the super rich. So she slept with that Korean when I was away on my business trip 12 years ago. Edison is Eddie’s son!”

Ackley continues to play victim.

Ackley says, “She says I am poor. She says I grew up in a slum. She says I don’t have any assets. She just wants to marry rich. She is willing to have a kid with that Korean. To make her look appropriate and legitimate, I am willing to be her son’s father. I work hard to give her a good living. I even marry a woman with someone else’s son. I never ask for anything in return. Look at how she treats me. She really is ungrateful.”

Hareta says, “What a materialistic bitch. She can do anything just to marry rich.”

Ackley says, “She always emphasizes that I am not her first. And she keeps saying that she is still a virgin after 5 years of relationship with me. Isn’t she a hypocrite?”

Hareta says, “She claims to be a virgin after dating you for 5 years?”

Ackley says, “Unbelievable right? Look at those tapes I sent you. Truth lies in pictures.”

Hareta looks at those videos and reconsiders Ackley’s words. She now hates Emmy from inside out. She is now determined to destroy Emmy and takes away everything from her.