Chapter 66

• Dashtan woke up first and looked ready for the office while Rakia was still getting dressed in the wardrobe room. As Dashtan came out of the room and headed towards the kitchen, he found Dalilah preparing breakfast. The woman turned her head when she saw Dashtan from the tail of her eyes.
• “Hi, come here, let’s have breakfast together,” invited Dalilah, who tried to look friendly and cheerful. Dashtan exhaled loudly. He stared at the two cups of coffee sitting on the granite countertop and stared at the toast with scrambled eggs. As Dashtan approached the table, Rakia came and also closed the table. The woman stared at the breakfast spread on the table. Dalilah looked at Rakia with a nervous gesture; to her, the woman was like a ruthless despot.
• “Did you make it?” asked Rakia in a curious tone while looking at Dalilah. The woman nodded nervously; Rakia snorted and then passed from the table to the cabinet to make her breakfast. She took the oatmeal from the top cabinet and picked up a bowl. Dashtan looked at Rakia, who was making her breakfast. He immediately sat in one of the chairs and sipped the coffee Dalilah had made. The woman smiled and was happy when she saw Dashtan drinking her coffee. She joined Dashtan and sat in one of the chairs, enjoying the breakfast she had made earlier. As Rakia turned around after making her breakfast, she saw a sight that instantly ruined her mood that morning. She held her oatmeal bowl as if she wanted to smash it. She didn’t like seeing another woman sitting in the chair where she usually had breakfast with Dashtan.