---- Chapter 5 Alice grabbed the speaker and chucked it out the window disdainfully, a stark contrast to her earlier guilt. "So annoying, I'm done with it." Just in the nick of time, as the stereo was about to meet its end, I grabbed her arm and let out a weary sigh. "No need for that, I honestly don't mind." "Honey..." "Besides, you two will end up together anyway. He'd be upset if you tossed it." With those words, Alice turned pale. I turned away, gazing out at the world beyond the window, trying to escape the tension in the air. Back at home, Alice broke the news that she had booked our November getaway. "You've always dreamed of seeing the snow in Eddington, right? Look after yourself these next few ---- months. We'll make the trip in November, I've taken care of all the arrangements." Iused to fantasize about dropping everything just to spend a couple of weeks in Eddington with the woman I love, basking in life's simple pleasures. However, five years into our marriage, my whimsical dreams were always shot down by Alice. She called them childish, naive, and out of touch with reality. It was just last year when a friend of mine started a travel agency and invited me on a trip to Eddington. However, when Alice caught wind of my plans, she went behind my back and canceled my ticket, scolding me with a frosty voice, "Richard, why must you always be a bother? Can't you see how your antics could cost your friend's business? "And what's with your obsession with going abroad? Are you like a pug, always longing for something beyond our borders?" Deep down, I knew it was Yoel's call to Alice, full of envy and self-pity, that had sparked it all. He was ---- jealous of my success, of the life he wished he had, while he could only watch me jet off on my adventures. Alice, ever the caretaker, had canceled my trip to console him, thinking she was doing me a favor. "T've got our itinerary all planned out, and I've got friends there who can sort out a place for us to stay," she said, her eyes alight with excitement. "And if you're not keen on their choice, we can always find something else." Her enthusiasm was a stark contrast to the bitterness in my voice as I replied, "You canceled the tickets." My lips tightened, holding back a sea of unspoken grievances. "What?" I gave her an icy stare, my face a mask of indifference. "Alice, going on a trip with you would just ruin my mood. "You're being a nuisance. Your antics are messing Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!