Chapter 18 Part III

Pongket woke up again after dozing off for almost an hour. He did not know when he had dozed off, but when his eyes swept around the room, he saw Sakunthara sitting with her back to him. She was sitting and folding the children’s diapers and placing them in the wardrobe. The young man lay there absorbed in watching her back.

The young woman knew instinctively that someone was watching her. She turned back and was startled when she saw his striking eyes already watching her, because she hadn’t readied herself for him to awaken so quickly, and she had no idea how long he had been lying there watching her.

“Oh! When did you wake up?”

He did not answer her question. Instead, he chose to ask her one. “Are you not happy living like this? Or is the stipend you receive not enough for your needs?” He used an even tone to question her.