Chapter 25%
While comforting herCharles handed her his contact info. “Next time you take your kid out it’s safer to stick a tracking tag on her clothes. At that moment,I suddenly felt the man standing in front of me was truly dependable.
It was not the warmth the boldness,nor how sweet his talk was,but how he quietly kept me in mind and the way he took care of everything.
We retraced our steps back to the amusement area as the sunset colored the sky red and Disney began to play the countdown to the evening fireworks.
When the gathering crowd grew thicker,as I stood there,I scanned around with an uneasy feeling
“Hold onto me, “Charles said softly
Before I could react.he had already taken my hand.He did not direct his eyes at me,but only said, “There are too many people.I don’t want you to get lost.”
I glanced at his long clean fingers.His palm was warm and firm.
Though it was not some intentional romantic gesture, the feeling between us grow so naturally!
One after another, the fireworks shot up into the sky and burst into a cascade of stars.
I looked up and the sounds of cheers and gasps echoed around me.
Charles, who was beside me stayed silent but I could feel his gaze on me for a long time.
The fireworks reflected light and shadow in his eyes and I saw his eyes were quiet,his expression restrained, as if he was trying desperately to suppress something
Although he might never have said I love you“,every single thing he’s done has spoken louder than those words ever could
We kept holding hands neither one of us let go.
After our date Charles and I headed to meet Ken.”
Before going in, took a moment to collect myself Some things needed to end and it was time to say it clearly.
When I opened the private room door,Ken was already there. He was dressed neatly like he had made a special effort. However, beneath his tidy appearance his eyes showed a nervous tension he was trying so hard to hide.
The moment he saw Charles walking in with me his face darkened it was like a bucket of cold water had been dumped over him–anger and frustration flared all at once.
“What’s he doing here? His voice was tight barely masking his imitation.
I answered matter–of–factly He’s my fiancé Of course he’s coming with me to meet my ex
Charles gave his usual gentle smile,pulled out a chair for me and then quietly sat beside me.“You two talk fil stay out of the way.” Ken’s face turned even more sour.His fists clenched slightly He had come tonight to win me back He knew he had messed up and he genuinely wanted to make things right However,this scene hit him like a hard slap in the face.
I was wrong “X
*Emily “He finally spoke his voice low and rough. I’ve been thinking a lot these past few days. I know I wa
I stayed silent and kept my nyes on his.I just waited for him to speak again,
He sighed like a deflated balloon and looked downward, “We’ve been together for seven years, from college to now you’re the first girl I’ve ever liked in my life it’s not that I don’t love you anymoreit’s just that I’m too used to it took it for granted that you would always be there.”
He lowered his head as he tried so hard to rein in his emotions. “Do you remember?Our first date was at that little milk shop. You wore a white dress and gave me the sweetest smile I sat across from you,my heart pounding like crazy..”
“That winter, when you got sick,l rode my electric scooter in the middle of the night to bring you medicine and got caught by our dorm supervisor. You waited at the door,curled up in my jacket and told me, “You’re so good to me. In that moment, I thought you were the one I’d spend my life with.”
As he spoke,his eyes tumed red. “After y you graduated,I said you should job hunt while I focused on my career. You didn’t argue. When I got too busy.you went to the hospital alone for IV drips and didn’t even tell me because you didn’t want me to worry…”
