She laughed.“Then, I will beat up Liam for you. I don’t know how to effectively pack a punch, but I will do my best.”He simply stared at her without saying anything. That made her feel very awkward.She rambled on, “How could he be that horrible? You are really tolerant. If it was me, I would have beaten him up a long time ago. What a bastard!”“You are taking it in well.”“Do I give that impression? Not at all. Watch me lose sleep and mind over it for days. My thoughts attack me when I am all alone.”“He loves you a lot,” he commented, “it’s surprising because I thought he wasn’t capable of it.”“Oh?”“Now, I understand why. You are someone who can be easily loved.”Sylvia’s eyes widened.What was he doing?Was he indirectly confessing to her?Was she just reading too much into it?Her mind went blank, and her cheeks heated up.She wasn’t that loveable. People found her annoying often. So, it was nice to hear those words from him.“Thank you. Well then, I will be leaving. Uh! Have
“Who told you to meddle? You are seriously annoying.”He glared at her.This made her scrunch up her nose.“I was afraid of you burning me next out of jealousy,” she voiced out, “and here I thought women’s jealousy was scary.”“Fucking don’t mention it again,” he expressed.“Right. Wouldn’t want to set you off. How did it go?”He scoffed.“He only talked about business. What sort of mushy stuff were you expecting? That’s disgusting.”That made her face fall fast.“Eh? What do you mean? Do you mean all of my efforts had gone to waste?”“He did add that he was proud of me as if I wanted to know that. Obviously, I am excellent.”He scratched the back of his head. To Sylvia, he seemed to be embarrassed, and contrary to his looks, she found her being cute.“What is this? Look at you. You are the type to like being showered in compliments,” she expressed, “next time, whenever you feel antsy, come over to me. I will smother you with them.”“You will?”He arched his eyebrows.She nodded her h
“How awfully dramatic,” said Blake.“Shut up. Don’t ruin the moment. Where is that clingy lover of yours? I thought she gets anxiety attacks when she leaves the love of her life alone for a second.”“Beats me.”He reached out for the glass of champagne.She scrunched up her nose and voiced out, “Don’t get yourself too drunk. Wouldn’t want to make this day too memorable.”The moment between the two of them were interrupted when Jennifer stepped in and grabbed on to Liam’s arm. Sylvia took this as her chance to leave.“Have a great time together.”She waved her hand and walked away.Following this, the time for speech had arrived, and heartfelt words were delivered. Couple of students stepped up to give their well regards. Sylvia clapped when needed.After that came the party. Those who were capable of dancing participated in it, and music played. Sylvia stayed in corner, chatting with Nathan. Both of them had no clue on how to do the elegant steps.From the corner of her eyes, she saw
Ever since that day, Blake ignored her. Whenever he saw her, he turned his head the other way. While this was nothing new between the two of them, this time he showed much more persistence.This made Sylvia feel conflicted. While this was good, she craved for moments with him as well. Nonetheless, it seemed that during this time, Blake grew increasingly busy from what she learned.As for Sylvia, she got accepted into the university she had been applied for along with Nathan. Once the vacation was over, it was time to give her goodbyes.On the day of Sylvia’s leaving, Liam gave her enough instructions to write a book. For the most part, they entered one ear and left with the other. She mindlessly nodded.However, when his next set of words fell, Sylvia frowned.“Don’t get close to any boys. Dating is not allowed.”“What do you mean? I am old enough to date,” Sylvia expressed.“Too dangerous.”She felt baffled.Nonetheless, in order to give him a peace of mind, she chose to not argue an
Six years had passed since Sylvia came to this city for further education. Having graduated, she joined a medium-sized company as a graphic designer.She had a well-paid job and lived comfortably along with Nathan.Both of them started to date four years ago. Although she couldn’t compare what she felt for Blake back then with her emotions for Nathan, she saw herself spending a future with Nathan and genuinely liked him.He made feel happy.Both of their relationship went stably.Sylvia did want to move back home, but because Nathan was still searching for a job, they decided to stay here temporarily. She understood that he was having a difficult time.Unlike her, Nathan struggled with passing the university. Although he was an excellent student, university became too pressurizing for him, and he found it difficult to cope with.That’s why, his grades hadn’t been the best when he graduated. Moreover, the market was oversaturated with unemployed people, and finding a decently paying jo
As Sylvia returned back into the house, she turned on the phone screen in order to check the time only to realize that the phone in her hand belonged to Nathan.Both of them had same models of phone and cover, so they usually got mixed up. This was entirely a coincidence, and finding it to be funny, they decided to leave it like that.He should know her phone’s password and can use it. It’s too late to return it to him anyways.As Sylvia was about to climb up the stairs, she noticed that Blake was talking with few men. A serious expression sat on his face, and his presence was quite prominent and domineering.He surely knew how to stand out even now.After that, he dismissed the man, and his eyes fell on Sylvia. This made her give him a small.She then prompted to ask, “So, how is the relationship between you and Jennifer going? I thought I would be invited to your engagement by now.”Sylvia tried to block out as much as information as she could about Blake in order to get over him. T
Sylvia held the room card in her hand as she went up the elevator. The reason she asked for it was because she thought it would be nice to surprise Nathan.Most importantly, when she heard that Blake owned the place, she wanted to take advantage of him. It sounded cool in her opinion.Standing in front of the hotel room, she inserted the room card and unlocked the door. She turned the knob and opened the door following that.As she entered the room, she noticed the pair of heels in front of the door and garments strewn over the place. This made her pause.Did she perhaps walk into a wrong room?That would be embarrassing!Before she was caught, Sylvia planned to leave. But before she turned back, the door to the room opened, and her breath was stuck in her throat. A barely dressed familiar man stepped out of the bedroom.Both of their eyes widened.“N-Nathan?” she stuttered out. The situation was too much for her to process.“What’s the matter?” came a drowsy woman’s voice. She saw a
However, that slap never fell on her.Sylvia opened her eyes.Her eyes widened when she noticed how Blake had thrown off Nathan. The man then grabbed on to Nathan’s collar. Picking him effortlessly as though he weighed nothing, Blake delivered punches on his face.Although the sight was horrifying, especially with that nonchalant expression of Blake, Sylvia had satisfaction forming in her chest. Nathan deserved to be beaten like that.However, the noises created started to alarm the others. Seeing how the people gathered, Sylvia stepped in. She grabbed on to Blake’s shirt and pulled at it in order to stop his aggressive motions.“Stop. That’s enough.”At that, Blake looked back at her. Those eyes of his were filled with violent intensity and murderous intent. He was mad, and that instinctively made everyone take a step back.Sylvia gave him a reassuring smile.“Let’s not dirty our hands.”His eyes softened at it before going back to nonchalance. He released Nathan and kicked him one m