Semua Bab From You to Another: Bab 1 - Bab 10

A week after the engagement was called off, I went to a tea estate on the outskirts of the city to discuss a business deal. The place was designed like a traditional garden. Just past the entrance was a small courtyard, with trees growing along both sides of a bluestone path.As I walked through the courtyard and headed further inside, I saw Whitney. She was sitting in the corridor at a tea table, with pastries and tea laid out in front of her. She was smiling as she spoke to someone, and across from her sat Gabriel.Whitney noticed me first. Her eyes lit up for a moment, but she quickly composed herself and continued talking as if nothing had happened. A server came over and asked how many people were in my party. I told them I had an appointment, and they led me to a table in the corner.The table wasn’t far from Gabriel’s. From there, I could hear their conversation clearly.I had just sat down when I heard Whitney ask, “Gabriel, what happened after Erin called off the engagemen

Felix walked over and handed me a paper bag.“I was passing by, so I got you something to eat,” he said.I opened the bag. Inside was a pizza and a cup of coffee. I looked up at him.“Felix, did you install a surveillance camera on me or something?”He paused to think about it before replying, “That is illegal.”“Then how did you know I hadn’t eaten?”He simply smiled and didn’t answer.After that, I lowered my head and started eating the pizza, which filled me up. Meanwhile, he stood beside me quietly, not saying a word. Suddenly, I let out a small laugh.He glanced at me. “What’s so funny?”“Nothing,” I said. “I just haven’t laughed like this in a long time.”He looked into my eyes, his gaze gentle, as if he were afraid of disturbing something fragile, but I didn’t press on.That night, after I got home, I revised the proposal again for the ninth time. At two in the morning, I submitted it, and by eight the next morning, I received a reply stating its approval.The proj

Richard’s face instantly turned livid.At that moment, the study door opened. Susan stood in the doorway, holding a tea tray in her hands, her face pale. The three of them froze where they stood.Eventually, Susan set the tray down quietly. She didn’t say a single word before turning around and leaving. The door closed softly behind her, but somehow, that quiet click hurt more than if it had been slammed.Richard stood there for a few seconds, stunned. Then suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped Gabriel across the face. The sharp sound echoed through the room. Gabriel’s head snapped to the side, a thin line of blood appearing at the corner of his mouth.Slowly, he turned back and wiped the blood from his lip.“I’ll remember that slap,” he said.With that, he turned and walked out the door.He drove to the river and sat alone in his car until dawn. Across the water, the city lights flickered, reflecting in the dark current like another world entirely, and he started thinking ab

On the weekend, Felix and I went to the mall to pick out favors for our engagement reception. The mall was crowded, but I linked my arm with his and enjoyed the casual rhythm of the day. Everything seemed normal until we reached the atrium, and I felt someone staring at me.At first, it was just a few people whose eyes scanned my face before they whispered to each other. However, as we moved forward, the number of people grew. Those gazes felt sharp, like needles pricking at me. A little uneasy, I quickened my pace. When we reached the center of the atrium, I froze. A crowd had formed on all sides. From the middle came the sound of someone crying.“I had no idea he had a fiancée. He never told me… Later, I found out and wanted to back out, but she kept pressuring me everywhere. I lost my company, my dad ended up in the hospital, and now I have nothing left…”That voice sounded familiar.I pushed my way through the crowd, and sure enough, there was Whitney. She stood at the café e

Felix didn’t say a word. He just tilted his umbrella slightly toward me.“That year, at the Black family’s annual banquet, I ran to look for you at the last minute, asking you to play that little act for me, and you agreed without questioning me,” I said.Raindrops tapped against the umbrella softly.“Weren’t you afraid I would use you? Afraid I might get broken off from the engagement and run back to him?”He was silent for a moment before he spoke, “I was.”“Yet you agreed?”He looked at the gray, misty sky ahead and said, “Because you came to me. I had waited for you for twenty-two years, and that was the first time you came to me.”I froze.“You came to our home when you were seven, wearing a pink dress, your hair in two braids, chasing butterflies in the yard. I hid on the stairs, watching you, thinking you were so beautiful.“When you got engaged to Gabriel at eighteen, I spent the whole night alone in my room. Then, I bought an apartment near your school. When my mom as