chapter10


    Inasecludedcorner,Yannissuddenlypulledmeintohisembrace.


    Thelong–forgottenwarmthenvelopedme,stirringuppainfulmemoriesofthepast.


    “I’msorry…”


    Iheardhimwhisper.


    Probablyfearingmyaversion,hequicklyreleasedme.


    Herepeatedthesameexnationfromayearago.


    EssentiallysaidthathewaswithWendyonlytomakemejealous,thathefeltresentful.


    Ididn’tsaymuch,onlyaskingifhehadseentheringonthetable.


    BeforeIleft,Ihadlefthimthatash–coveredring.


    Perhapshehadforgottenthatthedayofthehousefirethreeyearsagowasmybirthday.


    Ihadspeciallytakenadayoff,nningtobakeacakeathome.


    Inthecenterofthecake,IwasgoingtocearingIhadmademyself.


    Iwasgoingtoproposetohimthatday.


    Butbyevening,hehadn’tshownup.


    Instead,IreceivedavideofromWendyshowinghimcelebratingherbirthday.


    Ourbirthdayswereonthesameday,butYannishadforgottenmine.


    Inthevideo,IsawhimandWendydrinkingatoastamidsttheteasingoftheirfriends.


    Theywereallhisfriends,noneofwhomIknew.


    Ijustheardsomeonesay,“We’vebeenwaitingtenyearstoseeyoutwodrinkaweddingtoast,can’tbelieveit’sfinallyhappeningafteradecade!”


    Suddenly,IrealizedthatWendyhadbeenapartofhisentireyouth.


    AndIwasjustaseasoninginhislife.


    Iput downmyphoneand satsilentlyonthesofaforalongtime.Content provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    SolongthatIforgotIhadsoupsimmeringonthestove.


    Bythetimealoudnoisecamefromthekitchen,thefirehadalreadystartedtospread.


    Andthen,Inearlyperishedinthemes.


    Afterayear,Ifinally toldhimeverythingclearly.


    Heheldbacktearsandtookoutthatgrayringfromhispocket.


    Ilookedathimcalmly,onlytoseehimalreadyintears.


    “Ididn’tknow,I’msorry…”Yannisweptsilently.“Younevertoldmeanyofthis…”


    “Canyougivemeanotherchance?”