Chapter 1013 An Ufortable Feeling
"I..." George faltered, not knowing how to reply. He was dying to take his revenge that he ignored how
important a marriage was to a girl.
He had already broken S''s heart in the process. And if that was not enough, he still tried to use her
to achieve his goal. He was not even sure how he could bear causing her this much pain and trouble.
S''s eyes remained glued onto him. A bitter smile shed on her face as she rified his motives,
"You proposed to me because you want to get even with Holley, right?"
"S, I can exin," George tried to defend himself. But the heartbroken girl refused to hear his
exnation. ''What was even there to exin?'' she thought to herself. Eyes simmering with bitterness,
she interrupted him, "I know how much you love her. I was too naive and wayward. I thought that as
long as I stay with you, you would pay more attention to me. So I treated you well and waited patiently.
I supposed you would be touched and, eventually, you would fall in love with me.
But I have changed, George. I am no longer the girl who would be too excited to sleep at night just
because of your praising words."
She continued calmly, "After so many things that had happened these past few days, I realized that
your love towards Holley is well-founded and I can never win your heart.
Even after you learnt about all the terrible things that she had done behind your back, you still have no
heart to expose her lies. You only wanted to get even and see her suffer. Your love for her is too
strong."
"No, S, you''ve misunderstood," George retorted weakly. He couldn''t deny that S saw through
him.
A self-mocking smile emerged on his face. He kept his head down and swallowed what he had
intended to say. He could feel the weight of her stare on his shoulder even without looking.
"I have reflected a lot and as much as I want to, I know that I can''t force you to love me," S began
soberly. She paused to give him time to oppose her thoughts, but he never did. "I am going back to
Korea," she finally announced. "I am done getting in between you and Holley. If you really feel sorry for
me, please let me go after the meal.
I don''t want to be used as a tool for your schemes."
"S," George called out hesitantly. He halted for a moment to regain hisposure and to collect
himself. Resting his eyes on S, he earnestly confessed, "I know that I hurt your feelings and
disappointed you. I admit that I proposed to you mainly because I want to take revenge on Holley. But I
also said that I wanted topensate you, and I mean it.
It''s true that I love Holley very much. We have been together for three years. It''s not that easy to just let
her go." He smiled miserably and then continued, "But after she has done so many bad things and
made a fool of me, how could I not hate her? Anyone in my shoes will love to see her reap what she
sowed.
I know I haven''t taken your feelings into consideration. I thought that you would always be there no
matter what I did to you. Turns out I was wrong." Frowning, he said frankly, "So I mustered up all my
courage before I came here."
Gazing into S''s eyes, he blurted out his thoughts, "You are right, I am not in love with you now. But if
you can give me a chance, I promise that I will stay and take good care of you. I will not hurt you again.
Can you please give me a chance?"
Meeting his earnest gaze, S responded, "Love cannot be forced, George. No matter how hard you
try, you can''t force yourself to fall in love with someone you don''t love.
Look at me. I did everything I could but I still failed to win your heart."
With a resigned smile, George tried to still push his luck. "I know you will not believe me no matter what
I say. I will prove myself with my actions. I will try to love you. I only hope you can give me a chance."
When S didn''t respond, he changed the subject. He caught up on their childhood memories to the
ones while they were in the university. He reminded her on the days they spent ying at the beach
during summer when they were kids. Then he mentioned how they yed a trick on a teacher in high
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school. And how he used to wait for her at the cafeteria every Tuesday during college just because she
asked him to. To S''s surprise, most of their pleasant memories that he remembered were the ones
which she thought he had long forgotten.
She gaped at George, at a loss.
"I know you can''t trust me now. But I would like to spend the rest of my life with you. I hope you can
think it over." Noticing the troubled look on her face, he added, "You don''t need to give me your answer
right now. I''m giving you two days to consider it. During these days, I would try my best to persuade
you. Once youe up with a decision, please let me know immediately, okay?"
The sincere look on his face made it harder for S to turn him down. With a wry smile, she nodded,
"Okay. I will think about it."
"I will wait for your answer," George said with a hint of optimism in his voice. He felt relieved that S
didn''t turn him down immediately. He poured a bowl of fish soup and ced it in front of her. "Try this.
It''s delicious. If you like it, I will take you here next time," he said gantly.
"Thank you," she replied. S felt kind of awkward to be receiving such treatment. In the past, she
used to watch and admire Holley whenever George treated her nicely like this. She dreamt of being in
her ce one day but never really expected it toe true.
During the meal, George kept adding food onto her te. His sweet acts drove S''s concerns away.
For the first time, she feltfortable in being with him again. The meal was going very well.
The fish soup was tasty and S decided to take another serving. She picked up the bowl of soup and
lifted it near her lips. Out of the blue, she felt ufortable. She felt a sudden pain in her stomach that
was urging her to throw up. Covering her mouth with her hand, she hurriedly left her seat and ran to a
corner. She bent over and retched.
"What''s wrong?" George was taken by surprise as she sped past him. As he recovered, he jumped to
his feet and sprinted towards S. Patting her back gently, he asked worriedly, "How you feeling?"
"I am fine," she replied. S kept vomiting but nothing came up. It took her a few more minutes before
she couldpose herself again. George escorted her back to her seat and poured a ss of hot
water for her. She took a sip and felt much better.
Noticing that she no longer looked nauseous, he tenderly asked, "How do you feel?" "I feel much
better," S replied softly.
Staring at the fish soup, she already lost her appetite. "Let''s go!"
Watching her pale face, he felt worried that she might get copse any moment. He held her arm and
led her to the exit. "I am taking you to the hospital for some check-ups," he offered. "There is no need,"
she refused.
But no matter what she said, George insisted on driving her to the hospital. With no other choice, she
sumbed to him.
As they were leaving, Tim followed them with a confused look. He asked, "What''s going on, George?
Why are you leaving now? You barely touched your food. Don''t you like the food here?"