Chapter 45 Forget Me


    In the coffee shop, Essie sat with her head bowed down.


    With nothing else to do, she preupied herself with stirring the coffee in her cup. An awkward silence


    persisted.


    Hanson felt a wave of disappointment in his heart. There seemed to be an invisible distance between


    them, like a white mist, spreading around. And it expanded slowly, making her farther and farther away


    from him. But the worst part was, he could do nothing to stop it.


    ''Is it because of my wedding ceremony or perhaps it has something to do with the man who attended


    the engagement party with her?'' His thoughts took him to dark ces.


    "How are you doing these days?" he asked, attempting to break the deafening silence.


    "Not bad." She pursed her lips and asked, "Hanson, are you here to invite me for the wedding?" She


    couldn''t take it anymore and wished to know the reason behind his sudden call.


    He trembled violently, a touch of bitterness emerging in his heart. "You want to receive it?"


    Hearing that, Essie tightened her grip on the cup in her hand. "I will bless you."


    "Are you going to give up on me?" Hanson said bitterly, sadness and destion written all over his


    face.


    Essie shook her head and tears welled up in her eyes. "Give up? I have nothing to give up. No one


    ever gave me anything to hold onto." She had been lingering, hoping he would take notice of her.


    However, just when she confessed, he became someone else''s. The love she had ardently wished to


    bloom hade to an end abruptly.


    "Essie..." His heart twitched. He held out his hand and said, "I don''t have any feelings for Sunny. The


    marriage between me and her can be best described as a political marriage. I love you, only you!"


    She slowly withdrew her hand from his. It didn''t matter that they were married out of political interests.


    Sunny would eventually be his rightful wife, and she would never entertain the idea of bing a


    secret lover. "Hanson, let''s just be friends!"


    A muscle on his face twitched violently. "Have you fallen in love with someone else?"


    "No, I haven''t." She wished to give no further exnation hence she looked down.


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    His chest heaved violently, and his breath became heavy. Finally, he was going to ask the question he


    had been waiting to ask. "What about that man? What''s your rtionship with him? Are you dating or


    he is just after you?"


    "He..." Essie opened and shut her mouth. There was no right way to exin her rtionship with Zac.


    Just the thought of exining it made her at loss of words.


    Hanson took a different meaning of her hesitancy. Clenching his teeth, he decided she was indeed in a


    rtionship with that other man. The revtion brought a piercing pain in his heart. There was a proud


    side in his heart which was hell-bent on believing Essie was and would always be his. Now his


    misconception was shattered and broken into a million pieces. ''I have been so overconfident,'' he


    realized.


    After a moment of silence, Essie stood up again and said, "I should go now."


    Hanson did not respond. He just looked at her with a dull expression. His expression was akin to the


    one she had when she was rejected by him on April Fool''s Day.


    She bit her lips, turned around and walked out slowly.


    "Essie —" he suddenly rushed over and caught her from behind, hugging her tightly. "Don''t give me up.


    Give me some time! I think one year would be enough. I''ll divorce Sunny and marry you, okay?"


    She raised her head and looked at him. Her tears had made her vision blurry. It was hard to make out


    his face, but she continued speaking nevertheless. "Hanson, I like you very much. In fact, it will suffice


    to say I love you and only you. All my life, I have only loved you! I''m happy that you like me too. It really


    brings me pleasure in knowing my efforts haven''t gone in vain. But I made up my mind that I will try my


    best to forget you since you are someone else''s. If I don''t let you go, I will never seed in finding a


    true love that really belongs to me. You should take my advice and try to forget me as well. Marriage is


    not a game. Since you have decided to get married, it is your responsibility to do your best to make it


    work. I will bless you!"


    Her long speech was full of raw emotions. As she spoke, he felt that his heart was being ced on a


    hot iron. He broke out in cold sweat. Letting go of her hand which he had held onto, he left the coffee


    shop. He couldn''t see anything but darkness. It was trying to envelope him inside its gloom.


    Soon, Essie was back in her apartment.


    Today''s happenings had left her tired. Instantly, she copsed on the sofa. All her strength had been


    sucked out of her.


    She stared at the ceiling nkly and remained glued to the same position for a long while. A dark figure


    came into her view, bringing her back from her reveries.