Chapter 20: Pretended Nothing Had Happened


    A waited for Toby in the cafe, but he didn''te, and it was already dark outside.


    Would hee today? She was confident that her Toby woulde.


    But after the night fell, when he didn''t show up, she decided to leave.


    If she didn''t leave now, she wouldn''t be able to catch thest bus.


    When she was about to leave, a familiar figure walked into the cafe.


    "I''m sorry, L.I''mte."


    She beamed at him.


    Finally, her Toby hade.


    But, her smile onlysted for a short moment.


    How would she exin things to him? She didn''t even know how to start the conversation.


    Although, she had prepared for this meeting and thought of many ways she could exin, but now they


    seemed not good enough.


    "L, what''s wrong? You look unhappy.Why? Are you sad because I''mte?"


    Toby reached out and held her hand.


    His eyes were full of concern.


    "I''m really sorry, L.I was busy with some important work." A shook her head.


    "It''s alright.I''m not upset because of that." Toby smiled.


    "I thought, you are angry with me.Are you hungry? Let''s eat something first, then I''ll take you home."


    A was about to say something, but Toby didn''t notice it.He called the waiter over to order the food.


    In fact, Toby didn''t have much time.


    When he and Molly were at the mall, he lied to her that there was some emergency in thepany


    and he needed to be present there.


    So, he must return to Molly as soon as possible.


    A refrained herself from speaking.


    He had been busy all day long, he must be hungry.


    Also, it''d be the same if they talked after eating.


    She also wanted to spend more time with him.


    However, things didn''t go as she had thought.


    The steak was just served in front of them when Toby said, "L.Let''s eat!"


    Toby considerately cut the steak into small pieces before putting them on the te in front of her.


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    "Thank you Toby."


    A was touched by Toby''s kind gesture.


    He was still so considerate to her.


    He had never changed.


    Toby smiled and said, "You don''t have to thank me.Silly girl, just eat the delicious steak."


    The two looked at each other and smiled.


    The moment seemed like they had returned to their childhood, as if it was just yesterday and they were


    still the same.


    "Toby!"


    A shrill and angry voice caught their attention.


    Molly suspected him when he left her at the mall.


    So, she followed him and caught him red-handed.


    Toby was stunned to see Molly here.Did she follow him?


    "Molly!"


    "Toby, won''t you introduce her to me?"


    Molly came and wrapped her hands around Toby''s arm intimately.


    This man was hers.


    She could give him everything, unlike this woman and she''d prove it to her.


    Toby saw the calm look on A''s face.


    She wasn''t even surprised when she saw Molly, as if she already knew about his fiancee.


    "L."


    Toby felt a little uneasy as he didn''t know how to introduce them to each other.


    Things didn''t go as he expected.


    He wanted to take L to his apartment today, but Molly appeared suddenly.


    A smiled at Molly politely.


    "Nice to meet you.But Toby, I have to go now."


    A didn''t have the courage to face his fiancee.


    She wanted to hug Toby and tell him everything, but she didn''t expect Molly woulde along.She


    couldn''t do that in front of her.


    Now she just wanted to run away as fast as she could.


    When A got up, about to leave, Toby grabbed her hand and said, "You haven''t eaten anything, L."


    Molly felt jealous when she saw how intimately Toby held the girl''s hand.


    But Molly knew better to not show her displeasure in front of Toby.


    Instead she acted generous and asked A to stay for the dinner.


    A whileter, she turned towards Toby.


    "Toby, I''m feeling cold.Can you please get my coat from the car? The white one which you just bought


    me from the mall, " Molly said in an enticing voice.


    Toby hesitated to leave A with Molly, but then nodded.


    "Okay, if you want something else, you can order it.I''ll get the coat for you."


    As soon as Toby left the cafe, Molly turned her unfriendly look at A, making her a_ little


    ufortable.


    "I don''t know who you are, but please stay away from Toby.He is my fiance.I don''t want him to have


    contact with any other woman besides me."


    Molly came straight to the point.


    "He might have other women in the past, you will be thest one.Toby is a soft- hearted person.He


    can''t refuse anyone if they pretend to be helpless in front of him.So, don''t try to fool him."


    Her hurtful words made A disheartened.


    Unintentionally, she had put Toby in a difficult situation.


    "Don''t worry.I understand.I won''t contact him in the future.I wish the two of you a very happy and


    wonderful life ahead.But now, I have to go.I have something important to do."


    A hurriedly got up and almost ran away from there.At the exit, she bumped into Toby who had


    Molly''s coat in his hand.


    "L, where are you going?" he asked with concern.


    "I''m sorry, Toby.I have something else to do.I have to go now," she said in the calmest tone she could


    muster, but her heart had been broken into million pieces.


    She was hurting inside and the pain was too much to endure.


    Toby tried to stop her, but A didn''t stop and left quickly.


    Toby watched her leave helplessly before he turned and came back to Molly.


    "Toby, she left after answering a phone call.I think, there must be something urgent.Why don''t you go


    and check on her?" Molly pretended to be worried.


    Toby gave her the coat and said in a low voice, "It doesn''t matter.Let''s eat."


    A went straight to the bus station and waited for the bus.


    But to her misfortune, no bus was avable even after an hour.


    She asked around and came to know, thest bus had already left.


    She rummaged through her bag and found out she didn''t have much money left to hail a cab.


    A sad smile escaped her lips.


    She shouldn''t havee here and let Toby get involved in her miserable life.


    Having no other options, she started walking along the street with heavy steps.


    Where would she go now? Because she certainly couldn''t go back to rk vi.


    It was almost midnight when she couldn''t walk anymore.


    A took out her phone, but it was useless.


    Because she had no other number except for Brian, and she wasn''t willing to call him.


    She had no one to ask for help.


    A sense of grievance spread through her chest.


    How miserable her life had be! She copsed on the ground and broke downpletely.


    All her sadness streamed down her face as tears.


    There was no one but herself tofort her.


    She felt so alone.


    In the meantime, Jaime was driving Brian back to the vi.


    As the speed of car was at a moderate rate, he saw a lonely person on the road.


    At first, he didn''t care about it, because it was night time.


    Nothing could be trusted at night.


    However when the car passed by her, he saw her face.


    It was Mrs.rk.


    "Mr.rk!"


    Brian had also noticed her.


    She had tear stained cheeks.


    Her shoulders hunched forward as if in defeat.


    It meant, she left the vi without his permission.But why was she crying alone on the roadside at this


    time?


    "Stop the car!"


    As the car halted right beside her, Brian got off and shouted at her, "Arlene, what exactly are you doing


    here? Don''t even try to make an excuse like you''ve been waiting for me here."


    A looked up at him with teary eyes.


    Due to her blurred vision, she couldn''t see the man clearly, but his voice was familiar.


    "Mr.rk."


    "Get in the car!"


    Brian yelled aloud before going back to the car.


    A didn''t have much of a choice.


    She might be scared of Brian, but she was more scared of spending the night alone on the streets.


    Back in the vi, Maria was very worried.


    Mrs.rk told her that she''d return home soon but it was past midnight and she still hadn''te back.


    If Brian came back before her, he''d be so furious.


    Only thinking of that made Maria very scared.


    When she heard the sound of Brian''s car sliding into the garage, Maria hurriedly went to receive


    Mr.rk and saw Mrs.rk getting off the car along with him.


    "Mrs.rk, you''re back. Are you okay?" A nodded.


    "I''m sorry to make you worried, Maria.I missed thest bus."


    "Mrs.rk, It''s not safe toe back thiste.Next time, if you need money, you can ask me.But


    please take a cab, ande back home on time," said Maria in a low voice.


    Although they talked in a hushed voice, Brian and Jaime still heard them.