After My Boyfriend Cheated

ver cure for my best friend,

intimate sounds comin

ed promises of loving me forever yesterda

d him. "Darren can

athering, so I bought a hangover

trash can and thro

. I broke up with my boyfriend yesterday, and I was forced to drink at a business din

ng to be tough, I paid attentio

curi

ppressed growl

in my hand fell

to the voice

think you're miserable. The one having s

Darren

heart felt like it was being squeezed by an invisibl

et me help you bus

pped

aled Darren's number while

one rang

answer t

I could no longer hear th

nfronting them for me because I didn't

I sat on

place Darren and I ha

l uncontr

e a sharp blade s

Darren's infidelity, no

e we were kids and fell in love a long time ago. He was al

t, the sadness and grieva

een the most import

ces when I was at my most

not meant to spend the re

e home lat

a, his drunken face froze for a mo

lately?" I watched him closely and t

at acting, or wa

ame face, yet now

cently," he replied. Watching him lie so

and feet

s my

off to accompany Darren's

my rea

n kind to me and treated

be I would have to struggle

y handbag, Darren said

ised but di

from spending time

just be a

etting out of the car toge

ow come the busy m

ed helpless

re considerate. Kristina always remembers to visit us, no matter how busy she is. Wh

k. There's no hurry to tie the knot. Even if we don't

brat, he knew how to bring a wi

faintly. "I ha

ers hard to maint

the scenery outside gradually chang

fewer cars

tone pulled me back fr

Darren'

d at it

ecretary, Vi

have a new

adn't visited Darren's

frowned and pressed his lips together. He was seemingly tro

rren pulled the car

re was an urgent ma

scolded him

ime." With that, he hurr

lently drove to the f

e few peo

n were lush, and the bir

f people or cars, i

n old house converted into a

ering, I w

ion, which compelled me to open a so

ely spotted the familiar silhouette

n't show his face, but the watch aro

ught tha

m leader, I finished the first projec

y gifts for everyone i

th and spent half a year

updated a video

iderate boss ever. He drove 50 kilometers to

e comment

s, but he doesn't see

that happens in real life

sn't have feelings for

t by looking at his h

I wanted to vomit

feeling disgusted. Tears cam

at night on

ht spil

the empty hal

epless al

t boasted beautiful scenery, wit

faintly see clouds like t

nated the pointed pavili

ook a leisurely walk wi

quire about the compan

ss and so many branches under it, the boss has to be busy. He

and felt a dull

usy or not depended

htly enveloped me like a fine net,

and therefore, the pain was

"Time flies. I was only fourteen

lars were covered

. "Fifteen years have pass

usly, "If back then, Darren and I hadn't fallen in l

and hesitated. Then she asked

d to d

end, I sa

communicate well. Matters between two people should be resolved

nd was afraid that blinkin

tter what happens, we will see you as our daughter. If Darr

nger hold back. Tears streamed d

like dark blosso

eemed to realize something. She too

strength to overcome it on your own. Kristina, even though I didn't give birth to you, I have seen you as my daughter since the day y

into tears and

s. "No matter what happens,

too long, I started to hav

duce the fever, but after

mpletely

n years, and now it

nge clothes and make m

t granted me sick leave over the ph

why I w

nd is busy,

doesn't have time to take care of you when y

sharp tongue, I couldn't hel

college. He was two years ahead of me and th

io with a few classmates after he convinced his parents to inv

you are the boss. Did you com

was leaked. The new proposal from Universal Corp. is ten percent cheaper than ours. There'

rrison, I'm sick, and you actually ca

t. "No rush. Just get some rest. Hand

shoc

ays? It usually took half a month. He was

an't

pted. "Double bonus for the entir

fail the task, Mr. Harri

m water, and handed it to me. "Just rest today and regain y

Mr. Harrison. Don't f

d away. He quickly left after tel

woman. She was pale-faced a

eded help when I heard hurri

a school unif

on his brows. "How are you feeling? I brought yo

h pain to straighten up, she smiled and

ht tears to my

was so f

eting, I was suffering from

n the table. I sweated profusely

ocused on speaking to

ood up. He ignored the curious gazes and rushed t

er and picked me

bling as he took me

ured the pain, and whisper

s' weird looks to buy feminine hygi

ur in front of the feminine hygiene aisl

ll of my

lf-destructive desi

already, why not let i

social app

in a few days, but my boss wants me to accompany

were all exc

boss wants to take you to

only seen such a

dating. Make my

the phon

You promised me that you would never abandon me as my p

in my knees and

strich hiding i

ged m

my mother. I only had my

way with another guy wh

as addicted

rinking, I thoug

buy me

ould throw the yogurt in

could I feel a faint

clung to the only warmth in my life. I stubbor

ade, I realized my life co

bling and lost the house de

into the classroom and l

ards couldn't d

ryone learned that my father h

lassmates deliberately isolated me, and rumors

e, and their maliciou

r was giving

going to

already

during the day an

layground, covered my ears

early c

d I stood on the b

d I do

hadn't hu

ryone want

ightly tapped my sh

my tears and

s and illuminated the boy. He seem

d in the wind, revealing ge

kling like stars. "Julie, don't cry. I'll take

nvinced his parents to

lived in the guest

ed legal means to resol

kindness and vowed secre

was accepted into a pr

work

ntly ranked first and

, while I made up for my sh

I feigned a casual demeanor and asked him, "

le pouring water. "

ed this journey together. Will we still have fee

nt for a sh

e not to

r was an answ

sed, I collapse

amed down

what Darren and Vivian were

tenderness? Did he kiss her passi

whelmed wi

ore at me and left me

ed as perfect as

o work and tried not to think ab

video call, Clint frowne

n the market for a short time. If we can prove the risks of replacing old materials in large quantities, we might buy more time. Other

hadn't subsided, and my temperat

don't look well. Take a good

rew faint, and my visi

have a dream

Darren was e

ng furiously, and he sat quietly bes

ome fruit or a

y if he was raising

peaking, though the tips of h

ene sh

sroom, I was cornered by a gro

scores? It's too bad that

u don't h

nto a knife, stabb

paralyzed me and rende

oss, a pair of warm ha

e faced them with a cold expression and sai

the girls' harsh words, but

our out all m

th tears o

en you passed out from a fever, you still k

why he was at

ou were brought here." He glanced at me awkwardly. "Why didn't you tell me

tient in bed 35, please accompany the patient for a CT sca

Clint to

ilty and r

ice but to c

rdly. What a

o head to Highlan

e to the hospital and d

nd a friend to ac

I felt a chill

a bond, even if there

d that it was jus

CT scan before I asked

ll him anytime i

ed fai

ok the scans

go back tomorro

long time and stared blankly at the p

ept over me a

t I would be

itfully t

ght streamed through the gap in the curtains

e for me to get used

up sl

and Vivian had po

om behind her and was about to take another piece of cake. The caption read, "You

he photo for

bered that I had

n drinking at a social even

focused on sup

iefly at her in t

look and didn't pay

ven ask wh

d Darren

me, I was comple

hattered an

in five da

ned and look

with his eyes closed. The

closed

these past few days. Sorry." His slightly

side the window

ep by step

ength, I said, "Darr

aid, "Julie, I've really been too busy lately. Onc

t's part wa

wasn't throw

alized I w

m grew

ained

ned to pack my thi

o the gue

nstairs at the compan

dragged t

y got int

e didn't rus

hip isn't something that can be gone just like that. I apolo

the tears in my eyes,

ked a

had stars i

her woman's hand. "But you cheated." Each word was heart-wrenching. "Some

Not that, Julie. Please listen to my explanation, okay?

ristina was drunk that night, I took he