Chapter 204
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Felix was surprised to see Lilac outside. He grabbed his phone and left immediately.
I was so annoyed by Lilac that I blurted out something rude, “Felix, let’s not hang out again.
He replied with his silent silhouette. Then, he left.
“It’s over. Finally,” said Colin as he turned to me, a glass in his hand.
“Tsk, it already ended a long time ago. It was over when he called me shameless and asked me to stay away from him that Thanksgiving.”
“So what’s your plan now?”
“I’ll make myself available and make many friends.” I placed my palm above my brows while pretending to scan my surroundings. Then, my eyes lingered on Colin. “Then, I’ll settle down with someone I like and who likes me back.”
Colin’s hand froze mid–raising his glass. He turned to face me, his eyes glimmering. Then, with a smile, he said, “Sure.”
Oh, that smile. That lethal smile! My heart skipped a beat.
Colin was hired by Jesselton College to be a lecturer. It was his first day, so he was too busy to hang out with me after lunch.
I was bored in the evening. After dinner, I went to take a stroll in the corridor of the tiny jungle my college had.
When I first came, I thought that it looked so much like the baby rose corridor near the post- grad faculty of Lincoln University. I would visit it from time to time, and it slowly became a habit of mine. Now, I would feel like something was amiss if I did not come to the corridor once per day.
Suffice to say, I was a loyal person. Once I fell in love with something, it’d last for an eternity.
Felix was a pivotal person in my life. Looking back, I realized my feelings for him weren’t love. It was just the obedience and compliance a daughter had for her parents. Or perhaps it was an adolescent girl’s yearning for a beautiful story.
It’d be too difficult to describe what happened back then. I couldn’t recall what I had felt either. I had suffered, I had cried, and I had tried to make Felix stay. But they were all in the
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past now, and I regretted nothing.
After half an hour, I decided to go home. Suddenly, Felix appeared. He looked like he had been waiting for me.
Due to the pain he and Lilac had caused me, I was now traumatized. Seeing one of them would sour my mood and give me a headache.
I hadn’t seen them for a very long time, and I thought peace had returned. Alas, I ran into them at noon. And I ran to Felix again in the evening. What a nuisance!
Not wanting to deal with him, I turned around and went toward where I came from.
Since Felix was very tall, he easily caught up to me with his long legs. Then, he positioned himself before me. “Lulu, you’re avoiding me.”
Seriously? Wasn’t it obvious? Did he have to say that?
“I’ve said this many times before, so please burn it into your memory. You brought Matthew to me, and for that, I owe you a favor. I can’t repay you with anything yet, but I’ll return the favor one day. You have my word.
“From now on, let’s not hang out again. Even if we run into each other on the street, let’s pretend we’re strangers, okay?”
“Why? You used to follow me around when you were little. Why are you avoiding me now?”
“You’ve said it yourself, it was in the past. I had to apologize to you in front of our families for what I’ve done. What else do you want from me?
“I’m trying to avoid you, so please stop bothering me. It’s annoying,” I yelled.
I couldn’t contain the rage and frustration inside me.