“Your mom said you’d be happy if you ate something
g sweet when you’re in a bad mood.
“What other secrets of mine did my mom tell you?”
“Oh, plenty
“Looks like your mother–in–law is quite satisfied with me as her future son–in–law”
I couldn’t help but smile, glaring at him playfully. The gloom in my heart dissipated a bit.
Ethan smiled and held a macaron to my lips.
iweetness of strawberry spread in my mouth.
11:36 AM
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Suddenly, Cthan reached out his hand, his fingertip gently wiping the corner of my mouth.
“Seeing you eat so sweetly, I want to taste it too.”
He lowered his voice, leaning close to my ear,
“May 12
My heart skipped a beat, and my cheeks flushed,
He slowly leaned towards me, his breathing quickening.
I closed my eyes, my eyelashes fluttering.
The next second, his lips fell on mine, also carrying the sweet scent of macarons.
10
Blake suddenly pushed open the cafe door and immediately saw Aria being tightly embraced by a man, kissing passionately.
A surge of anger instantly rushed to his head, his temples throbbing violently.
Back in the car, he slammed the steering wheel hard. His hand trembled as he lit a cigarette.
The nicotine burned his throat like fire but couldn’t extinguish the raging jealousy in his chest,
He closed his eyes, and scenes of his past with Aria flashed through his mind like a slideshow.
After the basketball game, she handed him ice water, her face flushed.
On a rainy night, she held up a small umbrella for him, her shoulders soaked.
Those moments of tenderness he once took for granted now cut into his heart.
He suddenly opened his eyes and violently stubbed out the cigarette, his fingertips numb from the burn.
“Aria__=”
He called out her name hoarsely, his voice full of regret and unwillingness.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t been moved. He had just been blinded by his arrogance and pride, refusing to admit it
He thought she would always be there, always waiting for him to turn back.
But now, she was in someone else’s arms, smiling at another man in a way he had never seen before.
A sense of despair and panic overwhelmed him like a tidal wave.
After his rebirth, he began to reflect. Was his obsession with Olivia really love, or just unwillingness to let go?
Was his hatred for Aria really hatred, or just an excuse to avoid responsibility?
Every night when all was quiet, he would dream of his daughter Sweetie’s smiling face and Aria’s desperate eyes.
slammed the steering wheel again.
Late at night, he got himself drunk and staggered through the streets.
11:36 AM
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She was cuddling with that man, laughing and talking, sickeningly sweet.
The man gently fed her food, and she smiled like a flower.
His heart felt like it was being torn apart, the pain making it hard to breathe.
-Why? Why did you fo
you forget me so quickly?”
He screamed wildly in his heart, wanting to rush over, snatch her back, question her, scold her.
He stumbled forward a few steps but found himself rooted to the spot, unable to move.
He was afraid. Afraid to see the coldness in her eyes, afraid to hear her say what he dreaded most.
He would rather live in his self–deceptive fantasy than face the truth of losing her.
This heart–wrenching pain almost completely consumed him.
