As for the small, cheap things meant to make me happy, I didn’t hesitate–I packed them all up, ready to
Once, I treasured even the smallest keychain. But now, as I prepared to toss it all, I felt nothing inside.
When I was done, I carefully wrapped up my mother’s photo and placed it securely in a compartment of my suitcase. Then, without looking back, I left the home I had lived in for ten years,
Just as I stepped outside, Lucas’s car pulled up.
I didn’t look at it, but the car stopped beside me.
The back window rolled down, revealing Lucas’s handsome, distinguished face.
My gaze me
My gaze merely glanced over him, and I kept walking
“Jennifer,” he called out, frowning slightly. “Where are you going?
Dragging two large suitcases, I was already struggling to walk, let alone stop to chat,
So I ignored him and kept moving.
Lucas suddenly got out of the car.
“Do you want my driver to take you?”
“No, thank you.”
I avoided his hand and continued on my way.
But he grabbed my wrist. “Jennifer, why are you being so stubborn this time?”
“If you cried like you used to, maybe I’d soften up again.”
I shook off his hand and looked at him calmly. “Lucas, I don’t need it anymore.”
I didn’t need the tears, nor his moments of softness.
I was tired, worn out from it all.
“Fine, suit yourself, Lucas sneered, but I saw the disbelief in his eyes,
In the past, no matter how hurt I felt, I always willingly waited in silence for him to come back.
He was used to that.
Everyone around him would say I could never leave him. He believed it too.
I was pulling my suitcase, ready to leave, when Lydia’s soft voice chimed in.
“Lucas, you’re here.!
