taste of what it’s like to wait for someone. I’m sorry for having made you wait for me so many times in the past.
“I know I did a terrible job at being your boyfriend. You have every right to be upset. I’m just begging for you to give me another chance, Vicky. I’ll change. I’ll do everything right.”
Isaac choked as he continued, “I’ll learn to cook for you. I’ll share the housework with you. I’ll pick you up from work every day. I won’t ever eat anything cooked by someone else ever again. I’ll eat all of your favorite things with you.
“If you want to go on holiday, I’ll follow you wherever you go. I won’t ever forget your birthday or any of our anniversaries ever again. I won’t leave you behind when someone else calls me.‘
I stared at him in silence, my face emotionless.
Panicking even harder, Isaac said, “I didn’t handle things with Jenny properly. I won’t ever see her again. I’ll get her to resign, and I’ll delete all forms of contact with her.”
Sneering, I remarked, “Oh? So you do know what were the things you shouldn’t have done. And yet, you treated me like that. All that proves is how little you care about me
“You knew I loved you. You were convinced I wouldn’t leave you no matter how you treated me, so you felt emboldened enough to keep pushing the limit.”
“No, that’s not true. I care about you. I love you, Vicky,” Isaac protested.
“Sorry, but I don’t sense any love from you. All I sensed was the way you betrayed me and took me for granted. Love is what you gave Jenny when you complied with all her requests, went to her whenever she called, and protected her at all times.”
Isaac turned pale. “I admit I got caught up in the situation and lost my head before. I thought the pity I felt for Jenny was love, but I was mistaken. When I knew you were leaving me, I finally realized my true feelings. You’re the one I’ve loved all along. The thought of losing you kills me.
“I’m a fool for not distinguishing the difference in what I feel for you and Jenny. Even when we argued, I used Jenny to provoke you, but I never had any feelings for her. I was just too drawn in by her admiration and infatuation with me, as well as the pity I felt for her. Can we start over, Vicky?”
“Nope. I don’t love you anymore,” I replied curtly. “You don’t deserve my love, Isaac. I am worthy of a relationship untainted by others and someone who is devoted to me.”
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Chapter 10
turned around and walked away.
Isaac dragged his injured leg, stumbling as he chased after the. He was covered in blood. It was a shocking sight. Turning back toward him, I said coolly, “Stop trying to garner pity from me. It’s not working.”
Isaac trembled. Eyes filled with despair, he cried out, “No, Vicky…”
However, once I finished speaking, I walked up to Henry, and he held his hand out to me with a smile.
Exhaling deeply, I gave him my hand, and he took it in his still smiling, we walked off hand in hand.
Later on, I heard that Jenny was severely injured in the accident that day. Although she was taken to the hospital, the doctors failed to save her.
Meanwhile, Isaac ignored everyone’s warnings and came to look for me despite his injuries. The delay in receiving treatment worsened his injury. In the end, he had to get his leg amputated.
More years passed. Even when my child with Henry had turned two years old, Isaac was still saying to everyone he met, “Where’s my Vicky? Who lost my Vicky? 18–year–old Isaac, if you run into the 28–year–old Isaac, make sure you don’t forgive him.”
The End.
