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Chapter 92

Chapter 92:.

Truth be told, I had been meaning to ask myself that very question.

I had been wondering if I did indeed love Derek. But if I didn’t have feelings for him, I wouldn’t have felt so hurt. And if I did love him, since when had I started loving him? Honestly, I had no idea.

Even though I didn’t answer, Aaron seemed to have guessed my answer. A faint smile appeared on his lips as he fiddled with the ring of a beer can.

“In fact, when Derek was kicked out of medical school, he wanted that to happen. As I’ve said before, he’s not really interested in medicine,” he said.

“But he didn’t keep working in music either,” I said in a forlorn voice.

Aaron opened another can of beer, but didn’t drink it right away. Then he hung his arm on a chair beside him, exposing his attractive neck.

I wasn’t sure how high his tolerance for alcohol was, but I could tell his face had already turned red after drinking just one can of beer.

“Derek has always been very business savvy. These days, he’s a very successful businessman, so I guess he made the right decision,” Aaron said.

But what about Derek’s dream? I didn’t ask Aaron that question. Maybe that dream had already faded after Sybil left.

Often, young people cling to their dreams in their hearts. But as time passed, their passion slowly dissipated. After experiencing many things, the urge to fight for those same dreams might never return.

And now, I could feel how distant Derek was from me. I should have seen it from the beginning, and I should have never expected anything from him. 1

This whole fiasco made me think I must be so damn pathetic if men couldn’t treat me seriously.

Later, I drank a lot. Aaron probably understood how bitter I felt, so he didn’t stop me from drinking. He even helped me open a few cans of beer.

When I could barely see his face because of how drunk he was, the people at the next table started arguing. Not even a minute passed and they started fighting. One of them even broke a bottle.

Since we were sitting close to them, when the bottle hit another person’s head and shattered into pieces, the glass shards splashed on me. I blocked them in time, but unfortunately some of them grazed my face and many of the shards landed on my body.

Aaron reacted quickly enough to lift me out of my seat, keeping me away from the fight. “Are you okay?” I saw him frown as he removed his hand from my face.

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“Did I get disfigured?”

I soon felt dizzy. My legs grew weak and I couldn’t stand firmly. But I was more worried about my face.

Aaron kept looking at me as if he wanted to laugh.

“No, but there are shards of glass in your body. I’ll have to clean them up. Don’t move.”

With that said, he helped me sit in a chair to the side and then concentrated on picking up the glass shards with his hand one after another. Some of them were all over my arms, the others were on my dress. He was very careful in doing so. Probably because he was worried that I might hurt myself as he removed the shards.

I stood still, embarrassed.

Once he finished cleaning me, he covered me with his jacket and pulled me away from the commotion.

The food stall was in disarray. When we got far enough away from the stall, I heard the buzz of police cars heading straight for the scene of the fight.

Aaron helped me out into the street and hailed a cab.

When I got into the cab, I leaned against the back seat, feeling faint. Aaron followed me inside and sat down next to me.

“Where are you headed, ma’am, sir?” the driver asked.

Aaron looked at me and asked, “Where would you like me to drop you off, Derek’s?”.

I shook my head and replied, “No. I’d rather not go there.”

Then, I heard Aaron say to the driver, “Eastern District.” He then told the driver the specific address of the alley where my house was located. Soon, the cab’s engine started. I turned to Aaron, trying to see his face clearly.

“How did you know where I live?”

The light in the cab was dim, so it was hard to make out his face. He was still a little dazed, but it looked to me like he was smiling.

“You told me where I was,” he replied flatly. “I did?”

I patted my head, wondering if I had. I didn’t remember saying anything about my address.

He grabbed my wrist to keep me from hurting myself. “You did it.”

After I got out of the cab, Aaron helped me into the alley. I wasn’t sure if it was the ground’s problem or just me, but I felt like I was walking on cotton. If he wasn’t there to help me, I probably would have tripped on the ground by now.

At that moment I knew I was drunk. I regretted getting so drunk, because I was so useless when I was like that.

Fortunately, Aaron was here to help me. It was amazing how I could trust him even though it was the first time we had met.

Suddenly, something occurred to me that Derek had told me.

“Derek told me that I shouldn’t get drunk in front of strange men.” I had no idea why I could remember his lessons so clearly.

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