NovelEnglishLayla looked at his reply. She did not know whether to laugh or cry. She could feel how accommodating and indulgent Eric was. However, she understood her feelings clearly. No matter who Eric introduced to her, she would not like them.
She placed her phone down, wanting to calm down a little. She entered the bathroom, picked up the hairdryer, and blew her hair dry.
While drying her hair, an idea cto her. Why not just confess her feelings to Eric and see what his reaction is? Anyway, he was about to retire. Once he retires, he will be a normal person. By then, he can enter into a relationship with whoever he wants...
Even after she was done blow-drying her hair, she could not seem to think of anything else. She stores her hairdryer, walked to her phone, and picked it up once more.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe sent Eric a message, [Why don't you be my boyfriend?] After sending the message, Layla's fingers turned numb. She threw the phone on the bed and covered her face. She did not dare imagine what Eric's reaction would be when he saw the message. She could not guess what his reply would be.
"Ah! I must be out of my mind! Will he ignoreforever!" Layla paced around the room with her messy hair. She felt hotter the more she paced around.
She tied her hair up with a hair tie before carefully walking over to her bed and picking the phone up.
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and unlocked her phone.
Eric did not send her a reply.
She was stunned.
What did Eric mean by not replying to her message? While blushing, she continued sending another message, [I'm serious. You don't have a girlfriend. I don't have a boyfriend. We can just try!] Layla was not only this direct with Eric. Ever since she was a little girl, she had been direct with everyone, and she always met everything head-on.
If she kept things in her heart, she would feel as if she was about to explode.
Despite sending the second message, Eric still did not respond.
Layla held her phone and rolled about in bed. After wailing for a while, she could not take it any longer and called Eric.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWho would have thought that Eric would not answer the call? Layla did not dare tell her parents anything, and she texted her best friend.
[Amy, I confessed to Eric, but he's ignoring me. He is not replying to my messages or answering my calls. He has never acted like this before! Is he cutting ties with me?] Layla was a little afraid. This was not the result she wanted.
Amy replied quickly, [He surely won't cut ties with you! You just confessed to him. It's not like you hurt him. He might just be shocked and not know how to respond. Once he has thought about it, he will reply to you.] [I feel think he will reject me. He is a man with high self-esteem. As long as he thinks my parents will object, he will not agree to it.] [Since you know that the problem between you two lies with your parents, why did you still want to confess your feelings to him? Aren't you just looking for trouble?] [But I couldn't hold back! Ever since l saw him, realized that all I about is him. If I really do think have to someone, I want to marry him. I don't like any other men.] [Calm down! Although Eric is charming, Layla, you're not bad either! Wait for two days before coming back to this problem again. If after two days, you still want to marry him, go tell your parents! Only by solving the problem with your parents can you be together with Eric.] [Then I'll wait for two days!] After chatting with Amy, Layla tapped into the chat with Eric.
She did not see a response, but within that second a response came.
It was a single word.
[No.] He said no. His rejection was direct and powerful.
Layla dejectedly looked at the ceiling in a daze.
It was so hard! Getting Eric to agree with her was one thing but getting her parents to accept this was another challenge. She had two huge burdens, and they were suffocating her.
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