NovelEnglishChapter 121
| gently declined Antonio, and his expression darkened. He went out again, brought in a piece of cake, and
placed it on the bedside table.
“I'm sorry, | really didn’t expect her to appear at school this morning. As classmates for so long, | could not just
ignore her when we met. Don’t overthink it. I...”
Before he could finish, | glanced at the cake on the bedside table and interrupted, “I’ve been off sugar for a long
time, and | only eat boiled vegetables for meals. You forgot it.”
In preparation for the wedding, | had been living like a monk for nearly a week to keep in the best shape. Yet, he
paid no attention to it.
After being together for so long, this was the first the gave in, but | rejected him repeatedly. Antofinally
lost his tenderness, and his expression returned to his usual indifference. This time, he turned and left the room,
not coming back in.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt
In the early morning, my stomach started to growl.
As | got up quietly to get swater, | saw the faint light from his phone screen in the living room. The light
shone on Antonio’s face as he typed quickly with smiling eyes.
| suddenly remembered his refusal to wait withfor the New Year's countdown, saying he never stayed up
late, and my feelings for him faded even more. Instead of getting water, | turned back to my bedroom directly.
We were supposed to apply for our marriage certificates today. The moment | walked out of the bedroom,
however, he was gone, leaving no explanation or message.
| habitually clicked on the homepage of Mandy's Facebook. As expected. | saw her latest post about being
hospitalized for an IV drip, saying. “When will | learn to take care of myself? Ten years have passed, and | still
have to rely on you.”
| really didn’t understand how an adult, knowing her allergens, could end up in the hospital, and | no longer
wanted to waste tfiguring it out.
| spent the whole day packing my luggage, and Antostill hadn't shown up by evening.
He just senta message saying that he had to work overtime.
Looking at the message on the screen. | felt very funny, for he couldn't even bother to think of a lie to tell me.
On a phone call the other day, his team leader specially toldthat he hadn't arranged any work for him, just
to let him fully enjoy our marriage leave.
|
guess
he was working overtin the hospital now.
Early in the morning, the countdown on my phone's wallpaper finally turned to 0.
| spent the night on the sofa. The next day, after getting up and washing up, | went straight to the airport. On the
way, | couldn’t help but feel relieved.
Fortunately, there was no real wedding, and | didn’t notify my family. Otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to
explain my running away to my
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm
parents.
The moment | entered the airport, | called Antoto talk about breaking up. He hung up onas soon as |
heard his phone ring.
Then, he senta voice message in an extremely impatient tone, “Can
you stop urging me? I'm almost there.”
“I've agreed to marry you. You think | will run away or what?”
“Mandy has been discharged from the hospital in advance to attend our wedding, and she even had a car
accident on the way. Can't you be more understanding? Just hold my friends there until | arrive and entertain
them properly for me. | have something to say to you today.”
After listening to the whole voice message, | expressionlessly typed a text to him, “Let's break up. Save the
wedding for you and Mandy.”
Without waiting for his reply, I directly blocked him and deleted his contact information. | then deliberately put
my phone in flight mode and turned around to board the plane.
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
