She paused a while after she finished saying and added again as if she wanted to emphasize something for herself, "You’ve no obligation to pay for our meal either!
Us?
This word obviously had separated him from them. Hudson's heart jerked again. She once was his woman! He startled. Did he ever consider her as his woman? He wasn’t around when she needed him the most.
He suddenly felt depressed and stopped saying anything.
She didn’t know why he became sad, but he was still holding her hand. She drew back her hand to take the money out. Her action made Hudson feel sad again.
He wondered if her heart was as hurt as his at this moment when he did the same to her in the past?
It turned out that the pain she once felt would be so painful! He had never been considerate to her pain.
She took out the money and handed it to him, “Thank you, Mr. Ball!”
His face turned pale suddenly as she called him Mr. Ball!
“Winnie, I’ll take the money, as a memento. I won’t use it!” He said and took the money. He put the money into his suit pocket which was near his heart. He hoped that she could be closer to his heart again.
His words left her with mixed feelings. She inexplicably wanted to cry when she saw his action.
He was worried about her as she wandered the streets alone. “I’ll send you back!”
“No, I’m going to D University!” she said.
“I’ll drive you there!” He insisted.
While saying the words, he took her hand and pulled her directly into the car regardless of her refusal.
Winnie was a little helpless. His act of putting the money had warmed her heart a little. But she still had no expression on her face.
He drove his car to the entrance of D University. He suddenly stopped and reversed a distance. He said, “Do you still remember? That time, right here your bag had been robbed, and also our… divorce certificate had been snatched too!”
Winnie was stunned. Did he remember?
She thought that there was no memory between them. At least, he shouldn’t remember anything. However, he still remembered that time she had been robbed.
Winnie looked across the street and found that nothing about the street outside the campus had changed. The only thing that changed the most was the signboards of the different kinds of snack bars. Nothing much changed on the street. Without knowing the reason, she suddenly thought that her relationship was only an unrequited love after all.
Sometimes she wondered if she could recover from the miserable and heartbreak love that almost took her life away. Could she ever love anyone else for the rest of her life? Sometimes she would look down on herself as she was only thinking of a man. She was such a miserable wretch. So, she would not love again. It was nice to be alone.
She subconsciously turned her head to look at Hudson. She found out that he was also looking at her. There seemed to be something ambiguous in his eyes. But she smiled, "Time flies and I don’t remember much about it! I'll go in first. Mr. Ball, please go back!"
She lowered her head and got off the car. Hudson looked at her back and he was stunned. Then, he also got off the car.
D University was a tree-lined campus. She walked through winding paths and went into the greenery. This place used to be the best place to have a date. In her four years, she had rejected too many men and never enjoyed the taste of love. It was because she had Hudson who hurt her too deeply in her heart.
She walked in. Under the giant trees, it was cool and shady. She couldn’t help but shiver, yet she coveted the tranquility of the place. A young couple was hiding in the bushes embracing each other. It was such a beautiful scene.
However, she couldn’t get back to the four years between eighteen and twenty-two.
If life could start over again, she wished she had never met Hudson. She could look for a man who loved her. Then, they could have a quiet and warm relationship in the college.
Winnie, whose mind was not at ease, began to have peace amidst the misty atmosphere.
This area of the college was unexpectedly quiet. Hudson followed her into the place. He used to go there often to study. After he saw many couples kissing in that place, he stopped going there.
He felt a sense of coldness as soon as he entered the place. Winnie who was in front of him had dressed too little clothing. So, he took off his jacket and walked toward her. Without saying a word, he put his jacket on her shoulders.
She was shocked. It was a familiar smell that made her want to cry. She tried to put a fake smile on her face, she turned back and looked at Hudson. She tried to take off his jacket again and he immediately stopped her.
"It's too cold here, don't reject me!"
Winnie was helpless, and Hudson said, "Let’s sit over there!"
He was pointing at the resting chair not far in front of him.
"What exactly do you want?" Finally, she couldn’t help asking him back. She didn't want to be driven crazy by him like this. Why did he keep following her?
He turned around. "Nothing, I just want to sit with you! Watch other people dating together!"
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...