Night had fallen, and Angela wanted to have a drink. She called up Sven, her brother. "Sven, I want to have a drink. Will you come with me?" she asked him.
Sven reluctantly replied, "Why don't you go with Arvin? I know I am not your first choice."
Sven knew that Angela was living with Arvin in his apartment and he was not very happy about that. He had once had a long discussion with Arvin about them living together.
However, Arvin had assured him that the only reason why Angela was living with him was the Research and Development lab that he had set up in his apartment.
Sven knew that Angela loved research labs. Therefore, he had believed Arvin.
Previously Chuck had asked her not to stay in the hospital lab.
However, he did remember that Arvin had once kissed Angela in the toilet. He wasn't sure if Arvin would be able to restrain himself since Angela was such a cute girl and sharing an apartment increased physical proximity a lot!
Thus, to be on the safe side, he called Arvin every two or three days and warned him not to cross the line.
Arvin hated receiving Sven's call on this subject. One day, he had become so cross with his constant badgering that Arvin had almost blacklisted him!
"I don't want to go with him. Are you busy, Sven?" Angela asked Sven, breaking his reverie. Angela looked at the beautiful roses sent by Arvin. She had tried to figure out the reason for the flowers. "Are they a break-up gift?"
She thought to herself.
"Yes, I'm a little busy here. Though, we can have a drink tomorrow. Dad and I would be visiting J City tomorrow," Sven replied. Sven was scheduled to perform an important surgery. Since his father and he were going to J City the next day, he had to finish the surgery today itself.
Angela understood his predicament. "That's great! See you tomorrow, then." Angela said cheerfully. She felt euphoric that she would be able to meet her father and brother the next day.
After she disconnected the phone, Angela took one rose, and started removing its petals one by one. "You don't love me," she said to herself while removing a petal from the rose. "But then why did you send me the roses?" she said again, removing the second petal. Arvin, you must love me. You don't want to hurt me, do you?
She continued removing the petals. I really miss you, Arvin. Do you know that I really miss you?
I guess you must also miss me!
Big Wing! Bad Big Wing! You big jerk! Angela sighed to herself as she peeled the last petal from the beautiful rose.
...
Angela then took another rose and started removing its petals also, "If we sleep together again, I will definitely pull out all your hair!"
And your facial hair!
But Arvin, I really miss you! Plucking the last petal of the rose, she exclaimed aloud. She could not bear it any longer.
She picked up the phone and called Arvin. Unexpectedly, he answered the phone.
"Big Wing, I haven't had dinner yet!" She wondered if he had had dinner. Of course, he would have had his dinner. In fact, he would have enjoyed his dinner. After all, he was at Nita's house, she thought with anguish.
Arvin was a little sad when he heard her aggrieved voice. "Why?" he gently asked.
"Because no one is here with me! I'm so lonely!" Angela sounded very miserable. Nancy had Stanley with her at the hospital while she was all alone in the apartment.
Arvin threw away the cigarette in exasperation and was about to leave Family Gu's study room, when he remembered Kent. "I'll ask Kent to get dinner for you," he stopped mid-stride and said.
"No! I don't want Kent. You can get me my dinner!" Angela provocatively said. She did not want to eat her dinner with Kent.
Arvin couldn't help smiling when he heard this. "Okay then, wait for me," he said before he disconnected the phone.
Some time later...
Angela ran to answer the doorbell. When she opened the door, Arvin was standing there with a lunch box in his hands. He himself had got Angela her dinner.
Angela was deeply touched and knew that he still loved her.
As Angela was really hungry by that time, she ate everything that he had got.
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