"You're still pretending to be confused?" Quarmy grabbed her shoulder forcefully. "Monica, since you did it, admit it. Do you need someone else to remind you about what you've done?"
"Quarmy, I don't need you to remind me what I've done. I, Monica, didn't do anything wrong. If you think I'm smearing you, you can sue me!" Monica rarely saw Quarmy lose his temper, so Summer must have done something big.
She could not let Quarmy know that it was done by Summer. Quarmy was not an easy person to bully. If he knew it, he would definitely not spare Summer. She had to take all the responsibility.
"How can you be so self- righteous?" Quarmy gnashed his teeth in anger and continued to press hard. "You hurt me!" Monica cried out in pain. "Quarmy, let's talk this through. Take your dirty hands away!"
Quarmy saw her frown and let her go. Monica stretched out her hand and stroked her aching shoulder. He stared at her with his deep eyes. "Monica, did you take part in the blind date program just for attacking me?"
"Attack you?" Monica was a little amused. "Quarmy, aren't you overestimating yourself? Do you think that I am the kind of person who can't afford to let go? I tell you, I have my own bottom line in doing things. Even if I die, I will never have the slightest interest in a man who once cheated on and hurt me. Don't worry about that!"
This was the first time she had said to Quarmy in person that he had cheated on her. Back then, when Madrigal was having a miscarriage in the hospital, Quarmy brought his lawyer home to divorce her. Without a single word, she agreed. Quarmy had thought that she had never cared about it.
After three years, when he heard it from her, he felt very complicated. He controlled himself and said, "Monica, I, Quarmy, have never hurt you. I'm telling you, I didn't cheat on you! I didn't have any relationship with Madrigal!"
"How can you be so cold-blooded? Are you still the Monica I know?"
"Just mind your own business. It has nothing to do with you whether I am cold-blooded or not. For me, Monica, you are just a thing of the past!" Quarmy clearly saw the sarcasm on her face. Her words stimulated him. He reached out his hand and held her chin. "You sharp-tongued woman, don't regret it!"
"What do you want to do?" Monica was shocked by this ambiguous posture. He had always been an animal to her before. Was he going be an animal again?
"You'll know soon!" He fiercely approached her. The two of them were so close to each other that Monica was freaked out. She reached out her hand to block him. "Stay away from me!"
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