It’s a fine day outside. It has been warming up recently and Spring should be here soon. The cold is on the retreat and people are wearing less.
He stands with mixed feelings by the window as the commotion from outside the office rings in his ears. He will usually go out to see what the commotion is about. He doesn’t like a rowdy occasion but Jenny does. That’s why she will definitely be present on those occasions and he will habitually go and have a look.
After he left the previous press announcement, Jessica called him several times and he didn’t answer. If it hadn’t because she had offended the company when she decided to leave, she might have looked for him at the company.
As for Jessica, he doesn’t wish to see her. As for Jenny, he can’t face up to her.
“Knock knock knock”
“Enter,” He didn’t look back and thought that someone must be looking for him to sign a document.
“Everyone’s eating cake outside, Mr. Hill should have one also.”
The voice behind surprises him and snaps him back to his senses.
“Jenny…”
Jenny pushes open the door with a plate with a cake and stands by the door. She bumps into Frankie’s daze look and is also stunned. She forces a smile, “You don’t seem to like a rowdy occasion, Shawn asks me to bring you a slice of cake. Have a taste, it’s rather good.”
She serves the plate to his table.
The table is in a mess like it has been a while since it was last tidied. What has the secretary been doing? She pushes aside some scrap paper to put down the plate and thereafter turns and says, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.”
“Jenny…”
She turns and walks a couple of steps and stops.
“Anything?” Jenny didn’t turn around and calmly asks.
Frankie is sullen for a moment, “I would like to ask you if I sincerely apologize for all those I had done to you, will you forgive me?”
Jenny frowns, “That’s in the past, you don’t have to take it to heart.”
“If I were to guarantee that I agree to your demands, not to have kids and not to get married for the moment, can you give me another chance and come back to my side?”
“No.”
Jenny turns and looks up towards Frankie, with eyes full of pride. That’s her dignity and no one can trample on it, “Frankie, I didn’t give you the chance nor did I take it from you. We are incompatible. You need not be so hard on yourself because of the past. Our objectives are different. Even if it wasn’t for Jessica, we still won’t be together.”
These are her sincere words.
After the incident with Jessica, she found that she isn’t particularly upset with anyone. In fact, when she thinks about the breakup with Frankie, she actually feels fortunate. Because she finally realizes what is the problem between her and Frankie.
The problem was never Jessica but them alone.
Frankie is a homely man and isn’t ambitious. Whether is it the family or career he is always dependable and stable. He wants to find a good woman to spend the days with. This kind of woman must sacrifice for the family. In this case, actually, Jessica suits him very well.
Jenny doesn’t feel that she is suitable. She doesn’t have anyone to depend on but now Luke is throwing his support for her. She also is holding tightly to her career and in her eyes, her career meant everything to her.
As he looks at Jenny’s back, and the door being closed, Frankie’s heart sank coldly.
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