Clara worked overtime today. When almost everyone had left the office, Sarah said to her, "Clara, it's time to take some rest. Just go home.
Horace had a meeting tonight, so he was not at home.
Only when it was very dark did Clara finish her work and decide to turn off the office lights. To her shock, Darren suddenly stumbled in. The heavy smell of alcohol hit her nose.
Clara went up to hold Darren and asked in surprise, "Are you drunk? Why do you drink so much? What are you doing here? Come with me, and I'll send you home."
Darren opened his eyes and saw that in front of him was Clara, the one he loved. Darren laughed out loud. "Clara, you're still here. You haven't left!"
Clara wondered how drunk Darren actually was that his words were barely audible.
"Darren, what should I do for you? It's so late. We can talk about it tomorrow." Clara thought she'd better leave here now. However, Darren was so drunk, so she was a little worried about him.
Darren giggled and said, "Are you hiding from me? I drank a lot today. I know you don't like me to drink. You used to say I had a low tolerance. I remember everything between us before."
Clara sighed and said, "Don't mention that anymore. Isn't it great that we all have our own life now?"
"Great? Seriously?" Darren smiled bitterly and said, "My life paled without you."
"Darren, you can't say that..." Clara had some pity on Darren.
To her surprise, Darren suddenly grabbed her shoulders and yelled crazily, "Clara, why? Although I didn't trust you before, do you really not love me anymore?"
Clara paused for a moment, startled.
"Clara, I know you still love me. Can you make up with me? I was a jerk. I'm sorry for what I did."
"Darren, what are you talking about? You should go home now. You need to sleep and everything will be fine in the morning."
Darren went up and hugged Clara, refusing to let go of her.
"Darren, let go of me. You are drunk!" Clara tried to struggle but was held harder, on the verge of not being able to breathe.
Darren dominantly hugged Clara and cried out to her, "If I were not drunk, I couldn't be so brave to hold you! Clara, I can't forget you. Don't leave me alone, and please forgive me for what I have done. Don't leave me alone..."
For a second, Clara's heart softened to Darren. After all, she had spent the best time of her life with him. They deeply loved each other.
However, everything changed. Clara met Horace and Darren...
Clara remembered Ashlee. She took the opportunity to push away Horace and said, "Darren, you still have Ashlee, you are going to get married. I can tell that she loves you very much, and you'll be happy together."
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