Loomis looked at her so sad and felt very heartbroken for her.
Graciella found him not talking and smiled helplessly again, "I envy those people who are having a wonderful time. They have their own pursuits and have the courage to stick to them in the end, while I lost to myself."
Loomis was shocked that she could be so brave as to tell her story to him, whom she had only met twice. He felt that he did not have such courage as she did.
He whispered, "Miss Alwynn, everything will be fine, and you shouldn't feel too bad about it." He had something going on in River City for these days and would be leaving tomorrow.
Today she just happened to call and ask him out, so he came along.
When he thought of her crying in his arms that night, he couldn't forget her and wanted to see her again.
There had never been a woman who cried in his arms like that.
Graciella shook her head with a smile. "Loomis, you really don't know how to comfort people. You’re wrong. Some things cannot be forgotten. It is like being branded in the heart with an iron. It comes back to you when you are sad. Do you know what the most upsetting thing in life is?"
Loomis shook his head. He had not been in a relationship so far, so he didn't know what it was.
He was already thirty-five years old, and he still hadn't experienced it.
But he did know that one should not have too complicated thoughts. Time can really dilute the pain, but it can't heal everything.
Graciella smiled helplessly," It's the lack of a sense of belonging. I grew up without a home, and I grew up alone abroad. The feeling of loneliness really makes you crazy. Every time I want to find someone to keep me company, I find that there is no one. You should not have experienced that feeling."
As soon as she encountered something sad, she always cried secretly by herself. This was how she grew up.
No matter how strong a person is, there must be a weakness in his heart that makes him vulnerable.
When Loomis heard this, he looked at her sad expression seriously, and he seemed to be able to share the same feeling.
Graciella raised her glass again and drank up the wine in her glass.
It was as if she was going to get drunk to forget all her sorrows. Loomis then saw her slender neck. Her skin was very good and soft, and he could tell that she usually took good care of it.
As Graciella was going to pour more wine, he grabbed her hand and looked at her seriously. "Graciella, you can't drink anymore."
Graciella pulled his hand away with a charming smile on her face, "Come on! I haven't had a drink in half a month. Just let me drink some more. I don't have to be in charge of my son's homework today, so I can have fun. Did you know that there are people who want to hang themselves for teaching their kids homework? I am one of them. My son has serious procrastination, so yeah, every time I teach my son homework, I'm so angry I want to kill myself, but fortunately, I have a cute little niece to keep him in charge."
Hearing this, Loomis felt sorry for her because it is not easy for a divorced woman to live with a child.
She was the daughter of the Alwynn family. But who knew that she had a painful experience behind her glamorous identity?
Graciella was drunk. Loomis took a taxi to send her back.
Victor opened the door and saw Loomis send his sister back. He frowned and said, "You made my sister drunk?"
"No. She got herself drunk. I just brought her back."
Victor looked worriedly at his sister who had her eyes closed and did not speak.
He knew his sister's sadness.
"Thank you, Mr. Rubio!"
"You're welcome. She is my friend."
His words made Victor have less preconceptions about him.
He asked, "Mr. Rubio, would you like to come in for a break before you leave?"
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