"It's inappropriate anyway." Amber sighed and replied, "This word should be exclusive to close lovers. But we are just friends. It's a little cross the line for you to call me that."
Cole laughed a little mockingly, "How could it be crossing the line? I've been calling you that for more than a decade, and we are cool with me calling you that. But now? you think this is inappropriate out of nowhere… Did someone ask you to stop me calling you 'baby'?"
Amber's eyes popped in astonishment slightly.
Seeing this, Cole understood, and clenched his fists. "Sure enough, someone really want me to stop calling you like that… Is that Jared?"
Amber's eyes flashed, tacitly agreeing.
"It's really him!" Cole's expression was ugly. "You're really obedient to him now. Just because he said so, you cast off the way we call each other for more than ten years."
Hearing this, Amber felt a surge of guilt in her heart. "Sorry, Cole. I admit that it's Jared who asked me to do this. He asked me to tell you that he hopes you don't call me that again because it's inappropriate. I've also considered this thoroughly. And I agree with what he says. It's not suitable for the relationship between us."
She didn't feel anything wrong before, but after Jared said so.
She finally realized that the way Cole called her was indeed too intimate; it was beyond the scope of addressing a friend.
"No, it's not that the title was inappropriate." Cole's mouth twitched sarcastically. "It's just you don't want to upset someone."
Amber's expression stiffened, "What... what?"
"Nothing!" Cole took a step back, turned back to the driver's door, opened the door, leaned over and pulled out the car key, "I'll ask you again. Do you really want me to stop calling you by this?"
Amber's red lips moved. She seemed to be hesitating.
But at this time, Jared's face flashed across her mind, and the hesitation in her heart dissipated again. She eventually nodded with confirmed.
Hearing her answer, Cole's emotion sank to the lowest. The anticipation in his mind disappeared instantly.
There was a wry smile in his eyes, "Okay, I see. Since you insist, I will agree. I won't call you 'baby' in the future. But I want you to know that, from this moment on, the relationship between us will never be as close as it used to be."
Amber frowned, "How can it be? It's just a small change. But our friendship won't change, right?"
"If what we have is just friendship, of course it won't change. But we're different.
“ Cole clenched the car key in his hand and took a breath, "This 'baby’ is my exclusive title for you. Only by calling you that, can
I feel that I am unique to you. Only in that way, can I take an important position in your heart. But now you have deprived me
of the right to call you that, which proves that I am no different from ordinary friends in your heart. I am not as important as I
imagined, so... That's it!"
With that said, he put the car keys on the front cover of the car, turned and walked towards the roadside.
"Cole!" Amber called out his name quickly.
But Cole didn't seem to hear it. He didn't even try to turn around or stop. He walked straight to the side of the road, hailed a
taxi, then hopped in and left.
If they were really just friends, if they were merely friend with no hormone, he would probably be sad when she stopped him
to call her baby. But he will definitely not be so sad as if they would never see each other again.
Although she felt sorry for her future relationship with him, she did not regret what she has done now even though the
relationship between them will not be as close as before.
Now by stopping him from calling her baby, she told him indirectly that there's only pure friendship between them instead of
romantic love. Maybe he will give up the feelings for her in time. So that he won't be stuck by the unrequited love or even lead
to a tragic result one day.
Thinking of this, Amber sighed, then walked over to the engine cover of the car, picked up the key Cole had just put down, and
entered the apartment building.
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