It was already late in the night when Louisa eventually became sober completely. She claimed that she was invited by a friend to a bar for a birthday party. After the party was over and everyone had left, she felt that she didn't have enough fun so she stayed a bit longer and drank alone to drown out her misery.
A man came over, trying to have a little chat with her. She wasn't really in the mood but when she gave him a second look, she found that that man wasn't all too bad. The longer she stared, the better he looked. Maybe it was the alcohol. She was already miserable anyway, so she did not refuse him. Meeting strangers and hooking up happened a lot in bars.
After a few drinks and a bit more conversation, they had become comfortable with each other. Louisa gradually relaxed and let her guard down. The stranger then took the opportunity to put the drug in her drink secretly and had her finish it all.
She did not feel genuinely scared until she felt too dizzy and was unable to speak. It no longer felt like the typical alcohol buzz.
For what happened next, she had no idea at all. Her mind went blank all the way. When she finally woke up in the hospital, she felt as though she had just woken from a dream. A bad one. Everything was so unreal.
A complex of emotions surged from within her when she found out that Kevin saved her. While she was very thankful, it was frustrating to think that in front of the very person she wanted to impress the most, she was always at her worst. No wonder he was never thrilled by her. No one wanted to waste time with a loser.
"I heard you are pregnant. Congratulations," Louisa said in a tone that was less than enthusiastic, as she stood beside Leena's bed. But she realized that she could not keep running after a happily married man for the rest of her life. She knew that she had to move on and this time there was no turning back.
"Yeah. Thank you. Are you okay?" Leena had never expected that she and Louisa would talk in such a peaceful atmosphere especially after what happened in the past. Leena had almost lost her life because of Louisa.
"Tell me honestly. How do you feel when you look at me? Do you feel happy and avenged seeing me end up in such a tragedy?" Suddenly, Louisa felt shame beyond measure as she recalled what she had done to Leena.
"If my answer is no, you may think that I'm pretentious. But you know what? I may not be the most generous person. But I never take advantage of someone else's misfortune, nor do I find happiness in it." Leena raised her eyes and smiled. She thought that Louisa already left with her father, the commander. It turned out that she was still in the hospital.
"I think I know. I'm sorry that I was mean to you. If only I could turn back time, I would definitely grasp my chance to win Kevin's heart and wouldn't allow you any opportunity." If she had not been so confident about herself and had chosen to tell Kevin she liked him, instead of going abroad, would everything be different now?
"That's fate. It's just mysterious and magical. You would eventually have what is prepared for you by God. For things that are never meant to be yours, they will never be yours, no matter how hard you try. Your efforts will only be in vain." Hopefully, Louisa would come around and grow up. She had to stop being too willful after the terrible thing that happened to her.
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