Although she knew that the real Quiet Misery was not the girl who had walked out of the elevator, Olivia could not suppress her thoughts about the real Quiet Misery. She knew that the girl was the ex-girlfriend of Quiet Misery, the legendary player whom she loved secretly.
She wondered what kind of man he was. He was easily able to match such a woman, who played the game so skillfully.
Olivia's heart ached as she watched the female Quiet Misery walk away from her sight. Her insides churned and sadness flooded her eyes. She felt her eyes tearing up, but didn't bother to hide it.
Anna frowned when she saw the expression on her face and walked to her. "Olivia?" she called slowly.
"Hmm?" Olivia looked at her in confusion, not knowing what to say.
Anna knew what was going on in her mind. "You were drunk yesterday. Are you going to hang yourself onto this one tree?" She tried to talk sense into her friend, but Olivia just sighed in defeat. Anna continued, "It looks like Ann and I need to teach you a good lesson and show you how terrible online romance can be."
... Olivia didn't know how to respond to Anna. She remained silent.
Ann nodded repeatedly in agreement with Anna. She said, "Yeah, reality is so wonderful. Take a look at this heavenly place and all these handsome men we can have. Why would you ever want to have an online love affair?" She pointed to the gang of members of Madness Is Good, who hadn't left yet. "Look at that one... Ice Is Water Awake looks like a potent chairman at first glance. And that one...Dangerous Beauty is such a handsome young man. And the one next to him is Valiant Life. Look at his stature! He's like a boxing champion!" She drooled slightly, and Anna and Olivia giggled. "Oh! There is Love Till Being Hurt. He is a star. And there's Dissolute All My Life behind him. He is the heir to some rich family."
Olivia's mouth curled into a smile, and Anna could not help but shake her head. She asked, "Ann, how are you able to connect their game ID with their real identity?"
Ann winked, "I'm good at this kind of thing. I can figure it out quite easily."
... Anna laughed and Olivia forgot all about Quiet Misery, at least for the time being. But destiny plays an important role in everyone's life. You can run from it all you want, but you can't escape its clutches at the end.
*
Charlie dragged Elsa along to his car. He opened the front door and sat her down in the passenger seat, while she was still in a daze. He bent down close to her to fasten her seatbelt, and her heart raced. They looked at each other for a quick second before she turned away, blushing. Charlie closed the door for her and walked around to the driver's seat.
Elsa finally managed to ask him, "Where are we going?"
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