Wing glowered at Brian as she spat her last word out.
Her beautiful face was painted with anger and it was hard to ignore.
She had been so anxious and Brian wasn't having any of it - he wasn't comforting her like he usually did and this only caused her more distress.
'Hmph! Why does he say that I don't know what love is?
I've never doubted my love for Weston. It is impossible for me to love him more than I already do. We have such a long history together - since childhood when we often bickered with one another, to that fateful day when we saw each other again in Dragon Island. We were meant to be and the universe has been bringing us together ever since. We were meant to live the rest of our lives together but... I don't want him to be miserable one day.
I know Weston like the back of my hand. If I don't marry him, he'll get over it one day and move on but if I do marry him... and he loses me one day then he's never going to move on and I don't want that to happen.'
Just the thought of all of these made Wing's eyes misty but she tried to control herself. She kept herself together and scowled at Brian.
Brian glared back at Wing, slightly narrowing his eyes, and pressing his lips together. After Wing questioned him relentlessly, it seemed that he was now more confused than he was bothered.
Wing noticed that Brian remained silent instead of answering her question. She blinked and wrinkled her eyebrows, doubtful. She snickered, "Brian, do you even know what love is? Because if you don't, you have no right to come in here to question me!"
Wing's words were tinged with sadness. Brian continued to gaze at her but eventually, his face gave him away - for it started to show confusion now instead of indifference. His fingers were unwittingly knocking back and forth the table so softly and rhythmically. He kept his silence and so did Wing - maintaining the silence for a considerable amount of time.
Soon, the seconds turned into minutes and people were coming in and out of the dessert shop they were in.
Wing didn't even bother to try and comfort Brian; instead she lowered her head and started to eat her cake aimlessly. Her plate was already full with her own health concerns but that didn't mean that she wasn't hoping the best for Brian. She didn't care if Brian chose Becky or Molly or whoever as long as he really loved that person, then she would be happy for him.
"Look at the time, Wing. You shouldn't be having dessert at this hour."
A deep and very familiar voice echoed in Wing's ears. The hand that was holding the fork twitched before pausing. She dropped her gaze, silenced her mind, and smiled at Brian, "Then I'll have it to-go and eat it tomorrow morning instead."
"Okay," Brian replied. "you can stay with me at the villa so you don't have to be alone," Brian added.
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