I was very calm when I heard that news. After all, I had already witnessed what happened between Crystal and Lyle in the woods.
Crystal’s strategy was indeed very effective, for Lyle had called me so quickly. I guessed that they were either continuing their business in Crystal’s bedroom in the Tanner residence or a hotel because Crystal was purposely making noises for me to hear.
“Okay,” I whispered, “I’ll wait for you outside City Hall at eight tomorrow morning.”
“Yvonne, you… Forget it. See you tomorrow,” he said before quickly hanging up. He was probably afraid that I would want to continue getting involved with him. However, he miscalculated something. I had no intention to do so at all.
I smiled to myself, feeling unprecedentedly relaxed. Although I was slightly worried about the situation with Sharon, I could not spend my entire life with a man who did not love me.
Moreover, my love for him had long dissipated with time along with all the sorrows.
That night, I slept very peacefully. There were no nightmares, and I instead dreamt happy dreams. In the dream, there was no Lyle and Crystal. Instead, I was living happily with Christopher.
When I woke up, there was still a smile on my face. Although I could not remember what I dreamt of, I knew that I was satisfied and happy.
Sometimes, I did not know whether I would actually marry Christopher. However, I was greedy for his kindness toward me. Even though such a feeling was unfair toward Christopher, but it was all I had.
It was a little sad, yet lucky.
Since I missed him a lot, I then gave Christopher a call. If he were in front of me then, I would pounce on him and press my face into his chest, absorbing his warmth to fill up the coldness in my heart.
As the phone rang, I had thought that I would hear Christopher’s low and magnetic voice. However, I was disappointed, as a woman picked up the phone instead.
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