"Wonderful!" I commended Adrian with all my heart, "Only you can design such a perfect dress."
"I know you will like it!" He gave me the dress and also a pair of beautiful high heels. He said, "Put them on and let me take a look."
"Great!" I took them and entered the changing room.
Touching the dress, I came up with an idea that I must design clothes as wonderful as this in the future. Definitely!
After putting them on, I asked Adrian, "How does it look?"
Adrian was shocked and smiled, "Suits you very well!"
I had seen his sunny, arrogant or peevish smiles, but his smile this time was never seen before.
He walked to me and looked at me from head to toe. He said, "Sister, I have promised that I will make you the most beautiful and there won't be anyone else more beautiful than you!"
"Bullshit! Of course there are women more beautiful than me! And there are a lot!"
Adrian shook his head and said, "But today you are the most beautiful!"
Thinking that it was my engagement, I nodded.
"Fine. My job has been done and I will wait for you there."
I nodded.
After he left, there was only me in the room. I looked at myself in the mirror. Wearing the dress and the shoes, I looked so beautiful with loose hair and no cosmetics.
Suddenly the gate was opened. I thought there was the person who came to give me a makeup. When I turned around, I found in surprise that it was Marlon!
His clothes were untidy and his eyes were bloodshot. Though he was several meters away from me, I could clearly smell alcohol on him.
Looking at him, I gradually narrowed my eyes. His coming was unexpected as yesterday's. However, now that he was here, it was a good chance to make it clear because the past was too painful.
He stood at the gate and stared straight at me. When I was ready to talk, he suddenly began laughing. It was no longer ironic and arrogant as before. Laughing and walking towards me, it was so strange that I was somehow scared and stepped back unconsciously.
"Rachael, you always keep your promise. Why do you break it this time?" He laughed harder, "Didn't you promise to marry me? Why do you wear this dress?" He moved closer to my face and I still tried to back off, but there was no way back any more.
"I don't know what you are talking about!" I was surrounded by his smell of alcohol, which made me feel dizzy.
He lifted my chin, "You have told me that you love me, haven't you?"
He stared at me and there was only a centimeter between our eyes. It was so close that I could even see the irredeemable pains in his eyes.
I didn't escape any longer, but gazed at him in silence. Then, I smiled, which made my eyes feel sore. I said, "You do know that I loved you! But you also need to know that it was because I loved you that I lost my last dignity!"
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