Richard decided not to let Sophia escape anymore; hence, he grabbed her arms and spoke to her in a serious tone, “Sophia, I have decided to marry Xyla and she’s the only person whom I will marry. We have decided to become engaged. Let bygones be bygones, shall we? I hope you can have a happy life and find the perfect one for you.”
She had no idea why the both of them suddenly looked at her and said those baffling words. While lowering her head to look for her keys, she nodded carelessly. “Okay.”
Richard knew that she was merely brushing them off and still scheming to destroy their relationship. He held her arms tightly as his tone became more serious. “Sophia, it’s impossible for us to reconcile. Both Xyla and I are about to get engaged, so we hope you can give us your sincere blessings.”
Sophia had finally found her keys, but he was still tightly grabbing onto her. She kept her patience and expressed herself in a clear but serious tone, “I hope you have a happy engagement as well as a long and happy life together. I also understand that our relationship is in the past now. For everything that happened in the past, just let it slide. After all, we were all so young and immature. It would have been normal for us to hurt each other back then.”
Grabbing her arms, he looked at her solemnly. “Sophia, I’m not messing around with you. I hope you can leave the past and start a new life. It’s impossible for us to be together anymore.”
Xyla also added, “Yes, Sophia. There’s no point in pestering Richard. There are so many talented guys here at Bayside University. You can totally find yourself another man.”
Sophia, who had been blocked by them, looked at the sky in speechlessness. How can I make them believe that I’m not interested in Richard and being his wife anymore? Do I really have to beat them up again?
She tried to break free from Richard’s grip, but he still held onto her tightly. “Sophia, I want you to swear that you won’t pester us anymore. Otherwise, I won’t let you go.”
As it was after her lecture, many people were looking at the three of them.
She realized that apart from punching him, there was no other evidence to show him that she was already over him.
Hence, she quietly raised her fist.
Suddenly, a flamboyant country metal music boomed in the distance while getting closer to them.
Then, a punk-styled black motorcycle stopped right next to Sophia, making her annoyed with the heavy beats blasting in her ears.
A man sat on the motorcycle, wearing a set of punk attire in black with long pants and black boots. His entire body was full of studs, revealing a black belt with many piercings with his leather jacket unzipped.
The man removed his black helmet to reveal a sharp face. Thinking that he was handsome, he touched his shaved head and turned. A piercing in his left ear shone, matching his look with the punk motorcycle and the beat of the country metal music. He looked like a non-mainstream young man, who had just returned from the construction site after moving bricks.
He was rather annoying when he spoke. “Yo, Sophia! What are you doing here?” While speaking, he turned off the loud, blasting music.
Sophia stoically looked at Stanley. Taking advantage of Richard’s surprise at Stanley’s arrival, she quickly removed her arm from his grip and coldly replied, “Nothing. Just speaking with my ex here.” This fella was in normal attire in the army. I can’t believe that he looks like this in university. If his uncle sees the way he looks right now, he will definitely break his leg!
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