"Richard, you are here. Thank you for coming to see me. I'm fine." Allison struggled to sit up, but she could not get up since she was too weak.
"Yes, I am here to see you. I'm your friend. Of course I will come to see you. Allison, I’m so worried about you. Just think about Mrs. Field. She has taken care of you for more than twenty years. And think about your family. Everyone will be sad if you refuse to eat." Richard sat beside Allison. He wanted to persuade her from hunger strike.
"Richard, what's the point of living if you don't care about me anymore? You're the only man I like in the world, but you lied to me. You promised to wait for me, but you got married with another girl before I came back. Now I’m devastated. What should I do then?" Allison spoke a lot without pausing. She felt exhausted since she had not eaten anything for a few days.
Allison suddenly began to cough. It seemed that she choked because she had spoken too much.
Tracy hurriedly came up to Allison and patted Allison on her back. But Richard didn’t. Allison knew that if it was in the past, Richard would have felt heartache for her and patted her on her back at once.
However, Richard was just watching as Tracy patted Allison on her back. He had no intention of helping her at all.
"Allison, we should just move on instead of dwelling on the past. You're still young, and there are many nice guys out there for you. I came here today to tell you and your mother that I'm married now, and I'm not going to get a divorce." Seeing what had happened today, Richard felt that he had to explain things clearly.
"Mrs. Field, I want to tell you, no matter what you will think of me, I am married now. I am responsible for my wife. Allison and I are over and we will never get back again. Let's just let the past rest. Do you agree on what I said?" Richard said seriously.
He could not deny the fact that he should be blamed for not telling Allison he was married in the first place. He had been too indecisive. But now he wanted to make it clear to Allison that he was married, and that she should accept the reality.
Well, Allison felt as if somebody just stabbed her in the heart violently. She wondered why the world was so unfair. First, Andy told her that he already had a girl in his heart, so he could not be Allison's boyfriend.
Then, Richard, the man who used to love her wholeheartedly, had also fallen in love with someone else. Allison thought she was really too unlucky.
But Allison told herself that she must at least make one of the two most outstanding men in R City her boyfriend no matter what. Andy was never interested in her, so Richard was a better choice. Richard had once cared about her, so she thought perhaps he was just enchanted at the moment.
"Richard, I won't pester you anymore. Don't worry, I still have my pride." Allison turned her head away, trying to show Richard she was strong.
If she couldn't get Richard to divorce Amy, she would try persuading Amy into divorcing Richard. Allison did not think that Amy trusted Richard so much.
Richard had decided that he should tell Allison the harsh truth, but he still felt bad as he saw Allison's tears.
"Well, Allison, please take good care of yourself. You shouldn't refuse to eat anymore. Be strong." Richard didn't know what to say in the end. After all, he was surprised that Allison accepted his words so quickly.
"I know how to take care of myself. Richard, don't worry about me. Just go!" Allison tried hard to hold back her tears. She told herself that she couldn't fail. She definitely couldn't fail.
Richard looked at the Fields and said goodbye to them. Then, he left without looking back. He had made himself very clear this time. There was no way back. He was married to Amy and decided to be loyal to her.
Just as he went back to the company, he got a call from the French branch. They said that there was an urgent case in France and asked Richard to go there immediately.
Richard had originally planned to go home and meet Amy, but the call forced him to postpone explaining everything to Amy again.
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