Marion's comments were on the nose.
Angeline sat up subconsciously as Marion correctly analyzed her.
"Yeah…" Angeline agreed.
"Then, let me ask you another thing," Marion said.
"Was he genuinely nice to you? Before this, was he always spending time with you?"
Angeline remembered how wild and dominative Sean was every time they slept together. His kisses were always passionate, as if trying to swallow her whole.
Angeline blushed and replied, "I-I guess so."
"I knew it!" Marion said firmly.
"Tell you what, Angie. He is playing hard to get. He's unsure about your feelings toward him, so he's slowly trying to invade your life.
"When you're finally used to his company, he'll leave you and let you experience life without him. So you'll realize how great a person he is and discover that you have feelings for him by yourself.
"That guy… He sure is something!"
Marion was impressed by Sean.
"Huh?"
Angeline held the glass in her hands tightly.
"Is that so? Then why do I feel as though he was beginning to be bored of me, so—"
"It's almost to the deadline he gave you, correct?" Marion quickly interrupted Angeline.
"Yeah," Angeline said.
The corner of Marion's mouth turned up.
Angeline couldn't help but remember each time she slept with Sean. She recalled the sensation of his uncontrollable kisses and the image of his veiny arms before stopping herself from thinking further.
Angeline closed her eyes while pressing her temples. Her ears were red from embarrassment.
"Hey, Angie! Are you listening?" Marion asked.
Worried that Angeline was still thinking about Ned, Marion advised, "I'm warning you—although your ex-husband was hit on the head to protect you, do not pity him. Remember that he's hurt you deeply. As humans, we should learn to move on!"
"I know, Marion. I won't linger too much on the past," Angeline said.
Angeline agreed with Marion's suggestion. She refused to linger on the past despite Ned's selfless gesture.
"Oh, by the way," Marion said.
"Because I married my first love, Reese, I always thought I was losing out.
"Just think about it. With my beauty, I should've dated a few more guys before I settled down. There are many more fish in the sea. Try it out with this thug in a suit. If you're not a match for each other, then date someone else! There's always a better one out there!"

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