"Could you tell me why you two fight?" Maisie asked what she was concerned about the most.
But Ezra pressed his lips, averted his eyes, and said nothing. His angular face seemed rather sullen under the corridor light.
Maisie seemed to understand something, "I suppose it's me that should apologize."
Ezra returned to her, frowning.
She explained calmly, "All those time, David failed to let it go, though I have persuaded him multiple times. I guess he was impulsive again, so I wanted to apologize to him."
Maisie kind of figured it out when she knew Ezra was the victim. After all, David loathed him, all the time. David probably wanted to vent on Ezra after being distressed about her bringing the child back.
Thinking of that, Maisie decided to make things clear, "I never had or have any grudge against you, and I will not badger you in the rest of my life. Likewise, David will never do this thing again."
Maisie hoped Ezra would not have any misunderstanding, like she was having a miserable life in Grafstin, which caused David to be so angry.
Hearing that, Ezra seemed graver. He stared at Maisie's calm expression, and curled up his lips into an ironical sneer, "It's not his fault this time."
Maisie, while confused, heard his ruthless speech, "I told my dad what happened between us was merely a fling. I looked down upon you, especially your family background."
"Somehow those words reached his ears. My dad called me and you already know the rest."
Maisie felt it ridiculous. What's wrong with Ezra? She had let it all go.
Though she was clear Ezra was playing with her at the beginning, it was a bit suffocating for her to hear him say it so cruelly.
Maisie probably had broken down, if she was not clenching her fists, using the pain to keep herself calm.
It was good for him to be cruel, so Maisie could make sure she was completely over Ezra.
She smiled, "Everyone knows that. He shouldn't have behaved like that."
Ezra watched her smile, turned around coldly, and strode away.
When his back disappeared in the elevator, Maisie sunk into a bench nearby.
Her palms were full of scratches.
It hurt, but she deserved it.
After all, she fell in love with Ezra despite knowing it was going to end badly, that he was not that into her, or that he did not love her at all.
Maisie averted her attention from her hand to David who was still lying in the emergency room.
If David heard what Ezra had said to her, it was no wonder that he would punch him though he was still hurt.
When David was removed from the room after the operation, the doctor said to Maisie in a serious tone, "He's okay now, but you must watch him well. Don't let his wound open up again, or it will be quite troublesome."
"I will. Thank you, doctor."
When David was under the anesthetic, Maisie stayed with him. This time, she would make sure nothing happen to him.
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