I opened my eyes, only to feel that the corner of my eye was slightly kissed by Shelton.
His kiss took away the teardrop hanging there.
It was as light as a feather.
After a while, Shelton stood up and sat straight. He put the coat on me and said, "Sorry, I was too rude. I just..."
"It's nothing." I stood up. "You're wrong, Shelton. I'm not here to catch you cheating on me, and I’m not here to get angry with you. I mean, I don't mind what happened today."
"Oh." Hearing my words, Shelton chuckled and shook his head helplessly. "Do you know? That's the reason why I'm angry. I'd rather you blame me for this, I'd rather you quarrel with me, and I'd rather you drove those women away just now. Because, only in this way can I know that you really care about me."
Shelton's words deeply moved me.
For a moment, I thought I could understand him.
However...
I tightened the clothes on me and lowered my eyes. "I really don't mind for now. If one day I do, I will tell you. If you are willing to change yourself for me, I will be very happy. If not, I won't force you."
After finishing my words, I took my broken coat and then went out.
Since I couldn't have sex with him willingly, then I should leave him alone."
Shelton didn't chase after me.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance, I heard someone calling me when I was about to hail a taxi. "Charlotte."
Hearing this name, I was stunned.
When I turned my head, I saw Roger, who I hadn't seen for a long time.
"Why can you..."
"Why can I recognize you? My brother is driven crazy by you. He talks to me about you every day. How can I not know that you are Janetta?"
When Roger walked up to me and saw my messy hair and clothes, he immediately realized what had happened.
As soon as he opened his mouth, I interrupted, "Can you give me a ride?"
He was a subordinate of Patrick. Since Patrick told him about me, to some extent, I could trust him.
Fine."
Without hesitation, Roger took me to his car not far away and opened the door for me.
His sports car was with low chassis. After I bent down and entered into the car, Roger sat on the driver's seat and said, "Hey, it's a good thing that I haven't had a drink today. Otherwise, I couldn't give you a ride."
"Thank you." I wrapped myself in the clothes.
"Where are you going?" Roger looked at me from the corner of his eye. Then he sized me up and couldn't help but say, "You, you've been raped, haven't you?"
Rape?
Did he rape me?
Thinking that Shelton finally gave up, I shook my head and said, "No."
"OK, where are we going?"
Roger asked me again.
For a moment, I was a little confused.
Where should I go?
I didn't want to go back to Glorious Days bay, nor did I want to go to No.1 City Y.
But apart from these places, where can I go?"
After thinking for a while, I said, "Let's find a hotel nearby." "A hotel?" Roger thought for a while, and then his eyes lit up. "Lisa is in City Y now. Instead of the hotel, why don't you go to her place?"
"Lisa?"
"Right!"
Looking at Roger, I immediately understood what he was thinking.
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