The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1749

Holley was preoccupied during dinner, but Black didn't seem to care. What mattered to him was her presence.

"Holley, let's go to a bar. It's a more suitable place to have a talk." Black suggested, trying every means he could think of to spend more time with Holley. He didn't want to part from her as of yet.

"Okay." Looking at Black, Holley thought, 'I will do everything I can to satisfy Black's wishes. Besides, tonight might be all we've got.'

The music in the bar was deafening as usual, but everybody seemed to enjoy it as if the loud beats could erase their bad luck and make them get rid of the whammy of the day. The colorful strobe lights flashed around the dance floor, cutting through the dark pool of people wildly grooving.

"Black, what do you want to talk about?" Holley leaned over and asked, not wanting to beat around the bush.

However, Black wasn't ready to talk. Tilting his jaw, he gestured for Holley to look at the dance floor in front of them. Seeing that her eyes followed his, he smiled. "Holley, would you like to dance with me?"

Black offered his hand, waiting for Holley to accept. Caught off-guard, she was hesitant to take it. Her mind was trying its best to calculate what Black wanted to do, but she couldn't find an answer. Feeling helpless, she finally agreed.

As soon as they stepped onto the dance floor, the loud music started to fade. The wild beams of colorful bright lights started to dim, making way for intermittent and slower pulses of faint colors. With a moving ballad now playing, some people walked back to their seats, while others hugged each other as if on cue. Black and Holley hugged each other as soon as the song started, intertwining their bodies on the dance floor like the others. Moving closer to Holley, Black whispered, "Holley, you know how much I love you. Being away from you makes it hard for me to breathe. I just don't want to break up with you, no matter what people think or say

Feeling Black's deep affection, Holley was moved. If not for the dim light in the bar, her red eyes would've given her away. He didn't know how hard she controlled herself now, for the only thing he could feel was her indifference..."

Frowning slightly, Holley pushed Black away. Looking into his eyes, with a serious expression on her face, she asked, "Didn't I make it clear to you last time? Why do you get tangled with me? You're way out of my league. We can never be a perfect match. I am going to marry Jason soon. So please, just forget about me."

If Black didn't hear it with his own ears, he could still pretend that Rex had lied to him about everything. But now, even Holley was telling him how determined she was to be with Jason.

What else could Black do? The truth was, there was nothing he could do except to let go, but he didn't want to. Grabbing Holley's arm, he put forth more strength involuntarily. His eyes were filled with rage as he asked, "Why? What makes him a better man? Why do you choose him instead of me? Why?"

Black's voice roared over the top of the slow music, attracting other people's attention.

For a second, Holley felt embarrassed, noticing everyone's eyes on them. Shaking off Black's hand with full strength, she replied, "Why? I just don't love you anymore. Isn't that reason enough?"

Holley's words struck Black like daggers. He didn't know which one was worse, having her say she didn't love him to his face or being rejected in public.

Black stared at Holley blankly, disbelief reflecting in his eyes. He stood still, ignoring the other people pushing and bumping against him as they continued to dance the night away. He felt the blood rushing to his head but remained silent. It seemed like time had stopped for him for now.

Holley almost couldn't bear to see it. All of a sudden, a guy bumped into Black, nearly knocking him down. Black remained motionless, his face showing no reaction whatsoever, making Holley feel annoyed for no reason. She frowned and shouted, "Black, haven't I expressed myself clearly?"

"Holley, why did you date me initially?" Enduring the pain he was feeling, Black looked at Holley in misery.

Feeling Black's burning eyes, Holley didn't dare to look at him. She avoided looking at his eyes by instinct and pretended that she didn't care. "Haven't I told you already? I only dated you for money. Why else do you think I did it? Black, what else do you have except for the money of your family? Jason is also rich, and he's nice to me. Of course, I will choose him over you. Why would I chose a loser who's completely dependent on his father?"