He has never left the place. He’s just following behind her quietly. Whenever he sees the conflicting relationship between Aileen and Richard, it breaks his heart. However, he dares not to step in between them because he’s scared. He’s scared that Aileen will chase him away angrily.
After all, he’s also worried that Aileen might just ignore him for the rest of her life if he does so. He doesn’t have a choice at the moment.
All he can do, is to protect her from afar. If the love of her life is Richard, then he won’t interfere. The sentence keeps repeating in Aaron’s heart right now, because he wants to convince himself that badly that maybe he and Aileen are not meant to be.
There’s no trace of politeness in Richard even after seeing Aaron who’s in deep thoughts. He pushes his shoulders roughly, causing Aaron to fall on the ground.
“Since you’re a good-for-nothing, you will most probably suck at taking care of others. So, just let me take care of the woman that you want to take care of,” Richard says mockingly and starts to walk towards the exit. He stops and glances behind him once, before turning away to leave.
However, Aaron walks up and grabs him by the wrist, not letting him leave.
“Where are you going?”
Aaron knows very well that Aileen needs Richard by her side right now, so he has to try to stop Richard from leaving.
“I never expect you to be more desperate than your woman. Aren’t you too qualified to be her guardian? Never mind. You can’t even get the woman you love no matter how much effort you put in. Are you sure you want to continue on being like this?” Richard looks at Aaron in disgust.
He’s once in his place. In the end, he never got to date the woman he loves. He chooses to give up. All he wants now is revenge. He’s willing to think of many ways just to cope with his vengeful heart. He won’t stop until he has dragged a few people down with him. Only then, can he live a peaceful life again.
“Don’t you have anything to say to me?” Richard asks Aaron while looking at him.
“Why will I have anything to say to you?” Aaron glares at him in return.
“If you have nothing to say, why are you stopping me from leaving? If you can’t make your mind to kill me here, then step aside. Goodbye,” he answers calmly.
However, he can’t tolerate this carefree attitude of his…
“How dare you blabber nonsense here. Believe it or not, I can finish you off right here and now.” Aaron rushes to block him from leaving.
“I am really willing to let you finish me off right now, because I don’t think I have any purpose living in this world. So, please, fulfill my wish and kill me now,” Richard says in a mocking tone.
Aaron’s raging. He really wants to deliver a punch on that bastard’s face. However, Aileen’s now in danger, and it’s inappropriate to create a big scene here. All he can do is to wait quietly at the side.
Not long after, the light of the operation room dims down. Aaron immediately goes up to the doctor and asks, “Doctor, how is her condition?”
Aaron’s heart is racing. The stupid girl inside is no doubt his life support. He finally finds the love of his life after so long. Why would she be the one that needs to go through so much trouble?
“Don’t worry. The operation’s a success. If there’s no complications, she’ll regain consciousness in no time. By then, you can visit her. However, there’s one thing…” The doctor stutters, not knowing how to deliver the news.
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