Just when Jasmine stopped paying attention, he took the chance and grabbed her hand.
“Get lost!’
Jasmine reacted almost instantaneously. She shoved away Yael’s hand. The force with which she shook off his grip was so strong that it smashed the fresh flowers Yael was holding into the ground.
Yael stared at the roses which were scattered all over the floor. He was stupefied.
In the university, there were a lot of girls who passed by them. They all stopped in their tracks and stared at the scene before them.
“Wow! Did he literally just get shot down!?”
“Ha ha! This guy seems so well dressed. Did he still get turned down by the Goddess herself?”
“That’s right. Ain’t no way our Goddess will give away her love and affection to some random chap.”
The girls couldn’t help but cover their mouths as they mocked Yael.
After all, looks weren’t the only thing women looked at when judging a man. They would still have to consider his style, how his clothes fit him, how expensive his clothes are and all that jazz. It didn’t matter much if a man was below average in terms of looks. He at least had to be well-dressed and possess a good disposition.
If a man dressed himself up poorly, he would be a lowly person no matter how handsome he was.
But now that the guy has failed in confessing his love, no matter how well-dressed he was, he’d no longer be worthy in their eyes.
Hence, they started whispering and giggling to each other.
And those laughters were heard by Yael.
It filled him with deep humiliation and anger. ‘If it weren’t for you, Jasmine, I’d never suffer such humiliation!’
“Jasmine, what do you mean? Don’t you see how much I love you? Why won’t you reciprocate my feelings?”
Yael had always been directing his frustrations inwards. This was his final straw. It was the day he finally let out his inner turmoil.
In the heat of the moment, he lashed out angrily at Jasmine.
“You’re crazy!”
Jasmine peeked at Yael once in disgust. She then turned around swiftly and was about to leave. She wasn’t in the mood to listen to what he had to say next.
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