Alice's tone was so high that it attracted the attention of everyone in the cafeteria. Serena noticed and, in a hurry, moved toward Alice and covered her mouth with hand, "Stop it, stop it."
"Why don't you let me talk?" asked Alice as she grabbed Serena's hand tightly, "You don't have the courage to face reality, but I do! After all, I am a stranger to this matter. I know what kind of person you will be happy with, and I also understand who is really good to you and who is not!"
"Enough! I don't want to listen to you anymore," Serena replied as she freed herself from the grip on her hand, "If you want to keep saying these things, then go ahead on your own." As soon as Serena finished speaking, she grabbed her bag and quickly headed for the exit.
Alice stood in disbelief for a few seconds, staring at her back. Then, once she recovered, she wiped the tears on her face and ran after her, "Serena, don't be angry. Just listen to me please."
Serena continued walking and was unconcerned of Alice. There were too many people in the cafeteria. If anyone she knew overheard Alice's nonsense...it would be a mess.
"I know his identity makes you feel bad, but this world is full of things that can't be changed. As long as he has nothing against you and takes responsibility. If you get together with him, you will surely be much happier than now!"
Hearing these words, Serena stopped immediately and turned to look at Alice.
"Do you really think so?"
Seeing that she had stopped, Alice also stopped her run. Nodding her head, she continued, "Leonardo has a sweet character. He is very elegant. He is a real gentleman, and then I really think he likes you. If only you...."
"And so, just because of that, you think he likes me? Alice, if he really wants to take responsibility, why does he never say anything to me?"
"Waht?" mumbled Alice motionlessly.
"It's already been a long time. If he has feelings for me, or if he wants to take responsibility, why does he never seek me out? I've always been the one looking for him instead. What does that mean?" said Serena who was unable to hide her self-pity and, without waiting for an answer from Alice, continued, "That means he doesn't care what happened that night. He doesn't want to have engagement with the woman of that night. Or...He simply doesn't give a damn about that night. In his eyes, that night was just an accident, and I...I was the one who opened the car door. No one cares."
"I never thought about it. Actually, what you said is right. Have you ever thought about it though? Have you ever thought that maybe he's looking for you too? Only...you don't know how he is looking for you. Just like Leonardo who doesn't know that we are looking for him, right? Probably, he still hasn't found any clues that lead to you. After all..." And coming to this point, Alice lowered her gaze as if to hide something, and continued, "You didn't leave any clues that night, just...that button."
Bringing up the question of the button again, Alice shuddered: how could she seize the button that was still in Serena's hand? Alice had already had two buttons. If she could take back even the last one that was still in Serena's possession, she would have nothing more to worry about.
Alice then, proposed out of the blue, "What if I find a way for him to look for you?"
"In what way? What way?"
"Give me the button. I'll take care of it."
Alice's wicked intention grew stronger and stronger.
Serena meanwhile stood still, not agreed but also not rejected the proposal.
"Serena? What's the matter?"
"Actually, that's fine too," Serena said in a light, almost relieved tone, "I don't care who the man was that night, and I don't demand anything from him. I just want to live peacefully in the present."
Hearing her words like this, Alice became agitated, "But how can you? I had to ask my brother to help you in every way, and now you say you just want to live peacefully in the present. But how do you live peacefully at the present? Every night you have to sleep on the floor, and Cristian doesn't even look at you. What do you want to do, Serena? You really can't leave a man like that?"
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Virginity in second marriages by Angela
Very boring...she is actually just dragging and dragging..no one is so stupid as the female in this story...