Ethan froze for a moment, unable to process this.
“So, I understood everything you said to me in Italian.” Seeing that Ethan still looked confused, I reminded him, “Like when you said you wanted to pursue Sylvia but used me to practice first. I understood that too.
Ethan stiffened suddenly, his lips trembling. He tried to explain but couldn’t defend himself. “No, I was just young and reckless… I didn’t mean it that way.”
I looked at Ethan coldly.
“You just enjoyed the feeling of me liking you. You were always on top, thinking that no matter how you treated me, I would never leave you. Honestly, you never truly cared for me.”
My words hit him hard, and Ethan’s eyes
reddened.
“I did make a lot of mistakes in the past, but I’ve been reflecting on myself these past two years. I liked you back then, but I was too young and always distracted by other temptations. But now, after all these years, I realize I can’t live without you! You’re the one I love the most!”
Ethan suddenly choked up, his voice softening as he pleaded, “Cynthia, I’m sorry. I owe you an apology. But I really didn’t mean it. I can’t imagine living without you from now on!”
I silently watched Ethan, who was covering his face and crying. After a long pause, I finally spoke, “But without you, I’m so much happier. After leaving you, I realized that love doesn’t have to be all about accommodating each other. I can be willful, and I can have my little temper.
“Looking back, my youthful infatuation was probably just me confusing friendship
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with love. I thought I had found the person I was meant to spend my life with, and I convinced myself I was happy being with him.”
Ethan finally couldn’t hold back his tears, Seeing him regretful, I felt a secret sense of satisfaction in my heart.
So, he did care about me. Nevertheless, it was too late. I had already found someone who truly mattered to me.
“Ethan, don’t ever come around me and Miles again. Because of the partnership between our families, we can still meet a few times a year out of respect for our elders. But if it happens again, don’t blame me for being heartless. We will never meet again.”
My decisive words made Ethan freeze as he reached for my hand.
I turned and left, not looking back.
In the distance, Miles was quietly waiting. He seemed completely unconcerned about me forgiving Ethan, smiling as he waited for me to run to him.
The moment I took his hand, he naturally pulled me into an embrace. “What do you want to eat? How about that Japanese restaurant you’ve been wanting to go to?”
I looked at Miles. “Aren’t you curious about what we talked about?”
Miles paused, thinking for a moment. “To be honest, I was interested at first, but when you walked over to me, I wasn’t curious anymore. I was just worried that after talking for so long, you might be hungry.”
I smiled and then started to cry.
Flustered, Miles wiped my tears away.
Before we left, I saw Ethan still standing where he was. I hooked my arm around Miles’s, hand in hand, and walked away.
That was the last time I ever saw Ethan.
