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I deliberately talked a lot to buy time until the police rushed in and pinned Nathan down.
It wasn’t until then that he was aware of my delaying tactic.
He pointed at us and cursed in rage, “You two are in cahoots against me!”
But before he could rage anything else, he was taken away by the police.
I quickly untied the ropes on Antonia. She wrapped her arms around me and cried. loudly.
“Men are so dangerous, boohoo…
“I’ll never touch a man again!”
I patted her back gently to comfort her.
“Don’t be afraid. Just stay away from such people in the future.”
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A few days later, Antonia sent me a
message telling me she had found a decent job and would earn her own living.
“Jen, if you hadn’t helped me that day, who knows what I would have become now?
“I think you are awesome and a competent woman. I want to have my own career like you!
“I’ll never flirt with any men relying on my beauty again. Those useless men are not worth my time and energy at all!”
Reading this, I smiled with relief.
I replied to her, “That’s how it should be.”
In this big world, we only have ourselves to rely on.
After all, no prop can last forever.
Men are even more unreliable.
Life is unpredictable, and so are people’s hearts.
What’s more, love and marriage are just a
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small part of life, We still have to find a goal in life and keep the initiative firmly in our hands.
At the thought of this, I sent another message to Antonia,
“I have good news to share with you. My superiors are considering promoting me to vice president next month based on my outstanding performance. I’ll treat you to a meal to celebrate then!”
Antonia soon replied.
“Sure, I’d like to have a fondue.”
I put down my phone with satisfaction and turned to look out of the window.
It was raining outside. The rain splashed against the window as if painting on it.
Pedestrians were passing by downstairs, performing various aspects of life.
But I suddenly felt life seemed to have just begun from this moment.
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The end
