Chapter 10
Three days later, I found a new job.
It was in the field I had always wanted to explore but never dared to
As for Lowell, he disappeared from my life.
Thad thought I would miss him, that I would struggle without him.
But after a month of non–stop work, my life became full, and I had barely thought of him.
In the meantime, our mutual friends occasionally mentioned Lowell’s situation to me.
Since that day he left, he had been living recklessly partying all the time, ignoring his work. Many people were dissatisfied with him.
But it was no longer my concern.
It was another weekend.
I had agreed to attend a birthday party.
The host was one of my former professors, Enrique Scott, and it was his sixtieth birthday.
Despite not having seen him for years, Enrique was still in great health, and as soon as he saw me, he instantly recognized me, happily sharing stories of my college misadventures with everyone else.
Amid the laughter, a familiar face caught my eye. That man was laughing a little too loudly.
I froze, blinking in disbelief. “Allen?! Aren’t you abroad?”
Allen stopped laughing and teased me, “I came back last month. Bessie, do you never update your contacts?”
I blinked again, unable to stop a smile from forming.
I first met Allen at the university library.
I had fallen asleep while doing a test, only to wake up and find that someone had completed my exam for me.
And to make matters worse, they had done it better than I had.
I was livid, but Allen stepped up to admit it, and he gave me ten new practice tests as an apology.
That was how we became friends.
After graduation, he went abroad for his PhD, and I thought he might never return.
“Of course, I’d come back! Do you
think I’m that kind of person?” he said, clearly happy to see me.
During that party, he shared a lot of amusing stories of his time abroad with me.
Talking to him made me feel like I’d been transported back to those carefree university days.
After the party, as everyone started leaving, Allen stood up and approached me with a gentlemanly air.
“Tremember your place is in the old district. Im heading that way, so let me give you a ride.
I smiled at him, about to speak, when suddenly, my wrist was grabbed violently, and my body was pulled back into a familiar embrace.
A voice I knew all too well hissed through my hair, full of hatred.
“No need. She’s got someone else to take her.”
