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A crowd quickly gathered around them, drawn by the spectacle R
No woman had ever dared to down that much alcohol in one go.
Came was the first
Jared was taken aback by her reckless determination.
Logically speaking, she was just someone who took his mother’s money–there was no reason for her to go this far, to risk her own
Yet, she did.
Later that night, when she could barely stand, she collapsed into his arms and mumbled that she liked him.
Maybe that was the moment when her shadow first settled in his eyes.
Thinking about it now, Jared pulled out his phone and sent her a message.X
[Are you asleep? Is the sun rising or setting over there?]
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[I’m drunk. Come pick me up]!
He wasn’t so intoxicated that he didn’t know what he was doing.
He just wanted her to come and find him.
But no reply come
He waited.
Still, nothing.
By the time he returned to the hotel, he was barely standing, and someone had to help him onto the bed.!
A pair of soft, delicate hands touched him, pulling at his clothes, unbuttoning his shirt. Then, lips and a warm tongue trailed along his
“Brother Jared, we’ve finally waited for this day,” a voice murmured.}
“I love you so much. I want to give you everything… and you give me everything too, okay?”
But it wasn’t Came’s voice.
It was Karin’s
Before she could go any further, Jared sat up and pushed her away.
“Kanin, we can do this after we’re married. There’s no rush.“%
Her face twisted in frustration. “But I want you now! Don’t you want me?“!
Jared didn’t even glance at her exposed body. Instead, he swung his legs over the side of the bed, standing barefoot on the cold
“Let’s wait until the time is right. I’m tired tonight.
Ignoring her desperate pleas, he grabbed his phone, opened the door, and walked out!!
He didn’t stop until he reached the top floor, where he booked another ragm.
Standing on the balcony, the night wind whipping against his face, he started calling Carrie–again and again. Twenty calls.!
No answer.
A sudden crack of thunder split the sky, jolting him back to his senses.8
He dialed the bodyguard at home.
“Find out where Came went. I want to know her exact location by tomorrow moming. If you fail, you’re out of the group
Frustrated, he sank into a chair and lit cigarette after cigarette.
It was only then that he realized–no one was there to stop him
Carrie hated cigarettes, hated the smell, hated seeing anyone smoke.”
Every time he lit one, she would appear out of nowhere, scolding him endlessly, nagging him until he put it out
Back then, he found her unbearable, too noisy, too much trouble. He couldn’t stand having her around.
Karin was different. She never cared whether he smoked or not. She’d even sit beside him, sharing a cigarette, acting like the perfect, easygoing woman
But earlier, when she was lying on his bed, waiting for him.
He had felt nothing
That didn’t make sense!
And the craziest part?
The thought that if the woman in his bed wasn’t Carrie, he wanted nothing to do with her. He would have thrown her out without hesitation &
Everything was a mess.
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Everything was a mess.X
His mind, his emotions, his indifference toward Karin–everything was pointing toward one undeniable truth.
*Jared… are you in love with Carrie?”
He asked himself the question.X
And he was too afraid to answer!
But the truth was, he already knew.
Somewhere along the way, he had fallen in love with Came–the woman who was supposed to be nothing more than Karin’s substitute, yet had taken over his heart, piece by piece.
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