Chapter 190 Repeat It Again if You Dare
A few days of pouring rain washed the whole city clean. After the rain, the air was fresh early in the morning. It was too bad that this moment did not last long. Soon after the sun appeared, it was noon. The city was once again trapped by the endless humidity that came with summer. Even the cicadas sounded hoarse.
For days, Gale had been keeping himself at home. Every day, his housemaid came and cleaned his house as scheduled. Yet, on the fifth day, she could no longer stand the stinky smell that came from the bedroom, so she called his sister.
“Gale.” Giselle straight away unlocked the door and entered the house.
The place where Gale lived was a duplex apartment that connected two floors. The door at the lower story was sealed up, turning the lower floor into an open plan bedroom while the upper story was the living room. Giselle was the one who arranged for the renovation. The house looked refreshing with its Scandivanian minimalist design.
The housemaid has done her part well, Giselle thought when she came through the door and found the doorway neat and clean. However, just two steps down the stairs, she was overwhelmed by a stinky odor. Covering her nose, she yelled at the lower story, “Gale, don’t you f*cking tell me that you pooped in the room! Are you even in your right mind to live in such a smelly place?”
There was no sound heard from downstairs.
Hesitating for a while, Giselle took her first step down the stairs after she overcame the nausea in her stomach.
At first glance, the lower story was like a dumping ground. Different types of wine bottles, snacks, and miscellaneous items were scattered across the ground. The coffee table was piled up with trash, and there were boxes of takeaway containers.
“You can eat, drink, and even order takeaways. Why are you acting like you’re dead?” Giselle was riled up. She grabbed the blanket as she touched a takeaway container with her other hand. “Believe it or not, I’m going to smash this container on your head! Do you know how busy I am…”
Before she finished her words, she turned around and observed the takeaway containers—their packaging remained intact. Suddenly, her gaze changed.
“Gale, you haven’t been eating for a few days.”
None of the takeaway containers piled up on the table had been touched.
However, the man under the blanket was like a dead man; there was no sound nor movement at all. Panicked, Giselle quickly lifted the blanket. Staring at the thing under the blanket for a moment, she yanked it out and slammed it on the ground as if she was venting her frustration.
“Screw you, b*stard!”
The husky doll that rolled to the corner of the room was extremely innocent. The bell on its neck jingled for a while before it finally fell silent.
Infuriated, Giselle took her purse and left the apartment in her 12cm high heels.
You must be kidding me, b*stard!
On the ground floor of the inpatient department, Cameron and Courtney were chatting in the pavilion after lunch.
“So, you rejected his marriage proposal without giving a reason that day?”
“What reason?” As Cameron ducked her head down, she laughed as if she was laughing at herself. “I don’t think that’s the reason. Honestly, it’s because of me. He’s a young master who leads a carefree life. If I really entrusted the rest of my life to him, I must not be in my right mind.”
“But, it’s been so long. You should be fully recovered by now, aren’t you? Besides, didn’t the doctor say that there will be no problem if you keep your emotions stable?”
“Not recover.” Looking up, Cameron stared at Courtney’s eyes with a serious gaze. “There’s no possibility of recovery. It just hasn’t happened yet. Like an irregular time bomb, you’ll never know when it’s going to explode. Moreover, I was in my calmest state when I was enlisted back then. If I didn’t want to experience a different life, why would I come out? Look at me; nothing can hold me down, much less love.”
The military was a place with no emotions. All you had to do was obey the orders. However, she couldn’t lock herself there forever. Since she had chosen to live, she had to live her life to the fullest.
“I don’t think Gale is trying to trap you. It’s you who doesn’t want to trap him.” Courtney got to the heart of the matter in a few words.
At first, Cameron was talking with a big smile. Now, her smile suddenly froze at the corners of her mouth.
Immediately, Courtney thought that she was too straightforward. Just when she was about to make up for it, she noticed that Cameron’s gaze wasn’t on her. She was looking right past her shoulders.
Following her gaze, Courtney turned around and almost didn’t recognize the person.
There was a man with an untrimmed stubble standing outside the pavilion. His white shirt was stained with unknown yellow stains. The bright sunlight at noon poured over him, and anyone would have wondered how painful his skin must have felt.
It was Gale.
It was the same man that usually had to dress neatly, put on exclusive perfume, and have his hair styled up nicely even if he only had to attend a one-hour meeting at a hotel.
How did he become so scruffy?
“Um, Cameron, I think I should give you guys a moment.” Looking at the situation, Courtney stood up on her feet.
“You don’t have to.” Cameron’s voice sounded deliberately cold. It sounded that way because Cameron had never been a cold person. Even when she was quarreling with someone, she was always passionate. She was usually like a ball of flame that could burst with energy at any time.
“I think I made myself clear that day, Gale. Do you think you can win my sympathy and make things right looking like this? Are you trying to act like those men in sad movies?”
“No.” Gale stepped forward. His broad figure blocked the scorching sun, casting a shadow in front of him.
Meanwhile, Courtney took two steps to the side. Nonetheless, she could still sense the depressing vibe between the pair. It was so overwhelming that she couldn’t take another breath.
“I’m just here to confirm with you for the last time.”
“Confirm what?”
“Confirm that what you said to me that day was true. Repeat it if you dare.” Gale clenched his jaws; his words squeezed through his gritted teeth. “I thought I was dead for the past two days. Those words you said were like knives cutting my heart over and over again. Repeat it if you dare.”
Cameron was extremely good at criticizing men.
Courtney had learned about that a long time ago; after all, Cameron wasn’t a woman of integrity. She had had a lot of boyfriends over the years and amongst them were men like Gale who were madly in love with her.
“Wait a second.” Before Cameron could say those words, Courtney braced herself and broke the deadlock between them. She forced a smile and said, “I’m sorry to interrupt. Before you guys quarrel, Gale, I have a question for you. Do you really like Cameron? What do you like about her?”
“Courtney, why are you asking him this? There’s no way he likes me. He has so many women around him. It doesn’t make any difference without me.” Standing by the side, Cameron tried to keep her composure.
Upon hearing that, Gale’s brows furrowed. As if he was risking everything, he confessed in a loud voice, “How do I not like you? I’ve never seen a woman who is so passionate about this world. You have a passion like fire, unfettered imagination, and freedom that can’t be held back by anyone. You are much more splendid than fireworks.”
His voice was loud, and it was full of confidence.
However, the last gleam of light behind Courtney’s eyes faded. Letting out a sigh, she turned and looked at Cameron before she uttered the three words, “Just split up.”
If all the traits you thought you liked about the person you love were fake, and they were even on the opposite extreme, would you still like that person?
Cameron was such an existence.
“Just go, Gale.” The voice in the pavilion sounded restrained and low. “My body count isn’t any less than yours. We’re just trying to have some fun. Take it seriously and you’ll lose. There’s no need to embarrass yourself.”
