Chapter 933 I’m Not a Pervert
No woman could reject a man’s helpless pleas, especially when the man was someone she saw as a close friend. Narissa was just like any other woman, so she ended up giving in to Gale’s requests. No one could tell, but beneath Narissa’s tough and cold exterior lay a gentle and kind heart.
The Cuber Family’s manor was located in the suburbs. Jamie wasn’t exactly escorted out of the manor—in fact, he was thrown out of the place. The driver randomly halted the car by some park outside the manor before ‘inviting’ Jamie to get out of the car.
Jamie grumbled and complained as he let himself out. He had only walked a short distance before the heel of his right shoe broke. “How much unluckier can I get?” he hissed to himself as he removed his other shoe and broke its heel as well.
Then, with his newly customized stilettos, he stormed down the road toward the city. If everything goes well, I should be able to see some signs of life before the sun sets, Jamie figured.
However, his legs were aching about two hours into his trip. When he took his stilettos off, he realized that the back of his ankles was horribly blistered. He decided to remove his shoes and continue his journey barefoot.
“This feels so much better.” Jamie tried to lighten his own mood by speaking to himself. Right then, he heard the sound of a woman’s screams coming from the woods beside him. “Help me! Ah! Slow down! Please stop!” the woman cried. Jamie turned around to find a petite woman in the woods.
She was being dragged around by a large dog, and she bumped into a few trees as the dog ran around like a wild beast. The dog didn’t care for its owner as it continued charging around uncontrollably.
As Jamie watched, the dog and its owner sprinted out of the woods toward a river on the opposite side of the road. The dog seemed to lose its mind even more after it saw the river—it charged directly toward it before leaping into it.
“Watch out!” Jamie no longer hesitated after he saw the woman falling toward the river. He ran over and grabbed the woman with one arm before holding onto the dog’s leash with the other, successfully preventing what might’ve been an enormous tragedy.
The woman was shocked when she saw the man in a dress and a wig. “Your voice…” In a panic, Jamie had forgotten about his fake voice and ended up using his actual voice. “Don’t get me wrong! I’m not a pervert!” Jamie tried to explain himself.
“I understand. It’s cosplay, right? I tried it back in university!” The woman offered Jamie an explanation that he hadn’t thought of. “Yeah, cosplay,” he replied with a faint smile. Then, he let go of the woman and helped her untangle the dog’s leash in her hand. “A petite woman like you should get a smaller dog. You wouldn’t be able to handle an Alaskan Malamute when it goes crazy,” Jamie uttered.
“But I love this breed of dog.” The woman’s eyes were shaped like half-moons when she beamed. “Don’t you think it’s really nice to hug a dog as large as this? I always end up getting dragged around by it, but it still soothes me to have my dog. Do you have a dog, too?” The twinkle in the woman’s eyes told Jamie that she had to be from a wealthy family. He figured that she was probably someone who was sheltered and pampered while growing up.
At the mention of dogs, Jamie was reminded of both Princess and Narissa. His eyes glinted with sorrow for a moment, but he quickly concealed it before responding in a hearty tone, “I guess! But my dog’s a little smaller than yours.”
“That’s perfect! We can connect on social media, and we can hang out in the future!” The girl pulled her phone out as she spoke. “It’s fine.” Jamie wasn’t in the mood to make friends. “I’m leaving Wegas soon, so there’s no point in adding me as a friend,” he replied.
“Well, okay, then. Thank you for today! My name is Alicia Heidelberg. You can come to Lisbon Street if you ever come back to Wegas; I’m always around that area,” the woman uttered generously. “Alright. Goodbye,” Jamie replied before turning to walk away.
However, Alicia then realized that he was barefooted. “Wait!” She ran over and pointed at his feet. “You’re not going to head home like that, are you?” She noticed the obvious wounds on the back of his legs, and she could tell that the soles of his feet were red from all the walking. It told her that he didn’t have the habit of walking barefoot.
Jamie threw his hands up with a helpless look on his face. “I’ll reach my destination in two hours. Why does it matter?” Alicia sighed as she gave him a worried gaze. It was almost as if she was staring at a disobedient child who was causing her problems. In the end, Alicia drove Jamie back to the city as a means of repaying his kindness. “See you later.” Alicia waved him goodbye.
“See you.” Jamie nodded. “By the way, you should tie the dog around a tree the next time it runs wild. That way, you would be able to make it stay,” he added after some hesitation. Alicia smiled as she turned to look at the dog who was sitting in the backseat. “Thank you. I’ll keep that in mind.” They parted ways after that.
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After Jamie got back to his rented place, he found Gale sitting on the couch with a stern look on his face. Gale looked as if he was about to interrogate the other man. Jamie simply ignored Gale as he walked over to the bar and poured himself a glass of whiskey. “Where did you go?” Gale was the first to break the silence. “Did you know that I wanted to bring you to meet Narissa today? Why are you so impatient?”
“Sorry.” Jamie turned his head away from the other man.
“I don’t want an apology!” Gale put on a disappointed look as he went along with the conversation. “You should be apologizing to Narissa. I have always supported you. I used to think that you were a decent man because of all the effort that you showed, but it seems like I should reevaluate my judgment of you now. Perhaps Mr. Cuber was right. People like you don’t care for others. Maybe you don’t have it in you to give Narissa happiness!”
Jamie was exhausted—both physically and mentally. He didn’t feel like speaking, and he didn’t want to have a conversation with Gale then. Narissa was the only one who had the right to decide if Jamie could give her happiness, but she had chased him out of the house, so her answer was clear. Her answer seemed also to prove Gale right.
Jamie was angry with the outcome, yet he couldn’t pour his feelings out to anyone. The only person he wanted to speak to was also the person who no longer wanted to give him a chance to speak. He rested an arm on the bar before he let out a soft scoff. “You’re right. I’m all over the place, I’m not determined, I’m not honest, and I have all these problems that make me a completely useless person. Are you happy now?”
Bam! Gale punched Jamie in the face. “You coward! You have no right to be Narissa’s partner. I’m going to protect her. I want you to disappear right now. Otherwise, I’ll beat you up each time I see you!” After that, Gale left the house, slamming the door behind him.
Jamie let out a laugh to fill the silence in the house. However, his laugh sounded almost like sobs. He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips before he looked up at the ceiling with tears in his eyes. How peculiar. That punch didn’t hurt me at all, but why do I feel like there’s a knife in my chest? My chest hurts with every beat of my heart.
