"Can't you please give him another chance? Because look at you now, Vivi. This breakup has only made you as broken as Darren."Vivi didn't react to Bryan's words and stared at the man. Eventually, tears fell from her left eye, followed by others that quickly trickled down her face."Oh, Vivi..." Bryan reached out and took Vivi's body into his arms. Seeing Vivi crying silently with a look that clearly showed how broken her heart was, Bryan regretted saying everything to Vivi."I'm sorry," Vivi whispered."No, Vivi. I should be the one to apologize. I could only see everything from the surface without knowing what you feel in your heart. I'm sorry that I dared to tell you all this and make you sad again," Bryan regretted."I love Darren. I'm really in love with him," Vivi said in a stammering voice because her crying had not stopped. "And if we stay together, the fear he gives me will eventually make me hate him. I don't want that, Bryan. I don't want to hate a man who has loved me so m
"Over there! Vivi, let's hurry over there!"Vivi, who had been walking casually while looking for an empty spot, was surprised when Lucas suddenly grabbed her hand and made her run toward the empty spot. But seeing how eager Lucas was to get the empty seat, Vivi unconsciously let out a smile."Well, we finally got a seat," Lucas said as he sat on the grass. "Every Friday night, this park is crowded because of a free movie. We're lucky because tonight's movie is the latest romantic comedy.""Do you often take Freya here?" asked Vivi, which immediately stopped Lucas' hand movement."She doesn't like things like this. She only wants to date in a private and luxurious place," Lucas said. The sad tone in his words made Vivi realize she had misspoken because mentioning Freya's name in front of Lucas was so easy."Oh, sorry. How could I say it so easily in front of you," Vivi regretted, which made Lucas laugh as he waved his hand."It's okay. It's in the past and doesn't hurt me as much as i
"Hello?""Vivi... Vivi..."Darren's hoarse voice calling her name repeatedly and his sobbing made Vivi's eyes widen in shock."Darren, why are you–“"Vivi, why are we like this?" Darren interrupted Vivi's speech. He spoke in his drunken voice, which sounded like a rant, while his sobs, which got louder and louder, seemed to show how much pain he was feeling right now."We love each other. We love each other, don't we?" Darren asked, sounding like a dagger cutting into Vivi's heart. "We should continue to love each other happily, but why do we have to suffer now because of this separation?""I'm not happy, Darren. How can I be happy with a marriage that causes me so much pain and trauma?" Vivi spoke in a soft, shaky voice, making Darren's cries louder."I promised everything to change, but when you refused and still wanted to separate, I gave in, even though it broke my heart. But why..." Darren stopped speaking, seemingly struggling to continue as his sobs became so uncontrollable tha
"No matter how much I try to think only about you, Darren always appears and occupies my mind."Lucas didn't know how to react to what Vivi was telling him, and for a while, he could only remain silent while looking into her eyes. And Vivi's eyes, which showed her feelings much better than her words, made Lucas realize how much of a dilemma Vivi was in."I'm sorry," Lucas said with a regretful tone. "I didn't want you to face this alone because it must be hard. I had no idea that me being by your side would burden you like this.""No, it's not a burden," Vivi denied. "I... I'm just sorry that you've been so good to me while I can't stop thinking about other men when I'm with you.""It seems like you're burdened because you feel like I'm too good to you," Lucas said. "I don't want to burden you anymore, but I don't want to let you go through this alone. I really don't know how to help you, Vivi.""I don't know how good I look in your eyes that you treat me so well. But..." Vivi paused
"Darren..."Vivi looked very surprised to find Darren back in her small apartment without any warning, but Darren did not wait for Vivi to get over her surprise and immediately entered the apartment without asking Vivi's permission."What are you doing?!" Vivi asked frantically as she stepped back while Darren approached her with a sharp stare that seemed to go straight to her heart."Stop, Darren! I don't want you in my house!" Vivi warned Darren in a high voice, while her eyes, which returned Darren's gaze, clearly showed how much fear she felt just because of Darren's sharp look, which could make her legs feel weak."Da-Darren..." Vivi became even more panicked when she saw Darren starting to take off his tie. Darren didn't say anything, he just continued to remove his tie without taking his eyes off Vivi, who seemed to be on the verge of tears."Darren, stop..." And Vivi finally really cried when she saw Darren taking off his belt. Because what the man was doing reminded her of wh
"For the last time. If the same thing happens again, I'll let you go myself. Please give me another chance to prove how much I've changed for you."Vivi listened to Darren's plea while looking directly into the man's eyes. And it touched Vivi's heart when she saw how sincere and how much love Darren showed her with his gaze.Vivi had never received so much from anyone else. She had never felt so much sincerity from anyone. But Darren always gave her more than she could bear, whether sincerity, love, or fear. And Vivi felt thrown back into the abyss of dilemma when she couldn't decide if the love Darren gave her was strong enough to overcome her fear of him."You can have any woman you want. Easily, without all this struggle. You can make women crawl under your feet. But why did you go to all this trouble just for me?" Vivi asked about the confusion that had always been in her heart.The question of what exactly Darren saw in her made him willing to give up everything for an ordinary w
"Good morning, darling."Since her parting from Darren, Vivi had never seen anything like this, not even in her most beautiful dreams. To wake up from her sleep and to be greeted by a good morning from Darren, and then to receive a loving kiss on the forehead from the man.And the best part of it was that Vivi experienced it directly, not just in her dreams or wishful thinking."Good morning," Vivi answered Darren's greeting with her hoarse voice. She pulled the blanket over her body, which felt cold because it was not wrapped in any cloth. "What time is it?""It's very early. Go back to sleep if you're still tired," Darren said, tucking Vivi's messy hair behind her ear.Vivi turned her head to the window, which made her squint when she saw the sunlight shining brightly."Looks like it's already noon," Vivi said as she looked back at Darren. "Why aren't you getting ready for the office yet?""I'm not going to the office today," Darren replied as he shifted his body to get closer to Vi
"Why do you look so upset? Is there a problem?" Lucas asked after sitting down in front of Bryan.A few moments ago, Bryan called him and invited him to dinner at a restaurant near his office. At first, he thought that Bryan just wanted to have dinner with him, but when he saw the annoyed look on the man's face, Lucas wondered if Bryan might have some problem."Yesterday, you said you were going to Vivi's apartment, right?" Bryan asked as Lucas nodded. "So it must have been you who beat up Darren so badly?"Lucas didn't answer Bryan's question right away. Because Bryan was so nice to him, he sometimes forgot that he was Darren's best friend since he was a baby. And it made him a little sad to think that Bryan had come to him with such an upset face because he was disappointed in him for beating up his best friend."Yesterday, I lost control of myself and beat him up like that," Lucas said in a low voice that sounded like a mumble.But Bryan's reaction was unexpected. In an angry tone