She quickly lunged forward, pressed his hand, and said, âStop drinking. Youâve had enough drinking for today.â
He looked blankly at her. After a moment, his eyes finally focused on her. âValdaâ¦â
âItâs me,â she said.
He suddenly gave a bright yet seemingly sad smile. âHow nice.â
âNice? Whatâs nice?â She was puzzled.
âI didnât expect to see you when Iâm drunk. Will you say weâre not breaking up anymore if I drink more?â
Brian said with a smile.
She knew he was very drunk when she heard this.
He would never say such a thing if he were sober. How could a proud man like him say such a thing?
âBrian, donât tell me such things even if youâre drunk, okay? You know what? Youâll give me the wrong impression and make me think you like me when you say things like that,â Valda Theller murmured both to him and herself.
One should never take a drunk personâs speech seriously. There would only be more pain if one did.
âLike⦠I like youâ¦â He looked at her obsessively. âValda Theller, I finally made myself fall for you, but youâre breaking up with me⦠You love me⦠but you have to break up with me?â
âSorry, I was wrong to think I could wait until you fell for me,â said Valda Theller. She forgot to consider the issue of jealousy.
It was natural to get jealous when you loved someone.
The deeper the love and the more you could not attain it, the deeper the feelings of jealousy.
âSorry?â Brian suddenly sneered and staggered to his feet. âBetween you and me⦠Who owes the other an apology?â
Valda Theller said nothing because she did not know the answer.
âValda Theller, tell me⦠you donât want to break up. Tell me that and I⦠I can give you the right to get back together!â His hands pressed her shoulders as those drunken phoenix eyes of his stared closely at her.
Valda Theller felt the urge to cry. If people told the truth after getting drunk, could she fantasize that he liked her more than she thought now that he was saying such words?
However⦠just liking was not enough. The problem between them was that Brian loved Grace too much.
Perhaps this love had deepened over the years.
This love was rooted in his heart, and no one else could change it.
No matter how hard she tried, she would be the abandoned one when he had to choose between her and Grace.
The feeling of being given up by the one you loved the most was really⦠upsetting.
âWe broke up, so I donât need the right to get back together,â Valda Theller said darkly.
However, as though he refused to hear her say that, he only stared at her and said, âSay it. Say you want to get back together! Say it!â
âLet me help you to the bedroom. Have a good sleep. You wonât feel that way anymore when you wake up,â she said.
âI wonât?â he murmured.
âYeah, you wonât. Iâm not important enough for you to say that to me,â Valda Theller said while taking one of his arms and putting it on her shoulder before helping him toward the bedroom.
Most of his body weight was on her body. People were especially heavy when they were drunk.
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