I Walked Away after His First Love Returned

I cooked many dishes and waited for m

at them. He was busy

n't spend the festiva

quietly enjoyed the

Aylin Chapman, posted a photo

ly, leaning on Phil's back with a fu

ting to the moon, with

cally anymore and just c

d. "Don't overthink it. I'll definitely

nds and then smiled sof

spend the festival together next

ome, it was already

in the garden, but

d me. "Whe

replied casually, "I am

lked in with

aid, "I'm hungry. Make me some

ut hesitation, but this time I simply replied, "I

d, "I know you're still upset about what happened during the festi

smiled. "I'

, and it happened to be the festival. I was just bei

calmly, "Oka

eyes as if trying

e asking, "Is this fun for you? I'm really tired today and

tly, "I'm not arguing with you. Are

hen he took out a necklace from

gantly and said flat

arkly contrasting with the beautifully pack

d simply said poli

had no furth

h displeasure. He asked

calmly, "T

spread his hand in front of

ry, I forgot to prepare a gift for you. I'll send you a

up my phone and sent him a

. He couldn't belie

t importance to our tradition of

adhered to

ent gifts even when he

nt to the dressing room to change c

urgently, "Where

, "I'm going out t

ed the door, igno

il, I had stopped attending gather

new I was strictly managed by my boyfrie

hang out with my f

e. "I thought you abandoned us for a guy. You can't do

om now on, I'll join your gathering

rlfriend, I had focused

work and in my life, so I lost

alized that it was rea

Phil had returned the

it was already

ght and saw Phil s

elt dazed and eve

come forward to support me.

etter? If you're jealous, just say it. You drank like that and c

upported myself against the w

those friends of yours? Did you go out with them again? I'm not in a relationship w

inking it. I just had a good time with

t else do you want? Don't push me to my limit. My patience is n

vy, and his voic

, "Have you finished speakin

h, calmed himself, and

last shred of sanit

oom and locked the door, ign

t night, feeling u

, Phil was sitting silently o

mely dark, and I k

ppease him. I just wa

troupe and submitt

s close to home, which meant it was co

t have to d

persuade me to stay more tha

nse after I presented my resume fo

was a young girl. But I had previously turned it down for Ph

dover of my remaining work and calle

pause, one of them asked, "What about Ph

"He doesn't need to know it

dance troupe, I started preparing th

s my childhood friends, I was on

erever Phil was, m

had becom

wind. Wherever I floated,

home, Phil was

it with a dark green tie, ex

his hand, I understood wha

t day, and Phil was heading

t. Stop guessing. If I tell you what the gift is, it

nd made Phil burst into laughter

miled at me

until he saw me. Hi

s for Aylin, but he was unw

nd he turned away from me with

and left, leaving only the sound

ving me the silent

ent treatments were

d, I would anxiousl

my messages, I st

ign recipes online and practic

repare myself

social media. "My birthday gift is from you on

h Phil's friends' expressions. "I'

hil's friends had

ighly of me and saw me as an i

il would surel

the post and couldn't help

ent section, "Happy b

s. While one of Phil's friends said, "Stop. Rachael might see

ep a distance from Aylin, as she was a woman, a

They said that I was too controlling and

and criticized me. He said that I sh

nstead, I silently exited the social media platfo

d, I was already

. And you don't even care about him? My friends' girlfriends call them nonstop. Bu

usion and didn't unders

aid back then, "I'm dating you, not your prisone

questioned why I didn't give him a call.

"You're hanging out with your friends. Why would I keep calling you? You

rhaps he was shocked that I

nd explained it to me. "That post was just a

u think I shouldn't attend Aylin's birthday party? We've known each other for ten years. We were briefly

tanding. "I knew it. It's la

ell si

confirm whether I w

couldn't find the

to embrace my waist, but

sleeping in the master b

reject his touch. I had previous

the guest room door. Then he

, I quickly

hinking, it seemed to be m

ce troupe, Martin Blakely, called me.

ive up. Then he told me that he had organized a gathering and wa

to refuse him si

n I arrived. Then I understood it

ect him to bring her even to such

tured for me to sit with

rfect match, and I di

rovocatively w

She said, "Sorry. I crashed your class reunion. I wa

uation to me several times, b

glass and said, "It's

took a sip

phone kept buzzi

ought her along just by accident. Don't overthink

, "After dinner, let'

"Not necessary. You can drive A

he dishes and ignor

he dinner. Some of them eve

you were hailed as the finest dancer in the nation. Your dream was always to go abroa

ad now. You can finally fulfill your dream. I'm truly happy for

and raised my glass. The

eemed to have heard so