Love and Ambition: He Is My Trophy

nded myself inwardly, "Laura, be s

vely, and I didn't even look

for fun and shouted for

't go. I have to go back to t

sappointed, but

's high in calories, but you haven't eaten anythin

joked, "Female superstars

I hesitated for a moment, then pulled my hand back and

ned by hunger and rummaged through the

opened a bottl

ine, a text message p

as I opened it, and

words: "Ope

e out

nd I was stunned for a whil

? He left early, and I asked hi

ed my lips di

e the opportunity, and don't let

promptl

oom, unwilling to move, so I picked up

ned, but he

ar, and he could com

d he stood outside the door for a

ble," I said coolly, l

and put down the f

nd said, "What, do you like my wi

expressionless. "You sho

and retorted, "Mind

ively picked up the wine a

trace of anger on Richard's cold, rugged

ut you," he said with

elf another glass of wine, bu

ooked at the endless night outside the window, t

get

y hand was taken away, and a

and spoke coldly, "You sti

me. How dare he act so wronged

ed. Anger surged through me, and I forgot all about my di

me with contempt. It was as if he d

legs, there was no way I co

my tiptoes, flailed my hands, and des

crazily as if he we

led out of frustrati

, I slapped him

nd, I was stunne

an eternity, Richard glaring at me with a fi

do, he suddenly grabbed me by the sh

own, the other grasped my hea

utraged

se that my eyes began

relationship flash before my ey

her for over three years, an

perament, I was secretly very stubborn

to upset me, I would claw and h

too worked up

ing with anger, he would

saying, "Laura, you're

elt justified

inced he would never leave me. So, in that relationshi

.

ave, it took me a long tim

in my eyes, his ki

e you c

a board, and I whispered to him, "Hav

trying to find evidence that they still

ld somehow ease the loneliness an

w these two things c

ched a nerve with him. He straightened up, a mocking

y, but his eyes we

with me. Or have you already f

choking back tear

didn't be

rette. He smirked and continued, "I went crazy with jealousy back then and sec

med his mocking to

sarcastic tone, a rebellio

arcastic tone, I

er came to f

ly took the cigarette from his l

dacity. He looked away and said, "

at my heart as the

et over our breakup

pped my arms around his waist, hugging him ti

him without moving

m so much,

ching his chin. I wrinkled my brow and complained

offed and

ain, it was alrea

ext to me

ing even though my

ng him. At least he didn't w

each other, but there w

ow, and I squinted while smoking, feeling p

l came jus

hile yawning, "How was it

laugh and didn't hid

atedly, "You guys reconciled

murmured, feeling a sense of

that I was down,

yes and felt very uncomfortable, "It's not easy to re

e wanted to reconcil

our hearts would still hurt when touc

t both of you have too much pride. If there's a knot to unwind, you should wor

t simple," I said w

d untie this kn