Love and Ambition: He Is My Trophy

Miller hesitated to

mind, I said calmly, "

car over and asked me, "Do you w

sip of coffee and lifting

be frank. Even though you've gained some fame in the entertainm

ink about how his family treated you bef

put down the coffee an

arely stopped me,

p with him," I said, ex

at do yo

I bit my cigar

at me, "You have s

kup, it's either because they haven't slept with the other person or because they haven't slept with each

to persuade me instead, "Laura, you have to remember that the person who took

covered in exhaust fu

ed to try to convince m

was Richard, a

t hot summer day after the college entrance exam

confident demeanor, Richard t

me an answer," he said, with a h

y heart

ed, with a fragile personal

refuse, but the wor

wn and looked me in the eyes with a misch

d, and my fac

d up in the same

were a two-hour commute

queezed every moment together, ne

ose to fame and became rooted

rd adjusted to my schedule

t acting role and gained countless followers, but my

assionate and intens

, "Are we having an aff

ed to move on. Richard came to me repeatedly

ght, we argued

y, "Don't want to break up?

ed him actuall

nt man remained on his kne

ed eyes, "Laura. A

I knew it was

re such a spineless coward. I don

ve never seen e

my decision, but sometimes I feel a

incere, but my love

vacation short and plun

"You are so diligent and motivat

on the set, getting busier and busier every day. I coul

ired, so I didn't thi

e to pick a photo of a boy from her phone. She said, "Laura, these are

il I pointed to a p

ally see the light." She said excitedly when I an

Joe was sile

rong?" I was th

coughed awkwardly. "Laura,

t is

to be there to witness it." He was frank. "Thanks to you, I

one and fell

r, Lisa jokingly asked Richard

ecause Richard was not the kind of

, he brought Joe out, an

ver the years, Lisa an

up decisively. Thinking about i

t now, I still f

ut, feeling anxious when I

and agreed, "Send me the time and p

ely sent me the details and pr

osal, the film crew an

y take three hours, but we ended up stuck in traffic for over two hours.

l me in advance. If I had known he would p

they're going to propos

sure you don't make me late for my o

heeks and promi

oe called out f

e ground, playing cards with a group of middle-ag

at his cards. As a tall and long-limbed person

n-shaven, and he

rised to s

eturned after half a mont

Joe said, either intentionally or

ully, my jeans allowed me t

o look at Richard, his hand reaching o

nd he had casually rolled up the sleeves to reve

a tough guy a