I Froze for 4 Hours Outside While He Threw a Party with Her Chapter 09

I Froze for 4 Hours Outside While He Threw a Party with Her Chapter 09

By the end of the meal, when it was time to pay, both of us seemed on the verge of relief

Perhaps he sensed my dismissiveness Julian reduced the frequency of his messages.

A few days later, he said he had to go on a business trip for two weeks

I replied flatly

“Okay Noted”

“You’re not going to ask where I’m going?”

As if he’d been waiting right beside his phone, Julian replied instantly.

“Oh So where are you going?”

This time, his end went silent for a very long time. Then a location came through.

I considered this exchange finished

During those two weeks away, Julian and I barely had any contact When he didn’t reach out to me, I never

initiated

The already fragile, tottering connection grew cold once more

I forgot which day he was supposed to come back

Working overtime, I lifted my head and saw the sky outside was already dark Naturally, I hadn’t seen the

calls Julian had made

Zack was still sitting off to the side

“You finally noticed me Do me the honor of having dinner together?”

When he walked me back,

Julian was also downstairs at my building His brow was furrowed, as if he were holding something back

When he spoke, he was barely suppressing his anger

“I called you Why didn’t you answer?”

Only then did I notice the missed calls on my phone I shrugged

“Sorry Didn’t see them.”

His expression was gloomy He tilted his head toward Zack

“This is between me and Stella. Can the irrelevant party step aside?”

I gestured for Zack to leave first.

Julian suddenly slammed his fist into the wall beside him.

“Why are you still seeing him?”

I tilted my head, genuinely puzzled.

“He’s my friend Why can’t I?”

Julian stared at me as if trying to see right through me.

He said the word “Fine” several times in a row, but his eyes grew redder and redder.

As if he had finally understood.

“Stella You’re punishing me, aren’t you?”

I answered him.

With words he himself had used on me more than a few times.

“If that’s how you want to see it, there’s nothing I can do.”

Julian left

But he came running back in the dead of night, demanding I see him.

His friend came with him

He asked if I was being too cruel. He said he had never seen Julian like this.

“It’s just a fight between couples Julian didn’t commit any unforgivable mistake. Is it really necessary to take things this far?”

I waited for them to finish

“When you were badmouthing me together with Julian.

“When Julian made me bow and apologize. Where were you then? Why didn’t you speak up? Why didn’t you ask whether it was necessary to take things that far?”

Both of them fell silent instantly.

Julian was somewhat drunk. He pressed himself close to my hand.

“Stella, you can’t treat me like this.”

“Why can’t I?”

“I’m only treating you the way you treated me. How is it that you can’t handle it?”

“Do you still remember what you said to me back then? You told me not to make trouble out of nothing.”

“Now I’m giving that exact same line back to you.”

The drunkenness in his eyes faded considerably. He was silent for a long time. Then he apologized.

“I’m sorry”

He looked at me, almost pleading

“Then what do you want me to do, before you’ll forgive me?”

“What kind of apology do you want? A bow? On my knees?”

Julian had never been this humble before. Looking at his seemingly heartbroken expression, I suddenly felt

so utterly tired of it all.

That trace of hatred had made me retaliate in the exact same way. But it still couldn’t cancel out the hurt!

had suffered

My voice came out a little hoarse.

“Let’s stop here I don’t want to play this game with you anymore.

“I won’t forgive you And I won’t get back together with you either”

“Julian You’ve drained every last drop of affection I ever had for you.”

“Right now, I don’t love you anymore”

That one sentence seemed to blow away all the fog and illusions.

“Just like how you stopped loving me before too.”