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“I’ve liked her even much earlier than you,” he said again.
His confession made Kelly look at him at few more times.
George made a bitter laugh. “No wonder. I always wondered how you managed to get your hands on so many rare and unique things over the years–music boxes and foreign fountain pens. It turned out all of those were for Kelly, weren’t they?”
Ken didn’t hesitate to admit. “That’s
right.”
George felt like he was losing his mind. He pulled his hair hard and his eyes went blank then finally he sank helplessly onto the floor. His closest friend had married
the woman he loved the most. Was this
some kind of divine punishment for him?
However, George was not someone who gave up easily. He suddenly emptied all the
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contents in his bag onto the floor and said, “Look, Kelly! These were all the gifts that you personally made for me back then. They carry the beautiful memories that we had together. This handkerchief was embroidered by you, you also knitted that scarf too, this ceramic doll and these letters ….
Finally, Kelly’s patience snapped. She said angrily, “That’s enough! George, I don’t like you anymore. What you said today didn’t mean anything to me anymore. I’m sorry I have troubled you in the past. It was all because of my own insecurities. For that I’m sorry.”
Her words made George confused. The reason he brought up their past was to remind her of their happy moments together, not to make her apologize to him.
George broke down. No matter how hard he tried, nothing seemed to make a difference.
“I refuse to accept this!” he shouted. “I
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don‘ t agree to your marriage!”
Kelly cast him a complicated look before she said, “I had told Uncle Rick about my marriage and he knows about it and approves.”
At that time, Ken brought in several orderlies from outside. They walked up to George and after saluting him, they spoke politely, “We’re sorry but outsiders are not permitted to enter this restricted place. Please cooperate with us.”
Without further delay, they restrained George and began escorting him out. He struggled fiercely and shouted, “Let go of me! I’m not leaving! Kelly! Kelly! Look at me! Please, look at me….”
As his cries faded into silence as he was taken away, Kelly felt upset. She did not know how he found her.
Then she caressed Ken’s red and swollen
left face with heartache. “How could he hit
so hard? Does it hurt? Let me get some
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medicine for you.”
She started to move, but Ken grabbed her hand, pulled her into his arms and held her tightly. He whispered, “Don’t go….”
The vulnerability in his voice surprised her. Her heart softened and she patted his back gently. “Okay, I won’t go. I’ll stay here with you.”
Ken buried his face on his shoulder and his muffled voice tinged with grievance as he said, “Kelly, I’m so jealous.”
Kelly could not help but slow down her hand movement.
After a few moments, he continued, “I‘ m really jealous of George. Why does he have to be the biggest part of your life in the past?”
“What’s there to be jealous of?” she replied softly. “All he has is my past but my present and future all belong to you. If
anyone should be jealous, it’s him, not you.”
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medicine for you.”
She started to move, but Ken grabbed her hand, pulled her into his arms and held her tightly. He whispered, “Don’t go…
!!
The vulnerability in his voice surprised her. Her heart softened and she patted his back gently. “Okay, I won’t go. I’ll stay here with you.”
Ken buried his face on his shoulder and his muffled voice tinged with grievance as he said, “Kelly, I’m so jealous.”
Kelly could not help but slow down her
hand movement.
After a few moments, he continued, “I‘ m really jealous of George. Why does he have to be the biggest part of your life in the past?”
“What’s there to be jealous of?” she replied softly. “All he has is my past but my present and future all belong to you. If
anyone should be jealous, it’s him, not you.”
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She really didn’t want to dwell on the subject of jealousy. Instead, she looked up at him with curiosity, then said, “Ken, earlier you said you liked me
liked me even before George did. Is that true?”
A faint blush spread across Ken’s face.
