Be Honest 176


    <b>Chapter </b><b>176 </b>


    ‘She’s waiting for me, so I have to go?


    ‘Who does she think she is?‘ I wondered.


    Lignored the message entirely, while Alvin stared at me intently, oblivious to the notification shing across his


    screen.


    “Zoe, are you really determined not to be with me anymore?” Alvin asked with bloodshot eyes.


    I was tired of repeating myself, so instead of answering, I asked, “Then what exactly do you want me to do for you to believe I’m not joking? Marry Josh and get a marriage certificate?”


    I had already kissed Josh just to make him give up, yet Alvin still thought I was just ying around.


    “Zoe!” Alvin spat my name through gritted teeth.


    This was how he always acted when he was furious. I used to fear him like this, but now, I feel nothing.


    So, this was the difference between caring about someone and not caring at all.


    I lowered my gaze slightly before looking up at him and stated, “Alvin, we are truly over. How do I put this? Even if every man in the world disappeared, and you were the only one left, I still wouldn’t be with you.”


    I admitted my words were cruel and humiliating, but I was exhausted from his relentless entanglement.


    Alvin’s face contorted as if he had been struck by lightning. He was speechless, just staring at me–staring and staring…


    Even though I wasn’t looking at him, I could feel the shift in his gaze–anger, resentment, frustration, and a deep sense of unwillingness and despair.


    “Zoe, don’t regret this,” he murmured.


    I gripped the steering wheel and replied, “I won’t.”


    “And what if something bad happens to me? Would you regret it then?” he suddenly asked.


    1 looked at him in confusion, only to see his reddened eyes as hemented, “Zoe, I know I was wrong. I know I hurt you. I’ve tried everything to make you change your mind, but you refuse to give me another chance…”


    He shook his head slightly, his reddened eyes glistening, and begged, “Do you want me to get down on my knees and beg you?”


    He truly regretted it–I could feel it.


    But I had known that for a long time. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have done so many out–of–character things.


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    The problem was that some mistakes couldn’t be undone–like spilled water that could never be gathered back.


    “Alvin, I don’t need you to do anything because no matter what you do, it won’t change anything,” I said calmly.


    “Ha,” Alvin let out a coldugh. “So you’re sentencing me to death–an immediate execution, no less.”


    I didn’t respond, because that was exactly what I was doing.


    “Fine, fine,” Alvin nodded and turned his face away.


    I saw him lift his hand to wipe the corner of his eye.


    ‘Did he just cry?‘ I thought as my heart clenched for a second…


    “Stop the car!” Alvin suddenly barked.


    I mmed on the brakes. As soon as the car stopped, he opened the door and left without looking back.


    I sat in the driver’s seat, watching as he took off his jacket and held it in his hand, kicking at the air in frustration as he walked farther and farther away.


    At that moment, I knew my rtionship with Alvin waspletely over.


    Thea must have been growing impatient. She called me directly when she couldn’t reach me and saw that I wasn’t replying to her messages.


    I was already frustrated, so I declined the call. But she immediately sent another message: [Zoe, I just want to talk. I have no ill intentions. I’ll wait for you.]


    Thatst sentence was nothing but pressure–a veiled threat.


    I wasn’t going to fall for it, and thought, ‘If she wanted to wait, that was her problem, not mine.‘


    I went to see Jasmine, and fortunately, she was home.


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