The Day He Matured

After another day, I decided to spend some money to go shopping.

Sitting on the bus, I relaxed and watched the cars and people passing by on the road.

Last night, Harold changed his profile photo, which was a photo of him with his future wife.

She is very beautiful and noble, even I feel very fond of her. However, the two of them stood still like two logs, still holding hands but not smiling.

When the bus passed by the store displaying Black Roses products, I asked the driver to let me get off the bus.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

I heard Mrs. Erina say that this brand’s products are very good, but I haven’t bought them yet because when I knew it was related to Hellen, I hesitated and didn’t want to touch them.

Seeing me walk in, the salesperson immediately smiled and greeted me. I looked at the brightly colored lipsticks and asked her to take them for me to try.

I admit that just by applying lipstick, my face immediately becomes different, much more beautiful and fresher.

“Get me these three lipsticks.”

“Yes, please wait a moment.”

I was about to choose more lotion when I suddenly stopped because I saw Hellen’s figure passing by me.

Isn’t she in America right now? Harold said that Brian and she would get engaged when he returned to his position as bank president.

I thought Brian returned to America to prepare for the engagement ceremony.

However, that didn’t surprise me much until I saw the tall, thin figure of the man who had harmed me just pass by.

He went in the direction that Hellen had gone. Even though he was wearing a mask, I could recognize that back, that figure.

After receiving three lipsticks from the employee and paying, I couldn’t control myself and quickly chased after them.

Black Roses’ display store is like a small supermarket, with many booths and quite a crowd of employees and customers. So, I followed him for a while then lost track of him.

Because I didn’t give up on the idea of slapping him several times, I continued walking and opened my eyes wide to search.

Finally, my steps stopped when I saw the silhouettes of a man and a woman looming behind boxes stacked higher than people’s heads.

My heart was beating rapidly, my breathing gradually became heavy. However, I still tried to approach them and I quickly realized they were Hellen and that evil man.

“Bastard, you didn’t complete the job and you still dare to ask me to pay more, huh? Do you have a conscience? How dare you follow me all the way here?” Hellen’s voice was very small but filled with anger.

“Supermodel. It’s because you blocked my phone number that I have to stalk you. If you want to blame, you should blame your fiance. He suddenly appeared so I had to hide. It’s all your fault, where did you go at night without being with him, letting him wander around and then go in there?”

“You…”

Hellen hissed, then I heard the sound of a zipper being pulled open. If I guess correctly, she’s using money to silence that bastard.

Why would she do that to me? I have misunderstood Brian, right?

The expression on his face at that time, those eyes. Oh my god, I used harsh words to disparage and scold him.

Why did he not explain? Why did he not say anything?

No, it was my fault, I didn’t give Brian a chance to explain. If he hadn’t appeared at that time, I probably would have been humiliated by that bastard. Luckily that person was him.

“Take it and disappear. If you dare to bother me again, I won’t hesitate to send you to hell.”

I had to cover my mouth with both hands to stop the fear. Are these the words that Brian’s future wife just said?

I didn’t expect Hellen to be such an evil person. Maybe she was just scaring that guy. If she discovers me, what will she do to me?

“Okay, okay, our story ends here. I heard the staff talking to each other that you’re about to fly back to America to get engaged to him, so don’t frown like that.”

After the laughter, there was the sound of the man’s shoes tapping on the floor, followed by the sound of Hellen’s high heels.

I wonder whether Brian knows about this. Did he just accidentally appear there or did he come because he knew in advance? I really want to meet him to clarify everything.

After a few minutes, I calmed down and quickly left the store, took a taxi straight home, and curled up in the blanket.

My hand searched for Brian’s phone number more than ten times, but in the end, I didn’t have the courage to contact him.

Maybe I should pretend I didn’t hear that conversation so he and Hellen could get along like his grandfather wanted and then he would have it all.

I am also very confused and ambiguous about his feelings and his decision.

He is like a cloud in the sky, changing into many shapes in just a short time and then dispersing, drifting in all directions, leaving only an empty space in the sky.

If he knew it was all Hellen’s intention, what would he do?

After all, she was the person his grandfather chose to be his granddaughter-in-law, the person who stayed by his side during the time he struggled in his hospital bed.

Surely he will still ignore her and get engaged to her as planned, right?

The next days passed slowly. I don’t dare leave the house, don’t surf the internet, don’t dare log in to Facebook or Zalo. I’m afraid to see Brian’s engagement photos somewhere.

It wasn’t until Sunday morning that I left my lonely home to go to Richard’s house as promised.

I was happy when I saw that Richard was able to walk without needing crutches or someone to help him. Although he moved a bit slowly, he would gradually get faster.

“I’m sorry. We came to your house to play but let you prepare everything.” Caily spoke up when she saw the maids preparing lunch.

“Don’t bother too much.” Richard gently patted Caily’s forehead and smiled gently.

“Where is your mother?” I asked after looking around for a while.

“Oh, my mother went to the temple with the neighbors. She will return in the evening.”

As always, Caily and I followed him upstairs to listen to him play the piano. Richard plays the piano very well, very professional.

And when I watched him sitting next to the piano, I suddenly remembered the sweet past of that year, I remembered the night that Brian took me to the music training center and played the piano with me.

Richard knows that I like the song: “Song from and Secret Garden”, so every time I come, he plays this song for me.

Since the day I met Brian again, the frequency of my appearances at his house has gradually decreased. There’s too much going on and I’m not in the mood to go out anymore.

“Suddenly I crave sour mangoes. I’m going to buy them.” Caily suddenly stood up, took her coat, and spoke.

“Uh, tell the driver to take you there.” Richard nodded.

Caily agreed and left. I knew it was just her excuse, she wanted to create a private space for me and Richard.

It seems Caily still hasn’t given up on the idea of pairing Richard with me. She didn’t know that he had given up his love for me.

I don’t know how to explain it to her. If she knew that Richard told me to go back to Brian, she would jump up.

And what I’m worried about is that she will tell Richard about Brian asking someone impersonating Kelvin to put aphrodisiacs in wine and then rape me.

“Caily said you quit your job at AD company.” Richard left the piano, walked up to me, sat down, and gently spoke.

“Yes, I quit my job a week ago.” I replied softly.

“I have no intention of interfering in your private life. But… I thought you were back with Brian.”

Richard’s words touched a wound in my heart, causing my nose to sting and tears to flow out of my eyes, falling onto the back of my hand.

He didn’t say anything more and quietly handed me a tissue.

It took a while for me to open my mouth.

“He is about to get engaged to Hellen.”

At this time, the notification tone from Richard’s phone rang. Because he installed newspaper reading applications, every time there was important news, they would notify him.

Perhaps out of habit, I saw him also pick up the phone and look.

“Bella, this…”

Richard held his phone out in front of me. The red headline related to the second grandson of the president of Hana Group giving up his inheritance made me almost unable to believe my eyes.

My finger quickly swiped across the screen to read the entire article.

The person in the photo is Brian, he held the press conference and announced this.

Oh my god, he not only gave up his inheritance but also left the Hana group. The appointment decision that was just made by his grandfather a day ago has been canceled.

It is night time in America now. The news broke out at night, causing a stir in public opinion.

I don’t dare read the comments below the article. What is Brian doing?

Could it be that his grandfather forced him to leave the Hana group? What had he done to displease his grandfather?

“Bella.”

Richard’s voice rang out, bringing me out of my chaotic thoughts. I looked at him and shook my head.

I also did not expect this day would come. The article did not mention anything about Brian’s bloodline.

All are his own announcements, and have nothing to do with his grandfather and Harold.

“I don’t know. Apparently, Mr. Harold said Brian would soon return to the bank and get engaged to Hellen.”

I said as I took out my phone, looking for Brian’s phone number. But my call was answered by long, hopeless sounds.

Perhaps he turned off the phone. Yes, if he didn’t turn off the phone, it would probably explode.