Abigail discreetly wiped away her tears, feeling someone sitting beside her. She sniffled and tried to compose herself.
Before long, a piece of tissue was handed to her.
Abigail turned her head to see Sean. She reached out, took the tissue from him, and playfully smacked it on his face. "What are you up to?"
Sean caught the falling tissue and gazed at Abigail with a pained expression. "You don't cry often."
She cried because she genuinely felt sad and wronged.
Her tears indeed reflected her sadness and grievance.
Sean held the tissue, pondered for a moment, and said, "You're right. I do tend to mess up at crucial moments. But despite that, I still want to be by your side."
Upon hearing this, Abigail bit her lip and chose to stay quiet.
"Even if you're upset, even if you find me unreliable, I still want to be close to you, unwilling to let you go. I know I'm not perfect; I often disappoint you and make you sad, and for that, I'm sorry. I want to be less petty, but it's a struggle." Sean said, self-reproachfully, knowing that his personality made it difficult for Abigail to like him.
However, giving up on her felt like tearing out his heart.
He understood that, like most ordinary men, he would sometimes upset Abigail, but he would always apologize. He was willing to keep apologizing as long as she could forgive him.
Abigail sniffled and turned to gaze at the sea of clouds, contemplating for a while before speaking, "You were jealous of Simond. But without him, I wouldn't be here today. If it weren't for him, given your current cluelessness, my body would have been battered."
Sean nodded. "You're right."
Abigail furrowed her brow, suddenly finding herself at a loss for words.
He apologized so swiftly that the anger within her dissipated before it could even surface.
After that, the two of them traveled in silence.
Upon reaching Pendorf, Abigail had just got up when Sean quickly reached out to steady her.
Abigail turned to him. "What are you doing?"
"I don't think the plane has landed yet," Sean explained.
Abigail pushed him away. "You really do look foolish."
Sean released her hand and stepped back to let her go ahead.
The business class was not as crowded as the economy class, so there was no need for Sean to assist her.
Upon disembarking the plane, Abigail arranged for a car.
Sean observed her entering the car and then called Kevin.
After a while, Kevin arrived in his car.
"Where's Irene?" Sean inquired as soon as he entered the vehicle.
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