The less you wanted to be involved with a person, the more clearly you would distinguish your boundaries with them. Take Andrea for example. Whether it was an act of indulgence or as a form of forgiveness, Hendrix had only meant to repay her for Casper's life.
As for Hendrix and I, we were husband and wife, our fates were shared. We were destined to repeat the same mistakes over and over again and would firmly stand by each other. We would do this for each other without a moment's hesitation and would bear the cost regardless.
When it comes to true love, we both understood that any sacrifice and compromise was worth it for the right person.
Hendrix stared at me from a short distance away. It looked like he had a bottomless pit from within his eyes.
At a time like this, women were usually toughlipped. We would speak rather harshly and critically of them, but we would never actually go against them. We hoped they would understand what we meant after.
I didn't hold any blame on him and hoped that he wouldn't punish himself for Nathan's mistakes. We've been watching each other's backs for many years. We should focus on the future and not get caught up over things in the past.
After some time, the gloom on Hendrix's face slowly melted away, he soon had a smile on his face. He then reached his fingers out at me and made a cheeky gesture, "Yes, my wife."
As I looked at him, I smiled in relief.
With just a single glance, we could drop all grievances we had in our hearts. There was nothing in my life that was less than perfect after I got a husband.
I then remembered that there was another person with us. I turned around and saw Aaron with his arms crossed. He was staring at Hendrix and I with sadness in his eyes. He seemed suspicious about life.
Realizing that I was staring at him, Aaron stuck out his chin and said grumpily, "You two can continue. Don't worry about me. I'll see how far you two can take it. Perhaps I might even learn a thing or two. You think I don't have a wife?"
I could hear how angry he was inside... "When my wife arrives, I'll be sure to do all kinds of public displays of affection with her!"
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