I quickly shook my head. "I cherish my life very much. This kind of thing will never happen again."
Theo's complexion eased up considerably.' Have you learned your lesson?"
I nodded. "I have."
'Tell me what you learned."
Like a kid who made a mistake, I lowered my head and said, 'I shouldn't have been so gullible. What's more, this person was really unfriendly toward me. I shouldn't have left the house without informing you.'
Theo nodded. "And?"
And?
I looked at him in a daze, my mind spinning quickly. However, I still could not figure out what else there was.
"Uh..." I asked carefully, "Why don't you give me a hint?"
Theo abruptly stood up from the chair and dashed out of the restaurant.
Dumbfounded, I quickly chased after him and asked, "Theo, I really don’t know what else I did wrong. Can’t you just tell me?"
Theo did not utter a word.
I was a little anxious now. "Theo, that’s emotional abuse. If you tell me straight away, then I won't do it again. What do you mean by that?”
Theo turned a deaf ear and walked even faster.
I could not catch up with him, hence I gave up and stopped walking. I sat on the steps. looking at his departing back with a defeated expression.
Sensing the emptiness behind him, Theo stopped and turned around.
He looked at me as I sat defeatedly at the steps. He asked with a faint smile, "You don't plan on going home anymore?"
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