When Ariah woke up, the sky had already turned dark. She was lying on the bed at her house, and she could hear the sound of television blaring in the living room.
Stunned, she quickly got up and went to the living room.
"Oh, you're awake." Felipe was sitting cross-legged on her sofa. When he saw her coming out, he breathed a sigh of relief. Holding a beer bottle in his hand, he was drinking while watching television. "You slept the whole afternoon. I was about to freak out if you don't wake up anytime soon."
He was wondering if she was unconscious for so long because Jimmy hit her too hard.
Now that she was awake, he could rest assured.
However, after listening to what Felipe said, Ariah stood rooted to the spot. Wearing a poker face, she looked kind of scary.
Swallowing the beer in his mouth, he said, "Uh, what's wrong with you?"
Ariah pursed her lips and asked, "Where's Jimmy?"
"Oh, he's not back yet. I guess he needs some time to take care of things." Pointing to the plates on the table, he asked, "You've been sleeping for one whole day. Do you want something to eat? I ordered some takeouts, but I'm not sure if the food suits your liking."
Standing frozen for a while, Ariah slowly walked up to Felipe. It was only until she came nearer that Felipe saw her trembling hands.
Shocked, he asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Ariah only laughed coldly without answering his question. Suddenly, she stood up and strode towards the bedroom.
Noticing the murderous look on her face, Felipe quickly followed after her. "Hey, what are you doing?!"
After returning to her bedroom, Ariah packed Jimmy's clothes, his toiletries, and even the sheets that he had slept on before throwing all of them into the trash can downstairs.
Looking at her vigorous movements, Felipe was dumbfounded for quite a while.
After Ariah got rid of everything related to Jimmy, Felipe asked blankly, "Does this mean that you're breaking up with Jimmy?"
Sitting on the sofa, Ariah laughed coldly. "Yeah. From now on, Jimmy and I are strangers. You can go now. You're not needed here anymore!"
Listening to her voice, Felipe knew that she was dead serious. Suddenly, he felt a little intimidated. "Well, Jimmy asked me to take care of you until he comes back. I don't think now is a good time for me to leave."
Ariah glared at him. "Don't you ever mention him in front of me!"
Pursing his lips, he said. "Alright then. I'll stop talking about him. Please don't get angry."
Anger flooded through Ariah. She used all of her might to hold back her anger so that she would not lose control.
She could not believe that not only did Jimmy lied to her again, but he even knocked her out!
She would never forgive that bastard!
In fact, she felt a feeling of indescribable helplessness after her anger subsided. Leaning against the sofa, she looked at the empty house as an ironic smile crept across her face.
Seeing her smiling without saying anything, Felipe did not dare to provoke her. Sighing, he sat down beside her, grabbed a bottle of beer and opened it for her. "Want some beer?"
Ariah cast a glance at him, took the bottle, and chugged the beer.
"Hey, drink slowly. No one's going to take your beer away." Felipe pushed the food to her. "You should at least eat something. The pork chop from this restaurant is very delicious. Try it..."
After sleeping for half a day and throwing Jimmy's stuff out, Ariah was drained. Indeed, she was starting to feel hungry.
Picking up her fork, she took a bite. However, her expression changed all of a sudden. Tossing her fork away, she ran to the bathroom without even putting on her slippers.
Surprised, Felipe followed after her hurriedly. Before he even got close, he could already hear her puking.
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