After all, she was his girlfriend. Rick still felt sorry for her. So, he carried her out of the bathroom.
Kendall kept shaking, but she did not dare to move. All the nerves in her body were snapped. Her eyes were hollow as she gripped the sheets, and her teeth had left a bloody mark on her lips. "Rick, look, you still feel sorry for me. You care about me, don't you?"
However, Rick did not pay attention to her at all. He turned sideways and pressed on her shoulders, keeping a distance from her. The pain she felt was mixed with an inexplicable emptiness.
Kendall immediately moved closer to him. He was dodging her, so she tried harder.
"Ouch!" Kendall burst into tears.
"Are you crazy?" Rick grabbed her shoulders firmly and said, "If you keep acting like this, I'll send you to the hospital tomorrow!"
"Let's break up tomorrow..."
Kendall muttered to herself.
What?
Rick thought he must have heard wrong.
Suddenly, Kendall decided to leave him. She threw herself off the bed and dragged herself away from him. She tugged at the quilt but felt that it was no longer necessary. Because no matter what, she had already become a disgusting person in his heart.
"Let's break up! Don't you want to get rid of me? I've already thought it through. I'm not cheap anymore, and I will not follow you around anymore." When she said that, she did not dare to look at him, for she was afraid that she would waver if she saw the slightest trace of reluctance in his eyes.
"Are you sure?" Rick's tone remained the same.
To him, losing her was indeed a problem. He would have a hard time explaining it to Shane and Charlotte, whereas Avery and Braden's plan might be leaked to the Stevens Family by Kendall. But to him, personally, he wouldn't have to take care of her feelings from now on and wouldn't have to spend time with someone he didn't like. He had never enjoyed spending time taking care of her and taking her out to have fun.
The reason why he said that he liked her was most likely because he didn't bear to give up on the time he had devoted.
The lost time had made him force himself to accept her.
At least that was what he thought.
"I'm sure."
Kendall's voice quivered but sounded extremely resolute.
Suddenly, she lifted her head and stared at Rick. "I want to break up with you..."
She finally understood that he would not feel reluctant. When she left him, he would only light up firecrackers and celebrate. And just like in the past, he would work, sleep, and eat every day. No matter how sad and desperate she was, his mood would be as calm as the surface of the water, without any ups and downs.
Just like how she had risked everything a moment ago, but he only wanted to flee from her.
"It's up to you."
After saying that, Rick walked into the bathroom again.
Kendall looked at him in misery as he walked away. Only after a long time did she finally stand up. On her way to the door, she stumbled and fell several times, but she did not cry out in pain. She left from one room to another, then took out her pajamas and put them on. Then she slid into the blanket and went to sleep.
She cried softly as she held on to the edge of the blanket.
Initially, she didn't want to break up with him. She had wanted to tell him that she was a maniac, a maniac who loved him only.
When Rick came out of the bathroom and found that Kendall was no longer there, he frowned and ignored it. He planned to sleep after he had finished cleaning up the mess. After all, he was worn out.
However...
As soon as he lay down, he saw a blotch of blazing red.
Stunned, he reached out and touched it.
As she grew from a girl to a lady and a woman, Kendall had always cared about him with all her heart. He couldn't force himself to be brutal toward her, and that was why he kept her by his side. But in the end, not only did he hurt her, but he also wasted his time.
Perhaps he should have been more heartless from the very beginning.
Rick sighed and ignored the bloodstain. He lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.
The next day.
Kendall got up early in the morning. She had wanted to drive away secretly, but she saw that Charlotte was still in the living room. So, she walked downstairs nervously.
"Uhm, Charlotte..."
Charlotte had just woken up. She didn't have the habit of sleeping during the day, so she woke up soon after dawn.
Seeing Kendall walk down in her pyjamas, she joked, "Did you sleep well with Rick yesterday?"
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