All of a sudden, Rita felt extremely uncomfortable.
Her hands were tightly clasped together, trying her best not to look at Mylo. The feeling in her heart was so strange and uncomfortable.
"Mylo, we're not the same kind of people. I'm very grateful for your company during this period of time, but I like him. I've liked him since I was a student. I almost went crazy when he suddenly disappeared. I don't like anyone else these years and I'm not interested in anyone. In fact, I know myself because I have him in my heart. His name is Jake, an excellent boy. I missed him a few years ago, but he disappeared before I could confess my love. Now that I'm like this, I can't live much longer. I don't want to leave regrets for myself. I know you're good to me, and I also know your feelings for me. But Mylo, I don't love you. I can't wrong myself or help you with this. Do you understand?"
Rita's words were like a sharp knife, piercing deeply into Mylo's chest.
He even felt suffocated for a moment, feeling that his whole life had stopped at that moment.
"I don't love you..."
Rita's words were so simple and concise, but for him, it was like a clap of thunder, blasting him into pieces.
"Is there no possibility at all? Even a little bit, are you not tempted by me at all?"
"No."
Rita finally turned around, and her eyes were full of apology.
Her words had already reached this point. She thought that with Mylo's pride, he would immediately turn around and leave, but he didn't!
The pain in Mylo's eyes grew at a rate visible to the naked eye, but he suppressed it. The expression on his face made Rita's heart clench tightly. The pain was a little too much.
"Mylo, don't be like this! You shamelessly follow a woman who doesn't love you and pray for love. It's the lowest way. You're Mylo. No matter what, you shouldn't be like this. It's not worth it for a woman."
"I know whether it's worth it or not. Rita, when did you become so cruel?"
Tears welled up in Mylo's eyes as he stared at Rita unblinkingly.
Rita quickly turned her head and said, "I've always been heartless. If you fall in love with a woman like me, you're destined to be sad to the end. Mylo, don't follow me. You can't do it in secret. I don't want people I like to misunderstand me. Is that okay? I beg you."
This was the first time that Rita had begged.
She curled up in pain in the middle of the night. When her clothes were wet with cold sweat, she didn't ask for anything. She felt that she was about to die, and she didn't ask for anything in her life. But when she saw her former lover, she actually begged him to let her go and didn't want to follow her.
Mylo staggered and almost lost his balance.
He looked at the beautiful woman in front of him and suddenly choked with sobs.
"You're begging me? You're actually begging me to go to another man's side? Rita, is this really what you want?"
"Yes, I want to walk the last road with the person I love."
Rita's heartless words caused Mylo's vision to go black and he almost fainted. However, he bit down on his teeth and managed to hold on.
Seeing Mylo like this, Rita couldn't help but turn her face away.
Mylo finally smiled, but it was more painful than crying.
"If this is what you want, I'll help you."
After that, he glanced at the woman in front of him for the last time. The woman who had been in his heart since she was a child, turned around step by step and left...
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