NovelEnglishI 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."
‘Tellwhat you learned."
Like a kid who made a mistake, | lowered my head and said, 'l shouldn't have been so gullible. What's more, this
person was really unfriendly toward me. | shouldn't have left the house without informing you.' Theo nodded.
"And?"
And?
| looked at him in a daze, my mind spinning quickly. However, | still could not figure out what else there was.
"Uh..." | asked carefully, "Why don't you givea hint?"
Theo abruptly stood up from the chair and dashed out of the restaurant.
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Dumbfounded, | quickly chased after him and asked, "Theo, | really don't know what else I did wrong. Can't you
just tell me?"
Theo did not utter a word.
| was a little anxious now. "Theo, that's emotional abuse. If you tellstraight away, then | 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 | gave up and stopped walking. | 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 atas | sat defeatedly at the steps. He asked with a faint smile, "You don't plan on going home
anymore?"
My mouth twitched as I said cheekily, "I'll go hwith you if you tellwhat else | did wrong."
Theo frowned. "We'll talk when we get back."
| remained seated on the steps, my stubbornness kicking in. "Tellnow, or | won't go hwith you."
The man's expression sank. "Are you sure you wantto say it here?" "Yes," | insisted. | thought he would
relent, but he turned around and got into the car. Then, he drove off. He actually... left just like that?
| sat frozen on the sspot, unable to react for a long time. | could not believe that he actually leftbehind.
Seeing the car gradually disappearing, the last bit of guilt in my heart turned into resentment. | cursed him in my
heart.
| stood at the entrance of the restaurant for a long tand called Shannon.
However, | did not expect Tory to be the one to answer it.
"She's taking a shower. Call back later."
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| widened my eyes in shock and could not help but scream, "You're a horrible person, Tory Zimmerson! | told you
to take care of her but not like that. Even if you have no integrity, you should at least learn how to distinguish
right from wrong. She's Jordan's girlfriend! | told you that."
| admitted that | was throwing my temper, and Tory happened to beca target forto vent out.
| was too mad about the fact that Theo had lefthere alone and could not control my emotions.
Tory was dumbfounded by my admonishment and did not say anything for a long time.
When he reacted, he roared. "Wanda Lane, you're the crazy one! Did you seelay a finger on her? Must you
give such a big reaction? Besides, you're the one who toldto take her to my place, so even if | did touch her,
you have no right to be mad at me! If it wasn't because her phone kept ringing and the noise disturbed me, did
you think I wanted to answer your call?"
| was a little awkward but did not want to apologize, so | bit the bullet and said, "Stop pretending to be a
gentleman. I'm glad you didn't touch her because if you did, | wouldn't spare you.
"When she's done showering, can you ask her the password to her house? | need to stay over at her place «
tonight."
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