Turning my head, I saw Alvin, just as expected. He was looking at me too, but still asked Myra, “Where are you going?”
“Zoe has a mouth ulcer. I’m going to get her some medicine,” Myra said, and Alvin immediately walked over.
“Are you drinking enough water?” he asked, as if he knew me inside and out. I tended to get heaty, so I always drank oatmeal with my meals and made sure to stay hydrated.
If I didn’t, I ended up with a nosebleed or mouth ulcers. After ten years of knowing me, Alvin was well aware of this.
But right now, his words felt like a jab, and it made me think back to what he’d said to Oscar. “We’re too familiar.”
So familiar that he didn’t even care anymore-making it impossible for me to catch his eye, even losing to Thea, a widow.
“Is there something you need, Mr. Dolton?” I didn’t answer his question. Instead, I shot back coldly and formally.
As he saw my icy response, Alvin’s expression immediately darkened. He opened his mouth to speak but then noticed Josh standing beside me. He hesitated before saying, “Come here, I need to talk to you.”
Although I had no idea what he wanted to say, it was awkward with Josh around, so I followed Alvin a few steps away.
I didn’t go too far though, and called out to him, “I’m on a tight schedule, Mr. Dolton. Please get to the point.”
Alvin stopped, his handsome face clearly showing his frustration. “Are you deliberately trying to provoke me? Is this your way of getting back at me?”
“What?” I said. His words seemed toe out of nowhere, and I didn’t quite understand.
“Zoe, if you don’t want to get a marriage license, that’s your choice. If you’re upset and want to find a guy to make me jealous, go ahead.
“But don’t go after people you know. If you do that, we won’t be able to stay friends anymore.” His words packed a punch.
I paused for a moment, processing it, especially thest part, which made me think of Oscar.
It seemed like someone had tipped him off about Oscaring over, but I hadn’t expected Alvin to misunderstand me and
Oscar.
He was the one with a dirty mind, yet he assumed everyone else was the same. I felt a rush of anger. “Alvin, do you really think everyone’s like you?”
He looked confused, his sharp eyes narrowing. I gave him a mocking smile. “You even slept with your best friend’s wife.”
His expression turned dark instantly. “Zoe, I told you, my rtionship with Thea is not what you think.”
I didn’t want to argue about that anymore. “Whether you’re involved with her or not is none of my business.”
“Zoe, are you so tired of me that you’re just looking for any excuse to pick a fight?” Alvin shot back, as if turning the tables on <ol><li></li></ol>
“If that’s how you want to see it, fine,” I replied. “Didn’t you already say we were too familiar? So familiar that you lost
interest?”
This wasn’t the first time I’d brought it up-his words had stung too much.
Alvin’s hand, which had been hanging by his side, clenched into a fist. “So what do you want from me?”
“I just want us to go our separate ways. Mr. Dolton, stop dragging this out. You send me messages and then delete them. Every time I talk to someone, youe questioning me.” I was blunt.
Alvin had never been confronted like this by me. For all the years we were together, I had always been gentle, going along with whatever he said, like a well-behaved little wife.
He probably didn’t expect me to be so sharp now. His face turned dark, and he looked more irritated than ever. “Zoe, do you really think I can’t live without you?”
“No, Mr. Dolton, you’ve got money, looks, and women lining up after you. Who would you ever have trouble letting go of?” I mocked.
But before I could finish, Alvin suddenly stepped forward. “If you understand me so well, why can’t you let go of the small mistakes I’ve made?”
I thought, ‘Small mistakes?’ The way he was with Thea-he didn’t even think he’d done anything wrong. That moment only made me more certain that cutting ties without dragging things out was the right choice.
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