d now. Not only did her cries appear heartbreaking, but the repeated sobs shaking her shoulders also prov
, Elice. Really.
more drinks she took, the stronger the voice echoed. She
ess scound
glass seemed to transform into the embodiment of her heartache. She needed an
ss
denly, a hand gently took it from Elice's grasp. As if a h
nce, trying to focus her slightly blurry vision. The effect of t
an open-neck shirt. The top two buttons of the shirt were undone, rev
rrett.
offered a handshake, a gesture of introduction, which was m
alone. I have no
ed handshake. Instead, he was straightforwardly rejected, right in front of a bartender who w
you have quite
pronounced. He shook his head repeatedly and decided to walk awa
ve come to make a beautiful wom
iel's voice out of her mind. Unfortunately, it was replaced by a
ice asked with a gruff tone. "D
fended. Instead, he did somethin
nearby and sat down, right next to
ling with Ariel had already made her a wreck. She d
l that she was about to leave. But Garrett
back to its original position
ou
laring. And that should have been more than enough to sig
tch. "It's still eleven o'clock, Mi
ide to go home at three in the morn
uence of the drinks or maybe because of her anger, he did not care about the cause. He only cared about one thi
ing the distance between them, he took the opportunity to look deeply into Elice's eye
Elice s
, a woman like you s
eared on her lips, forming an expression that made
in, "look for someone else, Sir. I'm tired of
vel. He burst into laughter an
hah
there. Before her emotions inside her erupted and she could not control them anymore. Who could gua
his time not because Garrett spun the chair she sat on back to its or
ett was to hold her wrist. She tried to pull her ha
the wheels on the chair's legs, he
they were, the warm breath from Garrett's lips brushed agai
g to woo you,
appearance. Though she looked beautiful in her knee-length black dress, t
can cry like this all alone? Uhm... you s
tt's grasp. But the result was the same. Garrett made sure Elic
is?" Elice repeated the question she was as
itantly, Gar
, gazing intently at Garrett. "...
nt to talk
zy stranger
tion made Ga
many other sensible things to do than discussi
won't make you
saw his expression. He looked so relaxed and carefree. A
ailable," Garrett said lightly. "I have a few hours ahead to
flickering lights illuminating the place. It seemed like she need
to you, talking to a stranger gives you freedom. No judgment,
drunk too much that night. Otherwise, why did the w
hat his words had somewhat influenced her. Something
e you that I am
ession that he was relaxed. And that's why Elice was certain about something. That Garrett was the kind of womanizer. Because it seemed
id. "Is this how you usually try
hah
his shoulders completely. His da
nd my time here, and I'm sure everyone knows me. And I can assure you that none of them have ever seen me trying t
the faint sarcasm in Garrett's words. Something
ying to seduce her. But, what else could a woman like Elice think when she found a
ion..." Elice stared at
seconds, there was only silence between them. As if
Garrett did too. Why? Why did he have to leave his spot
ks, he realized one thing. The reason why he was still holding El
of a man can make a woma