Mismatch in Love

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dn't want me to go t

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bing until he nearly fai

a young woman, with the inscription - T

e you do

owing himself against the tombstone

"Kiera, let me explain... I did

still doing

outburst st

e and refined, never losing

overwhelmed me, and I fled, fee

rning when Carson fi

th a weary look. "W

I thought you might have

seconds, then refuse

'm exhausted. I ha

s path. "Don't I des

e ground in frustration, hi

crets, right? You followed me without as

was hi

was the on

with for three years, I felt an eerie se

e the one questioning and pressuring me.

bout? I told you I had been in a relationship before. What more

e a shard of ice, le

was alrea

have the rig

oped on Carson'

at first sight, and I

ight, I felt justified

years, I realized C

r hidden hi

said yes! I'm the happ

ating together. Time to st

, 2017. "Sh

as simple as I thought. I couldn't

world died with you. Maybe in

is hard to compromise, but my

tly on that day-the day Ca

we were me

ow, I was just

merged from the study

couch, a flicker of em

y, "Go back to bed.

r the asthma medication I had been

u forgot yesterday, which

lize something, pull

orry... It's

when he held my hand at the altar, since

ch year... Can you give me some

my ears, but disgust

ay, looking up

willingly share my legal h

d to infuriate him, and Car

eed you to remind me with 'dead person'! You already

the one being unreason

me, and I could hear the s

, even having a tombstone that says 'The

and he stormed out, slam

met through a

, I had already fall

ic car accident and were in t

ting, they couldn't

h notice, it felt like t

toy I had dropped and handed it to me ju

m my parents on m

be safe and joyful,

t felt like I had

son again, I knew

he felt the sam

hanical, flawless gentleness was ju

ngings, preparing to stay at

n the yard was

n, I put down my luggage an

Carson because it was the backgr

y mind, and I trembled as I

love, love unfulfilled, int

e language

of adult dignity was p

he verge of crying as a feeling of being wronge

hing was off but didn

as well. I'll cook your favo

sed slowly and stead

the company building, I saw Carson approaching

me

could dilute

son, which seemed to have faded awa

ly chosen for our wedding, and Ca

me to bring you

et and silently foll

house, I could hear grand

back. Emely, come ov

ving room, where the coffee table was

ht a whole bag of goodies early th

lanced at Carson, who had the ex

let me indulge in snacks like this,

e night before, I had seen her se

igh, understanding h

son volunteered t

hand tightly, sp

lanned. But when you reach my age, you'll realize that youthful obsessions ar

head bowed, washing dishes with the seriousn

derst

uldn't let past grievances

ile with myself, I packed my

the car trunk, sadnes

arded bouquet of

d and evasive expression

e didn't come from Carson but from my

inued to live our

to avoid mentioning

move to a bigger house for the sake of having a child, I stum

skipped

Searching my memory, I suddenly reme

ring, claiming it was to accumulat

transferred this summer s

ssed his eyes, but he quickly explained casually, "The

"She had to repeat a year to finally get

de further questioning se

mpromise would mark the be

end, Carson brought a girl

s playfully bantering wit

re you back s

wing any emotion, and she quickl

bly just starting colle

articularly striking, y

"Am I in

u. This is my distant cousin, Keira Hopkins. Her school is on break, and her family home is bein

displeased, I co

but I really have nowhere els

layful manner wa

y nodded in

ght a two-bedroom apartment. Besides t

n, "Move the computer out of the stu

trouble yourself. I work long hours and am rarely home. Be

sounded a

oning sensible, so I

, and the bright season should

and more time engrossed i

or Keira, so he let her stay in

atient, "The company's project is going public!

de open, the constant laughter from

de felt like two

to the study, hoping to share

the sofa corner,

ver the armrest, sparke

so little with the air conditi

r eyes twinkling as

don't have to keep sneaking in to peek. I prom

d on coding, paused, his sh

help test the game. After all, it's developed for young people.

carried an uns

ome the villain in