Semua Bab Seduced by My Childhood Sweetheart’s Brother : Bab 161 - Bab 170

I had celebrated Colin's birthday with him for three consecutive years. As I couldn't celebrate with him this year, I planned to choose a gift and send it to him.I hoped he would be happy to receive my gift.On Saturday afternoon, I had nothing much to do and planned to go out to pick out a gift for Colin. Unexpectedly, Helen called me and asked me to go shopping. It was better to shop with a friend than alone, so I agreed.She took me to those expensive luxury stores when she heard I wanted to buy a birthday gift.After shopping for more than two hours, I hadn't bought anything. Meanwhile, she had bought several bags of clothes and shoes.I found out that she spent more than 300 thousand in two hours. But she complained that the stores had no new products and that made the shopping experience boring.That was more than 300 thousand. I didn't think I'd be able to spend so much on shopping in my life. Although my family wasn't short of money, I couldn't accept such spending habit

There was a seemingly abandoned gazebo on the side of the gate of the factory area. I sat on the steps of the gazebo and waited for Matthew.After waiting for half an hour, he still hadn't arrived. It even started to rain heavily, The rain came so fierce and sudden. I didn't bring an umbrella, so I had to seek cover in the gazebo.The dark clouds were heavy. The vendors had already run off with their equipment, leaving me alone.What happened that year had left me with a trauma of heavy rain. My parents and Colin would never let me face the thunder alone.But the door to the factory was tightly closed. Even when I knocked on it hard, no one answered me. The lightning above was flickering across the clouds, and the exposed gazebo was crumbling under the attack of wind and rain.I suddenly remembered the desperate moment when I stood at the bottom of a well while covered with wounds. Fear instantly enveloped me, and my head began to hurt. I was so panicked that I didn't know what

Felix glanced at me with his phone in hand. He was visibly torn about whether to answer the call. In the whole world, only Lilac could put Felix in such a dilemma."Go back. I'm fine. Don't worry, I'll call you if anything comes up."Felix left, but not before repeatedly reminding me to call him if I needed anything.I agreed, but I knew I wouldn't do that. He probably understood that too. Given my stubborn nature, I wouldn't turn to him no matter what, hence his repeated reminders."Lulu, you didn't eat last night or this morning. You must be hungry. What would you like to eat? I'll go get it for you." Matthew sat beside me. He was guilt-ridden like a schoolboy who had erred. He continuously muttered apologies.Truth be told, I didn't blame him. I had no expectations for him to begin with. So, I had no grounds to feel resentful.However, this incident somewhat diluted my desire to give him a chance.Matthew tried to hold my hand several times when he sensed my coldness, but I

Colin soothed me patiently for a long time. Each word he said brought me comfort. He cheered me up, making me go from crying to laughing. I no longer dwelled on the previous night's events."Colin, did you receive the birthday gift I sent you?" I asked."Yes, I called you as soon as I received it. Did you make this by hand? It's beautiful. I really like it." Colin's voice was deep and slightly hoarse. His eyes sparkled as if two lamps were burning within."Yes, I made two. Yours is dark blue, and mine is light blue. Did you see the two little figures? The taller one is you and the shorter one is me.""So, I guessed right. You've been a little rascal since you were young. Remember when you wanted to catch dragonflies and asked Aunt Harper? She was busy, so I took you out. "Right, I was the one who put on your coat and tied your hair into little braids. But it was my first time doing a girl's hair, so it didn't turn out very pretty.""Colin, you remember it so well, and I rememb

I told myself this as I headed to my room on the third floor. Despite the elevator in the building, I almost always took the stairs. One reason was that the floor wasn't too high, so it wouldn't be too tiring. Another reason was that I had hardly exercised in recent years, so I decided to treat the daily climb as a workout.Just as I turned into the stairwell, I heard someone speak in a melancholic tone, "How sweet and tender! How far have you guys gone?"I knew from the voice alone it was Helen. It was dripping with sarcasm."Where did this century-old green-eyed monster come from? It reeks of jealousy!"I turned around, fanned my nose, and made a face as if the smell was unbearable. This infuriated her, and she lost her composure. I burst out laughing after mercilessly teasing her."You little bitch, who are you calling old?" She tried to hit me by swinging her expensive little purse at me. I dodged, tickled her, and then ran upstairs.I was tall and had long legs, which