Chapter 7
The first call, he didn’t answer.
The second call, he still didn’t answer.
She dialed one after another until the ninth call, and finally, someone
me answered on the other end.
Hearing the steady breathing from the other end, she suddenly remembered back in high school when she was falsely accused of plagiarism and left isolated and helpless. In those moments, she would also repeatedly dial his phone number.
Back then, he only said one sentence, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”
But now, she trembled and asked, “Did you give
give her the draft of my painting?
Calvin did not hesitate at all and accepted the matter calmly-
“It was me.”
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There came a long breath through the phone, with a noticeable tremor in the voice.
“Why did you do this?”
There were a few seconds of silence before Calvin spoke.
“This painting should never have appeared in front of the world, let alone be associated with your name, don’t you know?”
Tused to be afraid of being noticed.
Originally, he was still worried that she had improper thoughts about him.
Shyla’s mouth twisted into a grim smile as she closed her eyes, which were filled with bloodshot veins.
“It’s not me who can be plagiarized, It’s Rosa. If you give her the draft, then I will never be able to wash away the stain of plagiarism! My entire career is ruined!”
“Rosa was just momentarily confused, she didn’t mean it on purpose. What’s the harm in taking the blame for her once? Initially, I wanted you to learn how to paint just to find a hobby to distract your attention. You don’t have to take it so seriously. Anyway, I will support you for a lifetime, so you don’t have to worry about your livelihood for the rest of your life.”
He hung up the phone directly while speaking.
Shyla maintained the posture of holding her phone, her gaze fixed straight ahead on the mirror in front.
Looking at the face in the mirror, with red and swollen eyes from crying, and a haggard appearance, she suddenly found it difficult to recognize herself.
Is this still her?
She didn’t really know Calvin either.
Would Calvin still betray the whole world for her, even if the whole world abandoned her?
She could no longer see clearly.
After the art exhibition fell through, Shyla became even more determined to repay all the money to Calvin
A few friends around her introduced her to several part–1
-time jobs that could make money, such as working as a caddy at a golf course
or as a waitress at a high–end club, and so on.
In order to raise money as soon as possible, she took on any job that could earn her money. She would leave early and return late every day, without a trace of her presence,
A werk before going abroad, Shyla finally managed to gather the remaining hundreds of thousands.
She changed into the waitress uniform, then pushed open the door of the private room, getting ready to take her position for the last
What a coincidence, on the last day of my part–time job, I ran into an acquaintance.
A group of men and women gathered together, seemingly playing some kind of game.
In the first round, Calvin lost
The game host publicly announced his punishment.
“Kissed the opposite sex I liked for three minutes!”
The whole scene boiled over for a moment, and everyone looked at Rosa, whose face was blushing.
Calvin, however, stood up directly and walked past the crowd to the outside of the venue, step by step, until he reached Shyla.
Everyone in the compartment stood still, in a state of shock. There was a commation.
Just when everyone was confused about the situation, Calvin took out his phone from his pocket and handed it over.
“Take it, record the whole process.”
Shyla suddenly had a premonition and her heart trembled slightly
But at this moment, she found that she didn’t seem to be in as much pain as before. Maybe it was because she had truly decided to let go, so there was nothing that could hurt her anymore.
She calmly took the phone, found the camera, lifted it up, and pressed the record button.
The resolution of his phone was very good, and although the lighting was dim, Shyla could still see the content on the screen clearly.
Calvin turned around and returned to his seat, embracing Rosa and leaning down to kiss her.
The time was displayed above the screen.
Three minutes, 180 seconds, not a second more, not a second less.
But the video did not end here.
After the kiss ended, Calvin k
lwelt down on one knee and took out a diamond ring from his pocket, his tone filled with tenderness.
“Rosa, would you marry me?”
He proposed to Rosa!
Shyla didn’t hear what Rosa specifically answered.
The two protagonists on the screen were completely blocked by the crowd, and the deafening screams and crazy cheers from all directions flooded into her ears
She put
down her hand and pressed the stop recording button
Just as the manager walked over, he said that a new customer had arrived next door and asked her to go and help.
She handed her phone to the colleague next to her and turned around to leave the private room.
Never stopped for a moment.
