"But... I'm busy." Ella also had to return to the office, before David's meeting was over. He was going to take Ella to a place.
The man glared at her, his hand clenched. There is no shortage of women around Raymon, but he is passionately in love with the woman standing in front of him.
Previously, Raymon hoped to find the woman he loved, but when he did, she didn't belong to him. He always loses to David.
"He drinks for you, but you don't care about him. You're so cruel."
Hearing him say that, Ella hesitated and approached Raymon. As she approached him, she smelled a strong scent of alcohol from Raymon's body. There were many empty bottles on the table, he kept pouring alcohol into his mouth.
"Don't drink anymore." Ella holds his hand.
Raymon looked up at Ella. "Why did you come here?" He flashed a silly smile. "I must be hallucinating, you only have David in your heart, how can you care about me?"
Seeing him like that, Ella was very upset, she didn't want to hurt him, but in fact, the hurt was already formed. "Go, I'll take you home."
"I don't need... I want to drink." Raymon pushed her away with force, screaming at her. dead, I don't need your hypocrisy either."
His hatred, and his anger, make Ella lose face, and she rushes out of the bar.
Suddenly, Raymon staggered over and hugged her from behind, holding her close to his chest, his voice full of weariness and pleading.
"Sorry...don't leave me..."
He buried his head in her shoulder, inhaling her familiar breath. He knows she doesn't love him, he wants to give up too but he can't bear the pain of losing her.
He drinks just to get away from her. But her presence right now, causing all his defenses to fail, he didn't want to give up anymore.
"Don't be heartbroken because of me, find a woman who treats you well and loves you."
"But the woman I love is you, I just want you..." An arrogant man like him was like a weak child, sobbing and begging.
Ella is heartbroken but she has no way to comfort him, she can only speak. "I'm sorry..."
"Don't say sorry..."
"I'm married, we can only be friends."
"I do not care."
"Maybe you don't care now but later on, your parents won't be able to accept a married woman."
"These are just excuses, the main reason is that you don't love me, right?" He asked trembling.
"Right," Ella said emphatically. Even though that was as cruel as being stabbed by a knife. "I love David."
"But you know, Mrs. Emma doesn't accept you. Even if you don't love me now, don't reject me. Why don't you try receiving my feelings? I will treat you well, I swear..."
"Sorry, you."
Raymon gave a desperate smile, losing all his remaining courage, he smiled sarcastically. "Sorry? Can you just say sorry? Ella, you are so cruel, I begged you so, you are so cruel, you are cold-blooded."
He pushed her away, his footsteps faltered backward a few steps, he couldn't stand still, and many times almost fell, Ella rushed to help him. He struggled but did not have enough strength, Ella grabbed his body and put him in the back seat of the taxi. The smell of alcohol made him uncomfortable, he leaned his head on the chair and opened his mouth to breathe.
"Are you ok?" Ella helped him unbutton his shirt so he could breathe, she asked nervously. "Are you OK? Do you need to get off the bus to buy medicine?"
"No need for you to worry about me, you go..."
The cell phone rang, and Ella hesitated, but she finally answered the call. On the other end of the line came David's questioning tone. "Where are you? Why I can not see you?"
"I will be late, you wait..."
Ella didn't finish her words, her phone was snatched by Raymon and thrown out the car door.
"You..." Ella was depressed, but seeing Raymon so drunk, she couldn't bear to scold him.
Raymon was nauseous and he was bent over vomiting non-stop.
The taxi driver chased the two of them out of the car, and Ella helped Raymon to the side of the road. Until everything in his stomach was vomited out, he leaned weakly against her.
She waved for another taxi, to take him home. When she got to Raymon's house, Ella went to the bathroom to get a towel and wipe his face. He mumbled something, his mouth was full of alcohol, his breathing was heavy, his whole face was red, and his face was miserable.
Ella hurried to the kitchen to make tea for him to drink to clear his mind. He took a small sip, frowning. "Too bitter..."
"Bitter must also be drunk." Ella coaxed him to finish the cup of tea.
After a while, Raymon was almost at ease, no longer panting like before, his eyes were hazy, now closed, now open.
Ella is tired, her forehead is sweaty, and she is going to wash her face, but he holds her hand. "Don't go, don't leave me, please..."
She sighed quietly. This extravagant man, why did he become so sleazy because of her? She hugged Raymon and patted his shoulder. "Okay, I'm not going, I'll be here with you... I'm not leaving you..."
A cold sharp knife-like gaze broke the air, stopping on Ella. Suddenly, she lifted her head to find David standing at the door for a long time.
His face seemed to freeze, and without saying a word, he turned and walked away. Wait until she coaxes Raymon to sleep, when she chases him, finds him already in the car. Ella hastily pulled his hand, speaking urgently. "Please, listen to my explanation."
"I've seen it firsthand, what else do you want to explain?"
"He's drunk, I just take care of him."
"You care so much that you have to cuddle him by the bed, you care so much that you forget our date?" In David's heart, there was a fire of anger burning, thinking about that scene, he was very jealous.
"No..."
"I know you only see him as a friend, but just having him, keeping the two of us can never be fun. You are stuck in the middle of two roads. Why don't you tell him straight, you think it will be good for him? But in fact, you only hurt him more, and at the same time make the relationship between the two of us come to a standstill. You choose to go, me or him. If you've already made your choice, don't ever interact with the child again." David looked her in the eye heavily, he pushed her hand away and walked away.