- The old me would have never refused Elijah.
- But my emotions were fading.
- I felt no anger, no sadness.
- I checked into a hotel.
- Two days left until my departure.
- I’d spend two nights here.
- But I saw news about Elijah.
- Pictures of him and Jessica at a hotel.
- They weren’t holding hands, but were close.
- Г
- Another photo showed them kissing.
- I didn’t feel sad; only ironic amusement.
- He’d claimed to be a spiritual leader,
- untouched by worldly desires.
- Now he was kissing another woman.
- I turned off my phone and slept.
- I dreamt of that night with Elijah.
- He was flushed, pressing me to the bed.
- I was happy; I thought he loved me.
- But he stared at me, and I thought he
- recognized me.
- He cried, whispering in my ear, “Raina, I miss
- you so much.”
- A chill ran through me.
- Intimacy felt cold and stiffening.
- I slept soundly.
- Two days passed.
- An hour until my departure.
- A knock on the door.
- It was Elijah.
- く
- I should have been surprised, but I felt
- nothing.
- “What do you want?”
- He hesitated, producing a cake.
- “It’s your birthday. I made you a cake.”
- “Host, Elijah’s affection meter is at eighty
- percent.”
- Eight years, for one percent.
- Now eighty percent.
- People are masochistic.
- When you love them, they don’t love you
- back.
- When you stop loving them, they fall for you.
- Always out of sync.
- “Happy birthday, Mary.”
- Elijah looked at me seriously.
- There was nervousness and expectation in his
- dark eyes.
- He was waiting for my reaction.
- I saw the girl who’d chased him for years.
- <
- “Crash!“–
- I knocked the cake to the floor.
- Cream splattered everywhere.
- Elijah’s face darkened.
- The system announced, “Host, the portal is
- ready. You can leave early.”
- “Find a way to kill yourself.”
- Before Elijah could speak, I went to the
- window and jumped.
- “Mary!”
- Elijah’s terrified scream echoed behind me.
After Eight Years of Courting the Disabled Monk’s Son Chapter 7
After Eight Years of Courting the Disabled Monk’s Son Chapter 7
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After Eight Years of Courting the Disabled Monk’s Son English Novel
Status: Completed Native Language: English
