Chapter b114 /b

    The summer night bwas /bcool and refreshing. Willow wour ba /bthis jacket as she bstood /bout the rooftop quietly. Acigarette was between her fingers, but she didn’t smoke it Instead, she let it slowly bbum /bsit,

    It was drizzling, and the rainwater doused hercigarette. It didn’t bother her at all. She ced it on the gray failing, which was soon statorid wet, it looked add depressing, Imich like her Lading love and the trendshap she was towed to ent

    The building across the street had a huge screen, and it was showing thetest news about cibson croups, Gersand had been investigated for severalids nerw

    First, it was Gibson Group. Then, Nataliee text. Would Jetfire be thetest victim, then?

    With the way things tumed out, Willow had to give it to Jn. No ne bcould /bpete with hins when it came to heart fesses.

    Naturally, she didn’t think to a second that it was because bhe /bloved her deeply. At bmost/b, she was an unexpected of events in this lite

    from the rains

    bWillow /bused to love Julian bwith /ball her beart and soul. However, she suddenly stopped, which bupset /bhim. That was all there was to it.

    The drizzle intensified and turned into a steady rain. The reddish cle at the corner of her eye was glistening, making it fand to distinguish from th

    Pulling bout /bher phone, she stared at the amber on her seteen. Eventually, she bdialed /bit after much deliberation.

    When bher /bcall was picked up, Willow adopted a light and casual tone. “Jeffrey, let’s go out

    They made a dinner appointment at ba /bfamous tvalian testaitant. It was 7 00 pms by the time thury sat across train each other,

    Willow had reserved the entire restaurant so no one would disturb them. She put a lot of thought into her appearance Tonigl.

    She ba /b

    diamond watch

    wote a floral dress with ace–triminal bem and paired it with a pair of ck bigh heels, as for essories, she had a pair of diamond earrings and a Chopard

    jettiey also looked more elegant than usual. Although it was saitamer, he wore an Eborisian bthree/bb–/bbpiece /bsuit. He looked so handsome and wose that not even the waitresses.could resist stealing nces at hi

    The dishes were bserved /bone after another.

    Jeffrey raised a ss of wine and took a sip. Smiling; faintly, he said, “The ham and bck /btrattles hrie are fantastic. You’ll like it.” ||

    Willow hummed in response. She lowered her head and slowly are. Truth be told, she did take her time to savor the taste. After all, she would never have another

    chance to share a meal with him.

    Jeffrey had saved her life onceb, /band he was a friend to her. That was why she didn’t want to drag him down with berannuse.

    bWillow /bkept her head lowered the whole time, petfrey basked /bher grisly,  it delicious?”

    Her voice sounded a little broken. “It’s fantastic!”

    Then, none of them uttered another word. The fact was that Jeffery had a pretty good idea about what was happening. Recently, Natalie had been acting strangeb, /band she would asionally look bshy/b.

    However, he didn’t me Natalie for it. After all, even Willow, who was cold and aloot, sumbed to Julian’s seduction. bNatalie /bsimply didit stand ba /bchance.

    bWillow /bdidn’t say it out loud, nor did pettrey. He had ns to send Natalie overseas,

    ever shaped a meal as men and women since they had

    They sat in the vestaurant quietly, enjoying the only Ivalian dimer they had ever shared. It felt like they had never

    known each other

    Be that as it may, everything had toe to an end.

    Willow and Jetfiry walked out of the restaurant. The countless neon lights across the sky cast a dreamy, steal glow on them, bathing everything in a fairytale

    He somehow got a couple of bsparklers /band asked her to hold them while he lit them up with one Ind.

    The glow from the sparklers one on Willow’s delicate face and made her dress seem all the more enchanting.

    Jeitory kept staring at her. She spoke through the sparkle, her voice soft. “Jelfiey, you’re an excellent man ”

    The didn’t catch what she was saying. Rubbing his left ear, he shed her a tender sandle

    bWillow /bwalked over to him. The sparklerinder hand was no longer important chei Raising her hand, she touched his left eat alfectionately and repeated benell

    jeffreychuckled. “Not a lot of prople said that about

    Willow piecie

    “Well, I’m one of

    Then, tears glistened indier eyes. She came from a cold and lonely background, and she didn’t have a lot of friends. She cherished her friendship with Jeffrey and bNatalie/b. It was one of the few warn things she had in her life.

    It started drizzling in the night sky. The water dampened the sparklers and slowly put out their me.

    The neon light’s glow also lost some of its brightness. The street gradually tuned cold and deste, foreshadowing the end of a meeting.

    They stood in the gloomy

    “ill give you a ride home.”

    “Jeffreyb, /bI’ll call arab myself. I want to.

    Jeffrey didn’t insist on taking W

    on taking Willow back home. He had a pretty good idea how things would end for them

    The fact was that his deep love had little meaning in the adversity of a situation beyond his control. He simply had too many things to take into consideration. The Gibson family depended on him.

    However, lie had never regretted putting his life on the line for the sake of ady he loved,

    jeltiry walked away first. His broad silhouette slowly drified further away. Willow held a ck umbre and walked the other way. The reddish mole at themer of her eyes glistened against the rainy night.

    “Farewell, Jeffrey Gibson.”

    Ack Rolls–Royce was bparked /bat the side of the road, Julian was sitting in it.

    He had been watching them the whole time. He saw how Jeffrey had lingering feelings for her and how alluring Willow had been. Needless to say, he saw bow peluctant they were to leave each other.

    julian witnessed all of this with nary an emotion on his face.

    The rain snaked the ground, tracing a light between the puddle and the road, much like Julian’s feelings, sorrowful and downtrodden.

    He thought to himself that Willow would definitely have married Jeffrey if he hadn’t meddled in their rtionship,

    Raising his head slightly, Julian gulped ceaselessly.

    Willow returned to her apartment and saw that julian had been waiting for her for a long time. He got out of his car and looked at her.

    “Are you going to invite me upstairs for a cup of coffee?!

    She didn’t respond to him. Sometimes, her silence was conse

    Both of them climbed the stairs without uttering a single word. After they got into the apartment, their clothes were both stained with ran

    bWillow /bput her keys down and said softly, b“/bI’ll get you a clean towel and make you a cup of coffeeb./bb” /b

    had just turned around when he yanked her hand. In a whirl of motion, he pinned her against the wall

    Jeffrey held Willow’s slender waist with one hand and pinched her chin with another. Then, he pressed his lips hard against hers

    The hem of her delicate dress was lifted forcefully before it dangled pitifully underneath the glow of the light