OPEN YOUR MASK, PRINCESS!
Episode 293 HOPE IS GONE
From Grace's gaze emanated hope towards an acceptance, Li An could not bear to break that hope blatantly.
“Ah, it's not so. I thought you wanted to meet Jun too. Sit down, I'll prepare the glass first.” Li An gave a crisp laugh then passed for a moment to the kitchen. Shortly thereafter, he returned with two empty sloves to serve Grace's request to drink.
Grace let Li An pour the wine into the glass and then served it to her. For a moment his mind was complicated, he continued to feel that his presence was not expected of Li An.
Li An lifted her glass and took Grace to sip the alcoholic wine. It just so happened that Li An was also wanting the drink, only that his hopes were slightly deviated from reality. He wanted Jun who accompanied him to drink, but it was precisely the fiance who did not get the love of Xiao Jun who was with him now.
Grace did the same, lifted her glass and then gulped down the drink and placed the empty glass on the table. “Sister came suddenly huh? Sorry, I just found out you're coming. How many days are you planning here? I'm ready to accompany you for a walk, sis.”
Li An smiled, he took a sip of Wine before replying. “I heard you're busy filming now. Great also you are looking for opportunities when you are a newcomer. I'm only here for a few days, then let Jun set the road time. I'm not too happy to be outside either, my goal is to come here just to see my sister.”
“Oh ...” Grace answered softly and briefly.
Li An also went in silence for a moment. Seeing Grace's condition now made her convinced that the girl was unhappy. He was sorry to see a girl hurt because of a man's love, Li An was quite experienced about the pain.
“What is your relationship with Jun there is progress?” Li An asked slowly and carefully.
Grace's eyeballs were round, she shook weakly. “No brother. I don't know how to let him like me.” Grace acknowledged her weakness.
Li An sighed, “I want to give you one suggestion, but it's up to you to do it or not.” Li An stopped talking, he stared firmly at Grace. The girl looked enthusiastic and there was no impression of rejecting her.
“Renlighten and leave the ones that hurt you before it's too late.” Limpal Li An steady.
Grace looked up, her eyes feeling hot as if she was about to blow up a clear grain. But his prestige was too high, he was reluctant to cry in front of the person who was breaking his spirit.
“My advice may seem evil, although you don't want to admit it but you can consider it. I've felt that position, ah .. I'm even worse than you. I was fooled by false love, I thought she loved me as she promised. Turns out all fake, he's nothing but using me. When he gave me attention, the warmth of love but all just pretending, even though I was so sincere to him. What I finally
got it? Betrayal, inexplicable wounds and shame and disgust for oneself. I'm sick of my old self.”
Grace knew who Li An was referring to, and she did not expect that her brother was such a jerk to a woman. His apes again, the girl that his brother played with was Xiao Jun's brother. Although not Li An the victim, Grace still did not allow Chen Kho's actions.
“I'm sorry and sorry for what happened to you first.” Grace lowered her head, expressing such deep apology for representing her brother. His two hands squeezed the cloth of the short, knee-length skirt he was wearing.
Li An shook his head with a smile, “Already, do not feel guilty for what is not your fault. I just want you to survive this relationship that has no future. And you know, how I do
healed from the wound your brother incised?”
Grace frowned, she looked seriously at Li An.
Grace looked down sadly, she regretted coming here if only to be weakened. The hope was too grandiose, he thought that by approaching Li An there would be a chance of getting a plus in Xiao Jun's eyes. Turns out
it was precisely Li An that provoked him to turn away from Xiao Jun, forgetting everything he had fought for in order to gain the man's heart.
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Grace's sobs were hidden under a thick blanket. In that room there was only her, yet she was too embarrassed to cry again. He did not digubrisnya if tomorrow will wake up with puffy eyes, the most important thing is that he can calm down at any cost. Li An's words were extremely painful, he dismissed all of those suggestions despite knowing that Li An was right. Grace was just too afraid to accept a reality that was not worth her expectations.
He unlocks the phone and then searches for someone from there. No matter how late at the moment, he was sure the person he called was still awake.
“You haven't slept?” Chen Kho asked so connected.
Grace did not answer, only the issue representing her made a sound.
“You're crying again? That jerk why are you again?” Ask Chen Kho emotion.
Grace shook her head weakly even though she realized Chen Kho could not see that. “You're that jerk brother.” Cecar Grace sobbing. He was really disappointed in his brother.
“Hei? You mean what?” Chen Kho asked, he was very worried about Grace who was speaking out.
“You jerk! Why are you playing Li An's sister? Why should he? I have no hope now, it's all because of you!” Shouted Grace throwing all the blame at Chen Kho.
Grace thought that one of the reasons Xiao Jun was not interested in her, was because she was the sister of the one who hurt her brother. Xiao Jun loved his family very much and tried hard to protect them, it was only natural that the man was very angry once he knew his brother was hurt by a man who was none other than Chen Kho. Grace also knew that Li An did not like her for that reason as well.
The sound of heavy breathing was heard from across, “That was not the main reason, before she knew I had a relationship with her brother, she already loved another girl. As long as there is that girl, you will have no hope. If you really want her, the only way is to get rid of the girl. Get rid of this world, and she will have no choice but to resign to marry you.”
Grace shook her head, she was sick of hearing all that. He broke off the conversation unilaterally, letting his brother not get any answers to his crazy ideas. Grace again buried her face in the pillow, she did not care about the tightness felt, her heart was much more crowded. Until the phone in his grip vibrates to signal the notification of incoming messages, then he stops torturing himself.
An unknown number sent her a message, Grace was astonished for a moment. His number is very private but still someone can contact him.
Hi, are you asleep? Happy break.
The content of the message was short and thoughtful. Grace's face shrunk to the point of reading it, wondering who the owner of the unknown number was and then squeezing his profile. His heart thumped when he saw the profile photo plastered there. A man who has a charming smile that he meets every day. Grace never thought, where did Stevan get his number?
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