Carl arrived home and sauntered towards his bedroom before taking a bath and going to the study room because he had so much works to do, Managing big companies is not an easy task and he barely had any free time.
After he was done, he rested back on the couch and thought about so many things that had been happening recently. " Hmmmm, " he sighed heavily and closed his eyes then rubbed his forehead lightly. ' I know loving you would put you in great troubles, but I will protect you ..... no matter what it takes ' he thought inside and remembered Clara's little round face.
He would do anything to win her heart but first, he had to find that mysterious man who he had been hunting for so many years. He gazed at the ceiling expressionlessly and sighed, ' I'm sorry I couldn't protect you, but I will make sure to avenge your death '. He had also blamed himself for what happened, even though he was only six years old, that mistake had been hunting him forever.
He stood up after some minutes and headed to the bedroom before lying on the bed and taking his phone from the bedside table.
He smiled lightly and stared at the name displayed on the screen. " Clara, " he whispered and chuckled while lovingly caressing his phone screen. He gazed at their short conversations for a while before texting her,
CARL ❤: [ Sleeping.? ]
Clara was staring at her phone expectantly and was about to doze off when her phone suddenly beeped and Carl's message displayed on the screen. She instantly sat down on the bed and rubbed her eyes, then replied excitedly with a cheeky smile showing her cute dimples.
CLARA 💘: [ Nope.. How was your day? ]
CARL ❤: [ Mm.. good, yours? ]
CLARA 💘: [ Great..]
Clara paused and wondered why she hasn't seen him at the company again after that day in the hallway when her phone fell. She thought maybe he wasn't working there and decided to probe.
CLARA 💘: [ Ehm.. I'm working at Cha's Software Company, what about you? ]
Carl chuckled at her question. ' Is she trying to know more about me'? he thought happily and replied with a playful grin.
CARL ❤: [ Mm.. me too ]
Clara stared at his reply and smiled happily, ' I knew it ' she thought excitedly and rolled on the bed.
CLARA 💘: [ How come I didn't see you again ].
She knew it was a ridiculous question as so many people go in and out of the company every day.
Carl grinned and stared at the message, then chuckled.
CARL ❤: [ You want to see me? ].
He asked expectantly, even though he was a very busy person and barely had any free time, he would go to her the second she needs him.
Clara gasped when she saw the message, she would love to see him more than anything.No she can't expose herself ' he only thinks of me as a friend, I need to take it slowly. ' she thought gloomily and replied.
CLARA 💘: [ hehe.. I was just asking ].
Clara cursed at her text and bit her lips anxiously.
When Carl saw her reply, his heart sank and his once happy expression turned gloomy, ' what was I thinking, she only thinks of me as a friend ' he thought disappointedly and sighed.
CARL ❤: [ Mm... Okay ].
Clara stared at the text and sighed heavily, ' Carl I don't want to be your friend.. only ' she thought gloomily and slumped on the bed then lay flat on her stomach.
When Carl did not see her reply, he sighed again and thought she was asleep, then he typed slowly...
CARL ❤: [ Good night..]
Clara was still lost in her sad thoughts when her phone beeped again, she stared at his text and sighed.
CLARA 💘: [ Okay.. Sleep tight.]
CARL ❤: [ Mm.. you too ]
Clara stared at the last text sadly. ' Hmmm at least this is our longest conversation, ' she thought and finally put down the phone before dozing off.
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Carl sighed and put down his phone, ' Clara I love you ' he thought sadly and stared at the ceiling for a long time before he finally fell asleep.
*****
Zach stared at his phone which was displaying a video, and you can hear two voices speaking happily and laughing now and then. He dropped down his head gloomily and picked up the big bottle of whiskey then gulped it till the bottle was half empty.
" I'm sorry..." he whispered sluggishly obviously drunk. He was sitting on the floor of his apartment's living room while resting his back on the wall and three bottles were sprawled in front of him.
He remembered all those happy moments they had while training together. She was his best friend but just because of a misunderstanding he had hurt her feelings and now it was too late to turn things back.
At first, he didn't realize his feelings for her until she left him three years ago and was nowhere to be found.
He gulped down the remaining half of the bottle and rested his head at the back of the wall and stared at the ceiling with an expressionless face.' Miranda Wang, ' he muttered absentmindedly. It was all his fault, he should have been reasonable and believe her but he didn't, and was too furious to listen to anything at that time.
He shut his eyes painfully and sighed heavily." I love you, I always do, " he whispered
She was always with him even when he flirted with other girls and they endured so many hard times together. His expression turned hard when he thought about that night. " Maggie, " he muttered angrily and smashed the bottle in his hand on the wall. Even though he had already dealt with her, the pain she had caused Mira to go through would never compare to her punishment.
He picked up his phone and stared at the name he had been calling for the past few days, but she never picked his calls and he stood up slowly and staggered off to the bedroom before dropping down on the bed.