Steffi tried to avoid Liam who was about to kiss her, she pushed her stomach but it didn't mean anything at all. He kept trying to kiss her until suddenly...
Bughh...
Steffi was surprised when Liam was suddenly punched by Bill who had just arrived.
Liam almost fell.
"You son of a bitch!" Bill said with his sharp eyes, pointing at Liam who was holding his cheek. "How dare you disturb her!"
"You again? Why do you always meddle in our affairs?" Liam asked irritably, his breath a bit out of breath and remembering Bill snatching Steffi from him at the bar. "I have the right to be with my girlfriend... You better go or I'll break your neck!"
Bill smiled sarcastically, amused by Liam's confident words. He immediately approached Steffi, then held her trembling hand.
"I know she's not your girlfriend anymore, and now I'm her boyfriend!"
Liam immediately frowned, glancing at Steffi who was scared. "Is what he said true?"
Steffi didn't know what to answer because she was never ready to be Bill's girlfriend. she also thinks if she says that Bill is her boyfriend then Liam will be disappointed and finds her easy to turn away like a bad girl.
"Steffi?"
"I know you've betrayed her, so I won't let you bother her again!" cried Bill emphatically. "If you dare to do something like that again, I won't hesitate to snap your neck!" he continued, immediately grabbing Steffi's hand and asking her to come out.
Liam was silent, looking at Steffi and Bill who slowly passed away from his sight. he was still curious why his ex-girlfriend didn't answer him and was so obedient to Bill. He too followed them.
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Bill walked hastily while dragging Steffi across the hall to the exit of the building. he still feels irritated at Liam's attitude and is annoyed that Steffi doesn't recognize him as a boyfriend or special man for her.
"Let me go!" shouted Steffi, forcing her to stop until Bill released her.
Bill sighed, looking at Steffi with disappointment.
"Why? You also don't want to admit me as your boyfriend even though yesterday we promised to try? Or perhaps you didn't like me saving you from him?"
"No, that's not what I meant." Steffi shook her head. "I just don't want him to misjudge me..."
"You don't want him to misjudge you or do you still hope that he will change and come back to you?" Bill asked, then his attention shifted to Liam who had just arrived.
Steffi turned to Liam, then immediately approached Bill as if taking him for cover.
"Since when did you two have a relationship?" Liam asked with a disapproving look.
"Just ask her," Bill exclaimed, glancing at Steffi.
"Steffi?" Liam glanced at Steffi who looked scared. "Please tell me!"
Steffi looked at Liam with confusion and uncertainty. she doesn't know what to answer, because her feelings are still ambiguous between Liam and Bill. However, she felt that she couldn't lie anymore because Bill would be disappointed as well.
"Well… I will tell you the truth. I broke up with you, and now I'm trying things out with Bill. I don't want to hurt you, but I can't lie to myself and pretend that I still love you," said Steffi loudly. "You better focus on Gea... We can never be together again."
Liam was silent for a moment, staring at Steffi blankly. he was devastated that she had tried to have a relationship with someone else after breaking up with him, even for him it was too soon when he was still expecting it.
"Our relationship is over... please Understand!" Steffi reiterated.
"Okay..." Liam nodded his head.
"I don't want to force you because you already have another favorite. I just want you to be happy, even if it means I have to let you go….you know I only love you even though I have to be with Gea. I never really stopped loving you... But now I know that I have to stop loving you the way you are so easy to replace me with him...You have to remember that my mistakes also happened because of your attitude towards me," he continued in a hollow-sounding voice.
Steffi swallowed, stunned with sadness to see Liam who looked so broken, but she also felt relieved because she could finally be honest. she looks at Liam with regret for hurting him, but it will hurt more if he returns to her when he has to marry Gea.
"Thank You. I'm sorry for hurting you, but I hope we can still be friends," said Steffi with a slightly trembling voice.
Liam nodded gently, then quickly left without saying another word.
Steffi felt sad to see Liam just leave, but she didn't know what to do. She turned to Bill who immediately embraced her, and immediately she cried because she was haunted by guilt.
"I've hurt him, I'm evil!" she said.
"No, you're not evil," Bill said, stroking Steffi's head. "He who cheated betrayed you... You don't need to feel sorry for him anymore," he continued.
Steffi let go of his arms, looking up at Bill. "But actually what he said is also true...I was too stupid not to comply with his request until finally he was seduced by Gea, then... Then now he's trapped!"
Bill shook his head, then wiped Steffi's tears away. "You shouldn't blame yourself just because you loved him too much or didn't want him to get hurt..what you are doing is right. You have the right to protect yourself, your honor ... Here it is he who is at fault. He can't respect your decisions, respect the boundaries you give him so he's hooked on your friend. .if he loves you, he will patiently wait for you until you are ready to give yourself to him!"
Steffi was just silent.
Bill hugged Steffi again. "Please, don't be sad anymore."
"He said I was too self-righteous," whispered Steffi.
"That's right ... .you have to keep your chastity for the sake of making you happy or giving a beautiful impression to the man who becomes your husband... You will give a memorable first night... .it is a very special thing and rarely is a girl able to do that," said Bill with a smile, imagining if he was the person who would become Steffi's husband. "You have the right to choose and decide what is best for yourself, make you comfortable .. . . if he can't accept that then he's no good for you."
Steffi let go of Bill's embrace. "You're right. Maybe he's not good for me especially now that he also has to marry my friend."
"Oh..." Bill frowned. "I still don't know why she had to marry your friend?"
"She's pregnant ...."
"Pregnant?"
Steffi nodded her head with a stoic expression, imagining Liam would be a father soon.
"You can't blame yourself... It's obvious here that Liam is a total jerk... .he doesn't deserve to say that he loves you while he keeps on making love to your friend until your friend gets pregnant!" Bill emphasized, cupping Steffi's cheeks and looking at her intensely, full of pity. "You deserve better!"
Steffi looked at Bill who was handsome and pay attention to her, making her think if maybe he was the best for her. She felt her heartbeat quicken as the man approached her with a sweet smile on his face. However, behind that smile, is there evil intent or is it just coincidence? she couldn't read the man's mind and that was what worried her.
'But… I can't just believe it….Liam, who has been with me for years and said he loves me, finally betrayed me, while he has only been close to me for a few days,' he thought, still haunted by the trust issue.
"Hey..?"
Steffi immediately woke up from her reverie and immediately looked away.
"Uhm, we better go home now... I want to rest," she said nervously, immediately continuing to walk.
Bill sighed, smiling and looking at Steffi who was walking with his back to him. He also walked after the girl, thinking of more and more chances to win her heart because now her ex-boyfriend can never come back to her.
'I promise If you will choose me, I will not let you cry. I'm not going to let your ex bother you again,' he thought.
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