Even after leaving, her words kept echoing in his mind like an unceasing alarm.
In his two lives, his self-esteem had never taken a blow this severe.
To think she saw me as nothing more than a gigolo; a tool to help her reach her goals before discarding me when I was no longer useful...
Was I really as foolish as she said, viewing virginity as something special?
Lumien let out a heavy sigh and leaned over the sink, splashing his face with cold water.
The icy shock against his skin brought a moment of clarity.
Lumien stared in stunned silence at the spot where the rock once stood. Now, only a few scattered rubble pieces remained, none of which were larger than his palm. The rest had disintegrated into fine debris.
"What the hell?" Lumien finally found his voice as the shock slowly began to wear off. His mind was still reeling, trying to process the sheer destruction he had just witnessed.
