When we got home, I was lying on the bed when I suddenly heard a noise behind me.
I sat up and saw Ryan kneeling by the bed, holding a keyboard and looking at me pitifully. “Babe, I’m punishing myself. Please
don’t be mad.”
I sighed in my heart, tears welling up in my eyes. “You really think I’m a vain woman?”
Ryan immediately got up and pinned me to the bed, his fingers gently rubbing the corners of my reddened eyes. “Of course not.
How could I ever think that about you?”
I stared at him. “Then, why did you say that about me?”
Ryan hesitated for a while before awkwardly explaining, “I was mad that you were with Quentin. I wanted to break you two apart.
No matter how much I hinted, you didn’t get it. You were even willing to quit your job just to be with him.
“I said those things in a fit of anger… I regretted it the moment the words left my mouth… really… Honestly, deep down, I almost wished you were that kind of woman. That way, I could lay all my wealth at your feet…
“All for just a glance from you. I never hated you. I was just running away from the fact that you didn’t love me.”
I burst into laughter through my tears and wrapped my arms around his neck, coming to a firm conclusion.
“Ryan, so you’ve been in love with me all along.”
The next time I saw Quentin was at a shopping mall.
I was out with friends, shopping for baby supplies, and my belly was already showing.
