Beloved Old Lover

Loic slowly approached, forcing Emily to step back and when she hit the stairs, she lost her momentum, fell, and looked up with frightened eyes.

Wafting in the afternoon breeze was the faint scent of wine and she realized this man had been drinking. She wondered if his sister had told him about her quitting her job.

“Why so? What does that look in your eyes mean? Are you that afraid of me? Why quit your job? I’m in the process of pursuing you, have I said anything to force you?”

Her hands clutched the railing tightly, her head shaking continuously. Yes, he hadn’t said a word to force her to accept his feelings, but those caring actions were enough to make her feel pressured and difficult to breathe.

Just as she was trying to stand up, Loic grabbed her hand again, causing the bag in her hand to fall, revealing the remaining dumplings.

“Emily, you…”

Loic hesitated a bit. He thought she had given the dumplings to someone else, but he didn’t expect her to bring them back here.

“Mr. Loic, my fiance just passed away. Do you understand my feelings?”

The girl’s teary eyes made Loic confused and realize he was too hasty, and selfish and didn’t think carefully about her feelings.

That’s right, why did he ignore what she just went through? Don’t say two months, maybe two years she still hasn’t forgotten because Daniel is the dream guy of many young girls.

Perhaps she would feel guilty if she started a relationship with another man when the first anniversary of her fiance’s death hasn’t even come yet.

“I… I’m sorry, I was too hasty. Emily, Emily, because… because I like you so much that’s why I’m in such a hurry. I promise I won’t bother you anymore, but can you go back to work? I just need to look at you from afar, I will wait until your mood is better.”

She didn’t answer but bent down to pick up some dumplings. Loic also hurried to help her, but he did not receive an answer because she quickly turned away and walked up the stairs.

Emily has been in contact with Loic for more than two months, so she knows he is not a bad person, but there are always bad people who start as good people, such as herself. She’s for money, he’s for love, are they the same?

“Are you coming home from work? What did you buy to eat? Dumplings? I smell the smell of dumplings. Can I eat with you?”

The drunk man suddenly appeared, stood in front of Emily, and pointed to the paper bag in her hand.

Reflexively, she hid it behind her back. It’s not that she was selfish, but she knew that if she gave it to him, he would use it as an excuse and crawl in the door to bother her forever. She should draw clear boundaries with people like this.

During this time, every time she left the room, he looked at her, looking very scary.

The sister in the next room also warned her not to talk to him. She said that before, there was a girl who was an office worker and was very gentle and polite.

Anyone who starts a conversation, she politely responds and this drunk guy is no exception.

However, that guy thought that the girl had feelings for him, so he bragged to everyone and kept going to her room. As a result, that girl had to run away and move out of the motel room at night.

“Come on, let me see…” As he said that, he rushed forward and grabbed her hand.

“Let go of me, what are you doing? Let me go…”

It’s late afternoon now, but this area is mostly occupied by workers, so they haven’t returned yet because they still have to work overtime.

The man knows everyone’s schedule, so today, he is determined to catch this delicious prey.

Since renting a room here, he has never seen a girl with such elegant, unworldly beauty as this girl.

He was even so perverted that he thought that if he could just have physical contact with her for one night, tomorrow, even if he was thrown into prison, he would be satisfied.

Emily’s scream quickly reached Loic’s ears while he hesitated, wondering whether he should follow her to get the answer or not.

Immediately, he rushed up and when he saw two people pulling back and forth, he rushed forward and punched the tall man in the face.

Emily reflexively hid behind Loic. She was also very afraid that this day would happen and was looking for another place to rent, but unfortunately, her time was so limited that she could not find a place with good security.

“Damn it, who are you to dare to come here and cause trouble?”

After saying that, the drunk man rushed down and grabbed Loic. Emily was pushed and almost fell, but luckily she was able to hold on to the railing.

She was panicked, couldn’t see clearly what was happening in front of her, only heard the sounds of fighting, cursing and screaming.

When she calmed down, she saw the man sitting on the stairs, his hands covering his face, while Loic was still standing but perhaps too tired so he staggered a bit, his fist still raised high.

“Stop hitting me, I didn’t do anything to her. I just asked for one dumpling.” The drunk guy cried loudly, like a child asking for candy but an adult wouldn’t give it to him and even beat him.

Loic turned his head to look at Emily, emotions welling up in him because he didn’t expect her to cherish the dumplings he bought so much.

Seeing him staring at her, she was extremely confused. Why did she suddenly turn into such a stingy person with a hungry person?

But she had to admit that that man’s acting was really good. Okay, she won’t explain. There’s nothing worth explaining. Just let Loic clearly see her evil and selfish personality and then automatically stay away from her.

“As a man, you don’t go to work but ask a girl for dumplings. Don’t you have any shame? Go away, if you dare bother her again, I’ll hire gangsters to eliminate you.”

The man was frightened, knowing he had provoked the wrong person, so he quickly ran back to the motel room, closed the door, and sat quietly inside.

When Loic turned his head again, Emily discovered that the corner of his mouth was bleeding. After all, he had saved her, she couldn’t just ignore him.

“Thank you, let me apply the medicine for you.”

“Okay.”

Since hearing her say that sentence, Loic has also suppressed his emotions and paid more attention to his actions. He didn’t go into her room but sat right at the door, waiting for her to get medical cotton and disinfectant.

The small space and simple decoration inside made him feel sad and love her even more. Not every rich girl can adapt to a poor life so quickly. She must have tried and endured a lot.

“You will feel a slight burning pain.” She gently touched the cotton ball soaked in antiseptic on the wound and said.

Loic’s act of being a hero to save the beauty reminded Emily of Daniel and when she was applying medicine to Loic, she missed Daniel even more.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

If she had known that in the end, she would not be able to protect the Wine company and would sell it to someone else, at that time, she would not have accepted to be Daniel’s girlfriend.

She was indeed very happy and proud to have him by her side, but she knew she had brought him too much worry and bad luck.

“Done.” She stepped back and said.

“This place doesn’t seem to have good security. I’ll find you another place. Ah, I have an empty house. Please go there and take care of it for me. I promise I won’t go there and bother you.” Loic said sincerely.

“Let me think, okay, please go home, I’m so sleepy, I want to sleep.”

Loic nodded and walked as fast as the wind. Emily closed the door and hurried into the bathroom.

She decided to go somewhere else, where there was no drunk guy and no Loic. She had intended to go to the countryside to completely escape Kevin’s control, but she didn’t know what she would do for a living, she was very scared.

At precisely seven o’clock in the evening, Emily was at the pub. She quickly went to the dressing room, changed into her uniform, and started working.

When she met Kurt, she was a little embarrassed because she cried in front of him this afternoon. She originally intended to bow and pass him by, but in the end, she called him back.

His calm nature and dignified way of speaking made her feel that he was similar to Brian and also felt like he was the brother of all the employees in this pub.

“What’s up?” Kurt stopped, approached her, and asked.

“Ah, is there any boarding house for rent where you live? I… I want to change places because there is a pervert who keeps looking at me.”

Kurt squinted at the girl in front of him for a few seconds then nodded. Opposite his house is a row of motel rooms and the security issue is unquestionable because it is located right in front of the house of a notorious gangster on the north side of the city.

No need for the police to work hard, that place is automatically peaceful, no different from the old town.

Emily quickly said thank you and then ran away.

Kurt looked at her back and suddenly smiled. It turns out that businessmen with thousands of admirers like Daniel and Kevin are no different from ordinary people like him, all attracted to these girls as pure as pure spring water.

Men can be infatuated and flirt with girls like wine, but when choosing a wife, they will look for someone like Emily.

If he had the chance, he would choose her too. But unfortunately, he doesn’t have the right to choose, she is the one who has the right to choose.

He knew that once she stepped into the light, there would be more than one golden man willing to sacrifice for her.

Another smooth working night passed. At two o’clock in the morning, Emily’s shift ended. She changed out of her uniform then picked up her bag and left the pub.

Today, the restaurant was unexpectedly crowded, the wait staff ran continuously, luckily they didn’t break any wine bottles.

The other female staff mostly sit next to the customers, but when they see the wait staff running back and forth, they also enthusiastically help. There were a few girls who ran so hard that their shoe heels broke.

“So comfortable.”

Emily raised her head to look up at the high-pressure lamp that was emitting a warm yellow halo.

The weather is cold now, thin white smoke rising into the air following her words.

According to Kurt, she could move to a new place tomorrow morning and he would help her move her things.

He was the first man who enthusiastically helped her without making her feel worried that he would develop romantic feelings for her.

“Let’s go, Emily, I’ll take you home. I want to know the address where you are staying so I can come quickly tomorrow.” Kurt held his vest in one hand, the car key in the other, held it out in front and pressed it once.

“Oh, yes.”

She nodded and then ran after the man in a white shirt. His back looked like a person, someone she was trying to run away from.

Tonight, she won’t have to spend money on a taxi. Maybe she should learn to ride a motorbike and save money to buy a cheap motorbike to get around.

There are no buses in the evening and if she continuously takes a taxi, it will be very expensive. She felt sorry for her wallet, she wanted it to get bigger and bigger, not shrink.

When she became poor, she felt more compassion for poor workers.