In the dimmed street light, Karin walks down the mountain with her luggage.
When she gets to the University of Zurich, Billie stares at her luggage, asking, “What’s the heck are you doing?”
Stepping into her dorm, Karin sits on the perch of her bed without any word.
“What’s the matter? Haven’t you forgiven Troy?”
“I’m leaving tomorrow.”
“Where are you going?”
“Anywhere.”
Billie widens her eyes. “Are you insane?”
“What?”
“What if you get bullied by bad guys in some strange place?”
“I’m a grown-up, and I can take care of myself.”
“Then leave for home.”
Karin shakes her head. “I can’t.”
“What about William’s?”
“No.”
“Come on. I’m sure William would like to take you away with him.”
“But I don’t. After all, we’re not lovers.”
“Then why did you turn to him last time?”
“That was an emergency, okay? Now it’s different, as I’ll leave here on my own.”
Karin rises to her feet and walks to her desk. Starting her computer, she finds a map of China on the Internet. With her eyes closed, she clicks a place at random.
After she purchases a flight ticket online, Billie asks, “Are you sure you want this? Nothing to change your mind?”
She nods with a sigh.
“I don’t think Troy will let go of you.”
Karin doesn’t answer her. Billie swivels and secretly creeps out of the dorm.
“Stop!”
to inform
could he
“Why not?”
up for your loss of
can’t be measured in money. What we had was a love instead of a
Knock, knock…
conversation is interrupted by the annoying knock.
sees the man. “Robert, what are you
here for
his eyes to Karin.
Troy regret and tell you
asks with her
VIP bank card and says,
“What are they?”
“VIP bank cards.”
that love can’t be measured by money, but obviously, Mr.
and gently says, “Thanks, but I don’t need
it easy. Mr. Troy just wants
just don’t need them. Thank
cards for
“Billie!”
with him, haven’t you? Just take his money
“Give them back.”
“You…”
telling you to give
Billie to give the cards back to Robert. “Here you are. She doesn’t need
give it a
save it. You’re disgracing her holy love. She’ll punch you in the face if
I’ll bring them back to my
Karin’s forehead with her index finger. “You pretty little idiot! You can’t be too
face the wall for ten
done nothing to
Don’t you
“Yes.”
me to accept Troy’s money to show Robert that, in the future, he can also do the same to you when he
dumbfounded. “What
wrong your intension and thought you might regard love as a material
do to correct
right. Lowering her head in disappointment, Billie wishes she could
know who you are, but not everyone can see you through like I do. I know that, in the back of your mind, love as an irreplaceable feeling, but your sharp mouth may
hypocrisy that I have to
we are so naïve as to think love means all-in in a way that what we obtain will be a
they sleep together and chat
you sure
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