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 him. He agreed
How could he
“Why not?”
“Because he should make up for your
in money. What we had was a
Knock, knock…
by the annoying knock. Billie angrily says,
as she sees
here for
shifts his eyes to Karin. “I guess you must be
and tell
with her
VIP bank card and says, “Mr. Troy told me to give
“What are they?”
“VIP bank cards.”
dumfounded before sighing. “Someone told me that love can’t be measured
around and gently says, “Thanks, but I don’t
Mr. Troy just wants Miss Karin to live a
I just don’t need
takes the cards for
“Billie!”
up with him, haven’t you? Just take
“Give them back.”
“You…”
you to give them
give the cards back to Robert. “Here you
give
holy love. She’ll punch you in the face if
“Fine. I’ll bring them back to my
index finger. “You pretty
Go to face the wall for
I’ve done nothing
Don’t you
“Yes.”
to accept Troy’s money to show Robert that, in the future, he can also do the same to you
gets dumbfounded. “What
intension and thought you might regard love as a material trade. If so, he wouldn’t love you
should I do to correct
that Karin is right. Lowering her head in disappointment, Billie wishes she could
you through like I do. I know that, in the back of your mind, love as an irreplaceable feeling, but your
is too hypocrisy that I have to arm
as to think love means all-in in a way that what we obtain will be a perfect love. Never will we understand the so-called perfect love is merely
and chat until the
are you sure
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