The engagement ceremony ends successfully, and Karin quietly leaves the scene. She walks on the road alone in contemplation. Everyone has their own different thoughts. What she prefers are beyond the understanding of others; similarly, what others like are beyond her reach. Therefore, she is doomed to be alone.
"Karin, Karin..."
Billie calls her behind her. So she stops and turns back and then asks Billie, "Why do you come with me?"
"Because I want to talk with you."
"But it is your big day. How can you leave now?"
"It doesn't matter. The ceremony ends just now, and it's time for dinner. I can go."
Billie goes into a coffee shop with her.
Listening to the melodious music in the coffee shop, Karin feels better. She is stirring the coffee in the cup while adding sugar to the coffee. Billie looks at her with puzzlement, as if she doesn't know her.
"Is something on my face?"
"No. I remember that you never added sugar when drinking coffee."
Karin smiles and says, "It's too bitter without sugar."
"Why didn't you think that it was bitter?"
"At least I think it was less bitter than now."
It didn't matter even though it tasted bitter before, because she felt happy in her life; however, she only feels pain in her life now.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Billie asks her. She hopes Karin will not be painful anymore.
am going to go
"Edinburgh? Why?"
want to
Billie feels surprised and she almost
really pregnant with his baby? Are
are you
why do you
or not. I don't believe he
a woman he likes, especially
that this
denies, "Of course not. I just think that he might have slept with you
find him. Now only he can prove that I am
"Can you contact him?"
suspended, and the mailbox where he sent me an email last time has also
can you find him? Do you know his
don't know, so it's hard to find him. But
city. It's impossible for you to find him in a short time. You are pregnant now. Even if you can find him
"That's impossible!"
I don't think you should
and then continues, "If he says this is his baby and asks you to stay with him, you will
to make a decision. If I want this baby, I have to leave him; if I choose him, I have to abandon the baby. No matter who the father
and your baby. As the saying goes, you can't have
doesn't know what to do right now. And then Billie suggests to her, "I think you should give up your
Billie. She feels shocked
should give up Troy because of this baby now. Please think twice. Will you feel happy if you leave Troy? Will he be happy if he lives
Garden. When she is thinking
to her parents' grave
puzzlement, "I don't understand
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