Could she stop acting like that? When Kate got home, she immediately threw herself on the bed. Ignoring the injuries on her face, she buried her head in the blankets, wanting to burst into tears. She hated herself for being worthless and being unable to let go of such a small thing. Then, she took her phone and called Olivia.
Olivia had finished work early today, and she was quite surprised to receive a call from Kate. âWhy are you calling me?â Kate didnât speak. It was a long time before she took a breath and muttered, âOlivia, I feel terrible.â
Oliviaâs eyebrows furrowed slightly. âWhatâs the matter?â âI bumped into Nathan today when I was being harassed by someone.
Just when I had nowhere to go, Nathan came in and saved me.â
Olivia hummed in reply. âYeah, isnât that great? Why do you feel terrible?â Kate didnât know what to say. âJust to save me, he was hit in the arm with a chair by that man. I think heâs probably hurt.â
âThen why donât you take him to the hospital?â
Kate said a little spitefully, âBut I donât want to take him to the hospital.â
Olivia smiled and said, âWhatâs wrong with taking someone who got injured while saving you to the hospital? Isnât it normal? It doesnât mean that youâre trying to take things further with him or anything. Itâs just common courtesy, all right? On the contrary, if you donât go, it makes you look like youâre scared of seeing him and that youâre avoiding him on purpose.â
With a pout, Kate mumbled, âHe has enough people caring for him by his side. Why should I go?â It dawned on Olivia that Kate said she felt terrible because someone else was there. âWho?â
âThe one you saw in the shop.â
âAre you talking about Nathanâs colleague?â Kate said, âYeah. She kept worrying about Nathanâs wound. One moment, sheâd ask if it hurts, and the next, sheâd ask if he wants to go to the hospital. I couldnât get a word in at all.â
Olivia replied, âNathan said that they were just colleagues.â âHow could they just be colleagues when they behaved like that? You didnât see how eager that woman was to take care of him.â
âThen, Katie, what do you feel? From what I can tell, Nathan has feelings for you now. If you still like him, try to let go of the past and date him again. But if you really canât forget the past, then donât force yourself and try to find someone else. Donât torture yourself like that.â
âOlivia, I think I may be sick. Iâm so conflicted. My heart wants to see him really badly, but my mind is telling me that a man like him isnât worth it. Every time I see him, I think of Melanie, and he suddenly turns into a promiscuous person in my mind. Even when he used to change girlfriends frequently, Iâve never felt this way. Itâs not that I donât want to abandon the past and start a relationship with him. We arenât together yet, but Iâm already worrying about our future. He still canât resist the temptation of the women around him. What do you think is wrong with me? Sniffle... I feel terrible.â
Hearing this, Olivia was also distressed, and she hurriedly comforted, âKatie, listen to me. You arenât sick; itâs just that that incident hit you too hard. How much you care about it proves how much you like him. I just want to tell you that you can test him for a period of time. I didnât say that you have to be with him now. I was reminding you that you have to grasp the time of the test well, and you canât just ignore him for too long, or it would be hard to guarantee that he wouldnât fall for other women instead. By then, both of you would have to go home empty-handed.â
Kate insisted, arguing stubbornly, âHe can fall for other women if he wants. Why would I care? Did he ever take a break from dating all these years? He always moves on after a break up. If his love is that cheap, I donât need it.â