Chapter 22
“Howard, you really didn’t know?”
Gretchen’s voice was emotionless, each word like ice piercing into his body, making him freeze in place.
Veronica’s shout broke through the basement door lock and rang clearly in their ears.
“Howard, you should seek revenge for her, you’re the one who deserves to die the most!”
The blood turned cold inch by inch. Howard tried to pretend he didn’t hear, instinctively wanting to escape. But Gretchen raise her hand and touched his cheek, making him stop in his tracks.
The light shone through the small window, but couldn’t dispel the darkness at the entrance of the basement.
She pulled back her hand, stood up, and walked past him towards the door.
The voice, however, was slow and deliberate, even though he didn’t want to listen, it all still came through loud and clear in his
ears.
“Howard, she was right. You are the one who should die. I am an orphan without parents. They wouldn’t hate me for no reason In the eyes of people like you, poor people like us are invisible.”
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“The person who brought me into this circle was you, the one who kept my girlfriend status but flirted with others was you, and the one who allowed them to bully and insult me was also you.”
“Howard, this is all because of you.”
Howard didn’t want to admit.
He opened his mouth to say it wasn’t like that, he wanted to say he loved her, but all the past events suddenly flashed in his mind, and he was transported back five years ago, seeing Howard’s impatient face, scolding Gretchen for following him, for intentionally burning Veronica.
When Howard saw the danger coming, he didn’t hesitate for a second and just rushed towards the other person.
When Howard was on stage playing the piano with others, he didn’t even know that his girlfriend had her hand crushed by
someone in the audience. He even used money to cover it up and protect the ones who hurt her.
When Howard saw Veronica and Gretchen being kidnapped together, the kidnapper said they had to let one go. In front of everyone, they let go of Gretchen.
Is this called love?
Howard himself seemed to be losing track.
The footsteps faded away, each step felt like a stab in his heart, each breath was filled with a needle-like pain. But give up this? He refused.
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Just as he mustered up the courage to turn around and chase after her, there was a loud bang, followed by Gretchen’s voice full of surprise.
“Lorenzo!”
The time we spent apart wasn’t that long, but at this moment, she suddenly felt like crying, “Lorenzo, why did you take so long to come…”
Upon hearing the sob in her voice, Lorenzo immediately panicked.
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He held the person tightly in his arms, feeling the warmth of the person in his arms. His heart had been beating crazily since h received the news of Gretchen’s disappearance, but finally, at this moment, it sighed in relief and gently returned to its origina
place.
He patted her back gently, soothing her emotions softly, “It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s all my fault for not finding you earlier…”
Howard turned around and saw this scene.
If last time he could still console himself that they might just be friends, this time he has completely lost the chance to deceive
himself.
He watched the scene as if he was torturing himself, his feet felt like they were carrying a thousand pounds, so heavy that he
couldn’t even lift his steps.
The whole heart felt like it was emptied out, turned into a barren wasteland. He wanted to get close, but he was too scared to.
She used to hate him.
She really didn’t want him anymore.
Howard’s sadness didn’t last long. Not only Lorenzo broke in, but also the police he brought with him.
“Don’t move, police!”
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Maybe the sound coming from the basement was too creepy, even though Howard was alone on his side, they all still kept thei spirits up. 2
