Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Summer was a little bewildered after having her waffle taken away, but for the sake of the delicious waffle, she softened her tone as she said, “Okay, he doesn’t hate you. What is it called, then?”
Summer couldn’t say something that wasn’t true.
“This is called playing hard to get!”
Playing hard to get?
Summer was trying to get back the waffle, but when she heard that, she halted her attempts. She pulled out a tissue and wiped her oily mouth and fingers, saying, “I think that sometimes, you have to be more realistic. When you put it like that, it sounds like he’s longing for you, but I really don’t see that.”
Every time Summer told Yelena that, the latter would always mention how close she and Hank were in the past, and how considerate Hank was to her.
But as time went by, Summer grew tired of the same stories.
Judging by the current situation between the two, she really couldn’t imagine Hank being considerate and caring toward Yelena.
Even if Hank really did treat Yelena well before, that was in the past. Men’s thoughts were impossible to fathom, and it was only reasonable for them to change their minds quickly.
Yelena showed off the ring on her finger. The butterfly’s wings were crystal clear as they reflected the light brilliantly. “Look, I still have the matching rings we got, and he’s always wearing it as well. What does that mean? That means I definitely have a place in his heart.”
Summer couldn’t refute that, because Hank actually did have a shiny ring on his finger. If she remembered correctly, it was indeed shaped like a butterfly as well.
It was because of this that she believed the two had a connection before.
“So, what do you plan on doing next?”
Yelena thought about it for a while, but she drew a blank.
For the moment, she couldn’t think of any good ideas, but it wasn’t a problem. Since Hank said something like that, he must have another reason.
Yelena wasn’t panicking about it at all.
However, half an hour later, Hank suddenly came downstairs not long after he went up. Yelena could clearly see that he had dressed himself up, and even his hair was styled perfectly.
Hank didn’t even spare Yelena a glance and walked out right away.
“Say, where do you suppose he’s going?”
Hank usually worked from 9.00AM until 11.30AM, but today, only half an hour had passed since he went upstairs, so where was he going?
Summer picked up the name list and scanned through it. Then, she frowned. “I have no idea, either. Mr. Damazio doesn’t have any appointments today, so why did he go out?”
“I don’t know, maybe there’s an emergency, but since he went out already, should I go after him?”
Yelena suddenly came up with a bold idea.
However, she had just finished speaking when a slap landed on her head. “What are you talking about? Do you really think you’re a simp or something? Yelena, you’re a bona fide celebrity! Don’t you feel ashamed to be sneaking around?”
Summer was pissed when she imagined Yelena ingratiating herself with a man when she was so beautiful.
This woman didn’t seem to be aware of how beautiful she was, and she kept acting like a simp in front of Hank. Her beauty was wasted on her!
If it were Summer, she would’ve dumped Hank right away and gone on dates with all sorts of beautiful and handsome men.
It was like casting pearls before swine!
Sadly, Summer wasn’t born with a face like that, nor could she persuade the lovestruck Yelena to stop.
Yelena rubbed her chin. “You’re right. I should wait here patiently until he comes back. If not, he’ll be disappointed if he doesn’t see me.”
“Disappointed, my foot! Come on, he doesn’t want to see you at all!”
Yelena didn’t believe that at all. She simply felt that Hank was testing her.
Yes, it was a test. After all, she had treated him unfairly before and even dumped him, so he had a right to be a little harsh.
Every time she felt a little down, Yelena would comfort herself by telling herself that. It actually worked, and now she was getting more and more shameless.
“So, what exactly do you mean by that?”
“I’m saying, if you’re out of options, you can go the opposite way. If he treats you like that, you can treat him the same way. Play hard to get, you know?”
Summer thought that her idea was amazing, and she even felt like patting herself on the back.
“No… I don’t think I should treat him like that…”
Yelena was troubled. If she did something like that to Hank, she feared that the tiny sliver of patience Hank still had for her would be gone completely. It would be even more difficult to pursue Hank later on.
“Why not? He’s ordering you around, but you’re still trying not to hurt his feelings? How pathetic is that? No, wait, Yelena, you’re a simp through and through! No man would fall for a simp!”
Summer was fuming. She had already decided that if her own daughter behaved like this, she would chase her daughter out and disown her.
“I…”
Yelena shook her head, then nodded again. She had finally made up her mind to stop being such a simp when she glanced up and saw two figures walking toward the entrance.
She recognized one of them. It was Hank, who didn’t even spare her a glance when he walked past her in the morning. Even though he was far away, she still felt like she could smell the familiar musky scent on his body.
As for the other figure…
Yelena had never seen her before, but the girl looked charming and attractive, and her bright and cheery aura was a natural magnet.
Yelena suddenly felt a strong sense of danger.
Her thoughts were not without reason. Hank rarely smiled, but right now, there was a familiar affection in his eyes as he looked at the girl. Yelena couldn’t help but feel bitter and awful about it.
“This is my workplace. You can look around if you like.”
Hank put on a polite smile, and this smile hurt Yelena even more.
At the side, Summer clicked her tongue as she nudged Yelena’s arm. “Hey, look, Mr. Damazio actually brought a woman here. He never brings women to the law firm on his own accord.”
“I know.”
Hank had told her before that she was the first woman whom he took to his law firm.
It turned out that with every first would come a second.
There was moisture in Yelena’s eyes as she felt indescribable sorrow and injustice.
She suddenly realized how pitiful she was. She was a joke and irrelevant.
Summer took out a baseball cap and placed it on Yelena’s head. “I know you’re feeling terrible, so just cry if you want to. If crying doesn’t help, go ahead and cause a ruckus. Things have already reached this point, anyway. Hank is probably starting over…”
The words ‘start over’ induced a sense of loss and helplessness.
Yelena was at a loss, but she definitely wasn’t going to make a fuss.
Just like that, she quietly watched as Hank introduced all sorts of things about the law firm to the girl. The girl’s face was filled with curiosity and admiration, just like Yelena’s in the past.
The girl blinked mischievously and said, “Do you bring girls here often?”
Hank thought for a moment, then said, “No, rarely.”
Yelena naturally heard what he said.
At least he wasn’t denying her existence.
At that thought, Yelena felt comforted, but she also felt very pitiful at the same time.
“Hank, what do you make of it, exactly?”
