"Joseph." She snuggled up to him again, lifting her hand and tugging at his tie. "Are you angry, aren't you? I promise you, I won't see him again. I've made it clear to him. Don't worry."
Joseph bowed his head and held her tightly after a long time.
Was this the taste of forbearance? When the eyes were closed, and the heart was still filled with sorrow? Even knowing her deception, he indulged her again and again and believed her again and again that this was her last one.
Clenching the big hands behind her.
Only in this way could he alleviate the pain in his heart, and only in that way could he ignore the pain in his heart, what he saw and what she explained.
When was he so cowardly?
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The company's elevator door rattled as the sky darkened.
