The melodious music played and Alicia's heart was pounding hard. While waiting for the phone to be picked up, her chest felt like being crushed by a mountain and her heart thumped like drum beats every minute and every second.

She felt as if she had waited for a century before she heard a familiar voice from the other end, "Hello, who's there?"

Deep and cold, but as seductive as usual.

Alicia held the phone, but she was inexplicably nervous and excited and didn't speak for a long time.

"Hello! I'm Frederick..."

When Alicia finally managed to adjust her breathing and speak, a slightly harsh but sweet and tender voice came from the other end,

"Mr. Clements, who is it? Don't tell me it is something important and you have to cancel our appointment. You have already promised to... listen to my lecture!"

It was a clear female voice, and it sounded very close.

Without thinking, Alicia hung up the phone with a snap. Was there really a woman beside him?

Listen to a lecture?

He was going to attend a woman's lecture? When did he become so free and considerate?"

Unknowingly, Alicia's eyes got teary. She was still dreaming! Why did she wish for him to miss her and stay single for her?

Alicia laughed forcibly and suddenly felt that she was the biggest fool in the world! How could she take Frederick's words seriously? The love of a man may only be applicable on the bed! At least, it should be like this for her!

But now, when she thought of those sweet words and lovey-dovey moments from the past, they felt like the biggest joke in the world!

Then, the fire scene and the dark alley appeared in her mind...

how

both in the same relationship, why could the man be so

deeply in love with Jeremy, she couldn't accept another man for three years after they separated, but he soon got together with Lindsay, and they even had a child. She and Frederick had gone through a lot in life. She loved him deeply and thought that they would

unreasonable. She didn't ask him to spend the rest of his life alone for her, but why? Why couldn't he hold on for even such a short time? How cheap her love

Cheap?

feelings for each other, from

the only one in her life, but he only treated her as one of

not

burden in her heart, but she couldn't fall asleep, and her

campus, Valerie was giving a Russian lecture.

felt like she was beside him. Moreover, she could speak Russian very well. It was exactly the

narrowed his eyes as he listened. He began to drift

feeling tired, and his mind was filled with moments when Alicia murmured into her headphones. He had

every time

remind her the

time they quarreled!

laugh and make jokes. No matter how unhappy

was noisy and always so insensitive, but very

felt as if someone was calling him. Frederick opened his eyes and saw Valerie standing beside him. Most of the seats around him

up and tidied his slightly wrinkled clothes. He sounded calm and he didn't feel shy or flustered at all although he was caught sleeping. "Yes, was it very boring?" Valerie asked. It even made him fall asleep. This was definitely

of it mattered to Frederick. "No, it's very nice! Your voice is very nice!" He

Valerie giggled, "Mr. Clements, you sure have a

it mean that he was interested in her? She was

"Okay!" Frederick agreed.

fall asleep until it was one in the morning anyway. Just when Frederick moved his body, a burst of jasmine fragrance swept over him.

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