"Go home," he said to Finnley indifferently. “Leave me in peace.”

"Will you... go to work tomorrow?" Finnley asked tentatively, "Shall I adjust your schedules? You need a good rest."

Ivan didn't answer, feeling as if the next day was too far away from him. He didn't have the energy to think about it.

Finnley could understand how he felt. "Ok, I know what to do. Please take care, Mr. Marsh. I'll keep you updated.”

Ivan didn't reply, and Finnley left.

He closed the door. Ivan stood up and locked it from the inside. Then he pulled out two bottles of whisky from the wine cabinet, sitting in front of the window.

His eyes were full of anger. Recalling every moment he spent with Jennifer in the past few days, he felt his heart was torn apart by grief, which he had never felt so in his life before.

Probably, since he encountered Jennifer for the first time seven years ago, he had loved her to the core.

He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.

opened the lid, lifted the bottle, and gulped

the burning sensation from his throat all the way to his stomach. The scenes

Can you answer my question now? Have you got the answer,

don't know when it started. Probably from the moment that I wished you could be happy, that I could cure the wounds on your back as well as your stomach problem,

wishes were about him and for his own

heard the wind blowing outside. He gulped down the whisky

hitting his jumbled mind. Each

could it be so

while drinking the alcohol for a whole night, waiting for Finnley's

her greatly, Ivan picked up the stomach medicine from Jennifer. Staring at the small bottle in his hand, he had mixed feelings. The dawn broke the day. Ivan's heart was occupied by his love, worry, and hate toward

she had gone without telling him,

the medicine bottle. Her kindly reminders

beside him anymore. What was the point even

all his strength and crushed it, which he had been holding for a whole

Some rolled under the sofa, some rolled between the mats, and some rolled to the window. All were gone. About eight empty bottles were placed on the coffee table. However, Ivan didn't think he was

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