The Woman From Hell

Tory shrugged but did not say anything else.

"Are you admiring the scenery?" I asked with a smile.

Perhaps it was because of the beautiful scenery, he did not seem as despicable as usual. I decided to stay and chat with him a bit longer.

Tory grinned. "Have you ever stared up at a cruise ship in awe from a little wooden raft?"

I shook my head. "I'm afraid no one has ever done that. A wooden raft has no way of traveling long distances across the ocean, and a luxury cruise ship can never be placed in a small lake. I'm afraid that they'l never have a chance to meet."

"There's always that one-in-a-million possibility."

I shrugged. "Perhaps."

"I've seen it. At that moment, I thought to myself that if I were given the chance one day, I would turn my life around. I would stand on the cruise ship and stare across the ocean."

expanse of the

"But you're not as happy as you

I've achieved my dreams and I've reached my goals. Why would I feel empty inside? At the same time, those who say that the rich also have

did not refute his words. I stared at the city in the distance that was becoming smaller and smaller. I

just wanted to find a topic to talk to you about. I heard that we have similar

are you

about it carefully. I did not think

a child, I lived with my mother. Her work was not decent, and even I got dragged into it. I was reprimanded for the mistakes she made. People would naturally feel superior in front of those who were weaker. At the slightest mistake, they would express their sense of superiority by hurting the

furrowed my brows. "Our experiences growing up are completely different. Not only was my childhood good, but it was also pretty blissful. I'd say it was the most blissful time of

you. I don't want to have to console you just because

didn't want you to console me. I just

was a complex person made up of contradictions. I truly had no way of understanding