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."

at the vast expanse of the ocean. "I did

downed the remainder of my wine, then spoke dryly, "But you're not as happy as you thought you'd be,

you mistaking reality for a TV show? The protagonist works his ass off and when he finally reaches the top, he feels nothing but emptiness. How ridiculous. 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 troubles and envy the family, friendship, and love the poor have are all nonsense. Only

city in the distance that was becoming smaller and smaller. I asked, "So, what

narrowed his eyes. "I just wanted to find a topic to talk to you about. I heard that we have similar experiences, so I couldn't

What are you talking

about it carefully. I did not think we had any

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 weak. At that moment, I promised myself that if I ever became one of the strong ones, I would hurt those who hurt

good, but it was also pretty blissful. I'd say

you. I don't want to have to console you just because of the trauma you suffered in your

words not anger him, but Tory even responded with a smile. "I didn't want you to console me. I just wanted to rant to someone whom I didn't hate that much. Now

complex person made up of contradictions. I