The most terrible enemies aren't your canny rivals but those ignorant people without anything.
At the moment, Karin feels her biggest enemy is herself.
Troy deeply furrows his brows, his eyes filled with endless guilt and sorrow.
"Karin, never have I thought about getting both your love and my revenge. I just beg you to spare me
some time to think about it. I've got a lot on my mind. The bed news almost eats me up, and I'm no less
annoyed than you."
She has suffered disappointment time and time again, but this time comes like a wrecking ball.
"Fine. You'd better make a right choice, as our future depends on it."
Teardrops in the eyes, she can't bear this abnormal relationship anymore. This is Troy's last time to get
her love back.
Her teardrops slowly run down her cheeks as she swivels to step away. Before she walks out of his
vision, she says, "I should have let you die there in the first place, otherwise you wouldn't have tortured
me like this."
Waiting is like a black hole, and no one knows when to get out of it. She used to wait for him to
complete his plan, but she never thinks she should continue to wait for him to make a choice after the
failure of the plan.
Maybe making a choice is hard and painful, but destiny is always ruthless.
Out of Charles Commercial Building, Karin climbs the mountain and visits the same cliff she always
visits. Sitting on the ground, she looks up at the azure sky with white clouds. Then she closes her eyes
to feel the darkness; she opens her eyes to see the bright sunshine.
She's lost into her thoughts. Is the love she wants in the first place? When she made up her mind to
follow Robert's lead to Troy, there was only longing for a simple love, without sad tears, lies, guilt or the
most important one, the fucking revenge.
Comparing her initial purpose to her present life, she finds this is not what she wants.
For the first time, she wants to leave Troy.
Having made up her mind, she goes to William's apartment, waiting at his door for over two hours.
William doesn't arrive at his apartment until the night falls.
Getting out of his car, he takes out his keys to open the door and notices Karin with shock.
After he realizes she's Karin, she lowers her head and says, "William, can I ask you for a favor?"
"Come on in."
He quickly opens his door and takes her into the living room.
Before sitting in the sofa, he pours a glass of water for her and asks him, "What kind of favor?"
After a moment of silence, she answers, "You said to Troy that you'd take me away, right?"
He's shocked and asks, sounding confused, "Do you want it?"
"Yes."
She nods firmly, and her eyes are full of resolution.
"Is he going to marry Mia?"
"I don't know, but I don't want to wait for his decision any longer. It's my life and I want to take control.
No matter what kind of choice he makes, I'm afraid that we will never get back together."
"Why does he have to marry Mia? For some purpose?"
"For revenge, and he needs Mia to tell the truth of her parents' death."
"Well."
"Are you willing to help me out?"
"Of course. Are you sure you want to do this?"
"I have to, or I'll never get happy again. He'll never give up on the revenge for me. Even if he drops it,
he'll never let it go. After years, he'll blame me for stopping his revenge and make him fail his parents. I
know him too well, and he'll never settle for where he is. The revenge will always remain as a wall
blocking us, making us unhappy."
"Then you want me to send you back to your home?"
She shakes her head. "No. Anywhere but my home."
Confusion flashes through his eyes before he understands her bitterness.
"You don't want your family to know that you've left Zurich?"
"…Yep."
It's more like she can't let them know about it. She's just too proud to face them since she has to pay
for her blind stubbornness.
She sees his expression and says, "It's okay if you're not able to help me."
"Not at all. I just think about which place will make the best destination."
"Maybe Edinburgh?"
"Actually, I come here hoping you'd get me out of my present life. As long as I leave Zurich, you can
come back and live your life as usual."
"Why?"
"Troy's afraid that I'll leave him, so he has his men on the border to stop me. I can't leave here on my
own."
"You mean you want me to cover for you?"
"Yes. We can make it if we change our appearance to pretend that we're a couple."
William thinks about it for a moment and asks, "Are you sure to leave?"
"Yes!"
"Okay. Let's go to Edinburgh."
They decide to leave by air in three days. Out of William's apartment, Karin looks up and appreciates
the bright moon.
In the following two days, she acts as usual without a trace of leaving Troy. As she expects, Troy hasn't
made his choice yet.
On the morning of the third day, she goes to school and tells Billie seriously, "Billie, I deliberate for a
whole night and decides to tell you this."
"What?"
"I'm leaving Zurich. The plane will take off at 1 p.m. for Edinburgh."
"Huh?? You're leaving Zurich? Leaving Troy?"
"Shush."
She hushes Billie and says, "I don't want to tell you, but I don't want to leave you without a farewell.
After all, it's not you who breaks my heart. Please take care. Don't push Robert too hard. I don't want
you to have the same bad romance as I do. That's all, bye."
"Wait!"
Billie grabs her arm and screams angrily, "Are those your last words before death? Why do you have to
run away from him when he doesn't marry Mia?"
"Sooner or later, they'll get married."
"Impossible. You know how much he loves you…"
"He does love me, but he can marry the other woman at the same time. If you're my best friend, you're
expected to tell this to nobody. I'll call you when I get to Edinburgh."
"Are you sure you want to leave him?"
"I know what I'm doing."
"Does Troy know you're leaving?"
"I can't leave if he knows."
Billie rubs her hair. "But he'll be heartbroken if you leave him."
"Or the heartbroken one will be me."
"Karin, listen. Life is like a gamble, and you can't always be the winner. As long as you have the
leverage in your palm, there's always a hope. Your leverage is Troy's love for you. Give it more time,
and he may win your heart again."
"I have repeated it several times to myself, but I don't want to fool myself any longer."
Karin has made up her mind to leave. No matter how reasonable Billie's words are, she'll stick to her
thoughts.
"What about your unfinished study here?"
"Drop it."
"Drop it? But you have been here for half a year. Without a diploma, nobody can prove that you have
studied abroad."
"I don't need it. My ability is more than a sheet of paper. Gold always shines."
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