When Karin arrives at the appointed place to meet Robert, he looks grim, which makes Karin feel bad.
“What happened to Billie?” Karin asks.
Robert shakes his head. “I want to tell you something about you and Troy.”
“What’s the matter?”
He frowns as it’s hard to tell her.
“What the hell are you going to say?”
“On the evening of February 20th. Where are you…”
She’s entirely shocked to death, not knowing what to say.
“I’ve got a parcel sent to Troy today. He’s not there, so I have the privilege to open the parcel for him
without his presence, and…”
He fails to continue his words as Karin’s trembling with fear.
“Does he see the pictures?”
She asks stiffly as she knows what Robert means. She has known that she was set up when William
took her to see the security videos of the hotel. Whoever wants to set her up must have a grab of her,
and sends Troy the pictures today.
“No, I didn’t tell him when he was out of the company with some Japanese clients.”
“Can you show me the pictures?”
Robert takes them out from his pocket. Karin reaches out for them with shaking hands.
Tears trickling down her cheeks as she can’t imagine how Troy will feel if he finds them. Why would
they have to show up today when she’s about to tell Troy the truth.
“I believe you didn’t mean to do this.”
Karin weeps and tells Robert what happened. Then she begs, “I really appreciate it that you could
contact me first the time you get the pictures. I know how loyal you are to your boss, but could you
please not show him these? Trust me. I’ll tell him the truth tonight.”
“Please don’t.”
Robert looks into her eyes and says sincerely, “Don’t tell him.”
“Why?”
“I know my boss too well. He won’t take it if he knows what happened to you. In no way a man can let it
go when it comes to things like this…”
“Does Billie make you say this to me?”
“No. I tell you this because I’m a man, too. I’m sure Troy believes you, though, it’s just hard for him to
forgive you. Don’t screw it up when you’re about to get married after all the ups and downs. I promise
to secretly investigate it for you, but don’t tell Troy this. His parents have failed Troy. You can’t let him
down again…”
Karin sadly cries, “But the bad guy knows my secrets and he’ll expose the pictures at any time.”
“Trust me. I’ll find the bad guy and his schemes before your pictures are exposed. But without any
investigations, Troy will definitely get angry with you if you tell him now.”
Because of the monk’s stories, she decides to tell Troy the set-up. Now she’s not sure she’ll have the
courage to do so since Robert suggest her not. She gets confused again.
“I’ll think about it.”
Tears running out of her eyes, she looks down at the floor. “Please leave me alone.”
Robert gently soothed her, “I don’t think only a few pictures can prove that you’ve cheated on Troy.
Take it easy.”
She nods. After Robert’s leaves, she cries out in the booth alone.
She almost forgets to go home but for Troy’s call.
Back to the Ziteng Garden, looking at Troy’s anxious expression, she thinks to herself, “Oh, my god.
How I wish I’d stay with him forever…”
“Are you trying to piss me off?”
“What?”
“It’s too late. Don’t you want to have a talk with me tonight?”
“Sorry. I’ve enjoyed myself too much at the classmate’s reunion party and forgotten the time.”
Grabbing Karin by the shoulder, Troy says, “You haven’t waited outside the house for me once.”
“You said you’d get annoyed if I wait for you outside.
“Never will I get annoyed.”
She nods. “Okay. I’ll wait for you at the door every day…”
“Deal! If you fool me…”
“I’m a dead body? She looks up at him with a sassy grin. “You’ve been a bit violent as you want to
punish and torture me.”
“Because I’m extremely exasperated. My wedding has been delayed over and over again. I’m dying to
marry you.”
“Now that I come back early, don’t you give me a reward?”
“Yes, I do…”
Troy levels her with an unassuming look and suddenly sweeps her off her feet. “You’ll always have a
reward from me.”
“Oops! Put me down. Yuma will see what we are doing.”
She blushes bashfully and struggles to get rid off his control. But Troy takes her all the way right to their
bedroom.
“Wait! We have to talk, remember?”
“But I want to do nothing but fuck you hard.”
“No. You have to…”
“No. I must tell you something calmly.”
Troy has no choice but to lie in the bed. “Say it. You have five minutes.”
“Can I have a bath first?”
“After our sex.”
Karin throws her fists at him. “How shameless you are…”
Troy looks at the clock. “Three minutes left.”
“I need a bath and I mean it. I just got off the plane.”
“Fine. You’ve got half an hour to have a bath.”
Karin purposely slow down to prolong the time of her bath until Troy knocks at the door. “Are you
sleeping”
She opens the door. “Nope.”
“Can we talk now?”
“Let’s go to the rooftop.”
“Why? It’s not summer.”
“It’s okay if we wrap ourselves up with a blanket.”
Troy has to agree with her since she insists. The stars are twinkling in the sky when they get to the
rooftop.
“What a beautiful evening…”
She’s admiring the beautiful scene when Troy wryly smiles. “You only want to appreciate the scene
here?”
“No. I just wish I’d see the stars with you every day.”
“I thought we’d have a talk here.”
“Fine. I admit it that I’m too tired to make love with you, so I find an excuse to run away from it…”
“You…”
Troy points at her with his finger. “I want to kill you.”
“As you like. I have no regrets to be killed by my lover.”
“You’re such a tease…”
They sit side by side wrapped up in a blanket. Troy asks, “Why don’t you draw circles
now?”
“| thought we'd have a talk here.”
“Fine. | admit it that I’m too tired to make love with you, so | find an excuse to run away from it...”
“You...”
Troy points at her with his finger. “] want to kill you.”
“As you like. | have no regrets to be killed by my lover.”
“You're such a tease...”
They sit side by side wrapped up in a blanket. Troy asks, “Why don't you draw circles
now?”
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