"Juno, you didn’t even use much force, how did she end up like this? First, she’s playing hard to get and now it's a pity act. Are all the girls in this country so clever? How is it that after just three years abroad, I can’t figure them out anymore?"
Sasha forced a bitter smile. After yesterday's injury, she felt so weak that it only took a small push for her to fall.
But unfortunately, the man who once cherished her, now easily believed Quinn's words and only saw her with disgust in his eyes.
"Always pretending, huh? You’re so good at this. It’s just a little blood and I’m sure you’ll heal on your own!"
Quinn chuckled lightly. "Juno, let’s go. Let’s head to my little house, roast some oranges, drink tea and read books. Remember, no other business during the day."
Upon hearing her suggestive words, Sasha finally noticed that under her coat, Quinn was wearing a low-necked sweater, revealing an ambiguous mark.
Sasha's heart ached painfully.
She had been with Juno for three years and they had only hugged and kissed, never going further.
She had thought it was out of respect for her, but now she realized that his uncontrollable feelings were only for the one he truly loved. And she was not worthy.
Juno and Quinn had already walked far away. But those little red marks seemed like a beast with a gaping bloody mouth, biting Sasha's heart into a bloody mess.
When she arrived at the factory's medical room, the doctor was shocked. "The wound just started to scab, how did it get worse again? Do you still want to celebrate the New Year?"
New Year?
Sasha's heart stung with sadness.
For Juno, she hadn't returned home for three years. She missed home. She desperately wanted to go home for the New Year.
The factory was decorated with lamps and festivity, making it a joyful scene. Yet Sasha, covered in scars, went to the workshop supervisor to apply for resignation and request a referral letter.
Nowadays, individuals without identification documents needed a referral letter to leave the province.
The workshop supervisor, who had witnessed her relationship with Juno from the beginning, agreed with regret.
"It's close to the New Year now, even with a referral letter, the earliest you can leave is the tenth day of the new year."
"Then let's make it the tenth day. Thank you, Sir."
That day was exactly fifteen days later. It was the day she was supposed to be dismissed.