The One Who Loves More Always Cries First

I received a call from my good friend Oliver Baker in the middle of the night and insisted on going out despite my boyfriend's anger.

I arrived at the entrance of the bar and picked up the heavily drunk Oliver, and took care of him at home for the night.

The next afternoon, when I woke up and called my boyfriend to pick me up, the phone rang for a long time and he didn't answer.

When I angrily returned home, it was already empty.

I didn't know that this was the last straw.

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"Theo Kelly, get out of my way. Oliver is waiting for me at the bar. He is so young. If I go late, what if he feels uncomfortable and no one takes care of him?" I said to my boyfriend.

Theo looked angry and pointed at my nose, saying, "Irvin Hannah, are you crazy? It's already one o'clock in the middle of the night, and you want to go to the bar to pick up a man you just met a few days ago?"

Facing Theo's furious outburst, I was already used to it. He has always been like this, being narrow-minded.

I disdainfully said, "You're happily sleeping at home, but Oliver might be lying on the ground without anyone taking care of him. You have no sympathy at all. He is my good friend, you are so petty."

"Why should I sympathize with a stranger? Irvin, today you must give me an explanation, otherwise..."

I didn't even finish listening to Theo's words before pushing him away and rushing out of the door.

I had no psychological burden about this, anyway he will forgive me.

Theo stood in the room, neither closing the door nor sitting down, just staring at me with no expression on his face.

In a daze, I seemed to hear something breaking.

But at this moment, my mind was full of the handsome college student Oliver, where can I care about anything else?

Until the elevator arrived, I frowned and glanced at Theo, then quickly rushed into the elevator.

When I went downstairs, I inexplicably looked at the window of our house and found that the lights were already off.

I just thought that Theo was angry, he doesn't understand me at all, and still tries to control my social life.

I didn't have time to think about it, and Oliver called again to urge me.

I picked up the drunk Oliver at the entrance of the bar. It was not easy for me to take him home. He couldn't sleep all night and I stayed by his side.

I helped him clean up the vomit and made sobering soup. Oliver fell asleep when it was just getting light.

I didn't sleep all night either. I called Theo and asked him to pick me up.

But Theo, who usually answers the phone immediately, didn't answer until it hung up automatically today.

I was full of anger and rushed back to our home, only to find that there was no one inside.

I didn't care and went straight to the bedroom and went to sleep.

Everyone envies me for having a rich boyfriend and having nothing to do.

Because of my outstanding appearance, I never lack suitors around me, and I also enjoy the feeling of being pursued.

Although my boyfriend Theo has expressed dissatisfaction many times, he cherished this relationship because he pursued me for a long time before I agreed to be with him.

So whenever he gets angry, as long as I give him a way out, he will forgive me obediently. So this time, I don't care either.

I slept until the afternoon, and Oliver called me to have a meal, thanking me for saving his life last night.

I got up and put on beautiful makeup, then went out for the appointment.

Oliver is a junior sports student who loves playing games. Since it was not yet mealtime, Oliver asked me to accompany him to the computer city.

In the computer city, Oliver immediately fell in love with a top-of-the-line keyboard that cost over 600.

Seeing Oliver's embarrassed look of wanting but not having money, as a good buddy, I bought it with my credit card and without any hesitation.

Oliver immediately lifted me up and spun around, feeling his youthful vitality. I was also very happy.

After paying the bill, I realized that the keyboard Oliver chose seemed to have been mentioned by Theo before.

Thinking about his recent attitude towards me, I casually bought him a basic version as well. Since I was in a good mood, I'll consider it as giving him a way out.

Originally, I was planning to go home and wait for Theo.

But Oliver excitedly wanted to take me to the internet cafe to try out the new keyboard. Unable to resist his flattery while looking at his exquisite and handsome face, I went with him.

This game lasted until after eight o'clock. Oliver wanted to invite me to have skewers, but I refused and went back home.

Theo was tidying up the tableware when I returned home.

I looked at the dishes and tableware on the table, and he actually fried a steak at home alone, it seems that he also drank a little red wine.

"Here, haven't you always wanted this keyboard?" I handed the laptop bag containing the keyboard to Theo.

Theo glanced at me lightly and said indifferently, "Okay, thank you."

"Don't you want to open it and have a look? I specially went to pick it out for you this afternoon!"

I said in a harsh tone. Did Theo not care about other people's hard work? Who was he trying to show off to?

After listening to what I said, Theo opened the keyboard, but he didn't seem happy at all.

"What's wrong with you? Are you still angry with Oliver? In my eyes, he's just a friend of mine. Are you jealous of him?"

"No, Oliver is the only one studying here, so he naturally needs to be taken care of. I understand you and will not interfere with your social life anymore," Theo calmly said.

I thought he had accepted this step, and immediately pouted and said, "I haven't eaten yet."

I also wanted to eat steak. Just thinking about Theo's cooking skills, my stomach growled.

"Oh, then you order takeout." Theo packed up the tableware and went straight to the study, without any intention of frying steak for me.

I suddenly felt angry, feeling suffocated in my chest, and without thinking, I turned my head and slammed the door and left.

I called Oliver, and he was eating barbecue with his classmates at the school gate. After receiving my call, he immediately invited me over.

Surrounded by a group of male athletes, I drank a lot of alcohol and invited them to go karaoke after eating barbecue. I didn't return home until after 2 o'clock in the middle of the night.

If it were usual, Theo would definitely keep the lights on and wait for me to come home, and then we would have a big argument, expressing his grievances and unwillingness.

Every time, I find him annoying, always hesitating and not acting like a man.

But today, he didn't wait for me and fell asleep on his own.

I stood in front of his bed, looking at his sleeping face intently.

Soon, he frowned slightly and turned over dissatisfied.

Because of the alcohol, I felt a burst of anger in my heart. I had originally wanted to apologize to him proactively, but now I couldn't be bothered to even look at him.

A man who doesn't care about others' efforts doesn't deserve forgiveness.

The next day, I found that Theo had already left.

As expected, Theo and I started another silent treatment, ignoring each other.

Every day, I still had endless dinner invitations, just like before.

I enjoyed playing murder mystery games, singing at karaoke bars, and going on off-road adventures.

Thanks to Theo's financial support, my hobbies are extremely diverse. Even if there's a popular food in a certain area, I can go and eat it with a few good friends, and Theo naturally foots the bill.

After several days, I finally realized that this time Theo didn't take the initiative to make peace.

If it were before, he would have found a reason to make peace with me a long time ago, but not this time.

My credit card has never been suspended, so I know Theo must be holding back, wanting me to give him another chance.

It's been about a week, and I'm thinking of giving him another chance. He's actually quite pitiful.

As a financial person, I work long hours every day and my life is boring. It's nothing like my buddies who enjoy the freedom of youth.

At noon, I picked up Oliver from school and took a photo with him at a dessert shop near the school.

I deliberately showed off Oliver's well-defined arm muscles and captioned it on Instagram: [Warm coffee, warm as the palm of your hand.]

I just wanted to annoy Theo for not talking to me for so long!

I wanted him to know that I'm not just any ordinary woman. There are plenty of people pursuing me.

But when I posted it on Instagram, Theo didn't immediately send me a questioning message like he used to on WhatsApp.

Instead, a lot of my good friends liked it, and several asked me where I was, but none of them were from Theo.

Instead of feeling relieved, I suddenly felt a sense of loss in my heart.

It's like accidentally losing something very important.

I held my phone and stared blankly, it took me a while to react when Oliver called me.

"Irvin, what are you daydreaming about?" Oliver reached out and lifted my chin, turning my face towards him.

"What are you doing!" I shook off Oliver's hand and suddenly felt repulsed by his face.

The whole afternoon, Theo ignored me, as if he hadn't seen my Instagram.

I started to feel uneasy in my heart. In the evening, I called Theo. "Theo, let's have dinner together after work."

"No, I have to work overtime at the company today." Theo said in a flat tone.

I was about to blurt out and question him. In the past, no matter how important things were, he would always cancel them to accompany me!

But today, I forcibly swallowed this sentence and quickly said, "Then I'll wait for you after work to pick you up."

After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, Theo reluctantly agreed.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard Theo agree, and I was even somewhat glad in my heart.

"Irvin, it's my birthday tonight. My parents gave me some money, and I invite you to have fun! I'll send you the location later."

Oliver hung up the phone without waiting for me to speak.

I thought for a moment and didn't call back.

I may have neglected Theo recently. Thinking about his coldness towards me, I felt a bit scared. I'm afraid he really doesn't want me anymore.

I decided to meet Oliver tonight and consider it as putting an end to this period of time we spent together.

Oliver invited many classmates to come and booked a large private room.

Under the compliments of a group of male college students, and considering Theo's coldness towards me recently, I drank a whole bottle of red wine by myself.

When we were about to leave the restaurant for the second venue, I was blown by the cold wind outside and suddenly remembered the arrangement with Theo.

I checked my phone and it was already 8:15 in the evening.

It's okay...

Not too late.

I immediately called Theo, and he answered quickly.

"Theo, I'm on my way, there's a bit of traffic, please wait for me."

Theo calmly said on the other end of the phone. "Okay, take your time."

I immediately hailed a taxi and got in. Oliver, who was talking with classmates, also got in with me, smiling and asking. "Irvin, why are we still going to the same place?"

"What same place? I have something to do today, I'm going home. You guys go have fun." I said with a frown.

Oliver's face turned dark, but quickly recovered and said, "Then let me take you home, it's not safe this late."

In the end, I didn't persuade Oliver. The taxi quickly arrived at Theo's company downstairs.

I was a little nervous, after all, this was Theo's first time meeting Oliver. I was afraid that he would misunderstand.

Theo calmly opened the car door and glanced at the back seat. Without saying a word, he sat in the passenger seat.

"Is this Theo? He's really talented. Irvin, you're so lucky." Oliver couldn't sense the atmosphere in the car and said with a smile.

"Well, if you have something to do, go ahead and play. I'll just take a taxi home by myself," Theo said without looking back as he was about to unfasten his seatbelt.

I immediately said, "No, I had a few drinks and Oliver sent me home because he was worried."

"That's right, Theo. You're so busy that you don't have time to accompany Irvin. As his younger brother, it's natural for me to take responsibility," Oliver said affectionately, putting his arm around my shoulder.

"Thank you then," Theo said, staring at his phone without even looking at us.

Then he put on his headphones and started discussing work with his colleagues.

This made both Oliver and me feel a little embarrassed.

I subconsciously felt dissatisfied. What did Theo mean by intentionally embarrassing me?

I had a straight face and no longer spoke.

When I got home, Theo went straight to the bedroom.

Looking at the closed bedroom door, my face changed for a while, and in the end, I stomped my foot and angrily went back to the small bedroom.

I didn't sleep all night, and memories of Theo and me kept appearing in my mind.

Thinking about his recent attitude towards me, and tonight, Oliver's inappropriate behavior, he didn't react at all. I cried in grievance.

I was wrong. I didn't consider Theo's feelings. I really let him down.

I got up before dawn the next day and prepared a sumptuous breakfast, carefully covering it with a plate, waiting for Theo to wake up.

Eight fifteen.

Theo woke up.

I quickly got up from the sofa and said, "You're awake, let's have breakfast."

Seeing my exhausted look, Theo said, "You didn't sleep yesterday?"

"I can't sleep, it's okay, I'll take a nap later. You go ahead and eat. If you can't get used to the food, tell me what you want to eat and I'll make it for you," I said to Theo eagerly.

Theo suddenly smiled and said, "I ordered breakfast at the company, so it would be a waste not to eat it."

I stood still in a daze, and scenes from before flashed through my mind.

At that time, I would make breakfast for him every morning.

But later, as Theo got promoted and earned more money, I quit my job.

Because I had less money in the pocket, my hobbies were becoming more and more extensive, and I often socialized late at night.

Theo has argued with me more than once because of breakfast. Later, I got angry and told him that I would never make breakfast for him in my whole life.

From that day on...

After Theo left, I sat alone at the dining table, staring at the breakfast that had already gone cold.