On that day, I was going to the continent region for medical exchange.
My boyfriend of seven years refused to send me.
At that time, he was lying in bed with his female friend Susan, covered with a quilt and playing games together.
I heard the urging voice of his female friend on the other end of the phone.
While my boyfriend impatiently said to me.
"Can you stop being so melodramatic? Susan is depressed and needs someone to accompany her."
Later, I announced my new relationship with a younger boyfriend I just met.
But he begged me with red eyes.
"Nicole, can you give me another chance?"
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"Lucas Yates, where are you? My plane is about to take off."
"Can you stop rushing me? It's not like I'm not coming back."
Before I could finish, Lucas on the other side of the phone became impatient.
"Mr. Yates, are you still playing?"
The video camera of Lucas turned to his bitch friend Susan Lawrence.
I saw the two of them lying on a bed, very intimate.
"Lucas Yates, do you know what you're doing? Is it appropriate for you two to lie on the same bed?"
Looking guilty, Susan apologized to me, but she showed no intention of getting off the bed.
"Nicole Green, can you stop being so melodramatic? Susan has depression and needs someone to accompany her."
Before I could say anything, Lucas angrily hung up the phone.
Forget it, I should have expected it.
Feeling lonely, I put down my phone and looked around sadly at the young couples who were bidding farewell.
Suddenly, an old lady 50 meters away fell to the ground clutching her chest and convulsing.
At this moment, the boarding reminder sounded in the airport, and the plane I was taking was about to take off.
In front of me was a patient, behind me was honor, which seemed to be a difficult choice for me.
Forget it, I can just change my flight.
With only a moment's hesitation, I rushed towards the old lady and performed first aid measures.
The old lady was taken away by an ambulance, and I missed my boarding time as well.
While preparing to change my flight, I received a news notification on my phone.
Flight A5566 crashed in Caribbean one hour after departure.
This news made me feel like I was in an ice cave.
If I hadn't given the old lady first aid, I would have died on that flight.
The ringing of my phone broke my trance.
Countless WhatsApp messages came in, which were from my family and friends and they were all worried about my safety, but there was no news from Lucas.
Has Lucas seen the news? Is he worried about me?
Maybe he hasn't seen the message yet.
While I still comforted myself, I fixed my eyes on Lucas' chat box, praying to receive his message in the next second.
2I met Lucas in college.
At that time, I was the eSports goddess of the medical school, and I often passionately chatted on the mic to teammates who played poorly.
By chance, I was matched with Lucas.
Lucas was also poor at the game and I scolded him fiercely for one round.
After being scolded so much, Lucas couldn't stand it and suggested that we add each other on WhatsApp to argue.
So, I added Lucas on WhatsApp.
Just as I was about to passionately vent, Lucas sent a message to me.
"Are you Nicole Green from B University?"
"I'm sorry, my beauty. It's my fault, and I will practice hard."
Before I could say anything, the other side sent me messages with apologies.
Without much thought, I directly blacklisted him and solved the issue just like that.
But I didn't expect that Lucas really did practice the Hero game well.
One day, one month later, Lucas invited me to join a team with his gaming account.
By then, I had already forgotten that this was a teammate I had once criticized.
After joining the team, Lucas quickly started the game and then accused me of blocking him.
I ignored him and silently played the game, but the enemies were couples on the opposite side targeting me and killed me three times in a few minutes.
Just as I was preparing for the fourth death, Lucas' helper came down and took down the enemy couple.
"While I don't use my ultimate skill, how you dared to be addicted to bullying my goddess?"
I admit that Lucas was a bit handsome at that moment.
We lost that game, but Lucas was still very happy.
Facing the questioning and cursing from teammates, he just smiled and said that the game was less important than me.
Later, I didn't blacklist Lucas' WhatsApp and we started to contact each other more.
Not long after, I met him at B University cafeteria and we quickly established a romantic relationship.
3Lucas was very good to me, and we were recognized as the glamorous couple of B University, and were thought to definitely get married by our classmates.
After graduation, Lucas became a senior executive of a company, and his handsome appearance and high income made me envy by all my classmates.
But my happiness changed when Susan Lawrence, Lucas' childhood sweetheart, came back.
At first, it was just Lucas, who used to claim that the game was less important than me, chose to protect Susan, who was a mage in the game, and gave up on me.
Although he explained to me afterwards that it was just for the victory of the game, I still felt a little sad.
But Susan did not disappear from our lives.
She would shamelessly participate in Lucas' and my dates and ask me to take photos of her in the name of being his good buddy.
Lucas also connive this childhood sweetheart of his, although it would always end up when he apologized to me afterwards and asked me to forgive Susan.
Later, Susan would be in the car that Lucas picked me up from work.
At first, Susan just sat in the back seat of the car and interrupted our conversation.
Until one rainy day, when I opened the passenger seat of Lucas' car as usual, I found her sitting there.
"Nicole, let Susan sit in the front because she gets carsick."
Susan didn't say anything, but Lucas was the first to speak to her to ease the situation.
After sitting in the back for so long, she started to get carsick now?
I rolled my eyes, crossed my arms, and looked at Susan, showing no intention of giving in.
"Nicole, I'm really sorry, I'm not feeling well today, so let me sit in the front now."
Susan looked at me with a pitiful look, as if I had done something rude to her, and she was about to cry in the next second.
"If you're not feeling well, you can take a taxi and sit in the front seat."
As I was saying that, I opened the taxi app on my phone and called a taxi.
"I've called a taxi for you, and this time you can sit in the front seat. By the way, if you don't know how to use the taxi app, I can teach you so you don't have to steal a ride every day."
"Nicole, you're going too far. Susan is my friend."
Lucas shouted at me angrily, which was the first time I saw his furious side.
"Lucas, it's all my fault. Don't argue because of me."
Susan held Lucas, who was angry, but she still sat in the seat without any intention of getting off.
"Okay, Lucas, if you think she's so good, you can date her."
I slammed the car door and took a taxi home alone.
4I sat on the sofa sulking. At this moment, Lucas came back, he hugged me with both hands, pressed me against his chest and whispered to me, then he was asking me not to get angry because of Susan.
"Lucas Yates, I'm not against you having female friends, but don't you think you're getting too close to Susan?"
"No, Nicole, we're just ordinary friends."
"Lucas, if you can't keep your distance from Susan, then we should seriously consider our relationship."
After saying that, I turned and went into the bedroom.
Half an hour later, Lucas opened the bedroom door, got into bed, and hugged me from behind, agreeing to my request.
After that, I never saw Susan by Lucas' side again. Just when I thought our life had returned to the way it used to be, Susan caused trouble again.
Lucas and I were at a college class reunion when Susan called him.
"Lucas, I know I shouldn't disturb you, but this is the last time and I just want to say goodbye to you."
"Susan, what's wrong?" Lucas stood up from his seat.
Susan didn't say anything, but with the sound of the howling wind, we could hear the voices around her.
"Miss, don't do anything rash. No matter what happens, you can't jump off the building."
Without saying anything, Lucas quickly ran out. I and the other classmates followed closely behind.
Lucas quickly found Susan, who was standing on the rooftop, swinging her legs at this moment. When she saw Lucas coming, she started crying again.
"Lucas, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you, but I can't bear to let go of our relationship after all these years. You know, I have no family, but only you."
"Hey, young man, are you this girl's boyfriend? You should comfort her."
The surrounding onlookers said to Lucas one after another.
"Calm down, Susan, I promise you, we will still be like before."
"No, I can't make it difficult for you."
Susan still resisted and refused to come back.
"But I can't bear it, Lucas. Look, this is the necklace you gave me, and I really like it."
I looked at the necklace in her hand, which was exactly the same as mine, and I felt so cold in my heart.
The happiness I once thought of became extremely ridiculous at this moment.
The gentle man who put the necklace on me would also give the same necklace to other women.
"Susan, we will definitely go back to the way we were before. Look, this is the letter you wrote to me before, it still has your scent, and I have kept it all along."
Lucas took out a pink envelope and walked forward calmly. Finally, he found the right moment and pulled her back from the edge of danger.
Susan was very emotional as she cried and laughed, so she soon fainted.
Lucas picked her up and rushed downstairs to the hospital. During this period, he didn't even look at me.
5I didn't know how I got home, but I only remember Lucas' shout that day, the happy cheers of the crowd around, and the sympathetic eyes of my classmates.
Lucas didn't come back that night. It wasn't until dawn that he came back to our house exhausted.
Also coming back with him was Susan, who was sleeping soundly in his arms.
Lucas carefully put her in the second bedroom, tucked her in, and then walked to the living room to explain to me.
"The doctor said Susan has depression and needs to recuperate at our house for a while."
"Lucas, why should she stay at our house when she's sick? Are you a savior?"
"Nicole, stop your childish nonsense. Since Susan is my friend, you shouldn't restrict my normal interaction with her."
"Well, Lucas, tell me, what kind of a friend needs a necklace which is like your girlfriend's?"
"Come on, Nicole, Susan is sick, can you not argue with her about these things?"
"Okay, then you two go ahead, I'm leaving now."
I slammed the door and left, but Lucas didn't chase after me as usual, nor did we have any further communication.
I rented a small house near the hospital and lived there for less than a month. Then I received a notice from the center that there was a place for me to go to the continent region for medical exchange, which would last for six months.
Of course, I knew the meaning behind this. It also proved that after I returned from the continent region, I would have further promotion opportunities.
Without any hesitation, I agreed to this trip.
This was also the first time I returned to our home with Lucas after a month to pack my clothes for the trip to the continent region.
Lucas also saw me coming back and stood up to greet me, saying.
"Nicole, then there you're."
I ignored him and packed my luggage.
"Nicole, what are you doing?"
Lucas stopped me from packing my luggage and hugged me tightly.
"I'm going to the continent region. Congratulations, you and Susan are free now."
"Nicole, why didn't you consider me at all? What shall I do if you leave?"
"Lucas, don't be too selfish."
I pushed him away, tidied up my clothes, and prepared to leave.
"By the way, in order to let Susan receive better treatment, we're breaking up."
"Nicole, don't go, please. I will take care of the matter of Susan."
Lucas held me tightly, preventing me from leaving.
I looked at the familiar face in front of me, memories flooded my mind, and I couldn't help but felt softhearted.
6"Then I'll give you one last chance to handle Susan’s issue before I come back from the continent region.
Lucas nodded quickly and promised to have dinner with me the day before I left and send me off the next day.
On the day before I left, I got up early to prepare dinner. I was busy all afternoon and finally made a table of dishes, waiting for Lucas to come back and have dinner together.
At ten o'clock in the evening, I reheated the meal again and again, but in the end, I only received a message from him.
[Susan's condition has worsened, and I have to accompany her. I will definitely come to send you tomorrow.]
But he broke his promise.
Not only did Lucas not come, but he also happily lay on a bed with Susan.
I didn't receive any calls or messages from him, but I saw Susan's Instagram.
"I'm glad to meet him."
The picture showed Susan cuddling in Lucas' arms with flowers.
Looking at her Instagram, I shook my head self-deprecatingly, and sent the last message to him.
"We should break up." I calmly said.
Then I took out the SIM card, boarded the plane to the continent region after rescheduling.