But he said coldly, "She was just young and being ignorant. Do you have to make a big deal out of this?"
In his opinion, I was the unreasonable one.
But I was the one who was bullied and threatened.
I couldn't accept the result and wanted to appeal, but he just left after saying,
"Calm down. I'll contact you when you think it through."
However, he probably didn't expect us to be separated forever.
"Charlie, is this the justice you've been upholding?" I wanted to ask him.
I looked at his face, and suddenly, I felt like I had never known him.
Kyle chatted with him for a while and then went back to the bureau.
After he left, Charlie pinched the cigarette butt between his fingertips, threw it into the trash can, and left as well.
He returned home and found the house dark and silent.
Charlie stared in the direction of the bedroom. Just as he took a few steps towards it, the phone in his pocket rang.
When he picked up the phone, Yasmin Luke's crying voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Charlie, I'm so scared. Can you come over?"
Charlie became nervous suddenly. "Don't be afraid. I'll right over."
Looking at his nervous expression, I felt bitter.
I thought he didn't care about anything and was always calm and nonchalant, and I never saw any other expressions on his face.
And now, I saw a different Charlie because of Yasmin.
Only then did I realize that he was also an ordinary person, with his own joys and sorrows.
Charlie didn't hang up the phone. He hurried over while comforting her through the phone.
When he arrived at her house, Yasmin, who was wearing a halter dress, threw herself at Charlie, crying.
Charlie paused and let her hold him.
After a while, he pushed her away calmly.
"Yasmin, you shouldn't have called me."
The crying Yasmin looked petite and cute. Anyone who saw her red and watery eyes would feel sorry for her.
No one would think of her as an abuser.
Therefore, when Charlie found out that she was the one bullying me, he got mad and thought it was just a trick I used to win his favor.
Later, even if I provided evidence and sent Yasmin to jail, he still believed her unconditionally.
"Charlie, I don't care about anyone except you. Can you just stay here with me?"
"I'm married."
Charlie avoided her hand quietly and spoke with forbearance and restraint.