During the seven years I was with him, I always remembered his goodness and tried to be as gentle and tolerant as possible.
Even though he was at fault first, I would blame everything on myself.
But this time, he touched my bottom line, and I couldn't control my emotions at all.
We were on the staircase, which was some distance away from my grandma's ward.
I vented the anger that I had been holding back. "You drove the car away, and there were no taxis at that time. It was raining heavily, and my grandma almost died!"
Bruce was stunned after being slapped by me.
He couldn't believe that I would do this to him.
Without realizing his mistake, he said, "Jane, what's wrong with you? I didn't expect this to happen. Flora wanted to jump off the building because of breaking up, and I just went to comfort her."
After speaking, he walked away with a sullen face.
I didn't chase after him to keep him.
I wondered, "Do I want to get married to him and live like this for the rest of my life?"
Our boss had been very concerned about the architectural design project recently.
Departments 1 and 2 were competing in following up on the project.
As the team manager of Department 1, I couldn't take leave.
Bruce ran a small bar and was usually free.
But I didn't ask him to take care of my grandmother. Instead, I hired a nurse.
The meeting lasted until eleven o'clock in the evening, and then I rushed to the hospital.
Grandma didn't sleep but was waiting for me.
She asked me if I had had a fight with Bruce and advised me to say something nice to him. She said that we were about to get married, that I shouldn't quarrel with Bruce because of her, and that a couple should accommodate each other.
My grandmother was concerned about my marriage. She had always had a good impression of Bruce, so she was afraid that we would break up.
"Grandma, I'll take care of it. Just have a good rest and don't think too much."
After that, I continued to work and came to visit my grandmother in the evening.
For half a month, I hadn't returned home or called Bruce.
In the past, if we had a conflict, within an hour, I would calm down, reflect on myself, and take the initiative to apologize to him.
But after what happened between him and Flora, I hesitated.
At night, I would still think of the good things Bruce had done for me over the years.
However, I knew he treated me well because Flora didn't come to him.