I watched as he kept talking until his lips were chapped, tears welling up from desperation, with none of the arrogance he had shown when mocking me earlier. Finally, I said calmly, "Alright, that's enough."
After I relented, a small smile appeared on Griffin's face. "Thank you, lady. I wish you and Mr. Barry a long and happy relationship."
He turned to Evan, "Mr. Barry, she has forgiven me."
"I can hear."
"Mr. Barry, does that mean my job is safe?"
Evan's tone remained indifferent. "Today, I'm here to meet my girlfriend's family, not to discuss work."
Griffin didn't dare ask anything further, but his expression grew grim once more.
He couldn't gauge Evan's attitude and wasn't sure whether this incident would endanger his position.
It felt as if a sword were hanging over his head, ready to fall at any moment, leaving him to live in constant fear of losing his job.
I had to admit, Evan might seem calm and composed, but he had a pretty devious side to him.
Comments:
"Serves Griffin right for running his mouth."
"The second male lead did great!"
"With how protective the second male lead is, he deserves to become the main lead."
"That depends on whether the female lead's love-blindness comes back."
I silently responded in my heart, it won't come back.
I'm not stupid, and I still want to live a few more years.
Facing my mom, Evan reverted to the gentle and dignified demeanor I had seen when I first met him yesterday. "Mr. Daniels, hello, I'm Katie's boyfriend, Evan. Just call me Evan."
Evan's eyes curved into a warm smile, making him seem very approachable.
After seeing how he had stood up for me earlier, my mom had taken quite a liking to him and eagerly invited him in. "Evan, don't just stand there. Come in, have a seat."
My aunt and Macey's faces grew even more grim.
They thought this time, they finally had a chance to beat me.
But given the current situation, they lost even worse than before.
Evan seemed far more impressive than Codyn ever was.
Some people are like that, when their own lives aren't going well, they just want to make others miserable too.
My aunt approached Evan, a glint of malice flashing in her eyes: "Evan, there's something I have to tell you."
My aunt said, "Katie has been in a relationship with her ex-boyfriend Cody for three years."
"Cody cheated on her yesterday and dumped her, so she broke up with him. You were with her last night, right? To be honest, she doesn't care about you at all. She's only dating you because her mom pressured her to bring a boyfriend home, and she's using you as a stand-in."
Macey nodded. "Yes, Evan, you were fooled by her!"
When they spoke, they glanced at me and my mother out of the corner of their eyes, with a deep sense of malice.
It was as if they were saying, "So what if you've found a good match? We can ruin it for you in a matter of minutes."
Griffin stood by, watching with an amused expression, as if he was eagerly anticipating the drama.
In the end, he didn't think he had done anything wrong and still held a grudge against me.
If it weren't for me, Evan wouldn't have such a low opinion of him.
Comments:
"Wow, this is just too despicable."
"How can there be people like this? They're only happy if the female lead is miserable, right?"
"Honestly, even if the female lead were using Evan, he'd probably be more than willing to be used."
As I read the comments, my inner doubts grew, like a snowball rolling and getting bigger.
After meeting Evan yesterday, I carefully went over my memories.
In my recollection, I truly had no memory of anyone like Evan.
Logically, a man as remarkable as Evan...
If I had met him even once, I wouldn't have forgotten, yet I had no recollection of him at all.
Last night, I messaged Evan on the phone, asking when we had met before.
He told me that we had crossed paths over a decade ago, so it was normal if I didn't remember him.
I didn't think I was so captivating that a man would fall in love with me at first sight and be unable to forget me for years.
So far, the things mentioned in the comments have been proven true, like how Cody is indeed with his first love now.
But the claim that Evan is deeply in love with me is something I'm still skeptical about.
