Chapter 9
Category:
Urban
Author:
MonyWords:1039Update time:25/05/26 19:55:16
Elliot was always confident and resolute, even when he cheated on me, he would stare into my eyes and tell me with certainty:
"Yes, I slept with her."
And now, he was actually avoiding my gaze.
I knew him too well.
He was panicking.
Suddenly, the food in my mouth tasted like wax.
Even six months ago, if he had said this to me, I would have been ecstatic.
I had suffered under his torment for so many years, obsessed with the idea that he would change his ways.
Loving someone too much means losing yourself and your reason.
But now…
I suddenly remembered what Neil whispered in my ear yesterday.
He was right.
Not loving me isn't my loss, it's Elliot's.
I won't let him torment me again.
I shook my head:
"No, what's the point?
"To try again would just lead us back here."
"No."
Elliot set down his bowl and quickly stepped in front of me.
"This time, I won't go after other women." His fingers caressed my neck, the calluses scraping against my skin, causing me discomfort.
Darkness clouded Elliot's eyes, and his voice was hoarse.
"Nikki, is he better than me?"
I felt uncomfortable and shifted the chair back a little.
Elliot leaned forward, close to my neck, his breath heating my skin and causing goosebumps.
"Nikki…"
His lips brushed against my skin as he mumbled.
"Whatever he can give you, I can too."
Elliot and I hadn't been intimate for a long time.
He found me unexciting compared to those outside, and I found him unclean.
We didn't even share a bed anymore.
At that moment, I suddenly felt waves of nausea!
I pushed him away and rushed to the bathroom, where everything I had just eaten came pouring out!
I vomited violently, tears streaming down my cheeks, struggling to catch my breath for a long time.
Elliot followed, his expression extremely unpleasant.
"Nicole," he nearly couldn't believe it, "Do you find me disgusting?!"
Yes.
Compared to last night's pure kiss, this one was tainted with too much.
For the first time, I felt such repulsion at his touch.
With tears in my eyes, I raised my head, rinsed my mouth, and waved my hand wearily.
But Elliot wouldn't let me go. He pulled me up by my hand and lashed out in fury:
"Are you still planning to remain chaste for him?"
As he spoke, he moved closer, pinning my arm and trying to kiss me, pulling at my nightgown forcefully.
His breath was foreign, so unfamiliar that it was unbearable.
Finally, I could bear it no longer, broke free, and slapped him across the face.
The sharp sound echoed in the confined space. Elliot turned his head away and remained silent for a long time.
My lips trembled as I said:
"Elliot, you disgust me!"
After a long pause, Elliot finally turned to look at me. In that glance, there seemed to be no emotion, yet it contained a myriad of complex feelings.
Then, he violently tore off his apron and stormed out of the room.