Chapter 93: Myriad of Possibilities
Shawn’s eyes narrowed as he recalled sothing, "You said you don’t know her na. Does it an you haven’t spoken to her yet."
"I have but..," Steffan inhaled a deep breath and blew it out slowly, "she hasn’t given
the green light. I’m afraid she sees
as a joke and is not the least affected by my charm."
Shawn’s frown deepened, "Hold on, don’t tell
you are feeling inferior to a re woman."
If it were soone else he would have considered it, but Steffan was among the five most sought after bachelors in Baltimore.
"You are everything a woman would want for a man in terms of looks. You’re a renowned doctor, for goodness sake, one of the best the country has ever produced. Not only that, but your family background is there even if you don’t have to rely on the other two."
"She is not a re woman," Steffan refuted instantly.
He has also considered why he felt this way despite his impressive background, but he could only co up with one answer which he shared with his friend.
"Sotis I feel I can’t reach her. She is mysterious and appears unattainable and I don’t know how to break through to her."
"I feel pity for you. How can you sell your heart to such a heartless species of a woman?" Shawn sighed and shook his head.
"And here I was thinking that at least one of us has finally found happiness."
"So what do you advice I do in the present circumstance."
"Give her so ti and get to know her. I believe if she understands you, she will co down from her high horse."
From Shawn’s words, Steffan was able to grasp sothing and his head dropped in sha.
"She doesn’t know who I am. I don’t think she even knows my na as we speak," Steffan confessed.
Shawn, "..."
’How did I end up having such a dumb person as a friend?’ Shawn wailed inwardly.
"You an, she doesn’t even know your na or who you are? You might just end up as a fignt of her imagination this way."
"She never gave
the opportunity to introduce myself," Steffan explained. "Maybe if she gets to know who I truly am, she might consider ." With that his mood was lifted again.
"You sure would make a great character in a movie captioned "Fools in love," berated Shawn.
"You don’t have to be so smug about it."
"I can’t help it, buddy," Shawn shrugged.
"The next ti you see her, make sure you do the needful. Don’t be intimidated by her appearance or whatever aura she might possess. Or do you need
to step in?"
Steffan’was about saying yes, but suddenly shook both his head and two hands.
"No, no, no," Steffan instantly rejected Shawn’s seemingly harmless offer. "If you do, my love story might end right before it even starts."
Co to think of it, was it really a harmless offer considering the incident that happened years ago when they were much younger before he traveled out to pursue his dical degrees?
A girl who had once had a crush on him for several months and wouldn’t let him be, had co to the house to pay him a visit.
While she was still in his house, Shawn also dropped by for a visit and she t him for the first ti.
Before he knew what was happening, with just a single contact with Shawn, the girl didn’t waste a minute to transfer her affection to Shawn.
Although Shawn cruelly rejected her, that was the end of their relationship as she was too ashad to co back to him.
Their heads both went up at the sa ti, exchanged a look in shared understanding and burst out laughing.
"I take back my words," Shawn uttered in between laughs, "I won’t step in any longer. You have to sort it out yourself."
"Yeah, I guess."
After quieting down, Steffan couldn’t resist the temptation in his heart. "Any progress with your wife yet?"
As soon as Steffan’s words fell, the once lively atmosphere in the office was inexplicably plunged into despair and Shawn’s expression turned forlorn.
"I’ve not been able to see her since the last ti we saw her together."
"Have you tried contacting her?"
Shawn pursed his lips and swayed his head from side to side. "Not yet. For now I want to take it slowly."
"Like you advised, the therapist also suggested I give her so space until I am able to handle whatever she may throw at ."
"But it’s not been easy, knowing that she’s in the sa city with , yet it feels as if she’s millions of miles away."
"The worst part of the whole thing is knowing that she is living in another man’s house. It is killing
slowly."
Ever since that fateful day that he refused to believe her, regret has been a bitter pill he had to swallow every day. If only he had given her a chance to prove her innocence, he would not be left delirious with an overdose of remorse which seems to immobilize him at every given opportunity.
"I heard Wyatt Corps now has a new President, and President Jason has moved to head another branch outside Baltimore."
Steffan’s voice pierced through Shawn’s thoughts but his troubled heart didn’t find solace in those words.
"He will still return soday to reunite with her," snorted Shawn. He even wished sothing would happen to Jason that would make him not to ever return.
"Have you been able to confirm the relationship between them?" Steffan was seriously worried about his friend who refused to be comforted no matter how hard he tried.
Shawn released a bitter laugh, "What’s there to confirm? They are already living together."
Steffan gave one last shot at helping his friend. "I heard the new President of Wyatt Corps is the lost daughter of Director Wyatt."
Shawn’s eyes beca sharp and vigilant. "I know that. What are you insinuating?" A glimr of hope rose sowhere within his soul as Steffan’s words offered a myriad of possibilities.
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