A long time seemed to have passed, but it also seemed to have happened in the blink of an eye.
Zena held the quilt and looked at Xavier, who was vomiting with his upper body naked and his back hunched on the edge of the bed. She couldn't laugh or even say a word.
"Ugh!"
Listening to him vomiting in pain, Zena didn't know how to describe her mood at this time.
She suddenly regretted what she had said just now. In that case, she would still have the confidence to love him.
However, deep in her heart, she was somewhat glad that she had said that she wanted to have sex with him again, although the result let her down.
After a while, Xavier no longer felt disgusted and uncomfortable, and he stopped vomiting. However, he did not turn around for a long time.
He remained in the position of lying on the edge of the bed and staring at the carpet in front of him with self- mockery. The pleasant surprise he had last night had completely disappeared, and all he had was tiredness and helplessness in heart.
Still, he couldn't make it...
Therefore, did it mean that he couldn't have the future and the warm home that he had been looking forward to for a long time?
After a few minutes, Xavier wiped his mouth with a tissue. Then he turned around, pulled over a corner of the quilt, and covered himself.
"Zena..." His voice was filled with endless sadness and powerlessness, "Now, have you changed your mind?"
Zena pursed her lips and didn't know what to say for a while.
She grabbed the clothes on the head of the bed, put them on hurriedly, and then arranged her messy hair. After she calmed down, she said, "Xavier, you... must be too tired today, so you're like this. You could do it yesterday, couldn't you?"
Xavier closed his eyes and put on his clothes, "Zena, don't make excuses for me. Both of us... know whether I've really got better or not."
Yesterday, it was probably because he was stimulated by those hurtful words that he could have sex with her. Otherwise, he wouldn't be like this today.
"I..." Zena opened her mouth, but she couldn't say a word to refute him.
"So, Zena..." He smiled coldly, "What do you think now? Do you want to change the date or... break off the engagement?"
If it weren't for what had happened just now, he might think that changing the date of the wedding would be good for both of them. If they could get along for more days and make sure that he had really got better, everything would be perfect.
Well, he was a perfectionist, but... he wasn't perfect.
The fact that he couldn't make love like a normal man was the most terrible turkey in his life.
Hearing this, Zena's heart skipped a beat. She opened her mouth and wanted to comfort him, but her mind was in a mess and she could not say anything, "I..."
What should she say? His words were not unreasonable. Should she keep waiting for him? Then who should be responsible for her unhappiness in the rest of her life?
Should she leave him? Should she give up her love for him which had last for more than ten years? She was not willing to do so.
She was so hesitant. Who could give her an answer?
Looking at Zena's actions and expression, Xavier understood what she meant, and he felt so pain in his heart. All the pain and helplessness in his heart was gnawing away his confidence and pride.
However, he could not blame her. The one who should be blamed was himself.
"Zena..."
"Hmm?" Zena responded to her slowly.
At the thought of this, she felt as if her heart had been torn apart. She was somber and unwilling, and she didn't want to leave him.
Just as he said, he owed her, but why should he be the one to mention breaking up with her?
Xavier pondered for a moment, and then nodded heavily, "Yes."
"What should I say? Should I agree to your request, or ask you to stay?”
"Zena, you're still young. Tell me. Why should I delay your time? Don't you think so?"
Zena didn't say a word. He was right. She might be reluctant to leave him, but she could seek another true love.
But... She puckered her lips and chuckled, "What about you?"
"Me?" Xavier didn't expect that she would ask him this question. After a slight pause, he smiled bitterly, "Maybe I'll spend the rest of my life alone."
He had a special affection towards Elizabeth, but he couldn't love her. However, what was the point of being with the woman whom he didn't like at all? How could he let them become the second Zena?
He looked at her, "I'm very glad that we haven't got the marriage certificate yet, even if we have..." He paused and didn't say what he wanted to say. Instead, he said, "But, I'm sorry to let you down. You have done a lot for me, but I didn't repay you."
"This... is the last thing that I can do to repay you."
He couldn't repay her for her kindness, so he could only let her go.
Hearing this, Zena's heart softened. She blurted out, "Xavier, I can't say how great I am. On the contrary, I am very selfish. But I still want to say that since we have been together for so long, why don't we have a try again? We are supposed to get married soon, and we can separate for the time being..."
"We can give us space to properly organize our thoughts. If... we still think that we are not suitable to be together on the day before we get married, and you still can't have sex with me... it will not be too late for us to break up at that time. What do you think?"
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