“That's fine.
I'll just have to remind you who I am, and then you'll eventually remember me again." The fact that he was still Living and breathing was a big surprise.
“Not interested,” he simply said.
She was completely aware of how he would always act around strangers, forbidding and unfriendly. Only this time, it was her who was a stranger to him, and this was more than enough to break her heart.
Wearing those high heels, she went past his car. Way back when they were still together, she recalled how she would always be having a hard time moving around in those high heels, so Carlos just had her wear sneakers with a formal dress when they attended an expo during that one time. But now it was a bit different; she had already gotten used to wearing those high heels.
This time, even though she was still a couple of steps away from him, his car was no longer blocking his view of her. So, unlike before, he could now see her from head to toe.
Drying her eyes, she brought out a few things from her purse. Then, she stretched out her hand and told him, “Look at these! Don't you remember? You gave them to me in the past. And I've always been taking good care of them."
In her hand, she was holding a designer watch, a diamond ring which was almost the size of a pigeon egg, and a pair of turquoise earrings.
Under the bright orange light, those items glimmered so dazzlingly.
His memories were gone, yet his good taste in jewelry never changed. He was still so fond of those kinds of things.
For an enthusiast like him, he could easily tell that those things she showed him could be somewhere around a billion dollars.
She might have had tears dripping from her eyes, but her smile remained so sweet and loving.
“ALL throughout these Last three years, I had brought all of these with me wherever I would go. I did that because it helped me hold on to the hope that somehow, somewhere, you were still alive...and that you were still there beside me at all times."
Now, she was able to finally confirm that he was indeed still alive and kicking. Her mind wasn't just playing tricks on her; every little bit of it was real.
At the sight of this, Carlos pursed his lips, feeling quite irritated.
He stood there silently for a while, then he opened his mouth and said,
“Miss Nelson, I've told you this before, and I'll just say it once more in hopes that you'll understand me better this time. I do not know who you are. It could be true and I may have made some sort of promise to you back then, but all of that is long gone. I'm going to get engaged, so please don't ever bother me again with this nonsense. I'm sorry."
Those words made her feel as though a bolt of thunder had hit her in the head. The very man she had loved even after all those years had just told her that he was about to get engaged to another woman, and he even asked her to stop pestering him.
Upon hearing that, Debbie kept the items she was holding closer to her and held them tighter. With a smile on her face, she retorted, "I don't really care about that. You've already fallen for me once before. I truly believe that I can make you come to love me again."
Due to her unsettling confidence, Carlos actually felt a bit uncomfortable.
“There's no way that's going to happen," he responded flatly.
At his response, Debbie simply burst into laughter, her tears running down her cheeks.
“Carlos, you've done countless unthinkable things to me before ultimately falling in Love with me in the end. And I always managed to make you regret it every time you did something bad. 0h, apart from that, you also once said that I was the one destined to become your woman. So, from that logic of yours, you are destined to be my man. No way in hell I'm going to give you up without putting up a fight."
Carlos didn't open his mouth to answer. Instead, he simply ignored her and walked past her.
She turned her head to look what caught his attention and saw a white car pull over behind her. Carlos opened the rear passenger door and assisted a woman as she was getting out.