Chapter 367 Chloe's Decision
Chloe finally came back.
After the live stream that evening, Elsa specifically found a bar to have drinks and talk with her.
"I've decided, I still need to face my own heart," Chloe said, taking a big gulp of whiskey.
She particularly liked drinking strong liquor. When Elsa was with her, they never drank anything with a low alcohol content.
"Have you thought it through? Even if, in the end, you don't win his heart, you're okay with that?"
They knew each other too well; there was no need to say more.
Elsa knew what she was going to do.
"As long as I can stay by his side, without complaints or regrets, there will be a day when I can move him. Even if that day never comes, even if we can only be friends with benefits, only having a physical relationship, I'm okay with that."
Chloe took another gulp.
Elsa reached out and held Chloe's hand that was holding the glass, placing her other hand on top, "If you didn't love him, you wouldn't be this humble with any other man in the world."
Chloe's eyes were a bit hazy, with a hint of moisture, "But I love him, I can't lie to my own heart."
"If I stay by his side, unloved, maybe I can slowly accumulate enough disappointment to give up and leave, and then marry someone else."
"Or maybe I'll just be content with this and spend my whole life like this."
Elsa's eyes reddened. "Why put yourself through this?"
"Ask yourself, Elsa, can you force yourself not to love Luke?"
Elsa thought for a moment, "No. But I can force myself to keep my distance from him."
Chloe was silent for a long time.
"I can't. If this continues, I'll die. I need to live." She suddenly rolled up her shirt sleeve, showing Elsa her arm.
On her thin forearm, there was a large, glaring "King."
It wasn't the work of a tattoo artist; it was Chloe, carving it with a utility knife on sleepless nights, new and old wounds overlapping, looking grotesque and terrifying.
"Are you out of your mind!" Elsa's tears burst out in that instant, unable to be held back.
"Don't cry, don't cry." Chloe hurriedly grabbed a tissue to wipe Elsa's tears, reaching across the table to hug her.
"Let me do what I want to do. If I can't have his heart, having him is enough. Just being able to see him is enough."
What else could Elsa say? Her heart ached. Chloe, who had never suffered since childhood and always lived the life she wanted, was now so humble for love.
"Don't worry. I'm an adult; I'll take responsibility for my actions." Chloe withdrew her hand, grabbed a tissue to dab the tears from her eyelashes, and stood up with a smile.
"I'm going to find him, tonight."
Elsa was silent.
"You'll support me, right?"
She was her best friend. If she didn't support her, Chloe's path ahead would only be harder.
After a long pause, Elsa nodded solemnly, "Yes, I will, Chloe. I want you to live happily. No matter what choice you make, I'll be there to support you."
After they parted, Elsa sat alone in the bar for a while longer, not leaving until the early hours.
"Luke, stop drinking, you've had too much." A familiar voice came from a booth near the door. Elsa looked in the direction of the voice and saw Luke's somewhat hazy, drunken eyes under the dim lights.
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