Chapter 253 "Fine, I Agree to Break Up"
Jessica nodded. "Okay."
The two of them spent a full two hours dining.
Gabriel ate very slowly.
Not just because his arm wasn't very nimble, but because he knew exactly what the end of this steak dinner would mean.
But, no matter how long the dinner, it had to end eventually.
In the end, they stayed until the steakhouse closed.
Jessica looked at the square outside and took the initiative to speak, "Let's go for a walk."
"Okay!" He nodded.
Because it was getting late, there weren't many people on the street.
She turned around and finally spoke, "Gabriel, everything I said before was serious, I wasn't joking."
"Jessica." Gabriel looked at her, feeling a heart-wrenching pain.
When she invited him to dinner, he had a bad feeling.
He was very, very afraid.
Yet, this moment still came.
It was inevitable.
Seeing him about to speak, she immediately reached out and gently placed her finger on her lips. "Shh, listen to me first. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't have the courage to finish.
"Gabriel, first of all, thank you so much, thank you for saving my life in that icy lake, and thank you for what you said to Diana, I heard it all.
"I admit, I was very touched and happy.
"But some things are too late for me to need them anymore, do you understand?
"What I said last time wasn't impulsive or irrational. It was the result of deep thought. I used to love you so much, to the point of losing myself and almost giving up all my joys and sorrows, even to the point of willingly trapping myself in a loveless marriage, day after day, year after year, endlessly.
"I always thought my heart was small and easily satisfied, I thought as long as I could see you every day, I would be content."
She reached out and brushed away the hair blown by the wind, and then continued, "But now I realize I was wrong. My heart is actually very greedy. I want all of you. I want your undivided attention. I want you to choose me without hesitation at any time.
"I've been abandoned too many times, you know? Sometimes I even doubt if I can love anymore because I don't know how to have hope in you.
"I'm scared, really scared.
"So now, I'm letting go. I want to reconcile with myself; let you go, and let myself go too."
She originally thought it would be very difficult to say these words.
She even worried she would break down and cry.
However, it was unexpectedly easy.
Yes, without hope, there would be no disappointment.
Having accumulated enough disappointment, she chose to leave.
The wind blew, and their clothes were tousled.
She looked at his wind-blown tie and suddenly stepped forward to gently straighten it.
Then she stood on tiptoe to straighten the collar of his coat.
She remembered that she used to love seeing him in a coat, especially those long ones.
This scene came from a TV show she had seen, where the male lead wore a gray coat, long to the ankles, looking dashing and handsome, just very cool.
And the female lead ran to him in the falling snow, and the male lead opened his coat and hugged her tightly.
In the vast snow, their heads leaned against each other.
One coat sheltered them both.
They felt each other's heartbeat and breath.
At that time, she really thought that scene was extremely romantic.
She even had such extravagant hopes.
Now, it seemed that it was destined not to happen.
After tidying up, her hand gently rested on his coat, and she slowly spoke, "This journey, we both did well, I don't blame you, and I don't regret it. If there's anyone to blame, it's fate for playing tricks on us, for making us incompatible. So, let's part gracefully, and end things on good terms."
With her final words spoken, she let go of her hand.
At the same time, she turned and walked in a completely different direction from Gabriel.
The night deepened.
But the lights in the square were so bright, clearly illuminating their faces.
Gabriel stood there in a daze, not moving at all, not even changing his posture.
The wind whipped around them, sending their clothes flapping.
He watched her, his eyes not moving, just watching her take one step, then another.
With each step, the distance between them grew.
Just as she was about to cross the street, he suddenly broke into a run, chasing after her like a madman.
He ran very fast, like the wind.
She only felt a strong impact from behind, and the next moment, she was held tightly in his arms.
He opened his coat and wrapped her tightly in his embrace.
For a long time, neither of them spoke, and neither of them moved.
For a moment, it seemed as if time had stopped.
After a while, it was Jessica who spoke first, "Let me go. The last train is about to leave; I need to go home."
He held her even tighter, showing no intention of letting her go.
He held her so tightly that she could hardly move.
Because she was facing away from him, she couldn't see the expression on his face.
Otherwise, she would have seen the usually elegant and noble Gabriel, now looking so desolate and defeated.
Where was his former elegance?
His eyes were bloodshot and filled with tears.
His hands holding her were trembling uncontrollably.
He was afraid.
He was afraid that from now on, he would really lose her.
"Jessica." After a long silence, he finally spoke, but his voice was terribly hoarse, "Okay, I agree to break up."
