Chapter 8

After breakfast, Vincent also had to go out; before he left, he instructed the servants to stay and talk to me to be less sad.

"I'll be back in the afternoon." Vincent kissed me lightly on the forehead and got into the car.

I watched until the car disappeared, then returned to the house and sat down on the sofa with a cold heart. I suddenly thought, if I had met Vincent earlier, how good it would be without animosity between him and me.

But it's too late; he and I can't be together forever.

In the afternoon, but Vincent didn't come back as he promised, I sat with my back against the window, looking out at the empty courtyard to the point of dismay.

The sky is so cloudy today; it looks like it will rain. Wait a minute, and I'm back in bed; how stupid am I to believe Vincent's promise? I felt so funny and ashamed of my actions; I was there, just waiting to see him.

Suddenly, from afar, an old car came running; I didn't know the brand, so I didn't realize what it was, only knowing that i