I made my way to the hotel entrance. I was just about to contact a family member to pick me up when I heard the sounds of hurried footsteps behind me.
"Colin!"
Sabrina had chased after me. Matthew was hot on her heels. His face was as white as a sheet, and he looked quite upset.
"What do you want?" I asked, frowning.
"You crossed the line tonight," Sabrina said. "How dare you reject me so many times! I know that you're still angry, but I might actually believe your lies if you keep rejecting me."
I rolled my eyes. I took a deep breath before saying, "I was being serious. I won't accept your proposal, Sabrina. I stopped loving you three years ago. Besides, I'm already married."
I didn't expect Sabrina to scoff upon hearing my words. "Drop the act. I'm going to get angry."
"She's right, Colin," Matthew chimed in. "Everyone knows that you love Sabrina. How could you possibly marry someone else? Sabrina loves you too. That's why I'm willing to give the two of you my blessing…"
Tears welled up in his eyes as he spoke.
"That's impossible," Sabrina mumbled. "There's simply no way that you're married. You wore my favorite red shirt today. You even used my favorite cologne. You knew that I was going to propose to you today, didn't you?"
I didn't understand why, but I was suddenly struck with the realization that it was pointless to talk to them.
"I'm married," I repeated. "Our relationship ended three years ago, Sabrina. I'm a married man now, so stop bothering me. My reputation will be affected if someone snaps a picture of us together. My wife loves me very much, and we're very happy together.
"As for the red shirt and cologne—I'm sorry, but I forgot your preferences a long time ago."
"Why do you insist on lying to us, Colin?" Matthew suddenly demanded. "Why are you hurting Sabrina this way? If you're married, why did you return to the country alone?"
Sabrina's eyes lit up. Anticipation flickered in her eyes when she looked at me.
I could tell that she was under the assumption that I was madly in love with her.
I couldn't deny that Sabrina and I were childhood sweethearts in the past. Our families were also a good match, so it had only been a matter of time before we got together.
As the scion of my family, I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, but I was willing to work hard for her sake. I forgave her countless times after Matthew appeared in our lives. I had even covered for her in front of our families.
Unfortunately, Sabrina responded to my love for her by lying to me repeatedly.
She claimed that she only treated Matthew as if he were her younger brother, but would a sister share a bed with her brother to take care of him?
I realized that I had truly been blinded by love in the past as I took a trip down memory lane.
However, at that moment, I felt nothing but disdain when I looked at Sabrina.
"Say whatever you want," I said as I started walking away, ignoring the hint of hurt that flickered in Sabrina's eyes. "Just leave me alone. I never want to see the two of you ever again."
