When We Were In Love
Chapter 31 He Knew the Truth
"Do you remember what our favorite game was when we were children?"
The smile on Christian's bruised face was sad.
"I always liked to steal Grandpa's tea leaves and put them in a big pot in the backyard. Every time Grandpa was angry enough to hit me, you begged him to punish you instead of me."
"You would hug me and go through the punishment with me. At that time, I thought, apart from Grandpa, you were my only family in the world."
"Patrick, I am sorry."
Christian was choking with sobs.
He had always been proud and stubborn and had sailed through life without ever hitting the rough waters. He hadn't shed a tear even when his grandfather died.
Patrick was distressed when he saw Christian trembling.
"Christian, you promised that we would be best friends forever."
"If you hadn't treated Vivian so badly, I think we would never have fallen out."
Patrick was the one who had always protected Christian when they were little, like an elder brother. Meanwhile, whenever someone bullied Patrick at school, Christian would try his best to get even with the bully for him.
Christian had been the mischievous one and Patrick had been the obedient one. They knew each other's problems very well. They would always be honest with each together.
Later on, Christian had met Vivian at his home, and Patrick had been drawn to this beautiful girl at the first sight.
had been beautiful,
felt to be in love with someone when he laid eyes on
had a crush on Christian.
to compete against Christian
abroad and soon heard the
felt sorry, but he
that the girl he had been in love with for long would have led such a miserable
for the first time in his life. Christian, whom he had treated as his own brother, had turned out to be such
I would
marriage. I always thought she was the most extraordinary girl I'd ever seen, but
had been a kind and gentle girl and he should have believed Jessica's lies and wronged her. But he couldn't get over Grandpa
think Vivian had forced
Christian had been so
as Grandpa would have been threatened by a little
do you still believe Jessica's bullshit? You are really stupid and
liked Vivian? After you left, she took very good care of Grandpa. When he tried to make a will to ask you to marry her,
She always thought of you. But Grandpa was determined to make a will
even if you didn't trust Vivian at all, you shouldn't have doubted Grandpa's
know how many times Vivian had been wronged since
for Vivian to recall
never catered to others, and she wasn't as eloquent as Jessica. As the elder daughter of the Josephs, she was always