Chapter 3 He had sent over a hundred voice messages on WhatsApp . When I didn't respond , he finally lost it and texted : " Do you really think I wouldn't be able to track you down just because you left without saying a word ? Glinda , you just wait ! " " What the hell is that contract about canceling the engagement doing in the study ? Are you cheating on me ? I swear , I'd rather die than be apart from you ! " " I'm begging you , please just pick up the phone . At least let me know you're safe . Don't torture me like this ... " It was past midnight at the airport . With only a few flights left , I managed to find a quiet corner where I broke down again . Too many things had come at me all at once . I was numb , not knowing how to react anymore . All I could do was sit there and let that tingling , electric numbness wash over me as I waited for it to pass . For hours , I kept thinking about one thing : why didn't I yell at Eric before I left ? I hadn't stopped him from being with Jade . If he liked her so much , then why did he keep stringing me along ? The bitterness and grief swelled up again . I picked up my phone and replied to my mom's message : " I just needed some time to clear my head . I'll come back after a while . " " Don't let Eric come looking for me . If he does , I swear I'll disappear somewhere you'll never find me . " Jade's alt account kept updating their " sweet couple moments , " but I didn't have the energy to care anymore . It only hurt me more to look But the next day , something unexpected happened . The account suddenly wiped all its posts , and not long after , it was deleted . Rumors soon spread that Jade had been transferred out of the military base's morale support unit . At around 3 a.m. back home , I got a text from an unkno Auto - added to the Library " Glinda , how could you be so heartless ? You just left , without even asking me once , after three years . Did you ever love me , even for a second ? " I instantly knew it was him . My heart started pounding so loud it felt like it would explode . I had already blocked every way Eric could reach me when I left the airport , and now I rushed to block this number too . I didn't even dare look at my phone anymore . Did I love him ? I had loved him for years . And after we got together , I only loved him more with each passing day . But now ? Now he was the one in the wrong . So how did he still have the nerve to question me ? The more I thought about it , the more frustrated I got . I unblocked his number and messaged him back : " What about you ? Were your three years the only ones that counted ? Didn't mine mean anything ? If you never loved me , can you at least let me go ? " Chapter 3