Love Together, Be With You Never

I saw him grabbing Marvin's fist which was supposed to connect on my body.

"Marlon, you...you're here!" Marvin nervously retrieved his hand with a fearful expression on his face.

Marlon took out a tissue paper and wiped his hand which had held Marvin's hand a while ago with an arrogant and aloof expression. His dark eyes swept over me and I intuitively tidied up my hair which was quite messy.

"Marlon, you're here!" A sultry and sweet voice made me freeze, and I saw Alicia jogging down from upstairs. She brushed past me and hooked her arm around Marlon's arm.

In an instant, my brain was a total blank. It was as if a thunder had struck my skull.

"Dad, what are you doing? Even if Rachael has done something wrong, you can't punish her like that. You guys should have a conversation instead. Moreover, my engagement with Marlon was going to be held next month. We don't want anything unpleasant to happen in the meantime!" Alicia tried to convince her dad.

"Alicia, you're right. This is my fault!" Marvin immediately apologized and promised that he wouldn't repeat his mistakes anymore.

"Rachael, this is my boyfriend, and his name is Marlon! Marlon, this is my sister, and her name is Rachael!" Alicia introduced Marlon to me with a wide grin on her face.

I examined Marlon and saw that he was wearing a black suit that brought out his slender and perfect figure. Alicia on the other hand was wearing a white long dress and her cascading hair was curly at the end The two of them were a match made in heaven if they stood together. They were the perfect couple!

I formed a meaningless smile on my face while lowering my hand from my head after seeing no point in tidying up my hair anymore. I scrambled up from the floor and an intense pain was taking over all of my sensations. The parts of my body which had been bashed by Marvin were experiencing a great deal of pain. However, nothing could compare to the immense pain pegging at my heart.

My real father was really trying to beat me to death.

My stepsister turned out to be together with the man I loved the most in my life. To make things worse, they were going to be engaged next month.

As these thoughts turned around in my mind, I suddenly laughed out loud.

Marlon immediately trained his depthless gaze on me. I knew that he was going to be enraged soon. Four whole years had passed since the moment I met him, and during the four years when I was with him, there was not a part of him that I didn't know about. That sense of familiarity hurt so much at the moment.

I turned around, not wanting to see any of them anymore. I feared that if I continued to look at Marlon, my tears would fall uncontrollably.

I walked towards Davidson and checked his wounds. Luckily, there was no exterior injury on his head. I carried Davidson into my embrace and was about to head outside.

"Rachael, where are you bringing Davidson now?" Shania hurriedly blocked my way with a nervous expression.

Of course, I knew that she was just pretending to be worried about Davidson. I couldn't care less about her as I brushed past her, but suddenly Marvin grabbed Davidson and snatched him away from me rudely. He howled, "You unfilial bastard, you even want to take Davidson away. Get lost now!"

An immense fury and hopelessness permeated in my heart but I forced myself to breath evenly. I forced myself to calm down, "Marvin, if I take Davidson with me, you guys can have an even happier life. Isn't that what you always wanted?"

"Rachael, what are you saying now? Davidson belongs to our family, and so do you. We are family in the end!" Shania was putting on a great show.

"Get lost, get the hell out of here now! You don't need to talk with this animal!" Marvin suddenly kicked me hard and caused me to topple over shamefully.

"Ms. Cornell, you better go now. I will take care of Davidson!" Billie who had heard of this commotion came over and took Davidson into her embrace as she tried to persuade me.

The moment I laid eyes on Billie, I almost cried out. Billie had been taking care of me since I was a child and in the Cornell family, she was the only one who ever treated me sincerely.

However, I stubbornly refused to just get lost like this. I could give up on anything, but I couldn't let anyone hurt Davidson anymore.

At the same time, Davidson walked towards me and shook his head slowly. He then pushed me towards the door with his feeble hands.

My eyes were stinging very badly and the tears were threatening to break free from underneath my eyes. My younger brother was just five years old. He was so young yet so understanding. He knew that I would suffer more pain if I stayed in this place, so he would rather have me leave this house that I used to call home.

On the other hand, I was so useless. I couldn't even protect him properly.

"Ms. Cornell, I will make sure to take good care of Davidson!" Billie called out once again.

I squatted down and hugged Davidson with all my strength. After I felt that it was enough, I handed him to Billion before turning around and left. The current me was really useless. I was serious about that... I wished that I could slap myself to death right there and then.

"Rachael! Rachael!" Alicia caught up to me and stopped me from advancing further.

I hid away all of my emotions and stared at her coldly. Alicia was still holding Marlon's arms as she said gently, "Rachael, on the day of my engagement with Marlon, you have to come witness us. Marlon and I will leave a seat open for you!"

I stared at Alicia and suddenly flashed a smile, "Alicia, are you sure that you want me to go? If I appear there, I am afraid that you will regret it for the rest of your life. Isn't that so, Mr. Redford?" I smiled at Marlon and without paying any attention to Alicia's shocked expression, I turned around and left for good.

However, the moment I turned around, my tears couldn't hold themselves back anymore.

He was someone I had loved with all my heart for four whole years. I couldn't pull myself free from my love towards him, yet it turned out that he was together with another woman all along. To top it off, that woman was Alicia, and they were going to get engaged very soon. No wonder...No wonder he had discarded me like trash earlier on!

I wanted to laugh out loud, especially in this current situation, but tears had prevented me from looking further. I couldn't make out everything in front of my eyes clearly as I walked aimlessly, but the moment I raised my head and looked upwards, I realized that I was once again at the bar where I first met Marlon.

I flashed a smile and entered the bar. I ordered a carton of wine and sat myself on that chair where I originally sat and got acquainted with Marlon. Then, I started to drink like there was no tomorrow. My heart had been hurting too much, as if a blunt knife was tearing me apart from within. I was afraid that if I didn't get myself as drunk as I hoped, I would die because of this immense pain. "Hey, beauty. Are you in a bad mood?" A man with yellow hair who looked like a hooligan sat down opposite me. He was clutching a bottle of beer, "It's not fun to drink alone. Let me drink with you!" "Come on!" I watched that yellow-haired guy and smiled, but my eyes were misted with remnants of tears. In fact, I was not good at drinking at all. Normally, I would get drunk just by drinking a can of beer. However, despite emptying a full bottle of red wine, I didn't feet tipsy at all.

"If you're in a foul mood, you should drink alcohol in big mouthfuls! Come, let's toast to each other!" The yellow-haired guy opened a brand new bottle of wine for me enthusiastically and handed it to me. I accepted it and immediately poured the contents into my mouth.

The yellow-haired guy watched me drink and soon his eyes narrowed. He slipped away from his seat and moved to my side while putting his arms on my shoulders, "Did you get hurt by someone? Don't be sad, I will accompany you and comfort you!"

I felt disgusted when my shoulder was being touched by him. I initially wanted to push him away, but my body was lacking any strength after gulping down two bottles of red wine. The world was spinning around me and I felt discomfort all over my body. The yellow-haired guy grabbed this opportunity and glued his body on mine.

"You..." I wanted to tell him to get lost!

"Rachael, you really can't go through a moment without men by your side!" Before I could reject that man, a cold voice sounded. I looked up and saw that Marlon was standing not far away with a ruthless expression on his face.

I froze momentarily, but the next second the corners of my mouth lifted. I leaned against that yellow-haired guy while teasing him, "You're right, I really can't go by without men, but does that have anything to do with you?" My heart was bleeding profusely, yet the smile on my face looked more and more frenzied.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐