Worth

chapter 7 

I wiped my tears and fell silent. 

I had embarrassed myself in the fire, and now, with his inexplicable feelings towards me, we had nothing more to say. “You next…” he began, but was interrupted by a sudden, urgent ringtone. 

It was Yannis calling. 

“Jasmine, where are you?” Yannis’s anxious voice came through, his breathing heavy with tension. 

I glanced at Ian, who pursed his lips and frowned slightly. 

He was not happy. 

“Jasmine, answer me!” 

Yannis shouted. 

I guessed he had returned to the station and found me gone. 

Before I left, the instructor had already removed all my promotional materials. 

I thought by the time he noticed, I would be in the closed training room. 

But he found out sooner than I expected. 

I remained silent, and Yannis shouted again. 

“I’ve applied for a transfer,” I said. 

“What do you mean?” 

He asked, his voice trembling with anger. 

He must have realized from my avoidance. 

I was determined to leave him after the fire. 

“Wait for me, okay?” 

“I was just upset.” he pleaded, running as he spoke. 

“There’s nothing between Wendy and me. 

I tightened my grip on the phone, recalling the events before our argument. 

I had been pursued aggressively by someone. 

When when I rejected him, he waited downstairs with a weapon. 

Yannis had intervened and taken him to the police, but then blamed me for not rejecting him sooner. 

I had rejected him outright the first time, but Yannis still held it against me, using it as an excuse to hurt me. I have no control over what others want to do. 

But since then, Yannis has always been causing trouble for me. 

However, I have always believed that it wasn’t my fault. 

Nor is it a reason for him to keep hurting me using his ex–girlfriend as an excuse. 

Thinking of this, I made up my mind and said, “Don’t come.‘ 

“We’re over.”