Those words cut through me like a knife.
I felt dizzy, completely let down by James's disrespect.
"Are you saying I'm not good enough for him?" I asked coldly.
Even though I was just a department head in marketing, I was still a woman with a little money of my own.
Not to mention James, who was unemployed and relied on his family's rental properties to get by.
James seemed to realize he had misspoken and hurriedly tried to explain, "I didn't mean it like that; I just thought..."
But I didn't want to hear his excuses anymore.
We began to argue fiercely, the sweetness of our relationship fracturing.
In the heat of our argument, I suddenly recalled Victor's wolf-like gaze.
I stood at the entrance of the amusement park, feeling disappointed and angry.
James bailed on me again. It wasn't the first time.
I took a deep breath and decided to go in alone and have fun.
As soon as I entered, I saw a familiar figure.
Victor was standing not far away, waving and smiling at me.
"James asked me to hang out with you. Something came up last minute, and he couldn't make it," Victor explained.
A wave of bitterness hit me. James couldn't even bother explaining it himself.