Female Novel
Chapter 4
After the spiking incident, Ingrid had refused to see Ned, crying and insisting instead that he shouldbe responsible for Angeline if anything were to happen.
Ned didn’t want to lose the love of his life. He swore to the heavens that he never had sex withAngeline that night. However, he wasn’t sure whether he’d actually done it or not.
These few days, he’d been trying to separate Ingrid and Angeline, worried that Angeline would tellIngrid about what happened that night.
Seeing that Ingrid wasn’t wearing a coat, Ned chided her with a frown and took the coat from herarms before covering her shoulders with it. He then pulled her into a hug and hurried into thebuilding. “Let’s go in!”
“I’m not going in! I still have a schedule in Shangton tomorrow, so I’m on my way to the airport now.I’ll be returning late tomorrow night,” Ingrid said, trying to push Ned away.
She then looked at him and said, “I’m just here to give you your birthday present. Happy birthday! Ihope you guys have lots of fun tonight!”
“It’s my birthday today. It only comes once a year! Can’t I send you to the airport early tomorrowmorning instead? I’ve got something important on tonight. Please? I promise that no outsiders willbe around. It’s just our own gang of people!”
Ned didn’t take the gift bag from Ingrid that she handed to him. Instead, he grabbed her wrists andcontinued to try sweet-talking her into staying. It was quite different from his usual nonchalant andgoofy manner. He just looked like a huge puppy now.
Angeline knew at once who was the “outsider” that Ned kept referring to.
She pulled her scarf closer to her face and stuck her hands back in her pockets. Then, she loweredher gaze and continued down the steps. novelbin
Ingrid looked at Angeline’s disappearing figure and tried to comfort Ned. “I know what you’replanning for tonight. They told me about it. I’m sorry, Ned, but I can’t accept your proposal right now.My answer is the same as always.
“If you regain your memories and still choose me, then I will happily be with you. I just don’t wantyou to blame me if you regain your memories with Angie only after we get married.”
Ned had planned on proposing to Ingrid tonight, but one of his friend told Ingrid about itbeforehand.
“Is it because Angeline bullshitted about something to you?” Ned asked, suddenly getting furious.The veins in his forehead turned visible.
Without waiting for Ingrid to respond, he rushed down toward Angeline and grabbed her roughly bythe arm. Then, he shoved her down the steps with hatred in his eyes, screaming, “What the fuck didyou tell Ingrid? How could you be such a fucking shameless bitch?”
“Angie!” Zachary yelled in shock.
Ned had shoved Angeline so hard that she fell past the barrier and landed smack in the middle ofthe club’s man-made pool decoration by the entrance. As the icy-cold water enveloped her, she alsofelt a sharp pain from the corner of her forehead.
“Angie!” Ingrid cried.
Ingrid and Zachary hurried over and fished Angeline out of the water, helping her up.
“Ned, what on earth were you thinking?” Ingrid exclaimed at Ned as she grabbed hold of Angeline’sarm.
Angleine was still submerged in the cold water. Her mind had gone completely blank. Blood wasalso dripping down her lashes.
“Ned Fletcher! You’re fucking out of your mind!”
Zachary tried to pull Angeline out of the freezing pond. Then, he said, “I’m sending her to thehospital!”
He lifted Angeline up and half-carried her out of the water. Angeline still had a dazed look on herface as she lifted her hand and gingerly touched the red, sticky liquid she saw on her lashes. Sheseemed to still be out of it as she moved robotically.
Ned didn’t think that pushing Angeline would end up with her being covered in blood. However, hisrage grew when he saw the look in Angeline’s eyes.
“Why the fuck didn’t you just die? If you’d died, then at least I’ll never have to see your stupid,disgusting face ever again when I’m on death row!”