Chapter 21

Jonathan's anxiety grew more apparent, and his palms began to sweat. He had been waiting for a long time, but still, no one came to open the door. In a panic, he instinctively pushed on the door. To his surprise, it was locked tight and wouldn’t budge. On the small blackboard next to the door, it read: "Closed today." He had originally thought the blackboard was telling him that Anna was waiting to meet with him, so she hung up the "Closed" sign to not take any other guests. But now, he realized it was her way of rejecting him. At that moment, Jonathan finally understood. Anna had played him. She never intended to meet him. She only wanted to reject him in this way. Everything around him was telling him, “Sorry, I don’t plan on forgiving you.” Jonathan stared at the guesthouse in disbelief. They had once talked about opening a guesthouse by the sea when they were together, to occasionally enjoy the sea breeze and embrace each other in simple happiness. Back then, knowing s