Chapter 321 A Beginning and an End

My passport had yet to expire, so traveling abroad was still an option. I planned to handle the rest of the paperwork in Manovia. Jill stayed by my side all night long, chattering about various topics. She reminisced about our school days and recounted the few times she had run into Leonard and me while we were on dates. "Honestly, I didn't even like him anymore at that point, but I was just trying to be nice, you know? I thought you were really brave. If it were me, my parents would never have agreed, and I definitely wouldn't have ended up with him." She seemed relieved when she continued saying, "Thank goodness I didn't end up with him. What a jerk!" I chuckled and shook my head. Was Leonard a jerk? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. If he had married me out of revenge, then wasn't his jerk-like behavior partly my fault? It felt like a massive cycle that was impossible to stop. If that were the case, I'd break the cycle and leave it behind. … I slipped into a bright red d