Chapter 1292: Chapter 1331: Self-Torment
Dorian Howards was taken aback, only to see a distinct handprint suddenly appear on one side of Kyle Kinston’s cheek.
But then, Kyle lifted his other hand and slapped his face hard again, instantly causing the other side of his cheek to become red and swollen.
Dorian quickly said, "Kyle, what are you doing?"
However, the other person seemed not to hear him, repeatedly slapping that handsome, perfect face again and again.
Each slap was brutal, and in just a moment, Kyle’s cheeks were red and swollen, and the corner of his mouth had even split open, a stream of blood trickling down from it, flowing along his jaw.
Dorian rushed forward, grabbing his friend’s hand forcefully, "Kyle, that’s enough, stop hitting yourself!" If he kept hitting like this, his face might be irreparably damaged.
Yet Kyle still wanted to continue, and Dorian almost used all his strength to restrain his friend’s hand. So he said, "Do you think by hurting yourself, Mabel Quinn will forgive you?"
Kyle’s body suddenly calmed down, which made Dorian sigh in relief. Fortunately, Mabel still had some influence over his friend.
"Then tell me, what should I do for Mabel to forgive me?" Kyle murmured, head lowered, in a hoarse voice, "If I repay a thousandfold the pain and suffering she endured, would that work?"
Dorian sighed, though he didn’t know if Mabel would forgive him, at this moment he had to say something positive, "Mabel is not someone who holds grudges."
"Yes, she doesn’t hold grudges... She’s said she forgives me... But..." Kyle said quietly, yet there was even more pain and despair in his voice, "Such forgiveness is because... she no longer has me in her heart, does she? Without love, there’s no more hate, no more resentment..."
But what he wanted wasn’t this kind of forgiveness, he wanted the kind that would allow them to start over...
But starting over... might be a luxury for someone like him now.
Yet he still... "Dorian, I want to go to G City again," Kyle said.
Dorian wasn’t surprised, since Mabel was in G City, "Are you planning to win Mabel back?"
"Yes," he said, "I was the one who pushed her step by step away from me, so now it’s my task to close the distance between us bit by bit."
As a friend, Dorian certainly hoped his friend could succeed, but... "What if Mabel doesn’t change her heart?" he couldn’t help but ask.
Kyle slowly lifted his head, his phoenix eyes showing nothing but lifelessness, "Then... that’s it for this life."
Simple, almost bland words.
Yet they shocked Dorian deeply, implying... if Mabel didn’t wish to take Kyle back, then... would Kyle choose death?
Just like the Kinston Family before him, was not getting the desire of life akin to a dead end?
"I’ll go find Mabel!" Dorian said, "Maybe as an outsider, I can persuade her somewhat, at least..."