Chapter 3498 Am I A Pawn
Phoenix sighed. “It’s scary what a broken heart can do to a person…”
Before long, Zoey decided to approach Floyd directly.
“Floyd, what’s wrong with you? Did something happen?”
Upon hearing that, Floyd reeled in shock.
Oh, sh*t. I’m attracting attention to myself. Phoenix and the others aren’t a problem since I know they won’t say a word to Master. But Mrs. Garrison’s different! She’ll likely share her concerns with him, and that’d be disastrous! I may not mind it at all, but it’d undoubtedly affect Gloria. How can I let that happen when I’ve sworn to protect her with my life? Oh, no. I can’t afford to mess anything up at this juncture.
After much hesitation, he decided to tell Zoey the same excuse he had given Phoenix.
“Please don’t tell anyone else about this, Mrs. Garrison. I have my pride, and so does Master. If word gets out that his senior disciple is in a slump because of affairs of the heart, it’d be a disgrace to us both!” Floyd urged, having gone to the extent of demeaning himself and making him sound like the most useless and worthless man on earth.
With that, he was sure Zoey’s suspicion would give way to sympathy and that she’d help keep it a secret from Levi.
True enough, Zoey’s heart softened.
After consoling Floyd for a while, she instructed everyone else to leave him alone and to stop asking probing questions.
Not only must they not leak the story out, but they also weren’t allowed to let Levi know.
Without Gloria around, Floyd was undeniably clever.
He could expertly manipulate everyone and have them eating out of his hand, just like what he had done with Zoey.
Ultimately, he was just glad to have crossed another hurdle.
Before leaving, Zoey dished out more words of advice.
“You have to know when to let go, Floyd. She might really not be into you, so what’s the point of holding on to her?” she said solemnly. “In the end, you’d be hurting yourself the most. It’s just not worth it.”
Alas, those words pierced Floyd’s heart like a sharp knife.
He could already feel Gloria distancing herself from him, yet Zoey and Phoenix had to rub salt into his wounds by suggesting she had never liked him in the first place. If she did, she’d have contacted him a long time ago. Everything else was just an excuse.
That’s right! If Gloria truly likes me, she’d brave any amount of danger to reach out to me.
Ironically, Floyd used to tell Gloria to keep their contact to a minimum.
Now, the world seemed to have turned upside down, and he was the one desperately trying to contact her, only to have her outright reject him.
I don’t get it. Shouldn’t the honeymoon phase of our relationship be filled with passion? Logically speaking, nothing should stop Gloria from contacting me, so what’s with this radio silence? I don’t deny that our situation is fraught with peril, but when it comes to matters of the heart, shouldn’t she be able to do anything for her loved one? After all, what’s a little danger?
Unfortunately, it was becoming clear that Gloria had never done any of that for Floyd.
It was as though he was merely her pawn, and she could easily toss him away once she had exhausted his usefulness.
The more Floyd thought about that, the more doubtful he became.
Could it be true? Could Gloria never have liked me at all? She might have been acting this entire time so she could lead me around by the nose! The thing is, I can understand if she doesn’t like me, but I can’t accept her betrayal! No, wait! That’s impossible! If Gloria doesn’t like me, why would she have given herself to me? I know she isn’t promiscuous, so her decision to become my woman must mean her love is true!
That said, the massive change in her attitude still left him confused and bewildered.
Ah, I got it! It’s because of Master! It’s his fault for almost killing Gloria without any reason! Although she tried to brush it off later, there was no doubt she was furious! Yes, the incident must have traumatized her. After all, she sustained severe injuries and nearly lost her life!
