Leave Him With That Girl - Chapter 2

And then, after knowing each other for a year, Sophia finally agreed to become David's girlfriend.

David also told Sophia about Ruby—a beautiful girl five years younger than him, the daughter of one of his mother's friends.

Sophia knew that the girl had been secretly in love with David for years, but she had never imagined that her feelings could run so deep.

That was precisely why An became determined to hold on to the man she loved.

David had never loved Ruby, but Ruby refused to accept that reality.

For all those years, Ruby had remained devoted to David, even though he had never returned her feelings.

David asked Sophia to give him a little more time to persuade Ruby.

He did not want to shock her, nor did he want her to lose all hope. Because to him, romantic love might not exist between them, but he still cared deeply for Ruby and held her in great regard.

They had been together for more than two years—long enough for Sophia to understand the sincerity of the love David gave her.

That was why she had never blamed him for the relationship he could not bring himself to sever with Ruby.

Many times, David had made his feelings toward Ruby clear, but she simply refused to accept the truth.

Ruby loved David, and even if she had to sacrifice her dignity, she still refused to lose him.

To protect Ruby from further pain, David had never revealed the truth about the woman he truly loved.

Sophia continued to accept being the woman hidden in the shadows of David's life, even though sometimes her heart ached with unbearable pain.

And then came that rainy afternoon.

By chance, Ruby saw Sophia and David kissing in his room.

The shock was devastating.

She rushed out of the room and ran blindly into the rain.

David did not chase after her because he did not want Sophia to be hurt. He wanted Ruby to finally face the truth—that An was the woman he loved.

That night, Ruby attempted to take her own life.

The young girl, with her innocent and fragile heart, was simply unable to bear the truth.

David rushed to the hospital because he could not abandon Ruby in such a condition.

An followed him there as well, but she could only stand at a distance, watching as David collapsed beside Ruby's hospital bed.

Ruby's family members held onto David's hand and begged him not to leave her when she woke up.

Watching the scene before her, Sophia felt an overwhelming pain in her heart.

She understood the torment David was going through.

She believed that the love he had for her was real, but he also could not bear to watch a girl like Ruby lose her life because of him.

And that was the reason behind An's decision today...

Sophia packed her belongings and moved somewhere far away, to a place where David would never be able to find her.

Without Sophia, David's heart would ache, and Ruby's love would become the medicine that healed his wounds.

Then, perhaps, he would come to love Ruby.

After all, the human heart was not made of wood or stone. It could not remain unmoved in the face of love.

Sophia believed that Ruby was warm and gentle enough to make David's heart tremble.

Besides, compared to Ruby, An knew that she could still go on living without David.

Sophia was not trying to be noble. She had simply come to realize that, in life, some encounters are destined to pass through our lives like a fleeting breeze.

Perhaps Sophia and David were one of those encounters.

David left the hospital and hurried to find Sophia.

For more than a month, he had been unable to look for her because he had been occupied with Ruby.

When he arrived, the door was already locked.

The neighbor handed him a long letter.

But his eyes were blurred with tears, and David could make out only one line:

“I love you, but I have chosen to walk away. Let Ruby heal the wound I caused in your heart. I believe the two of you will be happy.”

Sophia walked away with a broken heart.

She knew that she would need the rest of her life to forget this love...