Ah Reum thought that it was rude of her to simply just leave Chanyeol in his car. She should have waited for his response,

after every hurtful thing he said,

after confessing her love for him.

But it was too late. She had voluntarily pushed herself out of his Mercedez Benz, and there was no k-dramaesque scene where Chanyeol would run after her.

All that happened was a long, cold walk to her apartment while contemplating on the words he uttered to her.

"Nobody will love you." "Not even those animals." "You only love yourself and your work and animals."

The harshness made her gulp as she fiddled with her apartment keys. Those words from Park Chanyeol hit a tender spot, yet she was one tough cookie. Unkind words were not enough to break her walls and make tears flow.

Ah Reum sighed in relief when she finally flicked the lights open. Home sweet home. She smiled to herself. No matter how much it hurt, there was no urge to cry and blame Chanyeol for thinking that way. She was a strong twenty-first century woman, that was the reason. In her brave and sensible mind, there was no necessity to cry over things meant to teach her. 

In fact, she was grateful to Park Chanyeol. When nobody else in this world could tell her straight, honest things, there was Chanyeol. And the fact that he was blunt and straightforward with his thoughts, Ah Reum further comprehended why she fell for him. He meant no harm, and if he thought that way, could she blame him? In this world, people could only say so much. People believed in things they wanted to believe in, and all that, Ah Reum understood to the core.

Yet what he said stuck to her. It will hurt for a few days. 

It was just too bad that she was a coward. She loathe