“No need for that…”
Johnny’s expression froze.
However, Talita was serious and persisted, “I must give it back to you! Since that night, I have been to Shady Night looking for you, but you were never there. I have to return the money. I don’t want people to think I went with you that day for the money. If I accept this money, how am I any different from those women who sell their bodies?”
Just as Johnny was about to speak, Tilda had already walked up beside him, placing a hand on his shoulder and smiling at Talita. “Miss, are you sure it was Mr. Chow who gave you the money? Don’t mistake him for someone else.”
“It can’t be wrong!” Talita even pulled out her phone and showed her Johnny’s WhatsApp account. “Look! We added each other on WhatsApp that day.”
Johnny instinctively wanted to stop her, but Tilda had already taken it.
The profile picture and the username left no room for denial.
The key point was the time…
The time was after they returned from Sweden.
Johnny felt his heart grow colder than the drink in his hand!
He quickly explained to Tilda, “I did get a room with her that day, but I didn’t touch her! Ask her if you don’t believe me!”
Talita looked at the flustered Johnny and then at Tilda, understanding something. She said, “Mr. Chow and I-”
“You don’t need to say anything, miss. I understand! Keep the money. It’s what you deserve.” Tilda’s face maintained a smile throughout without a moment of faltering. “Johnny, I don’t want to shop anymore. Let’s go.”
Johnny didn’t dare disobey her orders and could only nod.
They left without buying anything except two cold drinks and headed straight back to the underground parking lot.
As soon as they got into the car, Johnny hurriedly explained, “That day, I was upset because you rejected me, so I went to the bar! I thought my feelings for you weren’t love. I figured if I drank a bit and had some fun with my buddies, I’d forget about you! But it turned out that didn’t work. I still miss you. My mind was full of you. So I didn’t touch her! I gave her money and told her to leave!”
Who knew he’d be so unlucky to run into her today?
Johnny said all this, but Tilda remained silent.
This made him even more anxious!
“I was really wrong. I’ll never go there again! Can you believe me? Tilda, please say something!”
Seeing him like this, Tilda finally turned to look at him. “I don’t know what to say.”
“Just don’t say you want a breakup. You can hit me or scold me. You can even slap me!”
“Honestly, I’m not feeling great.” Tilda sighed lightly and leaned her head against the car window, speaking in a muffled voice, “But when I think about it, there’s nothing for me to get mad about because when you got a room with that girl, you weren’t my boyfriend yet. It’s normal for you to pick up girls.”
This was supposed to be Johnny’s life!
But even though she tried to understand Johnny completely, Tilda couldn’t fully accept it.
“Do you understand?”
“I understand.” Johnny shrank back a bit. “But I really didn’t touch her.”
Tilda shook her head. “That’s not important. You don’t need to explain! I’m just not used to having a playboy as a boyfriend yet. I’ll probably run into your ex-girlfriends often in Northville City. I should get used to it sooner.”