Page 419 - Thorn In The Heart

Chinh Nguyên

Nguyen shrugged his shoulders.

" O. K. everything is all right. Don't think back of the past. Life is
sorrow; people know crying before laughing from the first time they
are born. How can I help you now? " He said.

She looked at his face.

" You don't like the Thien-Thai bar, don't you? I have worked in
the bar while I was waiting and looking for you in there. " She said.

" No money...! " Nguyen said.

Phuong looked into his eyes.

" I never let you pay anyway. I needed you to come in only. "
She said.

He leaned back on the sofa, looking up at the ceiling.

" I could not come in Thien-Thai bar, because I am not a fortune

hunter to take advantage of you. " He said.

She wiped away her tears and looked at him.

" Why did you say that to me? Do you despise me? " She asked.

Nguyen shook his head, getting off the sofa. He walks into the
kitchen, after a moment he gets back with two cups of coffee in his
hands. He placed a cup of coffee on the living table in her front, and
he looked at her.

" No...! I didn't mean that. You misunderstood me! I want to tell
you the truth, but nothing stings like the truth of life. I was back
home late from the gambling hell last night. " He said.

Phuong knit her eyebrows.

" What kind of the game did you play? " She asked.

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