Chapter 71 Alan's Overbearing Nature

Susan tugged at my arm, urging me to follow Alan. But I stopped my two friends and said, "Alan and I are in the past. Whoever he's with now, whoever he talks to, has nothing to do with me." Seeing me like this, they finally gave up on the idea of confronting Alan. When Annie and Dana arrived, we had a drink together and exchanged some well-wishes. After that, I lost interest and wandered out to the hotel hallway. I found a quiet corner with a sofa and sat down quietly. I didn't plan to disturb Alan, but things didn’t go as I expected. When I saw Linda angrily dragging Alan in my direction, I immediately ducked, hiding behind the sofa. Luckily, the back of the sofa was high enough to completely conceal me. But as I hid, I asked myself, why was I hiding? I hadn’t done anything wrong, right? Besides, I was here first. Why did I feel like I was the guilty one? But by then, I didn’t have the courage to stand up and greet them. So, I simply lay down on the sofa. On the other si