“Mary, he’s drunk and not in his right mind. He probably won’t even remember who took him home.

“There’s no need for me to go, and I don’t have the time to do so either.

“Please take good care of him.”

After saying this, Sheila hung up.

The movie started.

Alex asked in concern, “What’s wrong?”

“Kent got drunk at Supreme Bar. The bar staff called Mary—that nurse who likes him—and Mary called me, asking me to pick Kent up and take him home.

“He’s probably drunk because I’ve rejected him repeatedly, but I really can’t go and take him home.

“If I go, he’ll think I feel sorry for him, that I’ve softened, and that he still has a chance. He’ll become even more unwilling to let go and give up. But I truly can’t return his feelings. I don’t love him.”

Alex assured, “You’re doing the right thing. If you don’t love him, don’t give him hope. Since someone has already gone to pick him up, there’s no need to worry about him.”

In fact, he would rather go in Sheila’s stead than have her pick