Chapter 223 - Ethan's Regret
Three days passed
Tonight, exactly eight o'clock. Ethan was standing on the balcony in front of his room, he was contemplating greeting the moon that only shines alone without an accompanying star, just as he can only surrender about when Luna wants to return to live with him. the man had persuaded by all means, but to no avail, his wife even further away because she did not want to be happy over the suffering of other women.
"If continuing to persuade will only make you hate me even more, then I'll just sit back and wait, feeling the longing that shackles me as if to crush my heart."
Ethan turned to look at the nearby tables and chairs, then glanced at the sound system he used to listen to music. the man walked over to it and turned it on, playing Zayn ft Taylor Swift's song "I don't wanna live forever".
Ethan pensively imagined the good times with Luna. There, just as he stood, had danced with Luna. the man smiled faintly at the thought of romantic times with his wife, imagining the time when she was reluctant to dance because she was pregnant, but still danced to the accompaniment of music.
"I really miss that time, your smile was really sweet and sincere for me. What do I have to do to get you back, I'm tormented in this longing?"
Slowly Ethan's smile faded, replaced with sadness and tears. His burly body seemed not to show its strength, he was really weak without the presence of his love.
Ethan stared at the door. there, he remembers being impressed when Luna sang him a birthday song, giving him a nice surprise. Sweet, very sweet, his wife was very sincere to give him love and affection.
"If ... if I wasn't too stupid to be incited by Edward, maybe we still often do romantic things like before. I'm too stupid, I hurt your heart that has accepted me even though I took a lot of things from you!"
Ethan slapped his face many times, he bowed languidly in regret and longing. "Luna... what should I do? I can't go on like this." Ethan cried again and again. The shackles of longing and regret make him seem weak and lose his strength or passion for life.
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Luna just got home from a fashion show, she drove her car alone to her sister's house. Suddenly there was a group of men with several motorbikes blocking her.
"What is this?"
Luna was forced to stop, staring in horror at those who were currently approaching her car. there were four of them with grim faces and started banging on her car door.
"WOY... OPEN THE DOOR!" One of them shouted.
"Oh my God, what should I do. Why isn't anyone passing by anyway?"
Luna looked behind her then towards the front which was quiet without any other vehicles or people passing by.
"QUICK OUT!"
Luna took her small bag and saw there was a smartphone and some money. 'Maybe they'll just rob. I'd rather just give this money, rather than them resorting to violence," Luna muttered, then she pressed the button that opened the window.
"Here, you must want money, right? Take it." Luna gave the bag from the window.
The thug immediately took Luna's bag roughly, then pulled Luna until she had to open the door.
"Please don't hurt me, I've already given you what you want!" Luna struggled, trying to release the grip of the long-haired man with his thick beard and his eyes fixed on her.
"What I want is you, you better come with me and we'll have fun tonight," the man smirked.
Luna shuddered at the thought of being harassed by those ugly men. She struggled and kicked the lower body of the man who was holding her hand.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!"
After kicking, Luna managed to let go of the man's hand and immediately ran in any direction, hoping someone would help her.
"CHOOSE HER!"
The other three men chased after Luna. Luna ran for a few meters and found a car approaching her, she stood in the middle of the road and waved, occasionally she looked back to see the three men chasing her.
The car stopped and the owner got out.
"Bastian, help me!" Luna ran over to Bastian and hid behind him as the three ugly men approached.
"They want to harass me, Bas," Luna said in fear behind Bastian.
Bastian glared furiously at the three men with his fists clenched. "Get in the car, let them be my firm," he called.
Luna immediately got into the car while Bastian faced the three ugly men.
"You are Evil! How dare you guys harass that woman!" Bastian glared at the three men who were grinning evilly.
"So what? Is it because she's a model, we don't dare? Maybe she has also sold herself like the prostitutes!"
"Watch YOUR words!" Bastian started to get emotional.
"Never mind, leave her to us!" exclaimed one of the men with short hair and a large body with a bulging belly like he was seven months pregnant. Maybe he drank too much.
"Step over my corpse first, if you want to get it!" challenged Bastian.
The three men immediately attacked Bastian. Bastian initially lost when he received a few blows to his face that had not fully healed from Ethan's blow a few days ago, but he got up and beat them brutally.
Bugghh... bugghhh... bughh...!
One by one Bastian's fists punched their stomachs, solar plexus, chest, and faces. The man parried every punch and responded with a kick.
In the car, Luna looked worriedly at Bastian who was fighting to help her. Slowly, she saw her ex-lover make the three men who almost crushed him, fall one by one.
"GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE I CALL THE POLICE TO IMPRISON YOU!" Bastian exclaimed, staring intently at the three men he beat down on the asphalt and wincing in pain.
"FUCKING GARBAGE MEN!"
Bastian immediately returned to the car.
"You're injured, Bas." Luna looked pityingly at Bastian who had bruises on his face.
"It's okay, Luna. The important thing is that you survive their brutality." Bastian smiled reassuringly.
"Thank you, Bas. If you don't come, I don't know what will happen," said Luna angrily.
"Hem, lucky I came this way. But this is not the direction to Ethan's house, where are you going?" Bastian asked while glancing at Luna who was still stricken with anxiety.
"I live temporarily at Sis Shandra's house," answered Luna.
"Why?"
"A long story."
"Well, then I'll go down first." Luna immediately opened the door and was about to get into her car when the ugly men had left.
"Luna, let me take you home," said Bastian when Luna was about to get in the car.
"Yes."
This time, Luna wanted to be escorted by Bastian, because she was still afraid that the thugs were still chasing her and would take revenge for being beaten by Bastian. After all, her ex-lover was just escorting her, not at one car.
Luna took her bag which was lying on the asphalt, then got into the car and immediately drove it to her sister's house. Sometimes she glanced in the rearview mirror, saw Bastian's car who was still faithfully escorting her until she got home.