Love is Like the Wind, Love is Gone Without a Trace

When Claudine's business was in financial trouble, she gave me a back embrace while wearing a hopeless expression. "Archie, let's sell your house."

"When the company is through these difficulties, I will help you buy it back immediately."

At first, I claimed I didn't agree and shook my head in refusal.

"Don't you have another idea? That house is the pre-marital property my parents left me. I'm not interested in selling it.”

Claudine, however, was adamant about selling it and she tried to convince me for six weeks.

For the first time, I felt devastated as the strong lady who had always been independent and self-reliant sobbed pathetically with her knees in front of me.

So I had to agree.

Despite overcoming the company's hurdles, Claudine refused to assist me in reclaiming my home. She always gave me a terse response when I asked about this.

"Archie, you should not buy a property right now since it will lose a lot of money. We have a place to live today, don't we? I will not drive you away; this is our home."

What a home we had, I smirk now.

I waited silently while seated on the couch.

Claudine sighed with satisfaction, thinking I had it sorted out.

A knock on the door, however, came as a surprise the following second. Claudine was a step ahead of me when I stood up to open the door.

"I'll open the door!"

Standing at the entrance in his work attire, the moving master gave me and Claudine a perplexed look.

"Hello, we are from the moving company. What do you wish to move?"

Stunned, Claudine said, "Did you get the wrong address, sir? Noone here wants to move..."

I got up and stepped in.

"It’s me. Come in, sir."

Claudine gave me an incredulous look in return and she grew irritated when she noticed that I had not even given her a glance.

"What are you doing, Archie? You just have this one home. Where could you go, even if you moved?"

She believed that I had only one residence, I thought.

"You are sure that I have nowhere to go just so you can bully me?"

I suffocated Claudine with my words. Perhaps she was feeling guilty and her eyes were frigid again as she glanced at me.

"What are you saying, Archie? Edgar didn't mention that he would use your main bedroom and he is just here for a few days. Will you please stop causing trouble?"

"I'm not making trouble."

Without even looking, I assisted the moving worker in expertly packing and sealing my belongings.

I had to stop when Claudine kicked my box to bits.

Still, I scoffed and allowed the worker to assist me in sealing it.

I stared at Claudine calmly, like a wild dog.

"Claudine, you will only make me more disappointed by doing this."

Claudine's eyes flashed with a hint of terror. She subconsciously moved closer to hug me, "Archie..."

Edgar suddenly pretended to slap himself. "Claudine, it's all my fault! If I hadn't insisted on moving in and made things difficult for you, Archie wouldn't be so angry and want to move out!"

My hand stopped in mid-air as Claudine tried to embrace it, so she had to turn around and gently nudge her childhood sweetheart.

Edgar gave Claudine a friendly glance and purposefully pestered her.

I even spotted Edgar's arrogant and suggestive smirk as I looked up. I shook my head and requested the movers to hurry up the procedure. I went downstairs with the mover ten minutes later.

Without even changing her slippers, Claudine ran down as soon as she heard the door close.