Bruce looked stunned. His desperate look turned hazy.
"Did you just talk about mate?" he asked me and tried to come to charge at me.
But Nolan held my hand and pulled me behind him.
"Bruce, you have lost your mind. In one moment, you declare that you love her, and in the next moment, you behave rudely toward her. You can't win her heart like that. Be a gentleman and let her live her life on her own."
The bravery that Nolan showed amazed me. At our university, Bruce had a reputation. He was popular and admired throughout our campus. No one could talk over him.
Bruce stared at me without replying to Nolan. He did not look happy with my words.
'Is he thinking that I was talking about his brother? I was just making an excuse. Why can't he just do what he was doing behind my back when we
