Maybe it was because the atmosphere was too gentle, or because he find Jake's eyes were too sincere.
Jess couldn't lie to him. And honestly admitted it out loud, though still hiding some part of the story, “He was a friend of mine when we were still in high school.”
“Friend?” Jake continued to ask. If that person was really Jess boyfriend, he didn’t have to say they were friends, right?
Jess didn’t catch what Jake was hinting and just said, “We are no longer friends now. I liked him, but he doesn’t like me, so we couldn’t even be friends.”
Hearing that Jess liked some other guy and not knowing whether the he still likes that other guy, Jake can't help himself feeling irritated, and dejectedly commented, “That man is as blind as a bat.”
Jess just smiled at his words, but Jake can see a
