Chapter 53 Chapter 53: Who Are You?
At that time, Cristofer always praised her for her cleverness and said that many boys would surely chase after her if they knew that she could play billiards so well.
Estelle still remembered that Cristofer was very possessive about her before. Seeing her talk with the male staff of the billiards club, he would be angry and jealous for a long time. Then he would block her in a corner, press her against the wall and kiss her passionately to vent his anger...
Wrenching her mind back to the present, Estelle took a deep breath and thought, Forget it. It’s all in the past. Without Cristofer, I’ll be a better Estelle.
“I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen. The whole billiards area was booked, and it’s not available from half past two. So, you may have to go to other areas to have fun,” a club staff member came over and said apologetically.
Ingemar was a little displeased. “The whole area was booked? We haven’t enjoyed ourselves yet.”
“Sir, I’m sorry.”
At this time, the door of the billiards area was pushed open, and a man came in. The moment he saw Estelle, he froze.
Cristofer didn’t expect to meet Estelle again today.
Today, he went shopping with Gretchen. But she asked him when he would marry her again, which annoyed and upset him. Therefore, he sent her home after buying her a ring and left immediately.
Recently, Gretchen always urged him to marry her. He felt that Gretchen’s voice was a noise for him, and he could only avoid her to get a little peace.
Besides, he felt that he was strange recently. In the past, he was so eager to get rid of Estelle and make a clean break with her. But recently, such an idea gradually faded away.
He thought that maybe his heart was softened because of Yvonne’s birth.
But when he thought of the car accident, he told himself that he couldn’t be reconciled with Estelle.
Back then, the case was closed hastily. He checked the files many times but didn’t find any useful information.
On the files, it was only said that three people were killed in the car crash, and the cause of the accident was that Estelle’s father drove under the influence of alcohol. And not long after the accident, George’s body was cremated at York’s request.
After analyzing the whole case, Cristofer felt that there were hidden facts about it. Therefore, he reinvestigated the case, hoping to find out the truth about the accident.
But no matter what, Estelle was the daughter of the person who killed his parents. He told himself that he couldn’t be too softhearted again and again when facing Estelle.
“Hey, Cristofer! Haven’t we agreed that we would have a get-together without bringing our girlfriends here? Why did you still ask Estelle to come?” Cristofer's schoolmate Louis said to Cristofer when he saw Estelle.
Those who came here with Cristofer were all his friends; they had known each other for nearly ten years.
Louis smiled and waved at Estelle with his eyes brightening.
“Wow! Estelle, you’ve grown up. The last time I met you, you were still at college and looked like a young girl. Now you are a graceful lady. Cristofer is so lucky,” He said.
Estelle often went out to play billiards with Cristofer during her school days, so she knew almost all of his friends.
She stood up and greeted him with a smile, “Hi, Louis.”
Louis joked happily, “Why didn’t you come with Cristofer? How could he keep you waiting? I’ll teach him a lesson!”
Cristofer frowned and glared at him. “Don’t talk nonsense. It’s hard to say who will be taught a lesson later. Let’s start the game.”
“Okay,” Louis said. “Estelle, you have no homework to do now, do you? Come on. I’ll let you see how I beat your boyfriend in the game!”
The man next to him joked with a smile, “Boyfriend? They’ve been together for so many years and must have already been married. They may have had a child.”
When Cristofer was about to say something, Estelle said, “We have divorced. Now, we have nothing to do with each other.”
“What?” Louis and others were shocked.
“Why? You two loved each other so much...”
“Let bygones be bygones. It’s meaningless to talk about the past,” Estelle said with a smile, looking very natural and decent. “Have a good time, everyone. I’m leaving now.”
Then she turned around and walked up to Rebecca. “Let’s go.”
Rebecca whispered to her secretly, “Are we leaving so soon?”
Estelle chuckled and said, “Or what? They have reserved the billiards area. Let’s go. I must go to the hospital to care for my mother.”
Rebecca nodded, feeling a little dissatisfied. “All right.”
“Let’s go.”
Ingemar, who had been very attentive to Estelle just now, was silent.
Everyone else was walking toward the door while he was standing still.
Rebecca pulled him and said, “What are you doing there? Let’s go!”
However, Ingemar didn’t listen to her. Instead, he turned to look at Cristofer and said gently, “Mr. Hans, you like playing billiards too?”
Cristofer frowned and looked him up and down. “Who are you?”
“Mr. Hans, I’m just a nobody, and you may not remember me. We met at a party before. I remember that your female companion was a beautiful lady at that time. Why didn’t you bring her here today?”
Hearing that, Cristofer asked with a darkened face, “What do you mean?”
“Nothing. I just think I’m lucky to meet you here today. Since we both like to play billiards, how about we have a game?”
His provoking words surprised everyone presents. They didn’t know why a smooth man like Ingemar suddenly became so blunt and impulsive today.
Someone persuaded him, “That’s Cristofer! How dare you provoke him? Are you crazy?”
Ingemar just smiled and said, “Of course, I know he’s Cristofer. Everyone in Hadale knows him. I know I’m inferior to him in many aspects. I just want to have a game with him. Is there any problem?”
Cristofer said coldly, “Sorry, I’m not familiar with you. There’s no need for us to have a game.”
“Mr. Hans, you don’t want to compete with me?” Ingemar asked challengingly.
‘He’s goading me into competing with him?’ Cristofer thought and took a closer look at the young man before him.
‘He’s good-looking and should be the type that many girls like, but he looks a little unstable and impetuous,’ he commented on Ingemar’s appearance and behaviour in his heart.
“Then please give me a reason why I should compete with you,” Cristofer said.