"I can not accept your proposal, Bee."

Axel stares blankly; his heart even throbs in pain. He was sitting limp because I could not do anything. He vanished, hoping to bring good news to his mother even though he was so confident that Laura would accept him. But what power? God is not on the side as he thought.

Axel was silent for a long time. His eyes never moved from Laura's face. I don't know how often he sighed in frustration—trying to neutralize the feeling of disappointment that filled the recesses of his heart.

This is how it feels to be rejected by a woman, Axel.

Axel pulled the...