---- hopelessly in love with you for so many years. Any woman would fall madly in love with you. Even I have " Her sweet nothings greatly satisfied his ego and gave him a great deal of contentment. However, when he got back to the house, he had a bit of mixed feelings about everything. Carl still felt a flicker of guilt toward Angela. He opened the door to find the living room empty and the bedroom door closed. Heading over, he knocked on the door, saying, "Angela? You're in here, right?" There was no reply. "T'm sorry. I'm afraid I have to break my promise again. I can't marry you. Lucy is pregnant, and I can't let the child be without a father. I have to take care of Lucy and the child on Keith's behalf, so... Ihave no choice but to end things with you," Carl said. "How's this? I'll give you 2,000 dollars to make up for all the years you've been with me. If you don't speak up now, I'll take it that you're okay with it, too. I've ---- done the calculations. I'll give you a hundred dollars for every year we've been together. "Technically, that's only a little over a thousand dollars, but since you've been so devoted to me all these years, I decided to give a little extra and make it 2,000 dollars instead. "Angela?" Greeted with nothing but silence, Carl finally opened the bedroom door. But the room had been left empty for ages.