[Trigger Warning : Violence]
~~ At Ballad Park ~~
Garret's car came to a sudden halt, desperately searching for Peony. He retrieved his whiskey bottle and took a deep swig.
"Peony, where are you? You can't leave me. You don't have my permission. Peony, you're here, right? You must be."
The passersby cast disapproving glances, muttering their judgments. "What a drunkard," they whispered. Some men speculated, "Another man who has had his heart broken."
As Garret continued to drown his sorrows, the women gradually exited the park one by one.
He bellowed, "PEONY, YOU'RE MINE! BENEDICT MEANS NOTHING. YOU'RE EXCLUSIVELY MINE. PLEASE, COME BACK. DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE," his voice quivered.
Other tipsy souls joined him in solidarity. "Young man, what's troubling you? Are you heart-broken?" one of them inquired.