At that moment, Eric sighed in relief that he held himself back when he punched Wilson. If he had not held back, there might have been a bruise on Wilson's face and thus the former might be charged with physical injury. Moreover, he did not want to use his full strength against someone he already considers as a friend.
[The punch I gave him wasn't that strong.] Eric thought. Then he remembered that he needed to tell Dino something, so he thought, [Right. I have to let Dino know about what Wilson and I had talked about.]
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"Oh! It's raining hard!" Dino exclaimed as soon as he and Ivan came out of the hotel where they had stayed for the night.
"Would there be a problem for you if it's raining this hard?" Ivan asked.
"Well...It's just that...It might take a while for me to get home with this rain since there might be some floods that could cause traffic," Dino replied.