Chapter 28
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She ran away from home to avoid marrying Lennon. Deandre froze her cards, and there was no way Lennon was unaware of this. She indeed had no car or house in Los Angeles and lived an ordinary working–class life.
Although her two best friends had offered to keep her, Mariela declined.
She only received a sum of money from them for the first two months. After Mariela stood on her feet, she never took money from her best friends again.
And she paid them back bit by bit with her salary.
felt
in
a surge
Lennon not only did not blame her for running to Los Angeles to avoid marrying him, but also bought her a
she and
tightened of embarrassment Mariela
car.
her heart,
her
grip
on
the
phone.
“It’s unnecessary. Taking taxis is pretty convenient.”
Lennon’s voice carried a subtle hint of vulnerability.“Marie, you won’t take the car because deep down, you still don’t want to marry me?” Mariela subconsciously shook her head, and after a moment, she realized that they were on a phone call. Lennon couldn’t see her expression and movements at all.
She explained softly, “No, Lenny, since I have agreed to the marriage, I am marrying you. I just thought that I would be returning to New York in a few days, so there is no need to buy a car now.”
When Lennon replied, “It’s okay. “This…” Mariela still wanted to refuse.
you come
back
to
New York,
I will
have
someone
drive the car back.”
“Aren’t you going to
the neighboring city
Mariela was somewhat surprised.
for
a
court
session
in
a
few days?
You
can
drive there.”
“How did you know about my court session?”
“I saw your Instagram a couple of days ago.”
Mariela was taken aback.
The date to hold the court session was indeed set on September 25th two months ago, and it would be in the neighboring city.
At that time, she casually Instagramed it, joking that she was about to be off on a junket. After the court session, she planned to go to try the local cuisine and also visit a famous tourist attraction to take photos.
Lennon smiled as he said, “Driving will make it very convenient. After the court session, you can also visit the scenic spots nearby.” At this moment, Lennon stood in front of the floor–to–ceiling window of the president’s office on the top floor of the group, overlooking the bustling city with a tender and watery gaze.
No one knew how much he wanted to buy a car, a house, and give money to Mariela when he found out three years ago that she was barely scraping by in Los Angeles.
However, she would not accept his gifts because they were not together.
Fortunately, things were different now than in the past. Mariela had already agreed to marry Lennon, so he finally had reasons to send her gifts.
