Chapter 9
He wouldn’t leave his family to accompany her for the New Year, let alone take her home. Because he knew that his mother, Perla Olsen, would not
accept her, a woman without a prestigious
prestigious background. After a brief pause, he continued, “But I’m quite busy lately and won’t be able to accompany you back to our hometown. When’s your flight? I’ll ask the driver to take you to the airport.”
Mariela selected a few of her favorite clothes and laid them out on the bed. She folded each piece carefully and put them into the suitcase.
“No need. I’ll call a car. Someone will pick me up.”
Upon hearing this, Jaime subtly breathed a sigh of relief.
meet her parents.
He was afraid that Mariela would say that she wanted to take him back to her hometown to They had been dating for three years, and if they were ordinary people, it was time to meet each other’s parents and plan a marriage. But he was not an ordinary person.
He was the only son of the Herman family and the sole heir of the Herman Group.
The gap between their families was a chasm that they could never cross.
He knew very well that there was no future for him and Mariela.
So, there was no need to meet each other’s parents.
Fortunately, Mariela knew this and didn’t ask him to go back with her.
With such a thought, he once again sighed inwardly at her obedience and understanding.
Last night, he impulsively left with Juliette while leaving her behind, and he thought she’d make a scene today. However, she didn’t, which made him relieved.
In their three years of dating, she never checked on him like other women would, nor would she get mad at him when he flirted with other
women.
At this moment, the words of his friend suddenly echoed in his ears.
“Date both. If you feel sorry for Mariela, just buy her some gifts. Women, you
Maybe he could really marry Juliette and make Mariela his mistress.
know, are easily pleased.”
After all, women like Mariela, with no family background, would never find another man like him, a man with such a prestigious background. Mariela loved him so much that she would never bear to leave him.
He’d talk to her properly after she came back from her hometown.
He said, “Be careful on your way. Let
me know when you arrive, and I’ll pick you up when you Mariela lowered her head and softly replied, “OK.”
come back.”
“I won’t come back.”
She said silently.
Jaime wanted to say something when his phone rang.
He answered the phone.
A few minutes later, he hung up the phone and said to Mariela, “I have something to do, and I need to go out. What happened last night was my fault. I shouldn’t have left you alone there. I bought you a gift, and my assistant will bring it
over later.”
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