Margot came back to her senses and smiled. "I was thinking, when will you stop being so uptight?"Benjamin paused at her words before realizing what she meant. He chuckled softly. "After we get married."Margot blinked at him. "Do you think I'll believe you?"Benjamin cocked an eyebrow and gave her a playful smile. "Am I that untrustworthy?"Margot leaned back on the couch and grinned up at him. "I can believe you in many things, but this ... well, let's just say I believe you for now."Her birthday was just around the corner, and she would only turn 20 then. Benjamin played with her fingers. "Alright, we'll wait and see."Margot suddenly smirked. "What if I turn out to be right?"Benjamin looked at her. "What would you like to do?"What else would she want? Of course, she wanted his utmost devotion.Margot began to ponder over it, and Benjamin didn't rush her. He simply stared at her hand. After taking good care of her, her hand had become much fairer, and the calluses on h
Margot smiled. "Just thinking about the two of you makes me want to laugh."Tamara looked solemn, "This is serious. So don't fool around right now.""Alright, I won't laugh." Margot quickly raised her hand in surrender. "You don't have to meet up with him if you don't want to. And you're going to Clacton soon. You don't need to worry about this."Tamara nodded. "That's true, but I still can't help the occasional weird thoughts, you know?"Margot sighed. "I don't really understand."Tamara groaned. "Forget it. I don't want to continue with this. It's fine as long as I don't meet him." She picked up her spoon and continued eating.Margot shook her head helplessly. "I really can't figure the both of you out."Given the current situation, they might actually go their separate ways. But the dreams had been continuous. Margot didn't know if those feelings would seep into their mind along with the dreams. If it did, wouldn't that be even more awkward? To fall in love with eac
Sebastian, who hadn't been paying attention to them, immediately turned his gaze when he heard Margot's words. Despite the distance, he met Tamara's gaze.Tamara quickly looked away, pretending not to have seen him.Benjamin opened the car door and walked up to Margot. "What's wrong? Can't you take us with you on your little shopping trip? We can accompany you."Margot immediately pushed him away. "This is a girls' night out. You men should stay out of it."Benjamin pouted. "But what should I do? I missed you. I haven't seen you all day. I was planning to cook dinner for you tonight. But you called and told me you had plans. Do you know how hurtful it was?"Margot clenched her teeth. Exasperation washed over her as she struggled to cope with this aspect of Benjamin's personality.Benjamin held her hand and stared deeply at her. "Margot, can we accompany you, please?"Margot remained silent.She was done for.She turned to Tamara and cleared her throat. "Do you want to continue
Margot looked at him in horror and cupped his face with her hands. "Calm down. Please never say such things again, okay?"Benjamin looked bewildered. "Isn't it sweet?""Not at all!" Margot didn't want to know where he picked up these cheesy pickup lines. Her immediate response was to resist, and on top of that, her body was covered in goosebumps.She was creeped out by his remark. Seeing her resistance, Benjamin could only nod. "Alright, I won't say it again."Margot heaved a sigh of relief. "Remember, you're not allowed to talk like that again! We'll break up if you do!"Benjamin immediately closed his mouth.She had never said anything about breaking up. Why were the consequences of saying cheesy lines so severe? He decided not to say them in the future.The shopping mall was very close. It was just a crossroad away.Tamara relaxed as she listened to the conversation between the two. Just then, her phone rang. She took it out and saw that it was a call from Quentin.She wa
Margot and Tamara turned around to see a stranger standing behind them. The person had their arms crossed and was looking at them arrogantly.This stranger wasn't exactly a new face. For Margot, this was a total stranger. But for Tamara, she had only recently become acquainted with her.She was someone Tamara had encountered in her dreams—Rowena Xanthos.In the dream, Rowena was fond of Sebastian and was unhappy that Tamara became Sebastian's wife. On the day Tamara and Sebastian registered their marriage, Rowena had tried to push Tamara, only to be reprimanded by Sebastian. Later, Rowena conspired with Yareli to drug Tamara, almost causing her to miscarry.They hadn't anticipated meeting her in person so soon.Margot and Tamara exchanged glances and could see the amusement in each other's eyes.Rowena turned to the salesperson. "Didn't you hear me? I want this dress!"The salesperson hesitated and looked at Tamara. "Miss, do you want this dress?"Tamara nodded. "Of course.
"Yes." The salesperson immediately nodded and called security to escort Rowena away.Rowena had yet to understand the situation and was still staring at Sebastian. She felt that only a man like Sebastian could be worthy of her!The clothing store fell into silence. Tamara quickly snapped out of it and handed her card to the salesperson. "Please wrap the dress nicely.""Okay, please wait a moment." The salesperson took the card and hurried off to complete the transaction.Seeing that Tamara didn't look at Sebastian, Margot said to him, "Thank you, Mr. Lynch. If it weren't for you, who knows when that woman would have stopped."Sebastian, however, said coldly, "Were you the one I helped?"Margot's jaw fell. His response took her aback. Even though his question was valid, his tone remained irritating.Tamara's eyelashes trembled as she tried to appear calm. She looked at Sebastian. "Thank you."Sebastian remained indifferent. "I don't accept verbal thanks."Tamara was stunned and
Margot suppressed a smile and didn't say anything. The car soon came to a steady stop in front of the Simmons residence. Tamara smiled. "Thank you for the ride."Benjamin chimed in, "It was Mr. Lynch who drove you back."Tamara hesitated but still turned to Sebastian. "Thank you for driving me back."Sebastian remained silent.Tamara then turned to Margot and said, "I'll head in now. I'll call you soon."Margot nodded. "Sure, have a good time in Clacton. Remember to bring me back a souvenir."Tamara nodded. "Don't worry. I'll surely get something for you."Margot gave a faint smile and watched Tamara as she got out of the car.After Tamara left, Sebastian, who had been quiet all along, suddenly opened the car door and got out, walking directly toward Tamara."What's going on?" Margot immediately leaned against the car window in excitement.Benjamin clicked his tongue. "I knew it. Seb has taken a liking to your friend. But unfortunately, he's too stubborn."Margot looked at
Unexpected changes? Surely, it would happen. Even the most virtuous woman feared a relentless suitor.No matter how resolute Tamara's heart was, under the dual assault of the dream and Sebastian, she would eventually crumble.But it all depended on what Sebastian was thinking.Sebastian remained silent, and the car fell into a quiet atmosphere. Margot and Benjamin exchanged glances but didn't say much.Sebastian drove the car to a club. When the security saw his vehicle, they respectfully approached and opened the car door. They were members of this club and had reserved a VIP room.Once inside, Margot immediately started setting up the poker cards.Benjamin and Sebastian wanted to have a drink. There was nothing she could do at the moment.Margot didn't want to go home early. She hadn't had a chance to get chummy with Benjamin yet. Leaning her chin on one hand, she glanced at the two men on the couch, her gaze lingering on Benjamin.Benjamin noticed her gaze and looked at her.