"Okay," Blake said.Upon hearing her response, Janice did not know whether to feel happy or sad for her.She wondered if Blake had truly accepted Liam or if she was acting like this because she found out Kevin had a fiancée after he came back.The traffic on the road was a bit congested. So, Liam only arrived half an hour later. Blake had been standing still at the mall's entrance, waiting for him.He held an umbrella and walked up to Blake. "Blake, I'll take you home."Janice saw Liam look at her, and she hurriedly waved her hand. "Mr. Xander, you don't need to worry about me. I've called a cab and won't go with you two. I'll go back to the company to cancel my leave."Liam nodded. "Okay. Thank you for taking care of Blake for the past few days. If you need anything from now on, you can find me."Janice replied, "No worries. Hurry up and take Blake away. It's raining heavily; don't let her catch a cold."Blake saw the couple walking out of the mall from the corner of her eye.
Liam's skin was smooth and flawless, without a single blemish. This made Blake, who often had acne, envy him.She felt much better after crying. It was as if everything had come into perspective. She asked, "Do you want to sleep on the bed?"Liam's eyes gleamed with joy as he looked at her. While he was in a dilemma, Blake had already lifted the blanket. He hesitated before speaking, "You...""Forget it if you don't want to," Blake said.After Liam got into bed, they slept side by side. When Blake rested her head on his arm, she felt a little dizzy. She believed she had caught a cold.In the moment of clarity, she felt like she still wanted to sleep. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not sleep soundly.Liam asked, "Do you want to eat something?"Blake's voice was hoarse. "I don't feel like eating. I want to sleep a little longer."Liam responded, "All right, go ahead and sleep. I'll be here with you."Blake said, "Now that he's going to get engaged to Audrey, I
Blake felt sad for a while after deleting Kevin's contact. Then, she experienced a sense of relief that she had never felt before.Back then, she was determined to be with Kevin. Now, she was equally determined to let him go instantly.Like Kevin, Blake never made decisions lightly, nor would she give up easily. But if she had to move on, she would not regret it either.At the hotel, Audrey said, "Blake must've misunderstood the situation. Why don't you let me explain it to her? I'll tell her that you only agreed to be engaged to me to appease those who wanted to deal with my family. Blake likes you so much, and you like her too, right?"Kevin remained silent. Audrey held his hands and could feel his whole body tensing.She knew he was just enduring the pain.Despite Kevin's cold demeanor, he was still human; he had emotions and desires. It was not that he did not have feelings for Blake. It was just that there were too many obstacles between them.Kevin responded, "You don't ne
Blake had been wanting to resign. She wanted to change her work environment and start anew.Cecilia approved her resignation. Liam was there with her at the company on the day she resigned.Her wedding date with Liam was quite soon, so they had to speed up the process. They did not invite many people to their wedding banquet, but it would be held grandly.On the way to the photography company, Blake suddenly thought of something. She said, "Liam, let's stop by the phone store."Liam replied, "Okay."He did not ask her why. After arriving at the phone store, Blake got a new SIM card and canceled the old one.She had also upgraded her phone to the latest model. She bought the same model for Liam, too.After they left the phone store, she handed the phone to him. "Consider this my first wedding gift to you. Liam, from now on, I'll try my best to be very, very good to you."Liam hugged Blake. "You don't need to treat me very well. I'm already very happy to be able to marry you."T
Liam told the photographers to pause the shoot.After Blake went to the dressing room upstairs, she lay on the couch without wanting to move. "I'll go change.""Do you need me to help you?" Liam asked.Blake was stunned for a moment.It was just an instinctive offer from Liam; he did not think much of it.He continued to say, "Sorry, I was...""It's okay. Come help me unzip; I can't reach it," Blake interrupted.She thought, 'Since I've made the decision, Liam and I will be a married couple from now on. After all, it's just my body; he'd already seen it last time.'Blake held Liam's hand and walked into the changing room. Unexpectedly, he leaned over, pressing her against the door, and held her chin as he kissed her.He said, "Blake, no matter what happens in the future, I'll always be loyal to you."Blake smiled slightly. "Okay. I trust you, the very nice Mr. Xander."The promise of 'always be loyal' was more valuable to Liam than the vows declared by the priest in the chur
Before Liam and Blake got back to the apartment, he had already bought many ingredients.Blake had basically moved into Liam's room. After she changed into her slippers and walked into the master bedroom to get her jacket, she noticed the wardrobe was full of her clothes. Only a few of Liam's shirts and pants that he normally wore were in there.She also found their underwear, originally placed under the clothes, neatly folded together in an open drawer.Blake stared blankly at the wardrobe as she suddenly felt annoyed. She threw her pajamas on the bed, grabbed her hair, and lowered her head anxiously. Her mind went completely blank, and she did not know what she was thinking about.It was not until Liam walked in that she snapped out of it. He asked, "Blake, what's wrong?"She shook her head. "I don't know. I think I'm having a headache. I just need to rest for a while, and then I'll be fine.""Sleep for a while. I'll call you when dinner is ready," Liam replied.He then caress
Liam said, "If you think the apartment is too small, we can go look for a new place after our wedding."Blake lay on his lap, opened a pack of chips, and started eating. "It's okay. I think we're fine like this. The neighborhood is very quiet, and the landscaping is quite good."Liam replied, "Alright. I'll follow whatever you decide."Blake sniffed and suddenly smelled something. She then sniffed his body. "Did you smoke? I thought you don't smoke?""I'll quit," Liam replied.He then handed over the cigarettes in his pocket and all the money in his wallet to Blake. "From now on, you'll handle everything in this household, including all kinds of expenses. The PIN to the bank account is your birthday.""I'm not good at managing money. I might mess up," Blake responded.Liam said, "It's okay, you can take it slow. I still have some time before starting my new job, so I'll be at home with you during this period.""Okay."A week passed, and it was Blake's wedding.It was held in
Blake had no bridesmaids, so she returned to the hotel room alone. As she stepped out of the elevator and was ready to use the room key card in her hand to swipe and enter the room, she suddenly saw a figure appear from the corner of her eye.She stopped her action and looked at the person who had left the wedding earlier.At that moment, Blake felt her breath catch, but it was only fleeting. She then quickly regained her composure and averted her gaze. She asked, "Didn't you leave? Why are you still here?"Kevin replied, "Congratulations."Upon hearing his congratulations, Blake felt a mix of amusement and discomfort. "There's nothing to congratulate. If anything, I should congratulate you. You're soon to be the mayor's son-in-law. In the future, we won't belong in the same social class anymore."I'm tired and came back to rest. You should leave now before Liam comes up and sees you here."Don't look for me again. I don't want him to misunderstand."Kevin responded, "Audrey and