First Love's Return, Heiress Strikes Back

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Chapter 16

Thanks to Lennon, her math grades improved by leaps and bounds, soaring from failing to A plus. Mariela excelled in all her other subjects. Without math holding her back, she was successfully admitted to New York University. Back then, Mariela only saw Lennon as a good brother.

She

respected him and liked him, but there was not a hint of romantic feelings between them.

So, when her father said that he wanted to arrange a marriage of convenience with the Stark family and asked her to marry Lennon, she couldn’t accept it.

Mariela only saw Lennon as a brother. How could she marry him?

As Mariela was reminiscing, the bedroom door was pushed open. Jaime stood by the door, lowering his gaze to look at Mariela. “Is everything packed up?”

“Almost.”

Jaime leaned against the door frame and asked, “Mariela, do you have something to Mariela looked up at him with a puzzled expression on her face.“What?”

say to me?”

Jaime thought that perhaps she was still angry and didn’t want to give him that gift so soon. He decided to give her a way out first. His tone carried a hint of

Jaime was sure that it would work.

tenderness.“I

bad tone in the

Don’t be

and looked up at him,

believe her.“You don’t have to lie.”

you want.”

became impatient as soon as he heard

apologized to you. What else

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Mariela

to pack her things

stopping and

replied, “I don’t need your

apology.”

fixedly

somewhat

to look

me a watch,” Jaime said.“Didn’t you buy it to apologize to

out?”

say that it wasn’t for him, but