“A million bucks.”

“You beat him up and then handed him a million?” Karen shot up with such force that she banged her head against the armoire, clutching it as she let out a pained “Ouch!”

Jeffrey grew anxious. “What’s wrong? You think it’s not enough?”

“No,” Karen replied, checking her reflection to gauge the damage, then muttered with a tinge of sarcasm, “Jeffrey, why don’t you just beat me up every day?”

Jeffrey was speechless.

Jeffrey waited for Karen at the entrance of her apartment building. Soon enough, she emerged, donning a pink dress and draping a cardigan over her arms.

The pink hue stood out against her fair skin, making her look almost like a high school girl.

As Jeffrey watched her approach, the corners of his eyes crinkled in approval.

Sure, she looked pretty and vibrant in her outfit, but something about the pink seemed just a tad too glaring for his taste.

her gaze drifting involuntarily to the empty back seat of his

alone, indeed,

curled his lips into a sly smile and wrapped an arm around Karen’s

at all.” Her cheeks flushed. “Can you keep your hands to

it only right for us to be close?” Jeffrey teased, leaning in to whisper near her ear with a husky, playful voice, “Disappointed you didn’t find roses on the

just wanted to

hope had

chuckled lightly, pulling out a set of car keys from his pocket and placing them in her hand.

the gleaming

giving me…

Jeffrey raised an eyebrow smugly, “Just imagine, all the people in Eldorria City will know you’re

were only two of

pushed the keys back

“Why not?”

it wasn’t a relationship but more

limited edition sports car on a

“The moment you say yes, all my assets are

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