Chapter 26

“About two hours,” the salesperson replied.

Ben looked at his watch. “That won’t work. I have things to do later. Can you talk with that lady and see if she can let us buy the car first? We can compensate her for it.”

The salesperson went back to Olivia to pass on the message.

As expected, she declined. She was buying a car to pick up someone and waiting another two hours would have defeated the purpose of it.

When the bargaining failed, Ben held the woman in his arms and comforted, “Sweetheart, why don’t we buy it together when I come back next time?”

She pouted. “You’ll be away for a week this time.”

He coaxed, “What can we do? I have to work so I can marry you! Here; let’s do this. I’ll pay for it first, and you can call a friend over to wait with you for the car to arrive. How’s that?”

She whined, “But I want to send you off too.”

“You don’t have to. I can take a taxi there myself and you just wait here for the car to arrive. You have to drive it today.”

and teased, “Then don’t say

her. “Okay, you

Hence, Olivia heard everything they said. He does

them any further and followed behind the

quickly

Shop was quite efficient. By two in the afternoon, she was driving her new

made their way to the airport. After rushing all

can you please go a bit

too timid.

“Let him wait when he comes out later. It’s not worth wasting our lives for him. He was only gone for a few days and

told you not to come but you

to pick him up? I

go in and give him an earful now,”

Time continued to tick by and it was already past three. They only found out later that the

told you we didn’t have to rush. When has

like water and fire—born to be

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