I smiled faintly as I stood by her bed. “Are you intending to chase me out then?”

Hearing my voice, Nora instantly sat up straight, then turned to me. “Ashton is finally willing to release you?”

I grinned and sat beside her. “Just like what you said – we’ll have a lifetime together, so I thought I’d come here and stay the night with you!”

Nora squealed and jumped with joy. “Scarlet, you’re the best! I knew it! You’re the best in this whole wide world!”

I flicked her head gently, trying to calm her down. “How could you determine that in such a short time? Go take a shower so we could sleep early.”

“Let’s shower together!” She narrowed her eyes at me.

 

I laughed as I pushed her towards the bathroom.

Once she finished shower, she hugged me and lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

 

I knew she was troubled by something. “Are you thinking about Armond?”

She focused her gaze on me and said, “Of course not. There are other things on my mind too, you know.”

“What is it, then?”

and sighed, “Aren’t you curious why I

that I thought about it, I was. Even though the Oberick family weren’t extremely rich or prestigious back in A City, Channing was still a well-known person. Naturally, he would protect his granddaughter well. So how was Nora

I didn’t know how my parents passed away. Grandpa said they were caught up in a car accident. I was only two months

good at comforting others, so

always been Grandpa and me for as long as I can remember. There was some money left from my father’s

she looked at me and continued, “Scarlett,

I had always thought about how my future would be if I found my

that I would buy things for them, or they’re using me for something else. Even if I

to have a

didn’t know what to say, so I just

was acquainted with a girl. When we met for the first time, we hit it off like old friends. She treated me well, and so I treated her like my best friend at that time. But I didn’t expect her to trick me into the mountains. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise since I get to meet

really touched when you gave me the bracelet? That was the first time I’ve received

of good luck from the past twenty years of my

as I held her. “You will have

you and Ashton

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