After he got off the car, he went over to the passenger’s seat and opened the door before he escorted a lady out. I was totally not expecting him to bring a woman—an elegant woman, to be precise. I thought he would come with Jackson.

I lost myself for a second, looking at the lady.

But I quickly collected myself and went ahead to greet them. “It’s been a long time, Nick. You’re still as dashing as ever.”

Nick smiled back at me politely. The childishness in his manner was long gone already. “It’s been a long time. You’ve gotten thinner.”

“Aren’t you going to introduce your friend to us?” I asked, looking at the lady beside him.

He nodded and held her hand. “This is Rose, my girlfriend,” he said, before turning toward the woman. “Rose, this is my sister, Scarlett.”

Sister! The word really sounded stiff and distant coming from Nick.

me and put on a sweet smile. “Nice to meet you, Scarlett. You’re just as beautiful as Nick

exaggerated. Come on in.

to take a seat. There were some burning questions I wanted to ask, but I did not. I wanted to know what

I thought both of them would continue seeing each other, but it turned out that was not the

reached home after work. Everyone sat at the table and Nick introduced Rose to everyone. “Mom, I’m planning on marrying Rose. This is why I brought her with me today. Her family’s from K City,

but it was not like she did not see this coming. “I’m glad you’re finally settling down. I’ll make sure the engagement ceremony turns out perfect. Let me know

head. “We don’t have any preference, mom. Something simple will suffice. Maybe just get

broke out on Cameron’s face as she listened to Nick. She was glad to see her children finally settling down and getting married. This was what every parent

there was something off between Nick and Rose. They looked so rigid and

figured she must have

mom said you’re moving the company to K City? Are you planning on staying in the

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