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.

at me and put on a sweet smile. “Nice to

must have exaggerated. Come on in. Lunch is

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

I thought both of them would continue seeing each other, but

“Mom, I’m planning on marrying Rose. This is why I brought her

“I’m glad you’re finally settling down. I’ll make sure the engagement ceremony turns out perfect. Let me know if

preference, mom. Something simple will suffice. Maybe just get the two families together for a

Cameron’s face as she listened to Nick. She was glad to see her children finally settling down and getting married. This

looked so rigid

figured

heard mom said you’re moving the company

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