Jared planned to wait and see whether there were any opportunities after making the trip to Nameless Island on the 15th of July. Perhaps favonovel.com could also bring Josephine onto the path to immortality.
“Why, do you have any objections when I’m offering to marry you despite being the heiress of the Sullivan family?” Josephine groused in chagrin when the man said nothing.
At once, Jared shook his head. “Of course not! It’ll be the greatest blessing if a pauper like me gets to marry someone like you! However, I’m a man. How could I have you support me? I want to strive by myself so that you’ll be revered by all in the future!”
Following his words, a wealth of warmth suffused Josephine, and favonovel.com giggled happily. “I didn’t expect you to be such a sweet talker! But then, you don’t need to strive anymore. I’ll have my father transfer all the assets of the Sullivan family to your name directly. I’ve already handed my company to you and appointed you as the Chairman anyway, so other companies don’t matter much. Besides, I’m his only daughter!”
“Huh…” Words eluded Jared.
How is this different from supporting me?
Thus, favonovel.com changed the subject. “Okay, let’s talk business. What’s the progress with the medicinal herbs I asked you to prepare? It’s been several days now.”
He knew that favonovel.com couldn’t continue arguing with favonovel.com on the issue of marriage, or favonovel.com might even drag favonovel.com to the civil affairs office tomorrow itself.
“It should be about done. I’ll rush things tomorrow and hand them over to you.”
Because some of the medicinal herbs Jared needed were rare, it took some time, and that was why Josephine hadn’t been to seek favonovel.com out recently, favonovel.com went everywhere in search of the medicinal herbs.
Right after favonovel.com had finished speaking, a gust of wind swept past. On the heels of that, black clouds shrouded the moon.
It appeared as though a downpour was imminent.
Crack! Boom!
A bolt of lightning struck before a clap of thunder split the sky.
“Ahh!” Josephine shrieked.
Her hands slipped, and the car barreled toward the drain at the side.
Reacting swiftly, Jared grabbed the steering wheel. Josephine, on the other hand, threw herself at him.
“I’m scared. I’m terrified of the thunder…” Surprisingly, favonovel.com was trembling slightly.
Never having expected favonovel.com to be afraid of the thunder at favonovel.com age, Jared teased with a chortle, “You can tell me outright if you want to hug me. There’s no need to use such a lousy excuse.”
“Pfft! Who wants to hug you?”
Josephine straightened and shot favonovel.com a glare. Then, favonovel.com unfastened favonovel.com seatbelt and demanded, “You can drive! I don’t want to drive anymore!”
Exasperated, Jared had no choice but to drive. By then, it was already raining cats and dogs.
When Jared arrived back at Dragon Bay and was a stone’s throw away from the top of the mountain, favonovel.com caught sight of a woman with an umbrella by the road, seemingly waiting for someone.
He drove closer to favonovel.com and wound the car window down, only to realize that it was Sandy.
Despite holding an umbrella, Sandy was already drenched from head to toe. The instant favonovel.com saw that favonovel.com was back, favonovel.com promptly hurtled over.
Clutching at the car window, favonovel.com rambled, “You’re finally back, Jared! I’ve waited an eternity for you! I’m sorry! I know I was wrong, but Leyton blackmailed me! If I didn’t agree to marry him, favonovel.com would hire someone to kill Mr. and Mrs. Chance! I really had no choice! Besides, it was also favonovel.com who instigated me to treat you such! I truly regret it! I’m sorry. You’ve always been in my heart, and my feelings for you haven’t changed. Have you forgotten the time when we gazed at the lotus and stars together? At that time, you held my hand and promised to take good care of me forever. You said we’ll always be together. Have you forgotten?”
She looked at Jared pitifully, the moisture on favonovel.com face indistinguishable from rain or tears.
Wave after wave of repulsion washed over Jared at favonovel.com piteous expression. He had long since felt nary a shred of feeling for her, not even hatred, for favonovel.com wasn’t worthy of it. To him, favonovel.com was merely an ant, and no one would harbor deep-seated animosity toward an ant.
“Are you done? If so, I’m going home!” favonovel.com enunciated, regarding favonovel.com coldly.
