Amanda sighed, “You are already entangled in so much and yet have to worry about me.” She then looked at him and asked, “Could it be that you like me?” She joked to try to ease the tension.
Casimir tried to avoid her look and then chuckled, “I like someone younger than me.”
Amanda was speechless.
She pretended to be angry and said, “Then don’t walk together with me, otherwise others would think that I’m your aunt.”
Casimir laughed and asked, “Did I touch a nerve?”
“Would you be happy if I said that you look like an uncle?” Amanda asked in return.
“I do look like an uncle but could you resist my charming good looks?”
Amanda was speechless again.
“Narcissist.” Amanda scoffed.
Casimir smiled and turned her head around to look at himself, “Tell me, am I handsome?”
Amanda slapped away his hand and scolded, “Do not touch!”
Casimir was speechless.
“It’s getting late, you should go home now.” Amanda stood up and wanted to be alone.
Casimir looked at her and said, “Okay, I’ll leave first. Call me anytime you need something.”
“Okay,” Amanda replied.
After Casimir left, Amanda laid on the bed without washing up. She tossed and turned for a long time and still could not fall asleep. She got out of bed to revise the business proposal. She had worked on this proposal since her return and it was near perfect after multiple corrections. The only way to revise it was to revisit the original ideas and start all over again.
Time passed quickly when she was engrossed with the work. The day was almost breaking and she did not sleep for the entire night. In the end, she was so tired that she slumped onto the table and fell asleep.
Her cellphone rang when it was close to midday. She woke up and tried to reach for her cellphone in a daze. It was a message sent by Joshua which contained a picture.
She looked at the person in the picture which instantly snapped her to her senses. She rubbed her eyes to look carefully.
In the picture were four people who sat at a table. It included Joshua, Bonnie and her parents. In the picture, Dolores wore a traditional Thailand gown. She did not like to make up since she was young but yet her complexion remained fair and without blemish. She had not changed other than some slight wrinkles at the corner of her eyes. The eyes spoke volumes of her past but her face did not show any signs of wear all thanks to Matthew taking good care of her.
When Amanda was ten years old, Dolores had an unplanned pregnancy. She had complications when she gave birth to Joshua which resulted in the doctor telling her that she could not bear any more kids.
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