After that the two talked for a while, Jessie was ready to leave, "Well Violet, I'm going to find Lorenzo, he's also leaving Sea City today."
"He's leaving too?" Violet was surprised.
Jessie nodded, "Yes, his company has only been listed for less than half a year, at least it will be busy for a year and a half, being able to spare a few days to visit my family in Sea City is already the limit, so he has to go back today as well, after all, the company still needs him the boss to go back and take care of the company."
"That's true." Violet nodded.
Jessie got up, "Then I'll leave first."
"Wait." Violet suddenly called out to her.
Jessie stopped in her tracks, "What's wrong?"
"Jessie, I want to know, what is your opinion about Lorenzo?" Violet also stood up.
Jessie was filled with confusion, "Violet, what are you asking this for?"
"Of course it's important, I want to know if you're planning to be with Lorenzo." Violet looked at her.
Jessie was clearly shocked by her words and her eyes went wide, ''What? With Lorenzo? Violet, what are you talking about, how could I possibly be with Lorenzo?"
Jessie waved her hand and laughed, obviously thinking that Violet had misunderstood something.
However Violet looked at her with a serious face, "Jessie, don't you know that?"
"Know what?" Jessie blinked.
Violet sighed, "Lorenzo likes you."
Now she understood that Jessie didn't know Lorenzo's feelings at all.
Sure enough, when Jessie heard Violet say this, she was shocked, "What did you say? Lorenzo...... He likes me?"
She was so surprised she stuttered and couldn't speak.
Violet shook her head helplessly, "You're really retarded, it's so obvious and you don't even know it."
Jessie sat back on the sofa, dumbfounded, "How could I possibly know? I've been separated from Lorenzo for twenty years, I forgot about him long ago, if not for his sudden appearance, I probably wouldn't have remembered in my life that there was such a person, so how could I possibly think that Lorenzo likes me?"
Well, that day when she was watching the movie, she had actually had this feeling that Lorenzo might like her.
But then she dismissed it herself, thinking it impossible.
Because after twenty years of separation, how could Lorenzo like her?
And they were kids when they were separated, what do kids know about love?
Now, however, she realized that Lorenzo really did have those kinds of feelings for her.
"Indeed, I didn't think he would like you at first either, but I can see that he is serious, he really likes you, so Jessie, what do you think?" Violet also sat down.
Jessie's mouth opened, "I ...... What do I think?"
"Well, are you going to accept Lorenzo, or ......"
"No, I can't accept him." Jessie suddenly said, "I don't love him, I just treat him as a brother, so I must not accept him."
"Jessie, I know you don't love him, what you love has always been George, but you know clearly about George. You and George are not possible at all to be together. As your best friend, to be honest, I don't want to see you stay trapped in this painful emotion, I want you to be happy, so I think you should shift your eyes on George away to another man, that time, you will find that there are actually other men that are worthy of your love."
Violet sat over, gently patted Jessie’s shoulder, "Jessie, you have to understand, you and George were wrong at the beginning, you can't wait for him and you can't change him, in your eyes, you shouldn't only have him alone. Think about your parents, they surely don't want you to suffer so much because of George, they would prefer you to start a new relationship and fall in love with another man. I know, you don't love Lorenzo, but you can try to accept him."
"Try to accept him?" Jessie dropped her eyes.
Violet nodded, "Yes, maybe you'll feel that he's the one for you, don't they all say that you'd rather be with someone who loves you than someone who doesn't love you? So Jessie, try it, try a new relationship."
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