Paul couldn't believe it.
Aria said solemnly, "Paul, I hereby declare getting married is a precondition of our love relationship. I'll get on with you to see if you're a marriage partner."
Getting married?
Paul hadn't even dared to think about it!
But Paul was fascinated by the idea and he was very excited, "Miss Riley, I..."
Before his words were finished, Aria stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the lips.
It was a great deal for her, wasn't it?
Paul was handsome and tall. He was excellent in all ways, although he didn't have a good family background.
More importantly, he was capable of creating a better future for her, Wasn't that enough?
Paul was in ecstasy. He kept telling himself that if it was all a dream, he was willing to live in it and never wake up.
Sophia told Helena and Chloe about Paul and Aria, and they both said that it was quite romantic the way Aria and Paul got together.
"But Helena and Travis also got together in a strange way."
Chloe could not help but smile, "Yes. It seems only Bailey and I had a smooth ride. We got to know each other because of our parents, then we fell in love and got married."
"But you were a fake couple before."
Everyone had his or her own story, no matter how many ups and downs there had been, a good ending was all that mattered.
After telling them the news, Sophia went back to work.
After work, Rashad came, and Sophia looked at him unexpectedly.
"Sophia, can I invite you to dinner?"
"I'm sor..."
Before she finished, Rashad cut her off, "Sophia, I've had some problems at work recently and I don't know who else to talk to. You're the only person I can turn to here."
Learning from the former lesson, Sophia thought she should not meet him alone.
"Well, I'll see if Drake is free," then Sophia was about to call Drake.
Rashad suddenly grabbed Sophia's wrist and looked serious, "Sophia, can I just talk alone with you?"
The look in his eyes really made it hard for Sophia to say no. She could tell that he was indeed bothered by something.
But...
"Sorry, Rashad. I really can't go out with you."
Rashad was disappointed, "It's okay, Sophia. My request was a bit abrupt."
He turned around, and walked away.
Looking at his lonely back, Sophia felt sorry for rejecting him. But she had to. Since she had known the bad outcome it would lead to, she had to nip it in the bud.
Back home, Sophia tried to forget it, but Drake still noticed her mood swings.
"What's wrong? You seem unhappy?"
"No. I've done a right thing, but I still feel a bit sorry."
"What happened?"
Sophia told him about Rashad asking her for help.
Drake snorted upon hearing this, "He's just not busy enough."
Sophia looked at him, "What are you going to do?"
"To give him a chance to prove himself to Grandpa, I decided to give him more work."
As he spoke, he started to caress her.
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