Was he trying to imply that she looked ugly?
Angeline refused to fall into his trap and said proudly, "When I look at my bare face, it makes me wonder where this goddess has descended from.”
Jay's lips twitched violently. "What a boast."
Angeline said, "I'm just telling the truth."
Jay looked at Angeline as she smiled sweetly, and for some inexplicable reasons, he thought that this shedevil did not seem so annoying after all.
On the contrary, her innocence actually made her seem quite cute.
"Why are you in business?" he asked curiously.
He always thought that Angeline had a soft and adorable personality instead of the manly and tough personality that she pretended to have.
Doing business did not fit her character at all.
Angeline let out a forlorn sigh. "This is a promise I made to him."
Jay listened attentively.
Angeline said, "I once promised him that I can be both a creeper plant that needs support or a sturdy tree that can stand independently."
She paused before continuing, "Now that he's gone, I have to be strong like a tree. Just like him, my branches and leaves will stretch upward, helping the weak to reach up to the sky. I will plunge my roots deep into the ground and be fearless when the storm comes."
Jay was astonished. Angeline's words had completely challenged the previous misconceptions he had about her.
It turned out that women were not necessarily tender and spineless. They could also be tender but tough like Angeline too.
"Who is he?" he asked curiously.
"Huh?" Angeline was slightly dazed.
"I admire that man for teaching you so well," he said.
Angeline was stunned.
He just called her a boast, did he not?
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
"My Jaybie." Angeline smiled resplendently.
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