Jay started begging for mercy. He said hastily, "Oh, honey. It's all up to you! It doesn't matter to me."
"There you go." Doris complacently released her grip on his ear.
Everyone had their specific personalities and temperament. When it came to Doris and Jay, they were like two naughty children in their relationship. That didn't mean that they were immature people. In fact, it actually implied optimism and open-mindedness.
These traits of Jay came from living a life full of advantages and was often untroubled. Naturally, he couldn't grasp or understand the idea that the world was surrounded by a myriad of sadness and sorrow.
The reason why Doris had those traits was because of all the hardships that she had experienced in her past. As she always had prodigious courage pushing inside her to take the next step, naturally, she had to wear an armor of bravery.
By now, Nancy could still feel a dull pain throbbing at her wound.
When Nancy found out that Edward was going abroad, she was undoubtedly shocked.
Of course, she didn't want Edward to leave.
"Edward, why are you deciding to leave all of a sudden? The children adore you. They'll surely be unhappy if you leave." Since Edward came back in their lives, the two children seemed to have found an amazing playmate. Every day, whenever the kids came back from school, they would circle around Edward like two cute little birds, twittering relentlessly.
If the kids were doing the same to Nancy, she would surely lose her patience.
If Edward suddenly left, she didn't know how the kids would handle losing such a fun uncle.
Edward looked at Nancy meekly and said, "I have to go back to take care of some things. Nancy, I want to apologize. I registered for marriage without your knowledge and now it's causing you all sorts of trouble. I'm really sorry."
Nancy shrugged and said, "I don't blame you for that."
"I know..." Edward released a deep sigh and said, "Would you like to help me pack my belongings? I will make sure to come back as soon as I can. I don't want to leave the children behind. Neither do I want to leave. .. you."
Nancy awkwardly scratched her head and said, "Edward, you should find a woman to bring back here as soon as possible. There are so many better woman out there in the world."
"Really? I haven't met her yet. How about you find one for me?" Actually, Edward had attempted several times before. He had even tried dating online. However, every time he met with any one of them, he would always be disappointed.
Once, he even found a girl who was decent, and asked her to meet up for some coffee in a cafe.
When they met up, within two minutes, Edward had already spaced out. His mind was cluttered with images of Nancy talking and laughing. By the end of it, he couldn't even remember a single thing that the girl said to him.
It was apparent that the girl was disappointed from their date, and so was he. The result was predictable and unavoidable.
The two of them parted ways in discord.
Edward figured that it was better to rely on destiny instead. If he couldn't find the right woman, he didn't have to force himself to find one.
"Okay, I'll agree to that. If ever I come across a suitable girl, I will tell you right away," Nancy said sternly with a straight face.
Out of everyone else, it was Nancy who wanted for Edward to meet an extraordinary woman the most.
"Ha! Nancy, you're too kind," Edward said bitterly as he gave Nancy a warm hug.
For some reason that she couldn't figure out, Nancy became as stiff as a board.
"I'm going to help you pack up. Promise me that you'll come back as soon as you can." Nancy hastily ran into Edward's room.
Despite spending so many years being close friends, they had never hugged each other so affectionately.
The moment that he held her, she felt her face burn and flush red from embarrassment.
He only hugged her as her brother.
"Ah, this silly girl..." said Edward adoringly.
Nancy packed his luggage fairly quickly and even told him that she wanted to drive Edward to the airport. However, he firmly refused. Edward looked into her eyes with deep, brooding eyes that hid many secret emotions. "You're injured, Nancy. I can just take a taxi," he insisted.
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