True Love Waits novel Chapter 572

"Actually, I am perfect," Blair answered.

At this, Niles pretended to sneeze. It sounded suspiciously like "bullshit," however. Adalson cast a warning glance in his direction.

Wesley took his seat. Blair acted as if he weren't even there and continued talking with Niles.

The dinner didn't last long, as the party included two old men and they needed to go to bed early.

After the two families bade each other farewell, Blair got into the back seat of Adalson's car. Natalia, who sat in the passenger seat, turned to look at Blair and said, "Your fiance is a nice guy. I met him once randomly, and he did me a favor. In my opinion, a woman should find an ordinary husband and live a happy life."

Adalson cast a casual glance at his wife and asked, "What? Are you not living a happy life?"

Natalia snorted and said, "Now, sure. But before...you don't know what it was like. Blair, believe me. Never marry a man like Wesley Li. I'm not saying that he's a bad guy. He's not. But imagine worrying about him when he's gone, and wondering if the next knock on the door would be his commanding officer notifying you he died a hero's death. If—"

"Natalia!" Adalson cut her off helplessly.

Natalia rolled her eyes at her husband. "What? I'm serious. Keith was trying to fix Blair up with Wesley this evening." Natalia then looked at Blair and continued, "Niles is probably your best choice here. He is the life of the party. Cheerful, attentive. He'll make you laugh every day. Wesley is clueless when it comes to matters of love. He hasn't got a romantic bone in his body. He's 100% devoted to the military. Marry him and you'll be sorry."

"But Wesley makes me feel safe and protected," Blair suddenly said.

'It seems that it's too late to warn her, ' Natalia thought.

When they passed the Hillside Apartments, Adalson parked the car near the entrance. "Remember your old apartment, Blair? Well, I left a contract there. Can you grab it for me? It's in the second drawer under the TV set."

"Didn't you terminate the lease?" Blair asked in confusion.

"I wanted to, but your cousin bought the apartment. He wants to move Joslyn's family in there." Joslyn was from a poor family, and they lived in the company dorm.

"Okay." Blair got out of the car and went into the building.

When she was out of sight, Natalia asked her husband, "Why did you let Blair get engaged to Miller? Why not fix her up with Niles? Niles has a residency at the military hospital and has a promising future. Blair could do worse than to marry a doctor. And she'd be part of the Li family—they're loaded."

The Li family was one of the most powerful families in A Country. Many girls from well-off families wanted to marry into the Li family.

"Niles and Blair would never hit it off," Adalson smiled.

Like Blair said, Wesley made her feel safe. Blair needed a man like Wesley to protect her.

When Blair reached the 16th floor, the door to Wesley's apartment was still open and Niles stood outside the apartment.

When the elevator arrived with a tinkling sound, Niles turned his head and saw Blair. "Hi, Blair! Why are you here?"

Blair didn't expect to meet anyone here. Earlier at the dinner, Wesley was the only thing on her mind, and she was daydreaming when they talked about where they'd be staying. She thought that they would stay in some hotel. "I...I came to get something." She pointed to the apartment that she used to live in.

Cecelia walked out and was surprised to see her here. "Blair! It's really you! Did you leave something here?"

Blair walked towards the apartment while saying, "Uncle Adalson asked me to grab a contract. He left it there."

Cecelia's eyes lit up and she followed after her. "You lived here before?" she asked.