Chapter 7
Of course, I also wished Liam and Vivi a happy marriage just like the other company employees. After that, I deleted Liam’s
contact information from my phone.
When the plane landed, my parents personally came to pick me up from the airport.
My mother, Cecilia Knox, held my hand with a distressed look on her face. “My dear daughter, look at how thin you’ve become studying and working so far from home!”
Adam patted me on the shoulder and said, “It’s good that you’re home!”
There was a man with broad shoulders and a narrow waist standing upright next to them. He looked slightly older than me
and was wearing a three–piece suit. He had deep–set eyes, a gentle gaze, and was looking silently at me with faint warmth.
I blushed unconsciously under his scorching gaze, having already guessed his identity.
My parents hurriedly introduced me to him. “Mimi, this is Jayce Chandler.”
I reached out for a handshake, and Jayce reached out in return with his broad palm, gently shaking the tips of my fingers.
He looked at me with a smile, and his next words instantly made my face turn red. “Welcome home, my fiancée.”
My parents smiled cheerily at the two of us and pushed me toward Jayce.
Jayce took the suitcase from my left hand. As he did that, his attentiveness made him noticed the burn on my wrist
immediately.
“How did you get the burn on your wrist?” he asked.
I didn’t want to talk about my miserable experience in the pantry, so I simply told him that it was due to an accident.
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Jayce’s eyes seemed to glint, after which he patted me on the head. “You’ll be my wife from now on, so you’re going to have
to get used to my kindness.”
“Okay,” I replied weakly, finding it hard to resist his tenderness.
After sending me home, the first thing Jayce did was take out a first–aid kit and help me drain my blisters. Then, he treated the burn and applied soothing ointment on it.
I was a little unaccustomed to ending a relationship only to immediately begin another one. Jayce told me that he could wait, as long as he was the partner I chose in the end.
After I saw him off, my parents noticed I had something on my mind before I’d even figured out how to come clean with them.
