"Actually, I am perfect," ir answered.
At this, Niles pretended to sneeze. It sounded suspiciously like "bullshit," however. Adalson cast a warning nce in his direction.
Wesley took his seat. ir acted as if he weren''t even there and continued talking with Niles.
The dinner didn''tst long, as the party included two old men and they needed to go to bed early.
After the two families bade each other farewell, ir got into the back seat of Adalson''s car. Natalia, who sat in the passenger seat, turned to look at ir 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 nce 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. ir, 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 hismanding 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 ir up with Wesley this evening." Natalia then looked at ir and continued, "Niles is probably your best choice here. He is the life of the party. Cheerful, attentive. He''ll make youugh every day. Wesley is clueless when ites 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," ir suddenly said.
''It seems that it''s toote to warn her, '' Natalia thought.
When they passed the Hillside Apartments, Adalson parked the car near the entrance. "Remember your old apartment, ir? 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?" ir asked in confusion.
"I wanted to, but your cousin bought the apartment. He wants to move Joslyn''s famil
Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.
To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.
"As long as I''m alive, I''m still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."
She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.
Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few yearster, to his astonishment.
ng Miller.
Everyone''s life went back to normal.
When Wesley was 26 years old, he was fast-tracked to a higher official post in the army, and moved up in rank.
At Megan''s 18th birthday party, he met a woman named Debbie Nian.
She and ir looked nothing alike, but her personality reminded him of ir.
Debbie said, "Nice to meet you, Officer Li. I''m Debbie Nian. I''ve practiced martial arts for years. I''d love to spar when you''re free sometime."
He couldn''t help but remember how ir had greeted him before. "Nice to meet you, Officer Li. I''m your new neighbor. I may have to bug youter on."
Thest time he saw her was before the Lunar New Year. It had been almost a year since that time. Eleven months, to be exact.
Carlos seemed to have found his true love. His eyes were full of affection when he looked at Debbie.
Debbie and Megan were always at each other''s throats. Carlos valued his wife more, so he asked Wesley to keep Meganpany.
At the Ji family''s house, the subject of ir came up again.
She had alreadye back from abroad and started her internship in somepany. She was now living in her fiance''s apartment, and they were about to get married soon.
Miller''spany arranged a retreat at a mountain vige, and every employee could bring a family member. ir just returned from Ennd three days ago. When Miller invited her to go with him, she didn''t turn him down.