"Don’t say that. You don’t owe anything." I shook my head.
Jones heaved a sigh, "But you’re my girlfriend. If I can’t even take care of you, what’s the point of ?"
I smiled a bit, sowhat touched
At that mont, my dad chid in from behind us, "Get a professional nurse to take care of your mom, so no one else can bother her?"
I had the sa thought, given how swamped I was.
My dad was about to go on a business trip, so he dropped by to check on my mom. Ariel’s actions and words earlier had weighed heavily on him. He was frowning the whole ti.
The three of us left the hospital together. Jas was waiting at the door for my dad. After they left, Jones took my hand and led to his car.
"Let’s get you so food; put so weight back on," he said with a grin.
"If only one al could restore all the weight I’ve lost," I sighed, letting Jones lead .
He turned to look at and said, "What’s so hard about that? From now on, I’ll eat with you every day. If I can’t, I’ll have soone send you gourt food to make sure you’re well-nourished and healthy."
Being so cherished felt so good Looking into Jones’s eyes, I suddenly felt that we were finally like a normal couple.
Jones took out for a lavish dinner. He was incredibly gentlemanly and tender, peeling shrimp and picking out bones for . Everything was perfect. It was the most relaxing day I’d had in a while.
"Jones, were you mad when you found out I’d asked Damon and Andrew for help? Why are you still so good to ?" I rested my cheek on my hand, watching him across the table.
"I wasn’t mad; I was jealous." Jones looked at helplessly and said, "I’m your boyfriend, but you didn’t want to tell when you had problems, instead asking other n for help. How could I not be jealous?"
I blushed, realizing I might have been a bit unreasonable.
I’d always hated to impose on Jones. I always felt like he was getting the short end of the stick by being with , and he had to fight his family on top of it all, so I didn’t want to add to his troubles.
Seeing my embarrassnt, Jones kindly changed the subject and asked, "Are you full? Want to go shopping?"
"Full, Let’s go," I answered quickly
Whenever Jones and I went shopping, he’d always ask questions like, "Do you want this?"
"Do you want this bag?"
"Do you want this dress?"
"Do you want this bracelet?"
I always said no, but every ti I glanced at anything for a second longer than usual, he’d buy it once we left the store.
I’d never shopped so crazily when I was with Luna and the others. In the end, Jones was loaded down with shopping bags, turning heads as we walked down the street.
It was past eleven when Jones finally drove ho. The backseat of the car was piled high with luxury goods, our spoils of war for the day.
In the past, I didn’t understand this seemingly cold man. But after becoming his girlfriend, I realized he was good at expressing his love through actions, not just empty words
Even though I was already well-off, having a man willing to spend money on without a second thought touched .
"Jones, tell how much all this stuff cost. I’ll transfer the money to you," I told him as I got out of the car.
"Eliana, that’s insulting ", Jones replied imdiately. "This is what I’m supposed to do."
Alright. If I kept refusing, he might think I didn’t take his role as my boyfriend seriously.
In the end, Jones helped carry a bunch of shopping bags into the house. When he left, I saw him to the door out of courtesy. Under the streetlight, his face glowed warmly
"I’m leaving now," he waved at , looking a bit reluctant to leave.
"Okay Drive safe," nodded.
"Um..." Jones looked at , sounding a bit nervous, "Shouldn’t we kiss goodbye?"
His question left a bit stunned. He moved a bit closer to , and before I could react, he gently kissed on the cheek.
That feeling was indescribable.
After he kissed , Jones looked content, his smile even brighter, "Alright, I’m leaving. Go to bed early."
I could only nod, still a bit dazed.
Watching Jones drive away, I couldn’t help but touch my cheek, the corners of my mouth curling up. I felt like I’d finally found what it felt like to be in love. But when I saw Damon, my smile vanished instantly. He ca out of the villa next door. Even though he was quite far away and I couldn’t see his face clearly, I could feel he didn’t seem too happy
I didn’t know if he saw and Jones kiss goodbye.
I turned to go back inside, about to lock the door, only to find Damon already standing outside.
I was startled and clutched my chest, "Are you trying to scare to death?"
"Why are you so jumpy when you’re so happy?" Damon reached to open the door, and I imdiately tried to lock it.
But I’ve never won against Damon in this sort of thing. Not only was he quick, but he was also strong. I was no match for him.
My dad wasn’t ho tonight. I was the only one in the house. Although there were security caras in the yard, I didn’t want any accidents.
Both of our hands were on the edge of the door, stuck in a standoff. I could feel he wasn’t using his full strength, otherwise, I would’ve been pushed away long ago.
"Damon, what the hell are you trying to do?" I demanded, "My mom already had not in good shape because I t with you. Wasn’t that enough?"
"You have two choices," Damon said coldly. "First, remarry , second, break up with Jones"
I couldn’t help but laugh. What the hell was he talking about? I’d just started to have feelings for Jones, and he wanted to break up with him?
I didn’t even have to think about it before I refused, "I choose neither."
"Then you have a third choice." Damon looked at coldly. "Let the entire Brooks family pay for your refusal."
I didn’t understand. What was going on with Damon? How could a man be so fickle and obsessive?
It seed like he couldn’t stand seeing happy. It seed like he just wanted to follow him around humbly, like before.
What on earth did I do to deserve this punishnt? In my past life. I didn’t want a divorce with him, but he ruined my family because of it.
This ti around, I divorced him and didn’t want to entangle with him anymore, yet he still wanted to wreck my family.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t resolve the clash between Damon and my family.
"Damon, are you trying to drive to the grave?" I retorted, "If you really can’t bear seeing happy, I can disappear from your life for good. You don’t have to threaten with my family. It’s not cool."
Damon just gave a cold laugh, "You’re the only daughter of your parents, so you wouldn’t choose to die. Eliana, I’ve always told you I’m a go-getter. I like to call the shots on everything, including our marriage. I’ve already made enough concessions".
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