He was overbearing and made her speechless. She followed him and queued behind the checkout
counter in silence.
“I used to do the same with my ex-wife. I pushed the trolley and she stood beside me.”
She had a good family background, so she didn’t really need to do such things. However, she always
liked to come with him and said that she wanted to live simply like ordinary people, then held his arms
and said, “Simple happiness is the true happiness.”
At that time, he didn’t understand what that meant at all. Now he just realized that she really loved him
truly.
But he didn’t cherish her.
The only thing in his mind was his mother who had passed away.
“I’m not interested in Mr. James’s relationship.” She looked ahead calmly and didn’t dodge on purpose.
Probably it was because she didn’t care anymore, so she wasn’t afraid. The reason she felt nervous
about what he said before was because she was afraid that he would know her identity.
She realized that mentioning his ex-wife was his norm.
Perhaps he would only feel her love when she was dead.
Soon it was their turn, he pushed the trolley to put those things one by one at the checkout counter.
After a short while, the cashier scanned through all the items.
They walked out after he had made the payment.
When they reached the car, he put the things into the trunk and then got in the car and left.
After the car drove for a while, Amanda noticed that he was driving in the direction …towards villa. She
asked, “Mr. James, where are we going?”
“My home,” He said without looking away.
Home?
Amanda wondered seriously if he knew something. As far as she knew, the villa had been ‘deserted’.
As she was thinking, they had already reached the destination. Even if they just reached the door, she
noticed that the place had been tidied up and it looked completely different from when she had come
before.
This …
She calmed down herself and pretended to be relaxed, “Mr. James, is this your home?”
“Yes.” After answering her, he pushed the door open to get out of the car. Then he opened the trunk to
take out those things and carried in his hands, saying, “Let’s go.”
Amanda followed him.
Along the way she pretended to be here for the first time, she toured for a while and said, “This villa is
nice, but the decoration isn’t so good.”
Almost everything here was arranged by her as she had put in her entire effort.
At that time, she wanted their home to be simple and cozy but not flashy.
As it turned out, the home she had decorated was ‘flashy’, and people said that they were a perfect
match.
However, it was all superficial. He had never loved her and made it as his home. Others thought they
were happy, yet it was a trap for his revenge.
She just fell into this trap without knowing it and foolishly thought it was love.
Heh…
So ridiculous…
Stanford looked at her and smiled, “I thought you would like here.”
“How could it be possible? It’s not my home anyway.”
“Maybe it is,” He whispered.
Amanda didn’t hear him clearly and asked, “Mr. James, what did you say?”
He replied, “I said, Ms. Flores doesn’t need to be so polite when you come to my house. Treat this
place as your own.”
She deliberately drew the line and said, “Home is a shelter and a mother’s embrace. There is neither
shelter nor mother’s embrace. How can it be my home, I don’t dare to do so.”
He stared at her deeply and didn’t respond, but simply said, “Ms. Flores can visit as you please.”
After saying that, he carried the things to the kitchen.
She stood in the living room. The place was still exactly the same as before and nothing had changed.
The only thing that changed was them.
She no longer had the same state of mind as that time.
She didn’t move anything in the house, she just sat on the sofa quietly, took out her phone and sent a
message to Joshua: Are you back?
Probably he was playing phone at this moment as he replied almost in seconds: No.
An image was sent immediately afterwards.
It was a beautiful sunny day there, the trees in the image were green and leafy, the flowers were
beautiful, and they seemed to in the pavilion in front of the wooden building.
The white gauze curtain of the pavilion swayed gently with the wind and there was a square table on
the carpet with the flowers used to make the garlands.
Dolores was teaching Bonnie the way to make garlands.
She had lived there for a long time, so she had learnt many traditional skills and got used to the life and
folklore there.
She enjoyed the peace and quietness.
He texted: Mum is teaching her future daughter-in-law to make a garland.
As she looked at the photo and his message, she smiled and replied: It seems that mum is very
satisfied with this daughter-in-law.
There was a moment of silence over there. Then he replied: Would she be dissatisfied with the
daughter-in-law whom she had chosen personally?
Amanda quickly replied: I remember it was Jasmine who booked you first.
He replied: …
Then he texted: Why do you make me sound like a commodity?
She replied: Haha. Then she sent a big laughing emoji and texted: Yes, you are.
He replied: …
Then he texted: Where are you now? How come you have time to chat with me?
She paused for a moment and replied: I miss you, okay?
A super surprised emoji was sent by Joshua.
He replied: You’ve found your conscience?
Amanda replied: …
This seemed to show that she had no conscience.
Joshua replied: I thought you only want to get back at Stanford and totally forget your family.
Amanda lost her mood as the word ‘Stanford’ was enough to make her unhappy.
She immediately replied: Don’t mention him. There is no more of this man in our world.
Joshua texted: Dad is here, I’ve got to go. This was the last message he sent.
She stared at the screen for a long time as she missed them too.
In the kitchen, Stanford caught a glimpse and saw Amanda sitting on the sofa and looking at her phone
in a daze.
He put down the things in his hands and walked over, “If Ms. Flores is bored, you can go and sit in the
study room. There are quite a few books and there might be something you like.”
In fact, there were a lot of books she liked.
As she heard his voice, she instantly hid her emotions and looked up at him with a smile, “You’re
welcome, Mr. James. I don’t like to touch the things in others’ home.”
“We’re partners. Ms. Flores doesn’t need to treat yourself as an outsider.” His eyes moved slightly,
“Since we’re partners, we have common interests, and we are family. What does Ms. Flores think?”
She replied blandly, “Work and life are different; these two aspects won’t mix together.”
She quickly changed the subject, “What Mr. James said is true. I only represent RM Group. If talking
about family, it would be J&Y Group and RM Group.”
He smiled, “You’re distancing yourself from me, making me mistake you for my ex-wife who was being
angry with me.”
In fact, there were a lot of books she liked.
As she heard his voice, she instantly hid her emotions and looked up at him with a smile, “You're
welcome, Mr. James. | don’t like to touch the things in others’ home.”
“We're partners. Ms. Flores doesn't need to treat yourself as an outsider.” His eyes moved slightly,
“Since we're partners, we have common interests, and we are family. What does Ms. Flores think?”
She replied blandly, “Work and life are different; these two aspects won't mix together.”
She quickly changed the subject, “What Mr. James said is true. | only represent RM Group. If talking
about family, it would be J&Y Group and RM Group.”
He smiled, “You’re distancing yourself from me, making me mistake you for my ex-wife who was being
angry with me.”
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