on duty arrived at t

thief were all taken

with you. I don't want to waste your time,"

standing citizen. What are you trying to accomplish

r eyes, unsure of

moment they met. Her impression of him had finally changed

port to the pol

done, it was already

found Jacob still sitti

nds were still numb from the fall she had taken an

flatly, "Your wounds need to

as st

ents when Jacob had already got to his

simple cotton, disinfectant, anti-inflammato

e time?" His preparedness surprised

in the opposite direction

at read 'Pharmacy'

hed from em

s too smart for

in when the medical alcohol touched her bleeding wound. "Ouch!" she squealed. He sta

y and said, "Here is a little repayment for tonight. It's the least I could

cob's eyes sud

n, that was enough to make a soft

seen tha

ndages and asked in shock, "Oh my

down and took the money out of her bag and continued, "I was almost robbed.

oney and said, "You're badly injured. Why don't you stay home for a couple days,

"You're more of a nag than my father. You'

amining her features. "Never mind. Maybe it's because I've been a teach

t case, maybe you should find yourself a han

please, as if you're

can still be friends

la Mei waved her hand and called the waiter over. "Ca

each," Cherry has

eat?" Adela said rolling her eyes. "If you eat and

u don't gain weight. Besides, I'm in so much pain I

e cut her a piece of cake and pushed it over to Cherry. "A

a man to

e..." Adela Mei suddenly c

ry s

years older than Cherry, but as a teaching assistant at the University, she had to take on a lot of par

her coffee and continued, "Don't always drink s

ou hypocrite. You should find a man to love

Cherry, I want to buy a new stor

go with you to see it." Cherry sighed and went on

were not very presen

ar? And you are already consider

d to pay th

Cherry started

pping has paid off and my annual salary has

she just ate th

friend, she wa

to work in a new place. You can find a

There are only some really old men who ar

shed she could live a

and her father had arranged a b

was treating her like some stock in his inventory

was pathetic,

s eating and didn't even look at the number

blind

meet some stranger at a reserved table? Did she th

wiping her eyes, "You are my eldest son and also the son I am most proud of. Your siblings are still so

a corner and didn't

think of her?" He would have exposed his wife's poor acting skills if they

old under pressure. "Mom has probab

drove back. He had come home late at night and his mother was hiding in her room, peeking out at him th

rry?" Donna asked,

nored her ridiculous

her." Donna cried out, "

n her own for who knows how long..." York sighed,

a beat, stuck between

e number plate in front of him. He r

l go," he

a's face, "I knew my son is the b

else for a month." With that, Jacob pu

changed when

ff and shook her head

s this time it wil

f hope that the girl

r son had no such hope in m

set up with had cho

ing all afternoon with Adela and de

t half past six, but the man di

her's boss, she would have left

fume he wore could be smelled from a few blocks away. Cherr

ize for being late. Truthfully, he didn't seem sorry about i

ed by the man's behavior, "T

He said I should take you out and well, the food here is so expensive I can't believe it," he said through a sigh. He was so shocked it seeme

around having to spend too much, and called t

ars and heard the man o

n smiled at her, clear

." Wh

t how to refuse him. She couldn't m

e across such a s

olfing it down the second the plate hit th

table and he was sweating profusely. He

getable salad. She wouldn't be able to stom

al and Cherry's salad w

The man was surprised, leaning back in h

rnoon tea." Cherry smi

ste it. Why don't I

man take the salad from her and be

g to marry him would p

ttle doubt

ng, he rubbed his big hand