After a brief silence, she smiles, “It's okay. Since I can’t be a bride, it's not bad to be a bridesmaid.”
“As long as you think it's okay, then it’s fine by me.”
In many cases, happiness needs to be set off. The more unfortunate others are, the more happiness
you appear to be, and vice versa.
In the afternoon, Karin receives a call from Troy, asking to have dinner together in the evening.
At a quarter past five, she goes to Charlie Group, and bumps into Robert, who has come out of the
CEO's office. Thinking of Billie, she glances at him lightly and walks in without saying a word.
“You’re here.”
“Yep.”
“Wait a moment. I’ll be finished soon.”
“Ok.”
Karin stands behind him and watches him doing his work. Ten minutes later, he closes the folder in his
hand and gets up and says, “Okay, let's go.”
“You intervened in Robert's marriage, what does he think about it?”
“What can he think about it? That guy has one-track mind.”
“Then leave it alone.”
Karin is a little angry, “People who can't see the feelings in their hearts clearly don’t deserve happiness.
Anyway, Billie will return to Britain.”
“Billie is going back to Britain?”
“Yes.”
“Does Robert know?”
“How could he know, don't tell him, it's useless to say it anyway, so be it.”
Troy frowns for a moment and nods, “Let’s eat first.”
“Do you have plan after dinner?”
After getting in the car, she asks curiously.
“Yes.”
“What is it?”
“It’s a secret.”
“Could it be any surprise?”
“You can think so.”
He tells her to think that way, so she believes it. After dinner, she follows him to find surprises, but Troy
drives and stops outside of Emmanuel's mansion.
“Is this the surprise?”
She asks incredulously.
“Yes.”
“Then I don't want it. I don't want to see Gigi.”
“She shouldn't be at home now.”
Troy gets out of the car and drags her out too.
“But what are we doing here?”
When she thinks of Emmanuel's sharp eyes, she feels unsettled. Probably because of Robert and
Billie, they have already regarded her as an enemy.
“I’ll tell you after we go back.”
They enter the living room, and Emmanuel is quite surprised, “Why do the two of you come together
today?”
Hearing the same tone as before, Karin breathes a sigh of relief, but still does not dare to look into his
eyes.
“Uncle Emmanuel, I want to discuss something with you, shall we go to the study?”
“Sure.”
Troy lowers his voice and says to the woman beside him, “Wait for me here.”
Afterwards, he enters the study with Emmanuel.
Karin sits on the sofa anxiously, praying silently that Gigi will never come back. After waiting for about
an hour, the door of the study finally opens and they walk out.
“That's it, Uncle Emmanuel, we should go back.”
“Ok.”
Emmanuel nods, and Karin glances at him, seeing that there is no anger shown between his eyebrows,
and he even has a faint smile on his face, and she is completely relieved.
Out of the gate of the mansion, she can’t wait to ask, “What did you talk about with Uncle Emmanuel?”
“About Robert.”
“You are not letting him cancel the wedding, are you?”
“Yes.”
“Then why is he not angry?”
“Why should he be angry? He agreed.”
“He agreed?” Karin can't believe it, “Did you say he agreed?”
“Yes.”
“How come?”
“There is nothing impossible in this world. Those that you think are impossible are often made possible
under the temptation of certain interests.”
Interest…
She considers the meaning of his words, and then asks uncertainly after a while, “Could it be that you
have promised your uncle interests?”
“You are quite smart.”
“What interests did you promise him?”
“I’ll give him a filiale of Charlie Group.”
“What? You...you...”
Karin is so shocked that she can't speak for a long time.
“What’s wrong?”
“Why don't you discuss it with me? Didn't I tell you to forget about it? Robert doesn't fight for it himself.
Is it worthwhile for you to sacrifice so much for him?”
“I said, I will challenge the regulations of my family, no matter what it takes.”
“But what's the use of Uncle Emmanuel's promise? Your cousin will never give up!”
“He will send her to study abroad.”
“Will she agree?”
“Since Uncle Emmanuel agreed, there must a way to tame her.”
“I really don't understand these people in your family. Suddenly they agree and suddenly they don’t.”
Troy smiles and says, “Didn’t I tell you? I’ll give him a filiale.”
“It seems that Uncle Emmanuel is also a profit-seeking person.”
“It's not that only Uncle Emmanuel is greedy for profit, but everyone is greedy for profit. As long as one
is a businessman, it’s all about profits. Uncle Emmanuel loves her little daughter very much, so in his
heart he also hopes that she will be happy. As soon as I put forward such a condition, He naturally
agreed to it as a favor.”
Less than half an hour after they go back to Ziteng Garden, a noisy sound come from downstairs. Troy
is taking a shower, so Karin goes downstairs first.
She gasps when she sees who is there.
Gigi stands in the middle of the living room with a cold face, shouting her name, “Karin, get out of here!”
“What can I do for you?”
She takes a deep breath and slowly goes downstairs.
“You are really capable. Just with a few words, you can make Troy listen to everything you say. Now
that you have succeeded, don't you feel very happy?”
“Succeed what?”
“You know it clearly in your heart. Do you think that if you get me away, you and your vixen friend be
able to sit back and relax? You are dreaming! I will come back someday to get back on you!”
After she finishes speaking, she walks out angrily. Only in a few steps, she stops, and smiles ironically,
“Right, I heard that you are going to marry Troy, right?”
Karin ignores her, so she returns, stands in front of her, and says, “Then please accept my blessing
and I wish you an early divorce!”
Gigi walks away, and Karin is stunned on the spot. She does not react until Troy comes downstairs in a
bathrobe and asks her suspiciously, “What's going on?”
“Your cousin was here.”
“Did she say something terrible?”
“No.”
She sighs lightly, sits on the sofa. There is no need to repeat this kind of unlucky words that she has
been cursed for divorce even before she gets married.
“From tomorrow, we will be very busy.”
Troy sits next to her and says, holding her shoulders.
“What are we busy with?”
“Choose the wedding day, deliver invitations, take pictures, renovate the house...”
“Wait.”
She interrupts him, “Renovate the house? Will we not live here after we are married?”
“No longer, I think it's better to move in to a new one. A fresh start for everything.”
“But I like it here.”
He is startled, “OK, we won’t live elsewhere. Just stay here as you like.”
“As for the auditorium...where do you think is better?”
Troy asks cautiously, because he knows that she will not choose Kloster Fraumunster again.
Sure enough, an air of strangeness flashes through Karin's eyes, and she smiles, “Wherever will do,
you can choose it.”
“Great.”
The weather is getting colder and colder, unconsciously, winter is here.
Gigi is eventually sent to France by Emmanuel, but Billie fails to get together with Robert.
They are still in the same company, but there are few chances for them to meet. Even if they meet,
they are like strangers.
This makes Karin most depressed.
The night before Christmas, she meets Billie and can't help asking her, “Have Robert reached out to
you?”
Billie shrugs, “Yes.”
“Then what happened?”
“Nothing happened.”
“You still don't forgive him?”
“It's not that I don’t forgive him, but he doesn’t let me.”
“He reached out to you; he must want to get back together with you.”
“He came to me, Nine out of ten times, didn't speak anything. Only one time, he said, ‘It's cold. Put on
more clothes.’”
Karin sighs and is speechless, thinking that Robert had a lot of ideas in order to match her with Troy.
Why is he so dull now to deal with his own love life? !
“He may be shy. You can be more active.”
“No way. I won't take the initiative anymore, and I don't want to take the initiative anymore. Love is a
mutual thing. I feel tired when I work alone.”
“So, you’re really giving up?”
“Well, if he is like that, we can't get together.”
After returning home in the evening, Karin runs to the study and says to Troy, “You should have a talk
with Robert.”
Troy asks puzzledly, “About what?”
“He went to Billie but didn't say anything, then what does he mean? If he was acting like that, it's better
not to go there.”
“That's their business, why do you care so much?”
“But I'm angry. We worked hard for them to be together. In the end, they are not together. Then aren’t
our efforts wasted?”
“It won't be wasted, maybe it’s just not the time yet.”
“After the New Year, Billie will return to Britain. When will the time be?”
Troy sighs, “You look like you are going to choke me to death. I am not Robert.”
“I know you are not Robert. I just ask you to talk with him.”
“Okay, I will talk with him.”
He pats her on the shoulder, “You are already a bride-to-be, you should worry more about our
wedding.”
As he speaks, he takes out a golden card from his wallet and hands it to her hand, “Take it. Let Billie
accompany you to buy some wedding supplies.”
“Do I need to buy wedding supplies? Didn't you arrange people to buy them?”
“Buy what you need, clothes, shoes, jewelry.”
“You bought a lot of these for me.”
Troy is a little unhappy, “Those are what I bought for you, and you may not like what I bought. I mean
you should buy something you like.”
He pats her on the shoulder, “You are already a bride-to-be, you should worry more about our
wedding.”
As he speaks, he takes out a golden card from his wallet and hands it to her hand, “Take it. Let Billie
accompany you to buy some wedding supplies.”
“Do | need to buy wedding supplies? Didn't you arrange people to buy them?”
“Buy what you need, clothes, shoes, jewelry.”
“You bought a lot of these for me.”
Troy is a little unhappy, “Those are what | bought for you, and you may not like what | bought. | mean
you should buy something you like.”
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