Chapter 22 * is to be You
tak eraz, ang yowie already in Maradia
A tong flight of over ten hours must be exhaunting, right?
was the arplane food” where you now? Have you che seË into the hotel yet? it must be dark over there by now
Despite my babbling Evan was lent. But that was okay As long as the call continued I was happy
“When are you coming back to Julie i asked.
“Not using the formal tities anymore? Evan finally spoke.
Distance did make the heart grow fonder. His voice sounded even more magnetic and charming over the phone.
chuckled “Well, since the translation work in Solvian is done.
suppose i don’t need to be so formal anymore, right? But if you ever need me to translate for you again, I guess I’ll have to bring the formalities back ”
As soon as I finished speaking, the call fell into silence again. Ah Did all aloof people always speak so little?
Just as I was about to speak again, Evan’s deep, magnetic voice came through the receiver The day after tomorrow.”
“That’s great!!” My eyes lit up with excitement, and I couldn’t help but smile brightly. “Mr. Stafford, do you remember the favor you promised me before? Could you fulfill it when you come back the day after tomorrow?”
No need to wait until the day after tomorrow. You can tell Xavier now,” he replied.
“No, no. This is something only you can do…”
The rest wasn’t something I wanted to discuss in the hallway. I lifted my phone and gave Xavier a look, silently asking if I could borrow his phone for a bit After getting his permission, I quickly returned to my room.
I sat down on the couch and said while hugging a cushion, “Mr. Stafford, just like I mentioned before, any romance before 18 is considered young love. There were always rumors that I was head over heels for Samuel.
“But back then, I wasn’t even 18. How could I have known what love truly is? How could I tell if what I felt for Samuel was love or just friendship?
“The so–called ‘head over heels vibe was nothing more than our parents seeing us get along well and trying to push us together.
“From kindergarten to high school, Samuel and I were classmates. We even took Latin dance classes together. It seemed like we spent a lot of time together, and besides him, I didn’t have any other close male friends
“If that’s considered love, then what’s the difference between love and friendship?
“When I was younger, it was just because we got along well. and were of the same age. When I hit adolescence, under the expectations of both our parents, I gradually started to see
myself as Samuel’s future wife.
“But what does it mean to be a wife to a girl who hasn’t even turned 18? She doesn’t know. She only knows she should try to understand him, just like how Mom understands Dad. She tries to learn to tolerate his youthful temper.
“If she can’t see the truth after ten or eight times of tolerating, then after even some time, as the tolerance continues, the boy becomes more dismissive. At some point, the girl has to pull herself together, right?
“You can’t expect her to act like a wife and then turn around and call her childish. Even if she doesn’t like it or wants to break off the engagement, it’s not just a moment of childish impulsiveness, right?
“How is that not a double standard? Is it really fair to the girl?
“Mr. Stafford, the reason I’m telling you all this is because I want you to understand that the decision I’m about to make isn’t just a moment of impulsiveness, nor is it a whim.
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“So, I’d like you to help me break off the engagement with Samuel by pretending to be my boyfriend the day after
tomorrow.
“Why does it have to be you, you ask? There are two reasons. First, Mrs. Stafford wants to leverage my mom’s influence. If the engagement is broken without a valid reason, she’ll still find a way to push me and Samuel together. Second, if you pretend to be my boyfriend, it’ll definitely put Samuel in his place.
“So, it’s settled then. I’ll be waiting for you to come back the
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day after tomorrow. Please don’t forget.”
Fearing that he might refuse, I quickly hung up. He he. This was part of my little plan.
After the college entrance exams, I thought the only way to break off the engagement was to win over Evan first. But after interacting with him a couple of times, I realized that it
wouldn’t be easy to win him over
So, I used the opportunity during the translation work to trick him into agreeing to pretend to be my boyfriend.
He thought I was still too young, didn’t he? Fine. Then I’d use this chance to make him understand me better. Over time, he’d see that I was serious.
