Rosalie clenched her fists and lightly pounded his chest, feeling a mix of shyness and frustration. "You're awful! How could you say something like that? Are you trying to annoy me on purpose?"

She had come all this way just to confess to him, yet now he was teasing her, suggesting that she wanted to marry him just so he could get citizenship. It was infuriating.

Justin had only asked that to tease her. Seeing her sulking face, he affectionately pinched her cheek. Then, he gently cupped the back of her head and pressed his forehead against hers.

In a deep and tender voice, he said, "You came all the way here just to find me, and now you're talking about marriage... I don't even know how to react."

It was the first time Justin had encountered a situation like this, and also the first time he had loved someone so deeply. He was a little overwhelmed. "Justin, do you have any family or friends left in Melrine?"

Justin shook his head. "No."

To Justin, his family, his friends, and his love-there was only one person now, and that was Rosalie.

care of you. I'll buy you a house and a car. All I ask is that you stay home, wait for me to get off work every day, and give me hugs. I just need you to be with

Justin couldn't help but laugh. "Are you trying to keep me as a

mind,"

was willing

him to be with her. She could be the breadwinner, while he

provide for me." Justin gently ruffled her hair. "I've saved up quite a bit over the years. And if I let

him up," Rosalie declared, raising

Justin's smile faded slightly. "By

I left during work hours, so I'm definitely going to get scolded when I go

his voice gentle. "I'm sorry for making you leave work just to

so annoying," Rosalie pouted, acting spoiled. She rather liked this feeling-being able to be willful with him, knowing he

on her face. "Come on, let's go back. I'm not leaving. You should head

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