Chapter 183

I promise to play along with you

Vincent opened the passenger door and motioned for me to get in. I didn’t know if he deliberately dressed up today, but he didn’t have that tired, haggard vibe he usually had.

I strode over and ducked into the car. As I spoke, my tone was slightly distant.

“How’s Mrs. Jones doing?”

Vincent got in the car as well and turned his head to look at me. His eyes lingered on my neck for a couple of seconds, and he quickly put on a smile. He tried to hide the gloom in his eyes, but he still let out a sigh and shook his head.

“The scan determined that her cancer is already quite advanced. According to the doctor, she’s not doing great. If the medication controls the cancer well, she’ll probably live for another six months.”

I couldn’t help but feel a bit sad. Mrs. Jones was such a good woman, but her illness was so severe that her days were numbered.

Vincent pursed his lips. “Olive, thank you so much for making this trip. My mother will be very happy to see you.”

the flight and

leaned forward,

do

in so close that I was uncomfortable. I furrowed my brow and shuffled away, asking

you, and she always wanted us to get married. So… Olive, will you marry me? I don’t want my mother to

I misheard him for a moment. “Vincent, do you even

have a choice. You’re the only one who can help me with this, since my mother likes

was now my boyfriend. I wouldn’t dare to imagine how Aaron would react if he learned

shake my head and his words grew more desperate in response. “Are you

You should know that I would never say yes, even if you’re desperate. This whole thing

play around with marriage just so she wouldn’t have any regrets. Even if he was a

hadn’t forgotten about how

was still anxious. “Don’t worry, we wouldn’t actually get married. I wouldn’t want to ruin your future with Aaron. Here in Las Vegas, even if we get a marriage license, if we don’t submit the proper documents with the signatures then our marriage certificate would be invalid. I just want us to

the road and beg me to say yes. Even if he was complete s*um, he was

something was wrong. Vincent’s mother wasn’t an idiot-she would be able to tell if we were

him, but I saw a tear fall from the

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