Love's Perfect Match

"Getting married this soon?" Elspeth muttered involuntarily.

"Yeah. Next month. Will you come?"

Getting married had always been something beyond her plans. They were engaged and made a promise to get married after looking for Helena. However, they ended their relationship upon finding her.

The wedding invitations inflated the sorrow in Elspeth. "No, I won't."

The fact that I'm wondering if he's protecting me a second ago is embarrassing. They're getting along so well. Why would he have the time to be worried about me? Wake up, Elspeth. You're getting pathetic.

"Okay." Callum ended the conversation.

Soon, they arrived at Azure Corporation. She alighted from the car as soon as he stepped on the brake, and her hasty movements caused a nuance in his expression. "It's pouring. Take the umbrella."

"It's fine, thanks." She shook her head before dashing into the building while hugging the documents.

…

At the same time, Aldea followed behind Jethro like a chick trailing its hen, yet her slow speed irritated him. He glanced back at her, looking all gloomy because of the shade from the umbrella. "Hurry up. Are you a snail?"

It was not her first time hearing such mockery. Instead of retorting that, she replied in a hoarse voice, "I know, I know."

time. The subsequent awkward atmosphere smothered his urge to say anything as he still

small space in the car, the tension

Aldea's shoulder and hair because

staying drenched beside him, so he grabbed a piece of cloth from the back

to rise in temperature before we

blurted and regretted it immediately. It sounded as if

Elspeth told me to take you home. If you catch a cold and hinder the

She hung her head low in sorrow.

stay out of your life since it's over between us, but our encounter today is a mere coincidence. Just forget

love with me

her. "That is for sure." There was another reason that he could not bring himself to tell her because it would only

lightly hummed in response before falling into silence. She stared out of the window, watching the rain pour without any

they could not see anything. Hence, she chose to close her eyes to take a rest. Meanwhile, Jethro's mind was in a mess.

Due to the downpour, the car skidded off the road and bumped

Bang!

dripping from his forehead, and she only had a scratch on her arm because she managed to cover her head in time.

some reason, the airbag did not pop out. After seeing how blood painted the man's face, she hurriedly called the ambulance before screaming for

were not many vehicles on that rainy day, but a few cars stopped to check on the situation. The kind onlookers

ambulance finally arrived. The medical team carried Jethro away with a stretcher. Before they left, they confirmed Aldea's identity. "What's

his girlfriend," she answered on the spur of the moment.

us, then."