Next One Is a Babe

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It seemed that a minor car accident at the front was the cause for the traffic jam.

Slowly, Lola rolled down the window and gazed at the view outside. A moment later, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.

Jasmine was walking arm-in-arm with a man as she was speaking to him. Although the man wasn’t looking at her, it was apparent that he was attentive to what she was saying.

Lola was surprised by the sight. It seems that she has gotten over Logan.

The two of them walked past Lola’s vehicle, but none of them noticed her.

Nevertheless, Lola managed to see her expression clearly. Her eyes were beaming with joy. The man was rather different from Logan. He looked solemn when he wasn’t smiling.

After letting out a breath, Lola thought, Perhaps that’s the best outcome for her.

Last night, before she went to bed, she was still thinking about Jasmine. She was hesitating whether she should invite Jasmine, Logan’s ex-girlfriend, to her wedding. If she invited her, she might appear to be showing off, but if she never did so, she might come across as petty. Now that Jasmine had found a new man, she could finally set her mind at ease.

After the damaged vehicles were towed away, the traffic resumed.

When Lola arrived at the hotel, Logan was already waiting for her at the entrance.

Before the taxi pulled over, Lola saw him leaning against the pillar with his hands tucked inside his pockets. There was a cigarette between his lips, but it wasn’t lit up. In the past, if she saw him looking so sloppy like this, she would feel disdainful of him. Now, however, she found his every movement adorable.

After paying the taxi fare, she got out of the car and shuffled toward him.

Seeing her, Logan took the cigarette away from his lips and held it between his fingers before walking over. “I—”

Before he could finish talking, Lola suddenly crashed into his embrace so forcefully that he was forced to take a few steps backward before managing to steady himself. Laughing, he hugged her back and inquired, “What’s wrong? We just met in the morning. Do you miss me already?”

With her head buried in his embrace, her voice sounded muffled. “Yes, I miss you very much. I’m really happy to see you, so I want to hug you.”

Stroking her head, Logan asked, “What happened this afternoon? Did anyone make you angry? Did your neighbors say anything bad?”

“No.” Lola shook her head. “Nobody said anything. It’s just that I’ve suddenly realized that I love you more than I had imagined.”

Logan was startled at her confession. The Lola he knew was an old-fashioned and shy girl, so she would rarely say ‘I love you’. Normally, she would only be forced to say it when she was teased by him in bed. On this day, however, she said she loved him spontaneously.