Predestined Marriage

Carl shook his head like a rattle drum. "I didn't. Don't talk nonsense. Don't slander me."

The more he denied it, the guiltier he seemed. The more he explained, the more obvious that she guessed it correct.

Jessica did not know whether to laugh at him or to show some concern first.

She stared at his tightly wrapped face and asked, "You conceal your face so well. Are you disfigured?"

Carl didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Jessica, you have filmed scenes of being burned. If my face was burned, would I still be able to stand in front of you and talk to you like this? Where is your head?"

Jessica was just concerned about him, but she didn't expect he would rebuke her instead.

She sneered, "Then why do you wrap yourself up so tightly? Are you afraid that others would hit you when they know you burned your apartment while cooking and made so many neighbors freeze for so long?"

Carl's thoughts were more or less like that.

After all, he was a celebrity. If anyone found out he burned down his own apartment while learning how to cook, they would laugh their heads off.

But he wouldn't admit to it.

"How is that possible? The fireman insisted on giving it to me...." Carl pulled his uniform and said with a righteous expression.

and ignored him. Carl

thought of something and asked loudly,

turned around and smiled brightly, "It's not dark yet,

a moment before he

this time, the security guard patrolled the building and greeted

Jessica remembered him. Although she didn't know

Carl, he thought the latter was a

"It's our job to

eyebrows. This man

he asked

security guard to

inquiry, Jessica could only nod

this, she stole a

guard believed

"Thank you for

so when the security guard mentioned the dog, she

stay any longer

to her house, Jessica heaved a sigh of