Predestined Marriage

Jessica was speechless with the phone in her hand.

She didn't know what to say. It seemed that she suddenly lost her voice and couldn't make a sound.

Carl was standing there.

A few minutes ago, he and a woman walked out of the restaurant, chatting and laughing. And he sent the woman away.

At the moment, he was answering her phone on the roadside.

When she asked him where he was, his smile did not diminish, let alone the guilt he felt from deceiving her.

Not at all.

She didn't expect Carl to lie to her calmly.

"Why don't you speak?" Carl asked through the phone.

Jessica looked at Carl afar. His expression finally changed. He was puzzled, probably wondering why she didn't speak.

Speak?

What would she speak?

Jessica was afraid that she would ask him where he was, whom he was with, and why he lied to her...

answers would she get to

Carl abandoned her and left. She had asked him

he given her an

He had never.

they were no longer the same after all these years of

try to

realized that somebody had never changed, no

had already been

hoped that there would be a different ending between her and

seemed that there was only one ending between them

"It's fine."

dissipated

probably heard the wind and

work. Don't worry about me." Jessica tried to be as sensible and considerate

Carl asked, "What's wrong?"

to admit that Carl did understand her. He could quickly detect that there was something

your business."

what

bad-tempered to him. There were few times when

"I'll be back soon. Don't

daydream. I won't

the phone after