Chapter 111

After all, when he first met that person, it was in this small town.

However, probing further now, he seemed to be overthinking.

“It’s not you,” he simply remarked that she was not the one.

“Not what?” Rosalie thought, confused.

At this moment, the owner of the restaurant served the dishes. Calvin said, “Okay, let’s eat. Fancy some wine?”

Recalling her previous drunk episode in front of Jonathan, Rosalie hastily shook her head. “No thanks, a soft drink will do.”

Therefore. Calvin requested two bottles of non-alcoholic drinks from the owner.

“You’re not having wine as well?” She raised her eyebrows.

“I have to drive later, so no wine for me, Calvin replied.

Rosalie’s expression suddenly darkened. Memories of the car crash and her unjust sentence for drunk driving, despite her being sober, echoed in her mind.

“Back then, your accident was also due to drunk driving, wasn’t it?” His voice abruptly broke the silence. “Is that why you found a job at the Environment and Sanitation Administration as a cleaner?”

“At least I still have work to do,” Rosalie answered with a touch of self-mockery.

“Would you like me to talk to the Environment and Sanitation Administration and get you a less strenuous position there?” Calvin offered.

“No need,” Rosalie declined. After all, it was a heavy burden to accept favors from someone like the scion Calvin.

of help had been turned down. Were it not for her bearing a resemblance to someone from

food in her bowl. Even with her head down, she could still feel his eyes on her from time to time as if he were trying to unravel a

time, upon finishing their meal,

no need. I’ll take

do you think you can still catch the bus back to Strico even if you rush to the bus station immediately?” Rosalie looked at the time and realized that it was already 8:30 p.m. Even if she took a cab to the bus station

services would not

something on your own too.” Rosalie bit her lip slightly. If left to

thank you,” she uttered, a

in the passenger seat and stared at the night beyond the window. Selena Quintanilla’s classic “Como La Flor” was playing from the

never expected that Calvin

was even set to play on a

just kept playing over and

song and remembered how

even learned the pronunciation of every lyric

back then.

spent at Wilma’s place, she felt those were perhaps the happiest times she could remember. Lost in the melody,

she had to work during the day and learn how to knit gloves at night. She hardly got any sleep every day. Plus, early this morning, she rushed over by bus and worked

unconsciously closed

glanced at Rosalie, who was asleep, and

in Calvin’s memory. In fact, when she had her eyes opened,

was just that the burdened and depressed look in her eye after suffering hardships was

were clear and

at the

her seat belt.

okay. It

out to grab her bag placed next to the seat. Unfortunately, she accidentally spilled the contents of her bag

gathering her belongings that were spilled from her

sudden, a hand moved quicker than

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