Marcus frowned when Annie failed to respond.

“You don’t want to marry me? Is it because you think a lowly employee like me isn’t worthy of marrying you? Is this what you mean when you say you’re serious about me?”

Annie quickly shook her head. “No, no, no. It’s just that… This is too sudden for me. I was too shocked by your proposal.”

Marcus suddenly put down his utensils and grabbed Annie’s hands. “Annie, I really, really like you. That’s why I get jealous whenever I see you being close to another man. Trust me, I’ll work hard in the future to give you a good life. Annie, I love you. Will you marry me?”

Annie remained shocked. She could not put a finger on her emotions at that moment. Her heart did not race nor did she feel butterflies in her stomach. She did not even feel overwhelmed with joy in the slightest!

It was very complicated, to say the least.

At that moment, Marcus’ colleagues—who sat at the table next to them—overheard his proposal and shouted, “Marry him! Marry him! Marry him!”

before breaking out in the same chorus, “Marry him! Marry

happy that his colleagues were giving their support. He then got down on one knee

give me the honor of marrying you

bright red.

suddenly cut through the noise at that

back to eating after they recognized the voice to be

a busybody stood up and explained, “Mister Aaron, Marcus is proposing to his girlfriend,

walked toward Marcus’ and Annie’s table with a smile. However, the look he gave them

one knee, stuttered, “Uhh… Hi, Mister Aaron. I’m still on my lunch break,

and said teasingly, “And what would you do if I said I do

with caution. “I don’t understand why

because you’re

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