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“I think you have a pretty good sense of humor, Emelly. I'm quite amazed by your efforts to make me laugh or break the ice. Thank you very much."

“You know what, Nick. I'm not kidding. How can a woman's heart problems become material to be joked about. Of course I didn't do that for a joke. I say that from the bottom of my heart.”

“But unfortunately I don't take it as a serious thing. I mean how can you say you want to be my wife when we ourselves are meeting for the first time and this is our second meeting. There are still so many things you don't know about me, Emelly. I'm just a man you may know as the wealthy Mr. Steave. Honestly, behind it all you misjudged me. Don't think things that are completely out of the ordinary and want to make me want to laugh."

Emelly was silent, her beautiful eyes looking deeply at Nicholas. Nicholas chose to look away, compared to him having to meet Emelly's gaze which made Nicholas even more emotional.

It's nothing, Nicholas just felt that his name