Chapter 74
“What do you know?”
Leonardo shot Simon a glance before returning his attention to his laptop.
It was nothing more than simply working in a different location.
Simon didn’t quite get it, but he chose to inspect Leonardo’s decision.
Samantha stood at the cub
This area, right in the heart of the city, was filled with large shopping malls and plazas. With so many tourists around, hailing a cab was nearly impossible. She opened a ride–hailing app, but there was a long line ahead of her. With no choice but to walt, she stood at her current location.
Suddenly, a platinum–colored Aston Martin pulled up in front of her.
The surrounding pedestrians immediately tumed their heads,
A flashy sports car like this was bound to attract attention in a place like this.
A man on a scooter shouted, “is that the DB12 limited edition? Damn! So this is what it looks like in real life–it’s sick!”
Most people didn’t understand the details about car brands or limited editions, but they could tell at a glance that this was an expensive ride.
The car window rolled down, revealing Ryan’s bright, smiling face.
Samantha was speechless.
She instinctively covered her face with her hand.
Unlike Ryan, who flaunted his wealth with pride, she found the whole situation embarrassing. If people realized she knew him, it would only make things worse. Without baitation, she tumed and started walking away.
“Samantha!”
Afraid she hadn’t heard him, Ryan even slammed the hom
Now, it wasn’t just the people at this intersection staring–everyone along the entire street had turned to look.
This was beyond embarrassing.
Samantha wanted nothing more than to dig a hole and disappear.
Since she had already been called out, she had no choice but to accept her fate. With a resigned sigh, she turned back.
“What a coincidence.”
“Yeah! it’s such a crazy coincidence!” Ryan grinned, radiating the energy of a cheerful golden retriever. “I wasn’t sure if it was really you at first, so I had to drive up to check. Turns out it really is you!”
samantha forced an awkward laugh before sneaking a glance at her ride–hailing app there were only three people ahead of her in the queue.
“Hurry up! I want to get out of here!” she thought.
“Where are you headed? I can give you a ride.
“No thanks. I alorady booked a car–I’ll be here soon.”
“It’s hard to get a cab around here.”
“I already got one.”
“Show me.”
“You said you booked one,
right? show me your phone.“
Samantha was shocked. Her face turned red with embarrassment. She had just been making excuses, and now she had been caught in the lie almost instantly.
“There are only two people aliead of me. It won’t be long ”
“Comaron Don’t be stubbom Wut? Do you think I’ll eat you?”
“The place l’in going might not be convenient for you.”
“Where is it?”
“The couthouse.”
“What are you going, their lor!”
“To register for mariage. “
Ryan’s smile froze. For a moment, he was completely speechless.
in koolthin a long time before he finally chuckind. “You’re kidding, right?”
