393 The way to womans heart is through her stomach (2/2)

”Jeremy?” she narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

He gulped. His mind was still busy thinking the pros and cons of both.

”I want you to be truthful. Right now I'm giving you a chance to earn my trust,” she warned, starting to get frustrated with him. No wonder it took her long time to accept him back. It was hard to build trust once you lose it.

He scratched his nape, trying to steal some times to gather his thought. Wrong move would bring the end to his happy life.

”Jeremy?”

”I am ready whenever you are, Love. You know I love you and I want to spend my whole life with you. Being engaged to you will be another step closer to our future together. And honestly, I cannot wait for the day to come to call you my wife.”

Her eyes softened seeing how eager he was. Her heart started to pound hard despite the warning sent from her brain not to lose her composure. She lowered her hands so they were covered with the table and started to wring shyly.

Wait... shy?

Why would she be shy all of a sudden?

No. She must keep her composure and control the situation. She could not depend on Jeremy even though he was older and cleverer than her. Someone needed to be the firm one in this conversation.

That was what she told herself many times but when he offered his big hands to her, without thinking she took his hands. His fingers stroked them gently with the smile never left his lips.

”I love you, past, present and future. I promise you that no one can come between us again. I promise you that I will only be with you now until forever. You, my love, is my only one, the owner of my heart,” he said romantically.

Unconsciously, she sank her upper teeth to her bottom lip. Her heart was beating wildly.

Seeing her expression, he gained more confidence and stood up. He went to kneel on one knee in front of her and looked at her with a smile curled on his lips. His right hand already reached into the pocket of his coat and took out a velvet box.

”Ryn, my love, will you marry me?”

Her jaw dropped. Did he just propose to her? Here? Right now?

*~*~*~*

”Thank you for accepting my visit even though it is a sudden arrival, Master,” Long Dowager said as she gripped her cane tightly. She smiled at the monk who was sitting in front of her.

”Donor Long is always welcomed to our humble temple,” Master Li said as he smiled warmly at her. They have known each other for years. She always came, before this with her husband but after he passed away, she would come alone or with her daughter-in-law. And today, she came alone.

They exchanged small talks for several minutes before the Dowager took out two sheets of paper.

”Like this, Master, I brought my grandson's and our Ryn's birth date. I would like your help to choose auspicious dates for the engagement and wedding days. And also a suitable date for our family to meet her family,” she handed the papers to him.

Years ago, once she knew about their relationship, she brought their birth date to check their compatibility with Master Li. And the monk told her that Catherine would bring fortune and good luck to the family. And they would have a lot of children. Hence, she approved of their relationship but her stupid and stubborn grandson was too stupid to realize his fortune to actually break up with Catherine. Even though she was angry at her foolish grandson, she did not force him to return because she believed in their future. If they were meant to be together, they would rekindle their relationship.

And she was right.

The two kids became lovers back.

See, if they both did not be so stubborn back then, they would already be a husband and wife and she, poor Dowager, would already be a great-grandmother. Hmph...

She was scowling over her lost time of being great grandmother of cute little babies, not

realizing her expression was clear to the old monk eyes.

He smiled as he put down the papers onto the table. He waited until she was done mooning over her nonexistent great grandbabies before he opened his mouth.