AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

The moon was bright and the night wind blew gently, damaging her long hair and Jonas’s heart.

” Because I like you! You idiot!”

The words that were about to come out of his mouth were crushed and swallowed in his stomach. He suppressed the love that filled his heart and pretended to be heartless by speaking coldly.

– Of course, it’s for my mother. If she really kills you, Sebastien will make his life hell.

Roxane’s thick eyelashes fluttered slightly as she breathed a sigh of relief.

– I see … .

– Otherwise? He sneered. You don’t think I would love you so much that I would give my life, do you?

Roxane immediately shook her head.

– I just don’t understand. You seem to hate me, but you always appear by my side to help me whenever I am in trouble.

Jonah’s hands, which were behind his back, were slowly turning the Buddha beads on his wrist. He pretended to be disgusted and said:

-Maybe I owed you in my previous life. I keep meeting you in this life, asking me to repay you and causing trouble.

Roxane frowned and retorted in a low voice.

-I’m not looking for trouble. It’s always people who look for me.

– Okay, hurry up and leave.

Jonas gestured with his chin.

– And you? She asked.

– I’m going to smoke a cigarette before going upstairs. The old lady is so bossy. She doesn’t allow me to smoke at home. He frowned, his face full of frustration.

– It’s gentlemanly behavior not to smoke in front of a lady. Plus, her name is Annie, not old lady. She looked at him.

– She is kind enough to rent you a place at a low price, yet you don’t even know how to respect her!

– I know, you’re so talkative!

Jonas waved his hand.

– Hurry up and go looking for your Sebastien!

Roxane suddenly realized something.

– Oh yes, Sebastien is still waiting to call me by video!

With that, she turned and ran upstairs.

Jonas’ heart sank as if it had been pricked by a needle when he saw how impatient she was. His thick eyelashes covered the loneliness in his eyes, and he curled his lips into an ambiguous smile.

He walked to the front of the car and sat down. He took out a cigarette and lit it. He took a drag and looked up at the night sky. The white mist slowly escaped from her thin lips and dissipated in circles.

Mylene had gone crazy, Seraphin had gone bankrupt and he had lost everything. The only happy thing was that he managed to protect the girl he loved.

Now that he could still see her every day and see her smile, it was the only comfort in his terrible life.

As for who she loved, it didn’t matter whether she knew he loved her or not.

It would be the same for the rest of his life.

***

Two years later, Paris airport.

Roxane stood at the exit of the airport and craned her neck to watch people exit one after the other. When she heard a familiar voice, she jumped excitedly and waved.

-Jessy…

Jessica took off her sunglasses. When she saw her, she didn’t even bother with her bow. She came closer and kissed him.

-Baby, I missed you so much.

– I missed you too!

Roxane hugged her tightly. Other than Sebastian, she hadn’t seen Jessi in the last two years.

Jessica let go and sized her up.

– allow me to take a good look at our great artist.

-Jessy…

Roxane pinched his arm in embarrassment.

– What’s the point of being shy?

Jessica teased her,

– Who doesn’t know the new artist, Roxane Alvarez, the superstar of the art world?

– These were all propaganda words made by Jonas. You use them to tease me.

She looked at her.

Six months ago, she participated in an art competition for the Youth Cup and won the championship. She had received praise from the judges and many art galleries had contacted her, wanting to sign her.

She thought about what she had promised Jonas in the past. Therefore, after choosing one of the art galleries, she had specifically asked Jonas to be her manager.

After he signed a contract with the gallery, he became its manager, a new artist and a rising star in the art world. Jonas did all these things to promote her, not only in Paris, but also in the country, in order to pave the way for her comeback.

Roxane helped her take out her luggage and chatted as they walked out.

Jonas was originally sitting in the car. When he saw Roxane pushing her luggage, he immediately frowned and got out of the car to scold her.

– Don’t you know how precious your hands are? What if you are injured?

Jessica immediately snatched the luggage and looked at Roxane with a meaningful look.

Roxane looked helpless.

– I’m just pushing the luggage. It’s not like I’m in the way.

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– I will do it. Get in the car first.

After Roxane signed the contract with the gallery, the boss specially rented a company car for Jonas to travel around so that it would be more convenient for Roxane to enter and exit the gallery.

After all, his paintings were very popular and supply was scarce.

Once Jessica got in the car, she turned to look at Jonas, who was putting down the luggage, and asked Roxane in a low voice.

– Did Sebastien really say nothing when you asked him to be your manager?

– I did not do it. She giggled. Don’t consider my Sebastien such a petty person.

Jessica scoffed.

-Am I petty?

He was always petty ()

– By the way, you really haven’t been back for two years, and Sebastien hasn’t come?

When Jessica first heard about her, she was in disbelief. She didn’t expect that they would really persist for two years without seeing each other.

Roxane passed him a bottle of water.

– That’s right!

Jessica gave him a thumbs up, opened the bottle of mineral water and drank.

Jonas put down his luggage, got into the car and fastened his seat belt.

– So you didn’t tell him about your early graduation?

Jessica asked again.

– Yes.

Roxane smiled and nodded, a hint of cunning flashing in her eyes.

– I want to surprise him!

Normally she wouldn’t return for six months, but this time she had graduated early. While her boss had tried hard to keep her and wanted her to move to Paris, she was eager to return home and didn’t want to wait another day.