FreeNovelSilas smiled when he heard that. "It's because you're the one | fell for. You should know that I've never been interested in marrying anyone until now.
Now that I've found someone | want to spend my life with, they're delighted. They don't really care about who my future wife is."
Pearl felt deflated and stopped trying to dissuade him. Suddenly, the scooter began to stutter and stop intermittently, making her uneasy.
Both Pearl and Silas frowned as they realized the problem.
"It seems like the scooter has run out of battery,” Silas noted.
True to his words, the scooter cto a steady halt on the roadside, refusing to budge any further.
It was midnight, and the two of them were stranded by the side of the road.
"You're quite something. You didn't even charge the scooter fully when you planned to pick up a lady after work," Pearl scolded with a mix of anger
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"If I hadn't been thinking about you all these days, | would've noticed," Silas retorted with a reasonable excuse, sounding righteous.
Pearl decided to stop arguing with him and took out her phone to call for a taxi. However, they were stranded in a remote area, with no other vehicles
in sight for several kilometers.
"Silas Quinton! If | can't get hand sleep tonight, I'll fire you!" None of this would have happened if he hadn't insisted on picking her up after work.
Silas gloomily turned around and tried to shift the blame. "How is it my fault? The scooter ran out of battery, and | did want to get you home."
Pearl continued to question him. "Is this scooter yours?"
"Yes."
"Did you pickup from work?"
"Yes."
"Then, how could you make excuses?"
Silas conceded defeat since he couldn't argue with her, but he did so with a hint of stubbornness. "Pea, you're quite the debater.”
His childish behavior left Pearl feeling helpless. Suddenly, she cup with an idea. "Alright, I'll call for a tow truck.”
Silas’ gloomy expression instantly brightened. "You're smart, Pea."
"Stop flattering me. | wasn't planning on taking you home."
Lost in their conversation, neither of them had noticed a car approaching from a distance. Just as Pearl was about to make the call, a set of bright car
headlights shone directly at her and Silas. They were so dazzling that they had to shield their eyes from the glare.
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Pearl squinted her eyes to see better. It was a black car, and the license plate looked somewhat familiar.
Her eyes widened when she saw the person stepping out of the car. It was Richard.
"Is your scooter out of battery?" Richard asked, his voice tinged with disdain as he glanced at the nearby scooter.
Pearl happened to catch his disdain. It felt as if he were mocking her choice in men, now that she had someone who rode a scooter after leaving him.
She clenched her fists and looked away, remembering how he had refused to help her when she had begged him so earnestly. But now, he was
trying to act like a kind man here.
"Yes, Mister Richard. Could you please help us and drive us home?" Silas greeted Richard enthusiastically, completely ignoring Pearl's silent
treatment.
Pearl couldn't help but notice that Silas was acting dumb in front of her but quite clever in front of others.
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