Chapter 1602


    Erica bumped into Larkin again, a full decade and a bit after theirst encounter.


    Just the day before, Jacob’s meddlesome mum had sought her out, making a brish proposal to buy her


    off, to make her leave Jacob alone. She was all like, “Over my dead body will I let my son be with an


    unsuitable girl like you. Marrying you? Not on my watch”


    She threatened to kill herself right in front of Jacob if he insisted on marrying Erica


    Not exactly Mother of the Year material, that one


    If Erica had been the type to bend over backwards to please others, how would her old man have


    ditched her in the first ce?


    So she butted heads with Jacob’s mum big time


    When Jacob showed up, his mum started ying sick. And then, as predictable as a bad si, no


    matter who was right or wrong, Jacob would always pin the me on Erica


    She was heartbroken packed her things and headed to H Country


    The very next day, she was on a cruise ship and ran into Larkin again.


    She was lost in thought, and bumped into someone on the deck


    “Erica?” The person recognized her, looking stunned, and started hollering, Larkin, Larkin, get over


    here!”


    Erica was totally confused.


    Honestly, she had even crossed swords with Wayne, so the list of people she’d pissed off was probably


    very long


    She figured this was just another casualty of her past catching up to her


    She tried to run away, I’m not Erica, you’ve got the wrong person!”


    But the guy didn’t let her. He grabbed her arm, “You totally are! No matter how much you’ve changed,


    I’d recognize you right away! Larkin Get over here” Erica was feeling pretty low, what with her recent


    heartbreak and now running into an old enemy


    Could her luck get any worse?


    While she was wallowing in self–pity, a tall figure appeared


    Erica stared nkly at him, finding him vaguely familiar but couldn’t put her finger on where she knew


    him from


    “Orval Carter,” he said, his voice soft yetmanding


    The man clutching Erica’s arm promptly let go, then pointed at Erica, “Erica.


    Larkin looked at Enca, his handsome eyes calm andposed, “Ms. Lawrence, Jong time no see, how


    have you been?”


    “Orval?” Erica turned to look at the man in the impable suit with a traditional haircut next to her, the


    gears in her memory finally clicking into ce. “Orval? Were we almost engaged before?”


    “You finally remember me, what an honor!” Orval mumbled, his tone a bit ironic,


    “No, I mean, it was me who didn’t want to get engaged, but these things are supposed to be mutual,


    right? You’re not about to make a scene here, are you?” Erica asked in a hushed voice.


    “Don’t be ridiculous! I was originally in talks to marry you, but then my family decided my uncle should


    marry you instead!!” Orval quickly corrected her.


    “Your uncle, isn’t he a monk?” Erica blurted out, then a memory suddenly hit her. A face full of divine


    aura shed in her mind, and she looked at Larkin sitting opposite her in shock.


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    The stern face in front of her slowly ovepped with the divine face in her memory


    “Oh my God


    Erica covered her mouth, her eyes filled with fear and confusion.


    “You’ve left the monastery?” Erica finally managed to spit out the question after a long while


    “Mm–hmm,” Larkin nodded


    Erica awkwardlyughed.


    It’s normal for a monk to leave the monastery


    It’s definitely not because of that artificial respiration! That was a lifesaving measure!


    Saving a life ismendable!


    God wouldn’t me him, he couldn’t have left the monastery over this, there are too many temptations


    in the world, it can’t just be because of an artificial


    respiration!


    “Right, well, I think I left something in my room, so I better go. See you around–Bye now-