Chapter 996


    "Like an ordinary couple on a date!" Lionel repeated what Karen Joy just said thoughtfully. After


    thinking for a while, he said, "Karen, sit tight, you''re going to have a wonderful date today."


    Karen Joy buckled her seat belt up and asked, "Brother Lionel, where are we going?"


    Just as Lionel started the car, he looked at her and asked, "Well, where do you usually like to go on


    for a date?"


    "Let me think about it." Karen Joy thought carefully for a while, "It seems that there are a lot of


    activities ordinary couples do on a date. Well, the mostmon one would be watching a movie


    together."


    Cinema tickets were inexpensive, and it involved two people intimately engaging in an activity


    together. Therefore, catching a movie was an ideal dating activity.


    As long as Karen Joy was happy, Lionel would do anything for her. As he heard her words, he


    immediately nodded and said, "Okay, let''s catch a movie today."


    To be honest, with Karen Joy and Lionel''s wealthy backgrounds, their home cinemas were definitely


    as good as public cinemas. Hence, since they were children, they were seldom at the cinema.


    "Brother Lionel, is there any movie you''d want to watch?" On the way to the cinemas, Karen Joy


    browsed the website on her phone to search for details on recent blockbusters.


    Presently, they were on a romantic date. Of course, if they were on a date, they would need to


    watch a romantic movie. They could bond over the romance, and perhaps even learn from it! Killing


    two birds with one stone.


    "I''ll do what you want to do. We can watch whatever you want to watch." Lionel was only interested


    in being able to look at her for the entire day. Choosing a movie would be the least of his concerns.


    "There''s nothing I''d really want to watch..." While saying this, Karen Joy scrolled through the


    website and came across a movie titled ''Love Was Once Close To Me''.


    At first sight, people would think that this was definitely an adaptation from a young adult novel. This


    definitely appealed to young women like Karen Joy.


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    "Brother Lionel, let''s watch this movie called ''Love Was Once Close To Me''." While asking for


    Lionel''s opinion, Karen Joy booked two tickets on the website immediately.


    "Okay." Nathaniel nodded at Karen Joy''s suggestion. She did not give him a chance to say anything


    else.


    They arrived at the cinema and imed their couple seat tickets from the counter. When Karen Joy


    saw some other couples getting popcorn, she asked Lionel to buy some popcorn and drinks too.


    Holding arge bucket of popcorn, Karen Joy spoke happily while eating, "Brother Lionel, the


    popcorn you bought is so delicious. It''s the best popcorn I''ve ever eaten in my life!"


    She was really Brother Lionel''s biggest fan. No matter what he did, no matter what he bought for


    her, she would think of a way to praise him.


    "You silly girl," Lionel poked Karen Joy''s head affectionately and chuckled, "What did I do in this life


    to deserve your love?"


    "Well, since you ask, I''d better think that through." While eating the popcorn and answering his


    question, she put on a serious look. Lionel shook his head and chuckled in amusement.


    After thinking about it seriously, Karen Joy concluded, "Brother Lionel, I think it is very likely that you


    have done too many good deeds in your past life that made me love you so much in this life."


    "Then I will strive to do more good things in this life and hope that I could meet you in my next life,


    and you would fall in love with me again," Lionel replied with a wide smile.


    In the past, he had been in a power struggle and he had his hands dirtied with evil deeds. He was


    always putting on a facade when he interacted with people. Now that he had removed the burden


    from his shoulders and lived a more rxed life, he could finally experience how normal life could


    be.


    This group of people around him might not have power or influence, nor did they have endless


    money to spend, but they were surrounded with people they love dearly, in addition to having their


    families with them.


    Life was short. Some people struggled for power their entire life and ended up with a life filled with


    hatred.


    Meanwhile, there were also people who lived a peaceful and uneventful life. It would look like they


    had achieved nothing, but they would have their loved ones around them constantly. And when they


    leave the Earth, they would leave with a smile on their faces.


    Life was really short, so it was better to just make the best out of it by living it with true joy and


    happiness.


    Karen Joy smiled at him and said, "Then I have to do more good deeds so that I can meet you in


    my next life too, and you would be my Brother Lionel again."


    Lionel nodded and said, "Okay."


    In their next life, they would definitely meet and fall in love with each other again.


    The couple sat in the waiting area and chatted lovingly as if they were the only people around. They


    didn''t notice that their appearances had caused quite a stir amongst the bystanders.


    A handsome guy with a lovely girl would definitely attract attention. This was especially true for


    Lionel and Karen Joy, who not only looked attractive but were also very dignified. As soon as they


    appeared, everyone''s eyes were on them.


    When Lionel noticed that there were many people who were looking at both of them, it was already


    time to enter the cinema hall.


    As he realized that many women were looking at him, he devised a n and quickly held Karen Joy


    in his arms tightly, hinting that she was his girlfriend.


    Karen Joy was very clever and instantly understood Brother Lionel''s intention. "Hey hey... I''m sorry,


    everyone. This man is my boyfriend, so stop staring at him already."


    To be able to publicly im that this man was her boyfriend felt too good to be true, so Karen Joy


    wanted to repeat it a couple more times.


    However, the crowd gradually looked away and walked away as they knew that there was no point


    in staring at a handsome man who was already taken. Karen Joy lost more opportunities to "show


    off" now.


    She probably scared away the group of women who were staring at Lionel while drooling, so she


    said proudly, "Brother Lionel, Let''s head into the hall. It''s time."


    Lionel nodded and said, "Alright, let''s go in."


    After shing their tickets and entering the cinema hall, Karen Joy was as happy as a young child.


    She looked at everything around her curiously. "Brother Lionel, shall wee here often from now


    on?"


    "Do you like this?" he asked.


    "Of course, I love it when you''re with me." She answered happily.


    Speaking of which, Kevin yed a huge role that allowed Karen Joy to be so happy in their date.


    As Kevin was dissatisfied with Lionel, so Karen Joy rarely brought him home. They could only date


    outside.


    Moreover, the two of them were busy with their work. Lionel would always go on business trips, and


    Karen Joy would be busy learning the ropes in Rovio. Thus, they didn''t have much time to date.


    Karen Joy thought that she had to work hard to help her father share some load in the future. Lionel


    also promised Kevin that he would double thepany''s performance within these two years.


    In order to marry Karen Joy, he had to work as hard as he possibly can.