Chapter 224
“Are you really going to go shopping here?” She still couldn’t believe it.
“Why not?” He asked, “Didn’t you take me to the night market before? It’s simr to what it is here.”
“But I didn’t know your identity at that time,” Rosalie replied in a daze. “If I knew you were Jonathan,
I wouldn’t have taken you to the night market for clothes,” she thought.
“What’s the difference? I am your ‘Jon’ in the past and in the future,” he said as he looked at her
seriously.
That look tugged at her heartstrings. “Well… Let’s go eat,” she said, pouting as he followed him to
the food street.
In the past, when Rosalie was in college, she often came here with her ssmates. Later, she
started to work and naturally went there less.
After she spent three years in prison, she struggled to make ends meet after her release. She did
not even shop here.
It was already evening, and the crowd in the area was growing. Rosalie and Jonathan decided to
buy some snacks and corn dogs while they shopped.
Although they were on a food street, many small stalls were selling clothes, essories, and
various other items.
Because the price of the goods was cheap, most of the people who came here to visit were
students.
As Rosalie walked, she noticed that many young women would nce at Jonathan from time to
time. In the eyes of ordinary women, Jonathan appeared as handsome as a top idol.
Back then, when she had gone to the night market with him, his bangs had covered most of his
eyes. Now, he hadbed his bangs backward, revealing his full forehead and exposing his face.
As they passed a stall selling hair essories, Rosalie said, “Oh, I need to buy some hair ties.” The
ones she had been using were losing their sticity.
The hair ties she usually bought were cheap, 1 dor for a bundle.
Usually, she would purchase them online, but since there was a stall here, she decided to buy them
in person.
Jonathan nced at the hair tie on Rosalie’s head and noticed it had torn, revealing the inner white
stic band.
Rosalie squatted in front of the stall, examined the hair ties on disy, and then selected the most
affordable one before negotiating with the owner for a better price.
Jonathan had pulled her up and left before she could bargain.
“Well, I haven’t gotten a good bargain yet,” said Rosalie.
“I’ll buy it for you,” he said, his voice tinged with a hint of frustration. He hadn’t realized that the hair
ties she used were so cheap and worn out.
But she had to bargain with the vendor just now for the cheap hair ties.
For a moment, he had an indescribable feeling.
“But L…” Rosalie wanted to add, but Jonathan cut her off and asked, “Is it really that hard for you to
let me buy something for you, Rosie?”
She held her breath and couldn’t help but wonder if he was angry by the look on his face.
“You mentioned wanting to work on your own and continue as a delivery rider at a small diner. You
didn’t want to depend on me, and I respect that,” he said. He then took a deep breath. “But even a
regr boyfriend can buy something he wants to give his girlfriend. Do you truly see me as a
boyfriend?”
Rosalie bit her lip, unable to answer for a moment.
“Rosie, I understand you don’t want to rely on me, but that doesn’t mean you should reject
everything I give you,” Jonathan -said.
Jonathan wanted to provide her with afortable life where she wouldn’t have to worry about
every dor. He understood that her past experiences influenced her behavior, and he knew some
things might take time to change.
However, the anger in his chest couldn’t be suppressed and began to surface.
It was just that his anger was directed more at him.
If only he had prevented the incident and been willing to fight for her justice, she wouldn’t be in this
situation now.
He was the one who had ruined her life. He had transformed her from a promisingwyer into
someone with a criminal record, making it challenging for her to secure employment. He was the
reason she faced financial difficulties, where every dor had to be carefully considered.
Rosalie took a deep breath and said to Jonathan, “Okay, I see. Then you can buy me hair ties.”
In fact, upon careful reflection, she realized that, at times, she had drawn a sharp line between
them. Originally, she was afraid of repeating past mistakes. She didn’t want herself to be a parasite
and wanted to be independent in everything.
Now, they were in a romantic rtionship, and there was no need to be overly rigid about certain
things. Overthinking and setting strict boundaries would only hinder their closeness.
Jonathan held Rosalie’s hand, and they continued to browse other booths selling hair essories,
but he couldn’t find anything that caught his eye.
Finally, he took her directly to the shopping mall next to the food street and bought the hair ties at a
store.
Rosalie found that the mostmon ck hair ties with no ornaments cost 10 dors each.
Although it was of good quality, it was really expensive in terms of hair ties.
However, Jonathan nced at the hair ties and said reluctantly after knowing there weren’t better
ones. “Then we will take ten of this.”
“Ten?” Rosalie was startled. If they bought ten hair ties, it would cost them 100 dors.
“You were at the stall just now. Didn’t you want to buy ten hair ties?” he asked strangely.
Rosalie was rendered speechless. She bought 10 hair ties for 1 dor because it was cheaper than
buying one alone. So she usually bought ten pieces at a time.
But at that moment, Jonathan felt that buying just the ten hair ties wasn’t enough. He asked the
saleswoman to select a few hair essories, turned to Rosalie, and asked, “Which ones do you
like?”
Girls typically appreciated beauty, and Rosalie naturally liked these lovely hair essories.
However, she hesitated and said, “These are a bit too expensive, and I don’t really need them for
my usual job activities.”
Usually, she had to wear makeup and coordinate her outfits to match these hair essories.
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“Then we’ll wait until they be useful for you,” Jonathan replied. “You can bring up the price
again when I buy you something that costs more than half of my property.”