Chapter 1012 Why Offer To Marry Me


    George smiled and delightedly expressed his gratitude before he turned his attention back to S. He


    shrugged at her and exined in a casual manner, "He''s my friend. There''s nothing to worry about. I


    know him. He''s just kidding, so don''t take it to heart."


    S shook her head slightly and said, "Forget it." Then again, she was more bothered about his


    behavior, so she asked in confusion, "What I don''t understand though is why you didn''t tell him that I


    am not your fiancee?"


    Deep inside, she felt a bit of joy in her heart. However, she suddenly felt like on crossroads. On one


    hand, she expected an answer; on the other hand, she was afraid that the answer she was about to


    hear was something that might take that bit of joy away. Still, she had to ask him so as not to keep


    being bothered about this all. She wore an emotionless face so that he would not be able to read the


    fear and expectation on her face.


    George looked at her and chose to ignore her question. He heaved a sigh as a smile formed on his


    face. "How do you like it here?" he asked, his eyes around the ce and finallynding into S as he


    waited for her answer.


    S''s eyes widened a little bit in surprise at him for changing the subject, but she was quick to regain


    herposure. She did not want George to think that she was desperate. She stood by the French


    window and removed her eyes from George to look out. The whole ce was sshed and zed


    with different and beautiful colors created by the lovely flowers patched on the ground, stretching all the


    way from the vastnd and into the distance.


    She took in the mesmerizingndscape for a while, wondering what he expected her to say. Finally,


    she replied, "This ce does look lovely." She then turned to face him and added, "A good ce to


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    unwind and to breathe. Maybe have some peaceful tea with friends."


    "Exactly." George nodded as he replied in agreement. Encouraged by S''s same opinion of the ce,


    George started to point out and describe the charming points of the ce. "Being away from the center


    of the city, it is no wonder that the natural system around here provides good air quality, better and


    clearer than most ces, as well as organic and healthy food. Besides the sense of smell and taste,


    our sight, too, feeds on the breathtaking view. Oh, and look, over there. You can see people having a


    wedding ceremony on the grass. Choosing this ce for such a valuable asion speaks volumes of


    this ce."


    S looked over the direction George was pointing. There were indeed people wearing lc themed


    dresses and ties. Lc and white balloons sprinkled the bright blue sky. What caught her eyes most,


    however, was the bride. Her snow-white wedding dress was shining andplimenting the fresh color


    shade of green. She was hard to miss and for some reason, she felt a pang of sting deep in her heart.


    She sighed under her breath, and without taking her eyes off the people, she gave out a bitter smile


    and said, "Indeed, it is a sweet and romantic ce to have weddings."


    To hide the ache inside her heart, she turned to him andined, "Say, are you trying to show me


    the ce where you and Miss Ye are going to get married?


    Bringing me here is a mistake. You are cruel for doing this, don''t you know that?"


    She chuckled and was about to tease him more until she caught his eyes, which strangely turned


    serious, making her stop talking. She swallowed a lump on her throat before she spoke again. "What''s


    wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? Have I said anything wrong? Is there something on my


    face?"


    George frowned a little as he stepped closer towards her, making S''s heart beat race. With a soft


    voice, he said, "S, it won''t be Holley and my wedding. It will be ours, you and I."


    S''s eyes widened in surprise. "What? What are you talking about?" she cried, trying to absorb what


    she just heard right now, and deduced whether or not she heard him right. Thinking that this might all


    be a joke, she chuckled under her breath. However, she immediately stopped when she noticed how


    his eyes looked at her in such seriousness that it looked like he actually meant what he just said. Her


    cheeks turned pink as she said, "Stop making fun of me! This is not funny at all."


    As she felt the warmth on her cheeks, she was about to turn her back on him, but George was able to


    pull her to face him back by holding her hands.


    S felt embarrassed as she felt George''s eyes frozen on her face that she was able to look at


    anything but him. "Let me go!" she demanded.


    "S, please," George said, making S stop struggling and face him unconsciously. When he got her


    attention, he felt even more determined to speak the words in his heart. "I know that this is all too


    sudden for you, but I really have thought this over and took you here to ask for...your hand in


    marriage."


    "Stop! Don''t say another word!" she interrupted. This was really too sudden for her and too


    overwhelming to the point that she felt hesitant and almost afraid to answer. "I-I don''t know what


    happened to you and Miss Ye, but I have already made up my mind to leave the city and decided that I


    will never stand between you two. So please, cut the act, and stop making fun of me anymore."


    S gave George a serious look, not minding anymore if she was expressing what she truly felt.


    Before he could reply, she added, "Well, it is true that I love you, but I already have epted long


    before that I will have no ce in your heart. That''s why I gave up hoping that we could be together."


    George looked at her in surprise and awe. This was the first time S had been actually expressing


    her genuine feelings. He held her hands firmly and said, "Believe me, I''m not making fun of you." He


    felt sad and down when S still did not believe him, but he continued, "I remember you mentioned


    that you dream of awn wedding, so how about this ce? This ce is perfect, isn''t it? Just say the


    word, and I will make a reservation here immediately, and then we can arrange the rest of the wedding


    preparations as soon as the date is set. What do you think?"


    S was driving mad at all this. "What the hell do you want, George?" She managed to push him


    away, making George finally let go of her. She buried her face under her palms and cried, "I don''t


    understand. In fact, I am very much confused right now. What did you do to me the time I still hoped


    that you would love me back? You just pushed me away and ignored me as if it was really impossible


    for you to love me back. However, right now, when I already decided that I would give up on you and


    leave for good, you are asking me to marry you. What is it that you really want after all?"


    She took her hands off her face to look at him for a moment and then turned to look down on the floor.


    She heaved a deep breath before she continued, "I beg you, George. Please, just let me go. I don''t


    want to be the spice of your life. I''ve already epted my ce in your life, so please."


    George tenderly seized her shoulders and said in a gentle voice, "S, look at me." She hesitated for a


    moment and eventually looked at him. He then said, "Listen to me first. Don''t reject me right away or


    even speak until I am done speaking, okay? Just know that I meant every word that I said a while ago


    and those that I will be saying right now, so please listen."


    S wanted to turn her back again and push herself away from him, but she knew she was already


    trapped in those dark but soft eyes the moment she stared at them. She could do nothing or even say


    nothing but listen to what he was about to say.


    George cleared his throat and started to speak. "First of all, I would like to apologize for hurting you


    deeply. I realized that I had done so many foolish things for Holley before, and I had let you and my


    mother down. It wasn''t my intention, but still, I admit that I had done you wrong. Right at this moment, I


    have decided that I am ready to pay for my mistakes. I promise. I will let the past stay in the past, and


    for my present and future, I want to live with you for the rest of my life. Believe me, S. I mean what I


    say. I will be nice to you, and I promise that I will make you happy as you deserve to be."


    S looked at him in his eyes for a moment, trying to find any hint of lie in them. When she found


    nothing, she shook her head and said, "I still don''t understand you. Do you really mean that you want to


    marry me?"


    George felt down for still feeling a doubt in S''s heart, but he knew he deserved it, so he nodded


    eagerly and said with conviction, "Yes."


    S''s eyebrows furrowed into a frown as she asked, "But, why?" Here was George in front of him. He


    was the man, who had just imed that he was going toy his life down for Holley, and now that very


    same man was asking her to marry him. She was very much confused at this sudden change of heart.


    George heaved a deep sigh. "Well, you see, I need to thank you for exposing the truth about Holley Ye.


    Last night, when you got drunk, you had said something about her, which made me see right through


    her. It was like the final piece to a puzzle I didn''t know. I was trying to figure out until that piece of


    information you told me was a perfect fit. Holley has been cheating me all these years. I feel


    disappointed with myself for not realizing that sooner."


    He paused for a while to look down on the floor and then returned his gaze back to S before he


    added, "I admit that I did something wrong, so now I am very much determined to make up for it before


    it''s toote.


    So please, S. Trust me. If you agree to marry me, I promise that I will make you happy, and you


    won''t have to worry about anything else."


    Without thinking, S asked suddenly, "Do you love me?" For S, that was the most important thing


    to consider before she could make any further decision on this matter. Regardless whether or not


    George really meant what he said, S had to know his feelings towards her to even consider


    answering his marriage proposal.


    Love?


    As for George, the question caught him off guard that he was left speechless.


    S looked at him and saw the hesitation in his eyes, which made her feel sad. His hesitation


    answered it all. It was clear that he did not love her back. After knowing that his beloved had been


    cheating on him, he probably just proposed out of impulse, and since she was the person beside him


    when he felt sad and down, she was the one he asked to. At this point, if she was not there for him, he


    would probably have asked anyone.


    At this thought, a bitter smile formed on S''s face to cover the fact that her heart ached even more.


    She knew that she loved him, but it was not enough to ept his marriage proposal. Even though she


    could not deny her love for him, the mere fact that George did not reciprocate that love gave her no


    intention to say yes.


    S heaved a deep sigh and raised her head to look at him straight in the eyes. "If you don''t love me,


    then why offer to marry me?"