Chapter 1298 Running Away From Reality


    On the way home, neither of the two spoke. The marriage proposal seemed like too much of an impact.


    Originally, ck was certain that they were mutually attached, so Holley''s rejection waspletely


    unexpected. Now, he knew that Holley didn''t love him as much as he loved her.


    All the while, Holley''s mind was also a mess. Of course, she was well aware that no matter how many


    days he gave her to think about it, she would never be willing to marry him. Charles was still the only


    person who she wanted to be with.


    The silence in the car made her too uneasy as she wasn''t sure whether or not ck was angry at her.


    If he really was angry and directly handed his shares over to his father, Rex, what would Holley have


    left to do?


    The atmosphere in the vehicle grew increasingly solemn until Holley opened her mouth, unable to bear


    it any longer.


    "Would you like to stay for the night?"


    As she said it, she merely stared at ck''s hands on the steering wheel. If they weren''t the only two


    people in the car, ck wouldn''t have been sure that Holley was talking to him.


    "I won''t stay today. There''s an early meeting at thepany tomorrow morning. My house is closer to


    the office."


    In truth, ck didn''t have to go home that night. But without knowing what Holley really thought of him,


    he couldn''t spend the night with her.


    What made ck feel even stranger was that he wasn''t touched at all when he heard Holley''s words.


    ck''s heart was numb unlike before, when his heartbeat would be racing, too difficult to calm down


    after hearing Holley say such words.


    Even ck had to admit that the proposal triggered a crack in their rtionship.


    Before stepping out of the car, Holley gave ck a deep goodnight kiss, which, at the very least,


    managed to give him some confidence.


    "Holley, I want to take you back home to meet my father this weekend. He''s been expecting me to


    introduce my girlfriend to him for a long time now. I want to take you home so he won''t worry about my


    marriage anymore."


    Although she also felt ufortable to refuse a second unexpected request, Holley wouldn''t dare go


    with him to meet Rex.


    In the past, Holley had already heard quite a lot about Rex. The Hu Group''s development into the


    current scale was entirely dependent on Rex''s strategy of operation.


    Undoubtedly, he was a scheming man. It was said that others were all too afraid to y any kind of


    trick in front of him because they couldn''t escape Rex''s calcting eyes.


    What was more, Rex had a Mafia background and nobody dared provoke him. Not wanting his son to


    get involved in that scene, he tried to gradually wash the Hu Group in the recent years, operating the


    Holley''s past was notpletely legal. She was afraid that Rex would figure out all her immoral actions


    in the past. If Rex had her unmasked, ck would most definitely leave her and she would no longer


    own Tarsan Corporation.


    Hesitantly, Holley started, "I think…


    It''s not yet time. When the time is ripe, I''ll go home with you to visit your father, okay?"


    This time, Holley didn''t dare look directly at Back''s face. Because she was refusing him once again,


    she knew that he might get truly angry.


    "What? Why not? Juste with me to see my father! Why can''t you do that? I think the time has been


    right for a while now!"


    It was unbelievable. ck couldn''t understand why Holley wouldn''t even grant him a small, insignificant


    request.


    But how could Holley exin it to him? It was impossible to tell him that she never dared meet his


    father because she was too afraid of being exposed.


    Faced with another rejection, ck was left utterly frustrated. He couldn''t understand what was going


    through her mind. Was she dealing with personal issues?


    The two were so close to each other inside the narrow space of the car, so much that even their


    breathing sounds were utterly clear and audible. In spite of their proximity, ck couldn''t help but feel


    like she was drifting far away from him at that moment as if he couldn''t touch even her shadow as he


    stretched out to reach her.


    ''Does she really love me?''


    Looking at Holley, ck could only ask himself this question. Afraid that Holley wouldn''t give him the


    answer he wanted, he was afraid to say it out loud.


    Naturally, Holley didn''t really love him back. In spite of everything, it was still Charles who was on her


    mind and in her dreams. How could she leave room in her heart for ck?


    "ck, I''m a bit tired. You should go home early to rest. You still have an early meeting tomorrow, don''t


    you?" Unfastening her seatbelt, she bid him goodbye.


    ck finally realized that no matter how much he questioned her, she wouldn''t give him an


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    exnation. All he could do was watch her get out of the car and walk inside her house before she shut


    the door closed.


    Before Holley entered the house, she cast ck a pointed look and said, "Don''t think too much. See


    you tomorrow."


    No one knew if her words were meant tofort or advise him.


    ck nodded slightly, but his face remained stoic. The sound of the car engine being started was


    heard, and then he quickly sped away.


    After Holley went to bed, she tossed and turned all night and couldn''t fall asleep. She clearly felt


    ck''s stubborn love for her. If she kept close to him every day, seeing Rex would be inevitable.


    Thus, she had to stop seeing him frequently and let them calm down first.