Chapter 572 Back To Normal


    "Actually, I am perfect," ir answered.


    At this, Niles pretended to sneeze. It sounded suspiciously like "bullshit," however. Adalson cast a


    warning nce in his direction.


    Wesley took his seat. ir acted as if he weren''t even there and continued talking with Niles.


    The dinner didn''tst long, as the party included two old men and they needed to go to bed early.


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    After the two families bade each other farewell, ir got into the back seat of Adalson''s car. Natalia,


    who sat in the passenger seat, turned to look at ir and said, "Your fiance is a nice guy. I met him


    once randomly, and he did me a favor. In my opinion, a woman should find an ordinary husband and


    live a happy life."


    Adalson cast a casual nce at his wife and asked, "What? Are you not living a happy life?"


    Natalia snorted and said, "Now, sure. But before...you don''t know what it was like. ir, believe me.


    Never marry a man like Wesley Li. I''m not saying that he''s a bad guy. He''s not. But imagine worrying


    about him when he''s gone, and wondering if the next knock on the door would be hismanding


    officer notifying you he died a hero''s death. If—"


    "Natalia!" Adalson cut her off helplessly.


    Natalia rolled her eyes at her husband. "What? I''m serious. Keith was trying to fix ir up with Wesley


    this evening." Natalia then looked at ir and continued, "Niles is probably your best choice here. He is


    the life of the party. Cheerful, attentive. He''ll make youugh every day. Wesley is clueless when it


    comes to matters of love. He hasn''t got a romantic bone in his body. He''s 100% devoted to the military.


    Marry him and you''ll be sorry."


    "But Wesley makes me feel safe and protected," ir suddenly said.


    ''It seems that it''s toote to warn her, '' Natalia thought.


    When they passed the Hillside Apartments, Adalson parked the car near the entrance. "Remember


    your old apartment, ir? Well, I left a contract there. Can you grab it for me? It''s in the second drawer


    under the TV set."


    "Didn''t you terminate the lease?" ir asked in confusion.


    "I wanted to, but your cousin bought the apartment. He wants to move Joslyn''s family in there." Joslyn


    was from a poor family, and they lived in thepany dorm.


    "Okay." ir got out of the car and went into the building.


    When she was out of sight, Natalia asked her husband, "Why did you let ir get engaged to Miller?


    Why not fix her up with Niles? Niles has a residency at the military hospital and has a promising future.


    ir could do worse than to marry a doctor. And she''d be part of the Li family—they''re loaded."


    The Li family was one of the most powerful families in A Country. Many girls from well-off families


    wanted to marry into the Li family.


    "Niles and ir would never hit it off," Adalson smiled.


    Like ir said, Wesley made her feel safe. ir needed a man like Wesley to protect her.


    When ir reached the 16th floor, the door to Wesley''s apartment was still open and Niles stood


    outside the apartment.


    When the elevator arrived with a tinkling sound, Niles turned his head and saw ir. "Hi, ir! Why are


    you here?"


    ir didn''t expect to meet anyone here. Earlier at the dinner, Wesley was the only thing on her mind,


    and she was daydreaming when they talked about where they''d be staying. She thought that they


    would stay in some hotel. "I...I came to get something." She pointed to the apartment that she used to


    live in.


    Cecelia walked out and was surprised to see her here. "ir! It''s really you! Did you leave something


    here?"


    ir walked towards the apartment while saying, "Uncle Adalson asked me to grab a contract. He left it


    there."


    Cecelia''s eyes lit up and she followed after her. "You lived here before?" she asked.


    "Used to," ir answered.


    She opened the door to the apartment. To her surprise, Cecelia walked in as well. "Then you and


    Wesley used to be neighbors!" she eximed.


    ir''s smile froze. "Yes," she simply said. In order not to make Cecelia misunderstand her and


    Wesley''s rtionship, she added, "Wesley was pretty busy. He was almost never home. We only saw


    each other a few times."


    After a moment, Cecelia nodded, "He''s too busy. He should havee back home more often." The


    "home" she was referring to was here.


    ir soon found the contract that Adalson wanted, and waved it at Cecelia, who was looking around


    the apartment. "Aunt Cecelia, I found it. I gotta go. Uncle Adalson is waiting for me."


    Cecelia looked back at her. "Okay." Then she added, "Did Wesley ever visit you? When you lived here,


    I mean."


    ir didn''t know how to answer that. "Uh...I don''t think so. I don''t remember. It''s been a few months."


    Cecelia nodded. She could feel that ir was not willing to talk about Wesley with her, so she stopped


    asking.


    Niles was standing outside all the while, waiting for them. When he saw theme out, he grabbed his


    mother''s hand and led her to Wesley''s apartment. "Mom, you stay here. I need to talk to ir."


    "What? Alright. Hey, don''t push me." Cecelia was smiling ear to ear as if ir were her daughter-inw.


    As the doors of the elevator were about to close, Niles ran over and stopped it with his foot. "Hey!" he


    said breathlessly. "You asked me when Wesley stroked your hand. Do you really wanna know?"


    ''Yeah, but...'' ir looked at the maning out of Wesley''s apartment and reminded Niles, "Your


    brother!"


    Niles immediately took two steps back. Before the doorspletely closed, ir saw that Wesley


    grabbed Niles by his cor and dragged him into his apartment.


    ir, Joslyn and the Ji family members had a family reunion dinner on the Lunar New Year''s Eve. On


    the third day, ir flew to Ennd without seeing Miller.


    Everyone''s life went back to normal.


    When Wesley was 26 years old, he was fast-tracked to a higher official post in the army, and moved up


    in rank.


    At Megan''s 18th birthday party, he met a woman named Debbie Nian.


    She and ir looked nothing alike, but her personality reminded him of ir.


    Debbie said, "Nice to meet you, Officer Li. I''m Debbie Nian. I''ve practiced martial arts for years. I''d love


    to spar when you''re free sometime."


    He couldn''t help but remember how ir had greeted him before. "Nice to meet you, Officer Li. I''m your


    new neighbor. I may have to bug youter on."


    Thest time he saw her was before the Lunar New Year. It had been almost a year since that time.


    Eleven months, to be exact.


    Carlos seemed to have found his true love. His eyes were full of affection when he looked at Debbie.


    Debbie and Megan were always at each other''s throats. Carlos valued his wife more, so he asked


    Wesley to keep Meganpany.


    At the Ji family''s house, the subject of ir came up again.


    She had alreadye back from abroad and started her internship in somepany. She was now


    living in her fiance''s apartment, and they were about to get married soon.


    Miller''spany arranged a retreat at a mountain vige, and every employee could bring a family


    member. ir just returned from Ennd three days ago. When Miller invited her to go with him, she


    didn''t turn him down.