Chapter 9 Although She Was Poor, She Still Had Her Dignity


    Although Ca was poor, she still had her dignity. She clenched her fists tightly when Nina belittled her


    and used her of being something that she was not. If Evan hadn''t been there, she would have


    pped Nina by now.


    ''No, how can a p be enough? This woman is a despicable human being! Even if her face was


    beaten into a pulp, it wouldn''t be enough!'' Ca thought to herself, trying hard to control her temper.


    "Shut up, Nina! Apologize to Ca now!"


    Just as Ca was about to lose her temper, Evan spoke up.


    He gave his girlfriend a reproachful look. He already knew that Nina didn''t like Ca and had tried on


    several asions, to fill his head with stories of bad things that Ca was supposed to have done. At


    that time, he just thought that Nina might have misunderstood certain things about Ca and besides


    his girlfriend did have a tendency of being straightforward and bold. So he didn''t pay too much


    attention.


    But now he realized that if there were misunderstandings between Nina and Ca, then they must be


    huge ones.


    Seeing that Evan was angry with her, Nina leaned coquettishly into his arms, raised her chin and


    pouted her lips at him. "Don''t be angry with me, honey.


    Maybe what I said was too harsh and straightforward, but I just don''t like this woman. She gets under


    my skin!


    I''m not stupid. I can see that she likes you. But I am your girlfriend and it makes me jealous when I see


    you chatting with another woman. Especially when I know that she likes you. That''s why I said those


    harsh things."


    Evan was about to reprimand Nina, but after hearing what she said and seeing her pouty face, he


    couldn''t bring himself to do it. So he looked up at Ca apologetically.


    "I''m sorry, Ca. Please forgive Nina. She''s just a blunt girl, often speaking sharply but meaning no


    harm. So please don''t take it to heart."


    As soon as Ca heard Evan try and make excuses for his girlfriend''s uneptable behavior, it


    seemed to add fuel to the fire.


    ''Don''t mind?


    How can I possibly not mind?


    Right now, I would like nothing more than to rip that bitch''s hair out and shove it all down her filthy


    throat. What does Evan possibly see in her?'' Ca sneered under her breath.


    However, a smart woman should not be spiteful, especially in front of the man she liked.


    "It doesn''t matter, Evan. It''s just like water off a duck''s back. I won''t take what she said seriously." Ca


    then gave him a smile, pretending that she had not been affected.


    As soon as she heard Ca''s response, Nina shot Ca an angry re and narrowed her eyes at her.


    ''How dare you brush me off like that!'' She gnashed her teeth, seething.


    Evan hadn''t noticed Nina''s expression and thought that everything was sorted out between his


    girlfriend and Ca. "Well, Ca, I want to invite you and your brother to lunchter. Just take it as my


    apology, okay?"


    Ca blinked in surprise and a broad happy smile crept onto her face. She nced over to the pirate


    ship ride to see where Sean and Terence were.


    When she spotted them both, she couldn''t help but notice how attractive they both were. Although her


    little brother was only 10, he was a good looking boy and Terence was a gorgeous buff guy. Any female


    that walked past them would have a look and admire their attractiveness, from little girls to married


    women.


    "That sounds great. Just one thing though, it''s not just the two of us, but there are three of us. Is that


    still okay?"


    After all she was verbally abused by Evan''s girlfriend, it would only seem fair that he made up for it by


    buying them all lunch.


    It would also save her the cost of three lunches for today. What a good deal. It was a win-win situation


    for Ca. An offer that she certainly wouldn''t refuse.


    "Of course, no problem!" Evan answered with a friendly smile.


    As soon as Ca got the OK from Evan, she waved to Sean and Terence toe and join her.


    "Come here, Sean!"


    Hearing his sister calling to him


    from the other side, Sean quickly sprang to his feet and ran over to her in a sh.


    "Ca!" he called sweetly.


    He linked his arm through hers protectively and red back at Nina who was standing next to Evan.


    Ca smiled and ruffled up his hair. "Sean, you remember Evan."


    "Hello, Evan. It''s good to see you again." Sean nodded and greeted Evan politely.


    "Hi, Sean. It''s good to see you too." Even a ten-year-old boy showed better manners than Evan''s


    girlfriend who was much older.


    Nina knew that Ca was provoking her. She just snorted slightly, ignoring them both.


    Just then Terence approached them. Nina''s jaw dropped as her gaze followed him.


    "By the way, Evan, I haven''t had a chance to introduce him to you. This is... my boyfriend, Terence An."


    Ca looked at Terence as he approached them. She smiled sweetly and quickly went to Terence,


    pretending to give him a slight hug, while she whispered in his ear,"Didn''t you always say that you


    wanted to repay me? Well, now is your chance. You have to perform well."


    Terence''s deep eyes glistened mischievously. He gave her a wink, to let her know that he was in on the


    act. He then wrapped his muscr arm around her waist, pulling her to him.


    ''I''m impressed. Ca is quite a smart girl. Anyone in her situation would have blown a fuse, given what


    she just went through with Evan''s girlfriend. But she managed to contain her anger. Obviously, her hard


    life had taught her to survive in different situations.


    That''s why she knew how to handle herself in this predicament.


    I thought she might either run over and fight with that woman like a shrew.


    Or, be a coward and just turn around and run away.


    But she did neither.''


    While Nina stood beside Evan, watching Terence and Ca with jealousy and rage in her eyes, Evan


    was taken aback. He seemed shocked at the news.


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    "Ca, did you just say... he''s your boyfriend?" Evan asked, dumbfounded.


    Ca looked up at Terence who was even taller than Evan and smiled lovingly. "Yes, Evan. We haven''t


    been together that long. That''s probably why you haven''t heard about us yet."


    Terence took a step forward to introduce himself with an extended arm.


    "Terence," he said, shaking Evan''s hand firmly and maintaining eye contact. "I want to thank you for


    helping Ca out. I think it should be me to invite you out to lunch. To show you my appreciation."


    Ca had been smiling sweetly behind him until she heard what he said. The smile on her face froze at


    once. She reached out inconspicuously and gave him a sharp pinch on the waist.


    ''Damn you!


    I was going to kill two birds with one stone. Evan was going to treat us to a meal to pay for his


    girlfriend''s rude remarks and it was also a way to humiliate Nina as well.


    Now you''re pretending to be some gant gentleman. But do you have any money? So in the end, it


    will still be me who has to pay for all of us!''


    Terence didn''t flinch. He maintained the smile on his face and grabbed her sneaky little hand, holding it


    in his. "Ca, wouldn''t you also like to thank him for his kindness? It was so lucky that you ran into him


    today. Why don''t we take advantage of the situation and thank him together. What do you think?"


    Ca cleared her throat and grinned stiffly. "What a good idea! I know to the west of the amusement


    park..."


    But before Ca could finish, Terence continued,"Well, there''s a Michelin-starred restaurant to the east


    of the amusement park. Let''s go there at noon."


    Ca suddenly felt like she had just been hit by a thunderbolt from out of the sky.


    ''What?


    A Michelin-starred restaurant? Are you fucking kidding me?''


    She wasn''t feeling cool, calm and collected anymore. Her mind was racing at a million miles an hour.


    She was going to suggest going to the west side of the amusement park, where everyday people could


    afford to eat.


    Whereas to the east side, they were all super-expensive restaurants that especially catered for


    distinguished guests or very wealthy people.


    And that Michelin-starred restaurant was the most expensive of all of those super-expensive


    restaurants.


    Just then, Nina suddenly opened her mouth.


    "Good! Evan, since Ca''s boyfriend insists on inviting us out to lunch, then it would be rude of us to


    refuse, right?"


    Nina''s gaze never left Terence, she surveyed him from head to toe. ''Although the man''s temperament


    and appearance are impable, his clothes are not brands that I know.


    So there''s only one possibility. He is pretending to be rich!


    Well, I''d like to see if this man really has that kind of wealth.''


    "All right." Evan nodded, agreeing with her.


    "Come on, dear. Didn''t you say that you were hungry? Let''s go to lunch."


    When Terence took Ca''s hand again, he found that her palms were sweaty and she was trembling.


    He frowned and asked softly,"What''s wrong Ca? Are you not feeling well?"


    "Of course I''m not feeling well. I feel pain all over, especially in my heart,"


    Ca muttered helplessly.


    ''How could I possibly be feeling well?


    With five of us going to one of the most expensive restaurants in the city, it''s going to cost me an arm


    and a leg, probably hundreds of dors.''