‘‘I guess my job is done here"
Jackie placed the glass in front of his lips and took a sip from the wine.
Looking at the empty glass, he couldn’t help himself and chuckled.It seemed to him that he had
become the "cupid."
Why had he agreed to such a boring thing at that time? It didn't seem like his style to pair up a couple.
Suddenly, his phone on the table rang.
He took a look at the incoming call and frowned before answering it.
"Grandpa."
Thomas’ voice blurted out through the other side of the line.
"You br*t, I'll give you two days to return."
Jackie placed his hand on his forehead.
It seemed to him that his grandfather had learned about the fake engagement.
Naomi woke up from Francisco’s arms.
She felt like she was dreaming when she looked at the face that was right beside her.
Slowly, ever slowly, she approached him and planted a kiss on his lips lightly.
Suddenly, Francisco stretched his arm and pulled her into his embrace, stunning her.
She was caught red-handed kissing him, and her face turned red like a cooked shrimp.
"W-When did you wake up?"
"A long time ago."
Francisco propped his head up with one hand and lay on his side.
There was a smile in his eyes as he continued.
''I wanted to see what you would do to me."
She buried herself into the coverlet.
Francisco laughed and pulled her out.
"Do you want t o suffocate yourself?"
The opening of his collar was right in front of Naomi, and she did not know where she should look.
Seeing how nervous she was, Francisco pulled her into his arms and said, How can you get nervous
so easily? I haven't done anything yet."Naomi felt her head burning as she mumbled, "You've kissed
me, hugged me, and touched me.How can you say you haven't done anything yet?"
He coiled her hair around his finger and continued.
"I just want you to get used to it.After all, we're going t o do something even more intimate in the
future."
‘Something even more intimate? Is he talking about that thing?’ When the thought surfaced in her
head, her face turned burning hot like a pot of boiling water.
‘But it’s normal for a couple to do something like that, right?’ Naom had mentally prepared for it, but it
seemed to her that Francisco was not.
Francisco seemed to be able to read her mind when he saw the disappointment in her eyes.
He leaned closer and kissed her cheek.
"I don't want you to think I'm only with you to do that kind of thing."
Naomi was stunned.
He stroked the corner of her lips with his finger and added, "I'll only do that with you on our wedding
night."
Naomi was stunned for a moment before she came around to her senses.
She sat upright and asked, "What did you say? Wedding night?"
‘Could it be that he.."
Francisco looked at her and asked, "Will you marry me"
Naomi closed her mouth with her hands in shock.
‘He wants to marry me!?’ He grabbed her hand and kissed its back.
"We can get married any time.You just need to nod."
She nodded.
Francisco grabbed her into his arms, laughing as he tousled her hair.
"Then what about the engagement between you and Jackie..."
"It’s fake," she said.
Francisco was stunned.
Naomi lowered her head in embarrassment and said, "We’re not seeing each other, and our
engagement is fake."
When Francisco did not say anything in return, she said nervously, "You...You’re not angry with me, are
you?"
Francisco took a deep breath.
"Both of you set me up."
Naomi put her fingers together and said triumphantly, "We just wanted to give you a little push..."
He tightened his arms and put her in front of him.
"How could you set me up? I’m going to punish you," he said as he started tickling her, causing Naomi
to laugh and try to run away.
Three days later, at the Topaz mansion...
Anthony sat on the couch silently with a complicated expression on his face.
Naomi was sitting opposite him as she said carefully, "I’m sorry, Dad.I shouldn’t have lied to you."
He took a deep breath and said, "Actually, I already knew about it."
Naomi froze for a few seconds.
"You knew about it?"
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