Lina took out her phone and called Ryan at once. In order to prove it to me, she put it on speaker mode.
"Hello, babe. You've finally contacted me. Where are you?" Ryan's cheesy-sounding voice came over the phone.
However, Lina immediately said, "Ryan, never come looking for me again. I don't want to see you anymore. Goodbye!" With that, she hung up.
Then, she took a deep breath and looked at me. "Are you satisfied now, William?"
I could tell that she had given herself some leeway. However, it was impressive for her to even have done that much.
I nodded. "I'm satisfied."
"Can we make up now?"
I nodded again. "Yes."
She smiled at once and hugged me around my waist. "That's great, William! You don't know how long I've been waiting for this day. I miss you so much! Kiss me, will you?"
She lifted her face to mine and closed her eyes happily.
I hadn't expected her to be so proactive. I immediately suspected the truth of what she had said about never kissing Joshua or Ryan.
I had to admit that I was tempted when I looked at her innocent-looking face and those sweet lips of hers.
However, if I didn't even have that amount of self-control, there would be no difference between me and a beast.
Therefore, I smiled and said, "I can kiss you, but there's something that I have to tell you first."
Lina opened her eyes and said curiously, "What is it?"
"I've donated the 500 thousand."
Lina looked as if she was about to explode with anger, and she flung my hand aside.
She looked intently at me. "William, listen to me. I really did have feelings for you in the past, but love without materialistic goods is a fragile thing.
"If you truly like me, then work hard to earn money. Come back and see me when you have money. I'll be waiting for you."
She flagged down a cab and left in it. How ruthless.
I crossed my arms and shook my head. She had actually tried to manipulate me into earning money and had even lied that she would wait for me. She clearly thought I was some kind of clown.
If she knew that I didn't just have 500 thousand on my card but five million or even 50 million, what would she do?
I suspected that she might actually strip right in front of me!
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