Marianne felt a little exasperated as she said, “Kori, if you’re going to always be so immodest, it would be better for me to stay away from you in the future, then!”
Kori pouted and asked her, “Marianne, why don’t you ask him to come out for a meal together when it’s convenient? I don’t have any other skills, but I definitely have the ability to identify a scumbag. I can tell just by having a meal with him!”
Marianne said in a somewhat melancholic manner, “There’s no chance anymore. He will be leaving Hong Kong tonight.”
“Huh?” Kori asked in surprise, “Is he going back to Oskia? If my guess is right, he should be from Aurous Hill, right?”
Marianne felt reluctant, and she did not continue hiding anything at this time. Instead, she sighed helplessly and said, “He’s going back to the United States.”
“Going back to the United States?” Kori hurriedly asked, “Why are you going to Aurous Hill, then? You should go to the United States to look for him!”
Marianne held her chin as she fixed her gaze on the wall that was not too far away in a daze and muttered, “He’s going to the United States to accompany his wife to attend school there. He will return to Aurous Hill next month.”
Kori was dumbfounded as she asked, “Marianne, w-what are you saying?! He... He has a wife?!”
“Yes.” Marianne nodded and said seriously, “He has already been married for four years.”
“F*ck!” Kori was in disbelief, and she blurted out, “Marianne, are... are you truly that unwilling to let go of him?”
This was because both of them wanted to invite Charlie out for dinner in private. Janus wanted to thank Charlie properly with his family, whereas Shawn wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to Charlie again.
Unfortunately, it would be too late for them to arrange for dinner with Charlie at this departure time. Charlie decided to leave for the airport at five o’clock in the evening after considering the various procedures before boarding international flights. It was really not suitable for them to arrange for any dinner, then.
When Charlie received a text message from Marianne asking when he would be taking off, Charlie sent her the tentative time.
After receiving Charlie’s reply, Marianne quickly stood up and said eagerly, “Kori, I have to go first. The gift that I’ve prepared for him arrived in Hong Kong half an hour ago, and I haven’t even bothered to go and pick it up!”
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