The Substitute Bride

Without a second thought, Cassie quickly put her cell phone away, walked down the front steps of the apartment, and immediately headed to Nick's company, Lansh Technology.

When she arrived, Cassie was stopped by a guard on the first floor.

"Can I ask who you are here to see?"

"I want to see Mr. Ge of Lansh Technology. I'm his girlfriend." Cassie didn't conceal her identity and told him straight-up.

Clearly confused, the guard stared at Cassie. 'I never thought such an introverted young man would be dating someone, ' he thought.

Although the security guard was curious about it, he still refrained from asking and merely replied, "Okay, let me check for you."

After a moment, he hung up the phone and apologized, "The receptionist at Lansh Tech said that Mr. Ge wasn't in right now. He's on a business trip."

The news made Cassie anxious and she urgently asked, "Did she tell you where he went?"

He could sense Cassie's worry, so he tried to comfort her, "The receptionist didn't say. But she said that Mr. Ge would be back soon enough, maybe just in a few days."

'He left again!'

With that, Cassie was seething with rage. After all, she was Nick's girlfriend—how could he just leave without telling her? He refused to answer the phone and she had no idea where he was. It was infuriating.

"Thank you. I have to go now."

As she left, a scowl was evide

n thinking about this for a long time. I'm sure that I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I hope you can give me this opportunity to take care of you for as long as I live."

As he firmly said it, he nudged the ring forward an inch.

"But I still think it's far too sudden. Give me a few days to think about it, okay? I'm sorry."

Without any other excuse to refuse him, she kept her answers vague.

Though he was disappointed, Black also knew that what he did was rather abrupt. All he could think to do was find another opportunity to propose to Holley. Encouraging himself, he thought, 'I must succeed next time. Holley will feel my sincerity and accept me.'

"Well, Holley, I respect your choice. I will wait for you as long as you need. Here, take the ring. You can put it on when you're certain about accepting me," Black said affectionately.

Taking the ring, she simply said, "Thank you, Black."