Chapter 1373

Marcus frowned when Annie failed to respond.

“You don’t want to marry me? Is it because you think a lowly employee like me isn’t worthy of marrying

you? Is this what you mean when you say you’re serious about me?”

Annie quickly shook her head. “No, no, no. It’s just that… This is too sudden for me. I was too shocked

by your proposal.”

Marcus suddenly put down his utensils and grabbed Annie’s hands. “Annie, I really, really like you.

That’s why I get jealous whenever I see you being close to another man. Trust me, I’ll work hard in the

future to give you a good life. Annie, I love you. Will you marry me?”

Annie remained shocked. She could not put a finger on her emotions at that moment. Her heart did not

race nor did she feel butterflies in her stomach. She did not even feel overwhelmed with joy in the

slightest!

It was very complicated, to say the least.

At that moment, Marcus’ colleagues—who sat at the table next to them—overheard his proposal and

shouted, “Marry him! Marry him! Marry him!”

The other staff looked at them with interest before breaking out in the same chorus, “Marry him! Marry

him! Marry him!”

Marcus laughed, happy that his colleagues were giving their support. He then got down on one knee

and looked deeply into Annie’s eyes.

“Annie, will you give me the honor of marrying you with the blessings of our colleagues?”

Annie turned bright red. “I…”

A graceful man’s voice suddenly cut through the noise at that moment. “What’s all this commotion?”

Everyone instantly quietened down and went back to eating after they recognized the voice to be

Aaron’s.

A staff member known for being a busybody stood up and explained, “Mister Aaron, Marcus is

proposing to his girlfriend, so we’re just trying to show our support.”

“Oh. A proposal, huh?” Aaron walked toward Marcus’ and Annie’s table with a smile. However, the look

he gave them let them know what he was exactly thinking about.

Marcus, still down on one knee, stuttered, “Uhh… Hi, Mister Aaron. I’m still on my lunch break, so I

hope you don’t mind me proposing to my girlfriend.”

Aaron smiled and said teasingly, “And what would you do if I said I do mind?”

Marcus frowned with caution. “I don’t understand why you’d mind.”

Aaron looked down at him condescendingly. “I mind because you’re bringing shame to every man on

earth!”

Marcus was stunned. “Uhh… That doesn’t make any sense at all! What’s so shameful about proposing

to my girlfriend?”

Aaron scoffed. “A proposal is one of a lifetime, so you should treat it seriously. And yet you chose to

propose in a company’s cafeteria. Not to mention, you only took your food and none for your girlfriend.

That’s not the worst of it. How can you not prepare a ring at all? If this isn’t shameful, I don’t know what

is.”

Marcus turned bright red with embarrassment. “The proposal was a spur-of-a-moment thing, so I didn’t

prepare a ring in advance. But I’ll definitely buy a ring for her later.”

Aaron raised an eyebrow. “Is that so? How many carats are you planning to buy?”

Marcus did not expect Aaron to ask him that. After some awkward hemming and hawing, he finally

said, “Mister Aaron, I’m not as rich as you, so I can’t afford a big diamond ring. Of course, I’ll buy the

most expensive ring I could afford.”

Aaron smiled mockingly. “I understand. It’s the thought that counts after all, right? To show my support,

I’ll give everyone in the company the rest of the day off so that you can go buy the ring. Come back to

propose again after you get the ring. We’ll all be waiting for you here.”

Marcus’ expression froze. “Mister Aaron, this is between me and my girlfriend. I know you’re my boss,

but it’s still inappropriate for you to meddle in our affairs,” he said unhappily.

Aaron pulled out a chair and sat next to Annie. “I’m friends with your girlfriend’s uncle and aunt.

Technically speaking, I’m your girlfriend’s elder too, not an outsider. Don’t think you can get away with

proposing to Annie without a diamond ring. You won’t be able to get past me, let alone her uncle and

aunt, that way.”