âYes, I told her that my girlfriend is still waiting for me and asked her not to bother me,â he said.
âWhat happened later? What did you say? When she left, did she seem embarrassed?â she asked.
âI told her to go home and look in the mirror,â Brianâs eyes narrowed as he spoke. What he didnât say was that the girl had taken one look at Valda and said, âYour girlfriend doesnât even come close to matching you.â
If it werenât for Valda being present, he would have slapped him directly.
âDo you want to walk some more?â Brian asked.
âAnyway, itâs not time yet. Letâs walk a bit more,â said Valda as she stood up, holding a cup of milk tea in one hand and linking arms with Brian with the other. They continued walking along the pedestrian street.
Sometimes happiness seems quite simple, Valda thought to herself, walking this way makes her feel quite happy.
Suddenly, she saw a bridal shop on the street and it immediately caught her attention.
He followed her gaze and also saw the bridal shop.
âWould you like to take a look?â Brian said.
âHmm?â Valda was taken aback. âIsnât it a bit too early to look at it now?â
âWill it be soon? Didnât you say you wanted to marry me?â he asked.
âItâ¦itâs about getting married, but itâs not going to happen so soon,â said Valda.
Brian raised his eyebrows and asked, âNot so fast? Then when do you plan to marry me?â
She hesitated for a moment and muttered, âWell⦠it will take at least a year. I still need to buy a house, and it will take two to three months for the loan to be approved. Then I need to bring my godmother over. Although the interior decoration of the house Iâm interested in is good and doesnât need to be renovated again, I still need to let my godmother adapt to life in Emerald City firstâ¦â
âSince weâre getting married, you can choose to buy the house or not. If you really want to buy it, we can complete the transaction.
within a day without waiting for a loan. As for your godmother adapting to life in Emerald City, she can adjust after we get married.â
âA day to buy a house?â Valda was surprised for a moment, then realized, âYou want to pay for the house in full for me?â
âNot pay for it, since weâve decided to get married, whatâs mine is naturally yours. Iâm just buying us a house,â he corrected her.
When he said the word âus,â Valda felt a warm feeling in her heart.
âBut⦠even so, I still need to do leg rehabilitation. Although⦠it will make it a little easier to walk later on⦠so⦠can we get married in a year, please?â
Even if her leg was still lame by then, she still hoped to improve and become a beautiful bride.
As she spoke, her voice became quieter and quieter.
He stared at her for a while, then suddenly hugged her tightly, âOkay, weâll agree to get married in a year, Valda. A year is my maximum limit, canât we wait any longer?â
A year was his limit of patience.
He wanted her to marry him sooner, to become Mrs. Hart, and to bring her further under his wing.
âOkay, just one year,â Valda replied.
A year later, she thought, she would definitely be very happy, happily married to himâ¦