Chapter 24
When Marissa received the news, she found out that Matt had already left. The nurse at the hospital said that he had been discharged without fully recovering, as if he was going back to his home country.
Marissa didn’t care. She had said what needed to be said and done what needed to be done. She hadn’t wronged anyone.
She left the hospital and, as soon as she got home, she was pulled into a warm embrace.
“Why did you go to the hospital again? Dwayne has been secretly jealous ever since he got promoted.”
Marissa found it a bit funny, why can some people become more childish as they fall in love? She hugged the person who felt wronged and explained.
“I went to take care of the discharge matters, Matt has already left, returned to his country, and will not come back again. You can rest
assured.”
Dwayne nodded in satisfaction, “He should have left a long time ago. You were too soft–hearted, sending him to the hospital. You should have just let him die outside.”
“I just feel like, even if it’s a stranger, I couldn’t just stand by and watch someone die.” Marissa kissed Dwayne on the cheek, then looked upstairs. “Where are my parents? Why haven’t I seen them?”
Dwayne’s gaze shifted.
Marissa immediately realized what was happening, pinching his face
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threateningly. “Tell me, where are they? What have you done behind my back?”
“Alright, alright, I give up!” Dwayne surrendered. “Your parents said that
that we won’t be able to get married in this lifetime, so they went to my house to discuss the idea of getting engaged first…”
we should figure things out on our
“Ah, Marissa! he didn’t finish his sentence, Marissa ran out before he could say anything. She didn’t expect her parents to just go without discussing it first. What if the Acevedo family doesn’t really like her? And she can’t have children now, with that reason, how can she easily agree to an engagement?”
Marissa was in a hurry and didn’t have time to notify her parents. She went directly to the Acevedo family’s house. When she arrived, the butler told her they were in the study. Marissa went upstairs and was about to push open the door when she heard voices inside.
“Marissa can’t get pregnant? We know that, it’s okay. As long as two young people love each other, it’s fine. If they want children in the future, they can always adopt one.”
“Yeah, we knew about this a few years ago. Dwayne doesn’t mind either. He said having Marissa is enough for him, and we feel the same way. It’s not like we’re living in feudal times, worrying about the Acevedo family lineage.”
“However, if Marissa’s health is not good, she should still take more supplements. Do we still have that ginseng at home? You can give it to Marissa later.”
Marissa slowed down her pace, expecting the Acevedo family to be furious before she arrived again. After all, her uterus was damaged and she couldn’t bear children. Even if Dwayne didn’t mind, their elders would definitely care about this matter. However, she didn’t expect that
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the Acevedo family only cared about her body from beginning to end.
She slowly pushed open the door, and the two families‘ elders inside turned their heads and immediately smiled when they saw her.
“Marissa is here. We were discussing whether to have you and Dwayne get engaged first. If you don’t want to get married now, you don’t have to. Dwayne can wait.”
“Yes, don’t worry, it’s okay if you don’t want to get engaged. Let’s just consider today’s meeting between our families as a joke.”
Dwayne’s parents smiled kindly, and for some reason, Marissa’s eyes welled up with tears.
At that moment, Dwayne stood behind her and gently took her hand. “I’ve told you before, my parents really like you.”
He pushed Marissa forward a step. It was her truly brand new life.
She held back the tears in her eyes and forced a smile.
“No, I didn’t refuse. Dwayne and I got engaged first, and then we picked a good day to get married and register.”
Both families were stunned for a moment, then instantly thrilled, even Dwayne hadn’t expected Marissa to agree so directly.
He spoke anxiously, “Marissa, are you serious? You don’t have to force yourself, I can wait for you.”
“I didn’t force myself, I just felt that now was just right.”
She smiled and held Dwayne’s hand tightly.
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