AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

Roxane stood at the front of the room and looked at Jonas through the small glass window.

– Sebastien, I’m going to bring him his meal. I’ll talk to you later.

– Yes. You can take care of him, but don’t get tired, said Sebastien in a low voice.

– I know.

E5 replied meekly. After a pause, she continued in a flirtatious tone:

– Today is also a day when I love you.

– Me too,

Sebastian hung up the phone and looked at the computer in front of him. The page was still on the email.

He put his phone down and folded his hands. He clenched his fists so hard his knuckles turned white.

-Logan,

Logan, who was guarding the study room, heard the call and immediately opened the door.

– President Flores, do you have any orders?

– Pack your things and go to Paris. Don’t let him know.

Logan was stunned for a moment. Was it an exile or a business trip?

Sebastien seemed to have seen through his thoughts. He didn’t sleep all night and said hoarsely:

– It’s a business trip. You will get double the salary.

– Yes.

Logan responded quickly this time and turned around to pack his things.

When he reached the door of the study, Sebastien suddenly shouted to him:

– Wait a minute.

Logan turned around and saw the hesitation and struggle on the man’s cold face. After a while, he said in a deep voice:

“Forget it,” he said.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Logan’s eyes. He bowed his head and walked out.

The double salary is gone.

Sebastien’s gaze returned to the screen. The little girl wrote him emails and video called him every day. She told him everything in detail and shared her happiness, anger, sadness and joy. She had done her best to give him a feeling of security.

If he secretly sent someone to keep an eye on her, it would be a waste of his painstaking efforts.

Her slender fingers pinched the space between his eyebrows. His heart was full of nostalgia, and he could only rely on this to quench his thirst every day.

***

Roxane had bought two sets of lunches and ate them with Jonas in the room. She didn’t have class in the afternoon, so she stayed in the room to accompany him for a while.

Actually, what she meant was that Jonas was playing with his phone while she listened to the class reading.

After dinner in the ward, the doctor said that Jonas’ body was fine and he could be discharged tomorrow. He just needed to go home and recover.

Roxane didn’t have class the next morning, so she was able to pick him up from the hospital. However, the more important question now was where Jonas would stay after his release.

Even if she still had an empty room at home, it was not appropriate for a man and a woman to live alone under the same roof, even if Sebastien didn’t care…

Forget it, how could Sebastian not care?

The next morning, she picked Jonas up from the hospital. She took a taxi home.

Jonah stood below and did not enter. He frowned.

“You don’t want to live with me, do you?

Roxane couldn’t help but stare at him.

– What are you thinking about? You may agree, but I don’t!

“So why did you bring me here?”

It wasn’t that Jonas didn’t want to live with her, but he felt that she had no sense of security in bringing a man home.

Didn’t she know that playing with men was no fun?

Seeing that he didn’t want to go up, Roxane had to explain,

– the landlady who lives upstairs has a small attic. Although it’s a bit small, it’s better than living in the park.

-I already helped you pay three months of rent. You can settle the water and electricity bills with the owner three months later.

Hearing this, Jonas’ expression relaxed a little. He was neither happy nor disappointed.

– I will reimburse you for the rent in the future.

– Okay, let’s go upstairs first.

Roxane helped him up the stairs.

– I have already put your things away.

Jonah’s sole was cut off, so he could use no strength to walk. He could only put most of his strength on her.

She helped him up to the fifth floor without saying a word. After Jonas calmed down, she knocked on the landlady’s door.

The person who opened the door was a white-haired old lady wearing gold presbyopia glasses. When she saw Roxane, she immediately showed a kind and happy smile.

She didn’t understand English, so Roxane spoke to her in French.

When the two were talking, the old lady looked at Jonas and then said something to Roxane. She smiled and called them.

Roxane supported Jonas when they entered the house.

He frowned.

-What were you guys talking about?

-Annie said you’re really handsome. If she were twenty years younger, she would definitely be in love with you.

A look of disdain crossed Jonas’ unruly eyes.

– Even if I don’t understand what you’re talking about, I’m not fooled.

That wasn’t what they were talking about at all.

Roxane smiled but didn’t explain.

Annie came out of the kitchen and brought them black tea and some desserts she had prepared.

Roxane liked the desserts she prepared. She drank some black tea before helping Jonas upstairs.

The attic was really small. Apart from a bed and a table, nothing else could fit there. Jonas couldn’t even straighten his back when he entered. He had to bend down or his head would hit the roof.

Roxane stood at the door and did not enter.

– You can use the bathroom and toilet downstairs, but you have to share the cleaning work. Plus, I paid Annie for a week’s meal. You can go down and eat by yourself.

Jonas sat down by the bed and turned his head to look at the delicate voice at the door.

– THANKS …

– Please. You are not only my friend but also my brother-in-law. We are a family.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Jonas frowned.

-Who wants to be your family?! he snapped.

To hell with this brother-in-law!

Roxane didn’t argue with him.

– I leave!

Jonas’ frown relaxed again. When he turned around, the emotions hidden in his eyes were revealed little by little…

His fingers stroked the blue-gray sheet beneath him. There was a slight smell of laundry detergent on it.