hapter 73
“By the way, Rod, Bree said you proposed to her. When are you guys planning to get married?”
Britney’s heart skipped a beat!
She forgot about this!
Lila brought it up so suddenly, and it made her feel really embarrassed.
She didn’t even dare to look at Rodrick’s reaction.
I was afraid Rodrick would overthink, and also afraid he’d see through
- it.
Luckily, Rodrick was a good actor. He just paused for a moment, then said calmly, “Haven’t thought that far yet.”
Britney felt a tightness in her chest.
Was it that you just hadn’t thought that far, or had you never even thought about marrying her?
There was a moment when she almost couldn’t keep acting.
But Rodrick looked up and asked her, “See what kind of wedding Britney likes.”
When Lila looked over curiously, Britney quickly avoided Rodrick’s gaze and gave a vague answer, “Traditional style, I guess. It feels ‘ ceremonial.”
Lila dreamed, “I also thought it’s nice.”
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Rodrick was still chatting with Lila on and off, but Britney’s mind was kind of wandering,
Luckily, Rodrick didn’t stay long. When he said he was leaving. Britney secretly felt relieved.
Britney didn’t even get a chance to say take care before Lila pushed her to see Rodrick off.
If you’re gonna put on a show, you gotta go all the way. Britney just had to grit her teeth and act all reluctant with Rodrick.
As soon as she left the hospital room, Britney changed her face. She didn’t want to act for even one more second.
“Mr. Livingston, take care.”
Rodrick was so mad at her reaction that he laughed and mocked her, “Who taught you to burn your bridges like that?”
“I started following you as soon as I entered society, who do you think I learned from?” Britney shot back sarcastically.
“I taught you more than just this.”
Britney wasn’t an eighteen–year–old girl anymore, so of course she could understand the hint in the man’s words.
But before she could argue, Rodrick’s phone rang.
He picked up in front of Britney, the emotion in his eyes faded, but his voice was gentle enough, “What’s up?”
Bianca asked him, “Where did you go? Why did it take so long? Did you leave early?”
The hallway in the inpatient ward was quiet enough, so that’s why she
could hear their conversation clearly.
Rodrick answered the other person very patiently, “I didn’t leave, ran into someone I know and chatted for a bit, got held up, was just about to come find you.”
“Then hurry up and come over, I’m so bored,” Bianca said to him, acting cute.
“Okay.”
Rodrick hung up the phone and turned around to say something to Britney, but found she wasn’t there anymore.
He didn’t take it to heart and turned away.
At the corner, Britney leaned against the wall, her body felt rusty and she couldn’t move.
So Rodrick didn’t come to see Lila on purpose.
He came specially to visit his future mother–in–law with Bianca-and also dropped by to see Lila.
This was Rodrick, he could stab you in the back before you knew it.
When Britney got back to the hospital room, Lila was looking at something on her phone. She saw Britney come in and called her over, “Bree, look at this wedding. It’s traditional style, really nice. Young people like you should like it. When the time comes, I’ll wear a night gown and dress up for my daughter’s wedding.”
Britney couldn’t bear to interrupt her daydreaming, so she just lister. quietly.
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