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Three years after my engagement with Charlie, he found a beaded aring girl aboard
The day before Valentine’s Day, he specifically brought the got to ane to call off the engagemen
“We have the same interests. Someone like you, a shattered flower, will sever understand the charm of racing
I reluctantly asked, “Does it have to be today?”
He laughed, “Does canceling an engagement depend on the dater
I nodded, not pressing further.
But the next month, I ended up participating in the same race with héra
What he didn’t know was that I understood the charm of racing long before hima.
Later, on his birthday. I got married.
He teared up and asked, “Does it have to be today?”
I smiled, “Marriage needs to be on a good day, and today is lucky.”
When Charlie came to find me, it had been almost six months since I’d seen him.
He had studied abroad for three years and returned, but never contacted me.
A few days ago, I received a voice recorder sent from abroad.
When I played it, the first thing I heard was a burst of laughter.
“Haha, Charlie, you’re amazing! Not only did you get your racing license, but you also hooked up with our prettiest racing girl! Joanne Smith, tell us, how’s Charlie’s skill in bed?”
A seductive voice followed. “What else can I say? Of course, it’s always incredible!*
The piercing scream that followed almost ruptured my eardrums.
I turned down the volume on the recorder, then listened further.
“Charlie, what are you going to do about your domestic fiancée? I heard you’ve been engaged for three years. Isn’t your family urging you to marry her?”
I instinctively clenched my fist and turned up the volume.
“What fiancée? What does a child know about love? I haven’t seen Isla in over six months. Now, she’s just a free, high–level nanny for my parents. She’s obedient and easy to deal with.”
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Someone teased, “Hey, Charlie is really something. He made the young lady from the Davis family willingly act as a nanny”
There was a pause before Cherile scoffed, “Heh, who told her to like me so much?”
That day, after hearing the recording, my mind went blank
I was waiting for an explanation from Charlie,
Now, his red Porsche was parked at my doorstep.
The car window was down, and he sat in the driver’s seat,
One hand holding the girl’s chin, the other gripping her head, kissing her deeply without any shame.
1 suddenly remembered the day three years ago when Charlie first left for study abroad. He gently kissed my cheek at the airport, his eyes bright.
“Isla, wait at home for me. I’ll come back and marry you after I graduate.”
But it seemed like he had completely forgotten that promise.
I took a deep breath, moved a few steps away, and shifted my gaze.
It seemed that an explanation was no longer necessary.
It took a full ten minutes before I heard the car door open.
Charlie walked slowly up to me, wiping his lips.
“Did you see everything?” He looked indifferent. “Forget the engagement.”
“You’re great, but you have no personality.”
“The girl I like should be confident, flamboyant, and full of energy. You have none of that.”
The Porsche window rolled down a few inches.
The girl in the passenger seat blew a whistle and sent a kiss in my direction.
Charlie was clearly pleased, smiling with fondness.
“Her name’s Joanne, and we share the same interests.”
“Someone like you, a sheltered flower, will never understand the charm of racing.”
The moonlight illuminated his face, but the way he looked at Joanne was even softer than the moonlight.
I tried to suppress the turmoil in my heart, my voice tinged with bitterness. “You’ve made up your mind? Does it have to be today?”
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Charlie froze for a moment before laughing. “Does canceling an engagement depend on the date?”
True.
I nodded. “I understand.”
Perhaps my reaction was calmer than he expected, as he seemed somewhat uneasy.
“If you need any help, let me know. For example, with your family. Do you want me to go explain things to them?”
“No need.”
Through that voice recorder, I had already known.
Our families had been close for generations.
When I was eighteen, my mother fell seriously ill. Charlie’s mother donated a kidney, saving my mother’s life.
Before the surgery, my mother lay in bed, crying. “How are we ever going to repay this kindness?”
Charlie’s mother half–jokingly replied, “If you really want to repay me, let Isla become my daughter–in–law.”
I stood frozen, unsure of what to say, but Charlie answered first.
“Deal, Auntie. I like Isla, and I’ll marry her in the future.”
The young man made a solemn promise, as if he would never go back on his word.
So, three years ago, Charlie and I got engaged, with me staying in America and him going abroad.
