Just like that, three days had passed.
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Andrew turned down everyone’s offer to come with him. He only brought Shiloh and Lauren. Meanwhile, Aspen was tied up with Freya, busy launching their new entertainment company.
Francesca looked at him with worried eyes and said, “Honey, please, you can’t get hurt. If anything happens to you, I don’t think I can go on living!”
Andrew rolled his eyes. “Relax, I’m not about to leave you all widowed.”
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Shiloh urged, “Let’s go already. The sooner we deal with Joe, the sooner I can get back to making money!”
Lauren groaned. “Shiloh, you’re living in the best place in the capital. You eat well and have everything you need, and Andrew, who’s practically loaded, is covering it all. So why do you still need to make money?”
Shiloh shrugged like it was the most obvious thing in the world. “Do I need a reason to make money? Even if I owned all the money in the world, I’d still go out and earn more! Besides, I can’t rely on Andrew forever. I want to buy my own house, my own car, and eventually, I want to get married and have kids too!”
Everyone froze and stared at her in shock, including Andrew.
Shiloh glanced around and asked calmly, “What? Is there something wrong with what I said? Lauren, Fran, Aspen ..you all have someone. But I don’t. I still have no idea who I really am or where I came from. My whole past is a blank slate.”
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She added, “That’s why I need to work harder and make more money! Also, a lady can’t just keep dragging things out forever. At some point, we all have to settle down. And honestly, all that stuff is just really stressful.”
Andrew and the others all got a headache just listening to her. What she said made sense, completely logical, even.
It was natural for a woman to want marriage and kids at some point. However, it was still weird hearing it from a nun with amnesia who did not even age like the rest of them.
Aspen could not help asking, “So, Shiloh, who exactly do you want to marry? Who do you want to have kids with?”
Shiloh stared lazily out the window at the sky, her eyes dreamy as she sighed. “Honestly? I have no idea. But lately, I’ve started to remember these fragments of my past And in one of those blurry memories, I think I had a fiancé!”
Andrew’s expression darkened just slightly. “Shiloh, do you remember what he looked like? Or what his name was?”
Shiloh frowned and shook her head. “It was just this vague image, nothing clear. And every time I think about him, my chest starts aching so badly it’s hard to breathe.”
Lauren said with concern, “Then stop thinking about it, Shiloh. You’re perfect just the way you are now. Seeing you in pain like that breaks our hearts.”
Francesca nodded frantically. “Yeah, don’t force it. Trying to dig through traumatic memories when you have amnesia can seriously mess up your brain.”
Shiloh smiled sweetly. “Lauren, Fran, Aspen… you guys are the best.”
Andrew chuckled and said, “Alright, let’s head out. We’ve got to get to Nova Fight Club, That’s where I agreed to meet Joe.”
Lauren hesitated. “Honey, I–I have a small favor to ask.”
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Andrew said, “Go ahead.”
She paused, clearly embarrassed. “If you two end up fighting, and Joe can’t keep up, could you maybe go a little easy on him? He helped the Rhodes family out in the past. And with me, he’s always been respectful and polite. But if that makes you uncomfortable, just ignore my request. I’ll support you either way.”
Andrew waved her concern away. “Don’t worry, Lauren. I’m not out to kill him. Honestly, I’ve never had a bad impression of him in the first place.”
