Rosalyn's words echoed in Bonnie’s mind even after she left the room.
"The reason he doesn't remember you is that...to him, you're the person that matters the most.
"Please, promise me that you'll marry Jim."
Bonnie bit her lip as her mind started to buzz. For a split second, she found it difficult to digest what Rosalyn had said.
All this while...she was the person that mattered the most to Jim.
How could this be?
Bonnie’s mind kept replaying all the events that had occurred since she arrived in Merchant City and Jim's cold attitude toward her.
Every time they met, he would look at her with an expression so repulsed that it was as though she was the most disgusting thing he had ever seen.
How could she matter to a man who treated her like this?
Bonnie could not seem to convince herself of this.
However, she could not deny Rosalyn’s claims either.
All of a sudden, after walking for God knew how long in her daze, Bonnie heard the sound of a horn behind her.
The sharp blaring of the horn pierced through her thoughts, and she immediately snapped out of her daze.
She quickly turned around.
Jim's black Kayenne was parked behind her, and he wound his window down when she finally turned around. "Get in the car."
Bonnie paused for a moment, contemplating this, then finally gave in to her instinct.
She opened the door and got into his car.
Jim did not take notice of Bonnie's emotions at all and instead continued, "My parents want me to marry you simply because firstly, you and I may have dated in the past,
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