  Catherine Ashton
      &quot;Catherine? Are you awake?&quot; I heard Jacob asking me through the door.
      &quot;Yeah. Come in.&quot; I said and he walked inside.
      &quot;It's so dark.&quot; He commented but I ignored him. It's almost midnight and he just got home from the dinner with his grandpa. I turned on the lights beside the bed and I can see him still wearing his suit. He sat beside the bed and looked at me.
      &quot;How are you feeling?&quot; He asked.
      &quot;A little better.&quot; I said.
      &quot;You were crying huh?&quot; I was speechless, how did he know? He took the ring from the table beside the bed and he looked at it.
      &quot;Can you tell me why?&quot; He asked in an unreadable tone.
      &quot;I don't think I want this arrange marriage, you and I won't be happy. Don't you think?&quot;
      &quot;But it was your idea in the first place to continue

  Jacob William
      I looked at the ring that I gave her yesterday and still don't get it why she was so sad about it. Did I say something? Is the ring not beautiful enough? I mean I know we shared a night last night but I still want to know.
      &quot;Your grandpa said that.. you have to go to the office later on at 3 to attend meetings.&quot; I turned to Catherine who's currently walking towards me.
      &quot;Okay.&quot; I said and she sat next to me. We both are currently sitting at the edge of the swimming pool with our legs dipped inside the water. I gave her the ring and she took it from me. She slipped it to her ring finger.
      &quot;Do you want to tell me why you cried last night?&quot;
      &quot;I just want to be happy, is it a crime to just be happy?&quot; She said as she looked at ring.
      &quot;You deserve to be happy.&quot; I answered as I looked up to the sky.

  Catherine Ashton
      After meeting with his friends, Jacob took me to a jewelry shop. He told me that we have to buy an engagement ring because there's an important dinner between businessmen and women in Toronto.
      I've always thought that one day I will get engaged in a most romantic way but I guess I won't now. Instead of getting a romantic proposal, I'm buying my own ring at the store. It broke my heart actually and I don't even want to go inside to pick my own ring.
      Crystal and Tatiana were married to the love of their lives, I asked them about it earlier and I can't help but feeling jealous. I mean Tatiana was forced into the marriage but she ended up falling for him. I mean I think I'm so unlucky when it comes to life.
      &quot;You okay?&quot; Jacob asked and I looked at him completely hesitant to go into the jewelry shop.
      &quot;I don't feel really well.. ca

Catherine Ashton
      &quot;Catherine? Are you awake?&quot; I heard Jacob asking me through the door.
      &quot;Yeah. Come in.&quot; I said and he walked inside.
      &quot;It's so dark.&quot; He commented but I ignored him. It's almost midnight and he just got home from the dinner with his grandpa. I turned on the lights beside the bed and I can see him still wearing his suit. He sat beside the bed and looked at me.
      &quot;How are you feeling?&quot; He asked.
      &quot;A little better.&quot; I said.
      &quot;You were crying huh?&quot; I was speechless, how did he know? He took the ring from the table beside the bed and he looked at it.
      &quot;Can you tell me why?&quot; He asked in an unreadable tone.
      &quot;I don't think I want this arrange marriage, you and I won't be happy. Don't you think?&quot;
      &quot;But it was your idea in the first place to continue this.&quot; He said and I sighed.
      &quot;Because I thought everything will be okay.&qu

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