Chapter 985 - The Poorer, The Better (1/2)

The man looked at Rose with rounded eyes. He didn't want to harbor hope, but he couldn't help it. He really liked this girl. In fact, arguably, he experienced love at first sight when he saw Rose at the cafe in East Village that night.

When Rose turned and looked at him, it all happened like a slow-motion film. At that moment, he suddenly knew and was sure that this girl was the one he had been waiting for all his life.

He was never attracted to any woman, no matter how beautiful and smart they were. However, as soon as he saw Rose and then interacted with her ... it felt so right, and everything just clicked.

After he and Rose lived together and spent so much time getting to know each other, his feelings for her became even stronger and unstoppable.

So .. if Rose was talking about him, as a poor and simple man that she wanted to marry, whatever the reason, Rune felt so happy.

He didn't care if Rose had a relationship with a man named Leon. Whether it was a love relationship that had ended, or if Rose's feelings were one-sided, Rune was not bothered by it. To him, they were all insignificant.

The important thing was, Rose wanted to marry him. Rune believed that if given the opportunity, he would make Rose fall in love with him.

Uh .. wait a minute. Why was he thinking this far? Yes, Rose did say that she wanted to marry a poor and simple man, but she didn't necessarily say that it was him.

Rune swallowed hard and scolded himself. Right now, he had to think about Rose, who was clearly sad. Wasn't he trying to figure out just now what had made Rose so sad that she wanted to drown her sorrow with so much champagne?

As Rose's future husband, Rune must be able to take care of his wife well. Therefore, Rune had to talk to Rose and find out what was in her heart.

”Rose, honey ... you said earlier that you can't pretend anymore. You're right. You shouldn't pretend. Pretending is tiring. Right now, you can just open up to me. Do you love Leon?” asked Rune in a soft voice.

He must find out who this Leon was.

Rose nodded, and her tears streamed down again. ”I do. I do love you, Leon ... and I only want what's best for you.”

Seeing Rose's deep sorrow, Rune felt like his heart was being torn apart. He could see how deep was Rose's feelings towards the man she called Leon. On the one hand, Rune did feel jealous, but on the other hand, he felt very sorry to see Rose so sad.

”If you loved Leon ... why don't you get back together with him?” Rune asked gently. Even though he really liked Rose, maybe he had even fallen in love with her, it seemed he would prefer to step back and let Rose return to Leon if it would make her happy.

Seeing Rose looking so sad made Rune feel heartbroken. He hated seeing her in tears. Oh, she looked so pretty when she was happy and in a good mood.

Rose shook her head, despondently. ”I can't go back to you, Leon, because ... because you care more about status and wealth...”

Rune was stunned by Rose's statement. Did Leon come from a much more affluent and more respected circle than Rose's family and he considered the girl was not worthy of him?

If so, then Leon was such a jerk!

Now, Rune really wanted to teach the man a lesson by showing that he, who was the youngest son of one of the wealthiest families in the world, did not care about Rose' status and wealth.

He couldn't imagine any other family that was more powerful and richer than his family. So, Rune would be the right person to teach a man like Leon, who was so full of himself that he looked down on Rose just because she was not his equal.

”If Leon is more concerned with status and wealth, then you have to show him that you—

Before Rune finished his words, Rose had interrupted him.

”I will show him that status and wealth are NOT IMPORTANT. I will show that I am happy with just a poor and simple man. The poorer, the better.”

Rune hiccupped at Rose's words. Jeez. Rose would actually do the opposite of what he thought.

At first, Rune wanted to suggest to Rose to teach Leon a lesson. Since Leon was so crazy about status and wealth, she could find a man who was much wealthier and more powerful than him. Someone like Rune Schneider.

However, Rose's mind worked in the opposite direction. The girl wanted to show Leon that she would be happy with a poor man.