Chapter 1270


    Aaron took the chocte from Annie’s hand. Instead of eating it, he simply stared at it.


    “Did you buy this? Or was it Marcus?”


    “Actually…Marcus bought it for me,” said Annie truthfully.


    Aaron raised an eyebrow. “So he won you over with this cheap chocte? He might as well not buy it.


    Only choctes from master choctiers are good enough to eat!”


    Annie did not like his attitude. “Mister Aaron, you can give me back the chocte if you don’t want to


    eat it. But you should know not everyone is rich or can spend thousands on a box of choctes like


    you.”


    Aaron smiled at Annie. “Well, that certainly doesn’t apply to you. Your Uncle Jeremy can even hire a


    master choctier to go to your house to create custom choctes right in front of your eyes, no?”


    Annie’s eyes flickered. “I can do that, but…Marcus can’t! His family isn’t that rich, so he can’t be


    wasting money on frivolous stuff like choctes!”


    Aaron chuckled softly. “How is it wasteful when he’s buying it for his girlfriend?”


    “He’ll buy it for me if I say I want it, but I don’t want him to be spending money on me!” exined Annie.


    Aaron smiled and shook his head. He then put the chocte on the coffee table, stood up, and looked


    down on her condescendingly.


    “Don’t you know that it’s best not to marry someone poorer than you? Sure, you can try to be frugal


    once or twice, but as time goes on, you’lle to resent him for not being able to give you the good


    life.”


    Annie did not dare to meet his gaze. She turned away and said, “How am I marrying someone poorer


    than I am? Weren’t you the one who told me that Marcus came from a very good family? Both of his


    parents are intellectuals, and you even said he’s a very talented young man.”


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    Aaron scoffed. “I’m only saying that from the perspectives of other female employees in thepany.


    How the heck could I guess that you’d fall in love with him so quickly?”


    Annie did not like how he was implying that she dumped him and moved on to another guy very fast. It


    was not like they were even together in the first ce.


    “I just want someone dependable and would love me for the rest of my life. In other words, money’s not


    really my concern.”


    Aaron could not believe how naive she was. He leaned in closer and said, “Annie, even if you don’t


    choose me, you cannot be won over by a guy who gives you cheap chocte. You deserve better than


    this!”


    Annie’s ears turned red. She instinctively backed away beforeughing wryly. “Thank you for thinking


    so highly of me.”


    Aaron sighed. “I’m being serious. You shouldn’t trust men so easily. Not having the money to spend on


    you and not willing to spend money on you are two different matters.”


    Annie was a little taken aback by that. Frowning, she said, “I never thought I’d hear those words


    coming out of your mouth, Mister Aaron.”


    Aaron simply stroked her head and said, “Stay with him if you want. I promise I won’t try to ruin your


    rtionship anymore. But just remember this: I’ll always wee you back.”


    Annie was speechless. ‘What does he mean by that?’


    …


    For the next three days, Tommy would keep watch at Corinne’s apartment from morning until the other


    bodyguards hired by the Holdens came to change shifts with him at night.


    Corinne, Xante, and Aaron started to get used to this arrangement. After all, it was not like they could


    chase them away, and it was not so bad to have free bodyguards looking after the apartment.


    One morning, Tommy was standing guard at the entrance as usual while both Xante and Aaron had


    gone to work, leaving Corinne alone with him.


    The doorbell suddenly rang at around 10 o’clock.