“Apparently, the girl wanted to end the relationship. I think she’s marrying someone else. Anyway, they are not together anymore.”
Jasmine believed the woman did not see the relationship going anywhere after waiting for eight years. That must be the last straw for her to marry someone else.
“Mom, I don’t want to go on a blind date.”
Jasmine refused to meet with her date.
The man was heartless to leave a woman hanging for eight years until she crestfallenly married another. Jasmine had a low opinion of the man before they even met.
“He was busy with his work to spend time with his girlfriend. That was why she asked to break up,” Mrs. Sox added. “Your uncle won’t match you with someone awful. He will only introduce eligible men to you.
“How are you supposed to get married if you don’t meet guys? You’re twenty-six, for heaven’s sake. Look at Serena. You got to try harder, or you’ll still be single by the time Serena becomes a mother.”
“I can be a mom when Serena becomes one. I’m going to be the godmother to Serena’s kids.”
Furious, Mrs. Sox chewed Jasmine out, “Being a godmother doesn’t mean anything. I dare you to be a mom yourself.”
“Mom, I’m too much of a wimp to take up on your challenge, so I guess I’ll settle with being a godmother. Drake said that he’ll take care of me if I can’t find myself a husband.”
“Get lost!”
Jasmine chuckled. “You don’t have to worry about me, Mom. I can find myself a better man than you all are setting me up with when I feel like settling down.”
“Go on. Brag all you want. Why don’t you prove us wrong and bring a man home then? In fact, take him to your aunt’s dinner tonight if you want us to lay off your back.”
Rising to his feet, Josh propped his elbows on the table and leaned forward to ask Mrs. Sox over the phone, “Mrs. Sox, do I need to bring anything to the dinner? What do Mr. and Mrs. Lowe like? I should bring a gift.”
Jasmine wanted to cover Josh’s mouth, but it was too late.
Mrs. Sox heard everything on the other end.
“You sound familiar, boy. Jasmine, give the phone to him. I want to talk to him.”
Jasmine shot Josh a dirty look before reluctantly handing the phone to him.
Josh took the phone and introduced himself to Mrs. Sox with a smile. “Mrs. Sox, I’m Josh. You met me before.”
“Oh, Josh. No wonder your voice is so familiar. Are you pretending to be Jasmine’s date?”
Mrs. Sox knew Josh got along with her son. Josh left quite an impression on Mrs. Sox as her son would not stop talking about how great Josh was.
Nevertheless, Josh was a brilliant man.
Mrs. Sox would sigh to herself every time Josh invited her son out for dinner. She would leap with delight if Josh asked her daughter out instead. In fact, Mrs. Sox would be laughing in her sleep.
Josh earnestly replied, “Mrs. Sox, I’m not pretending to be Jasmine’s date. To put it accurately, I’m pursuing Jasmine. She hasn’t agreed to be my girlfriend.”
Mrs. Sox put the phone away from her ear, making sure she had called the right number. She picked her ear before placing the phone back against it. She asked, ” Are you really Mr. Bucham?”
“It’s me, Mrs. Sox.”
“Did you say you’re wooing Jasmine and not Drake?”
Josh replied, “Mrs. Sox… I’m a straight guy. I only like women.”
He moaned in his mind, ‘My future mother-in-law and Jasmine are the same to suspect I have a thing for Drake.’
Amusingly, Mrs. Sox did not stop him from asking Drake out despite her suspicions.
The old lady was quite open-minded.
“But you’re so nice to Drake, so much so I thought you fell in love with my boy. I often asked his father about what we should do if our son has a husband and whether he could accept it. Man, you should see the look on his face.”
Josh was at a loss for words.
“Mrs. Sox.”
Holding a palm up against his face, Josh explained, “I like your daughter, Jasmine. I was only nice to Drake because he is Jasmine’s brother. I was trying to impress my future brother-in-law and get in his good graces.
“Hadn’t Jasmine come along every time I asked Drake out?”
Mrs. Sox burst out laughing. “I see. I see. It’s good that you’re not interested in Drake that way. At least I don’t have to worry whether I can accept a man as my son’s other half. Come here, honey. I got some good news for you. You don’t have to worry about your son bringing home a man.
“Mr. Bucham isn’t infatuated with Drake. He’s smitten with our daughter. I guess you can say that he had an ulterior motive. Hahaha. I can’t believe someone is interested in our Jasmine.”
Josh was speechless.
So was Jasmine.
Was she that bad?
There were a lot of guys who had a crush on her. She was not looking for a relationship, that was all. She could enjoy the single and free life without putting herself out there to be hurt.
Love hurt for Seren.
“Mrs. Sox, I’m serious with Jasmine. Although I haven’t won her heart, I’m trying. I hope you can give me a chance, and don’t put me up against love rivals.”
Mrs. Sox was on cloud nine, mainly because someone wanted her daughter. Seeing that her daughter did not shy away from the man, Mrs. Sox knew that her daughter was attracted to Josh.
She answered with a smile, “I’ll give you all the chances in the world. Well, I really like you. I constantly told my husband that it would be great if you fell for Jasmine instead. I can’t believe my dreams came true. Alright, I’ll let her aunt know to disinvite the date. Come along with Jasmine to her aunt’s place later.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Sox.”
Knowing the right words to say, Josh had Mrs. Sox tickled pink.
Jasmine watched as Josh had a great conversation with her mom. She made the right choice by keeping from her family that Josh was after her. Just look at her mom.
Unfortunately, these good days were coming to an end.
Josh finally ended the call with Mrs Sox
He returned the phone to Jasmine and looked at her with a smile and said, “Let’s go to your aunt’s house for dinner tonight What should I prepare? What’s my status How an
Jasmine glanced at him as she continued to eat, and said, “Even if you’re a scumbag, my aunt and the others will still think that you’re the best.”
He was Josh Bucham, the Mr. Bucham from York Corporation, and from the mysterious Bucham family. That status and identity were what her aunt wanted her niece to have
When they discovered that Serena’s husband was the heir of the York family, Jasmine’s mother and aunt envied Serena’s good fortune in front of Jasmine for having taken one of the most outstanding men in Wiltspoon.
They always looked at Jasmine when they praised Serena, and Jasmine knew very well what those expressions meant.
Josh said confidently, “I’m not a scumbag Not to blow my own trumpet, but there aren’t many men in Wiltspoon who are more exceptional than me.”
“I must have been a great person in my past life for you to like me in this life.”
“We were both great people in our past lives, that’s why we could meet each other in this life. We need to be great people in this life as well so we can meet again in our next life.”
Jasmine wanted to say, ‘I don’t want to meet you again in my next life. Your smile. looks warm and affable, but it’s terrifying that people will lose sleep if they see it.”
However, she swallowed her words.
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