Chapter 696 - 688: Proposal (3)

Chapter 696: Chapter 688: Proposal (3)

"Well, I would!" ’He was her secret crush, her first love, her first everything! The more she thought about it, the more unfair it seemed.’

’If she didn’t find someone to have a secret crush on for a few years, then her entire life as Tiana Grayson would have revolved solely around one person: Leo Joyce.’

When Leo Joyce saw that Tiana Grayson didn’t seem to be joking, he pouted aggrievedly, tugged on Tiana’s arm, and wheedled, "Tiana, come on, don’t do it."

"I have to! I’m definitely going to find someone to have a secret crush on for a few years!" This was the first time Tiana Grayson had ever seen this side of Leo Joyce. A look of exasperation crossed her face as she suppressed the urge to burst out laughing. She cleared her throat and spoke with a firm resolve.

Leo Joyce’s eyes darted to the side as he thought for a moment. Then, he made a placating suggestion. "Tiana, my sweet Tiana, my good Tiana, my dear little Tiana, if you absolutely must have a secret crush on someone, then just have a secret crush on me. Even after we’re married, you can keep having a secret crush on me. I have absolutely no objections."

Tiana Grayson shot Leo Joyce a huge eye-roll. "No way am I having a secret crush on a narcissist like you!"

"Tiana, you’re misbehaving!"

"So what? Can’t I?"

’No matter how much she misbehaved, she was still the woman he would spend his life cherishing and protecting.’ "Fine, you can," he said. "But you have to tell me who the bad influence was. I’ll go beat them up!"

"Who else could it be but you?" Tiana Grayson said with a small smile, looking down before rolling her eyes at him again.

"Tiana, for the sake of how very, very much I love you, please just be the bigger person and forgive me this once. I swear, I will only ever love you with all my heart for the rest of my life. I absolutely won’t even give another woman a second glance!!! So, my good Tiana, please just do me a favor and give up on this idea of finding someone to have a secret crush on. Besides, you’re not going to find any man in this world who’s more handsome or charming than me, Leo Joyce, anyway."

"Pfft! You’re so conceited. Have you no shame?" Tiana Grayson couldn’t help but laugh at Leo Joyce’s ridiculous reasoning.

Leo Joyce wrapped his arms around Tiana’s shaking body as she laughed, retorting with the utmost seriousness, "Why would I be ashamed in front of my future wife?"

"Leo Joyce, I really misjudged you. How can you be so shameless? Tell me, Mr. Leo Joyce, where did your sense of shame go?"

"I gave it to you," Leo Joyce replied. Seeing Tiana laughing so happily, he was more than willing to keep playing along.

"I don’t want it. I have no desire to become a shameless woman."

Leo Joyce smiled dotingly. "Lift your head. Let me see."

"See what?" Tiana lifted her head, her delicate brows furrowed in confusion.

Leo Joyce’s eyes were filled with tenderness, and the hint of a smile on his lips was utterly captivating. He raised his hand and gently tapped Tiana’s nose. "I’m seeing whether or not you’re a shameless woman. You know the saying, ’If you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog.’ Since I’m a shameless man, then you must also be a..." He trailed off, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

Tiana’s face darkened in displeasure. She narrowed her eyes, glaring threateningly at Leo Joyce. "A what?"

Leo Joyce raised an eyebrow smugly. "A shameless woman, of course!"

"Why you— Mmph... mmph..." Hearing his words, Tiana Grayson raised her hand to pound on Leo Joyce’s chest, but she had barely gotten a single syllable out before he cupped the back of her head, bent down, and possessively captured her lips, giving her no chance to speak or resist...