Chapter 224
“Are you really going to go shopping here?” She still couldn’t believe it.
“Why not?” He asked, “Didn’t you take me to the night market before? It’s similar to what it is here.”
“But I didn’t know your identity at that time,” Rosalie replied in a daze. “If I knew you were Jonathan, I wouldn’t have taken you to the night market for clothes,” she thought.
“What’s the difference? I am your ‘Jon’ in the past and in the future,” he said as he looked at her seriously.
That look tugged at her heartstrings. “Well… Let’s go eat,” she said, pouting as he followed him to the food street.
In the past, when Rosalie was in college, she often came here with her classmates. Later, she started to work and naturally went there less.
After she spent three years in prison, she struggled to make ends meet after her release. She did not even shop here.
It was already evening, and the crowd in the area was growing. Rosalie and Jonathan decided to buy some snacks and corn dogs while they shopped.
Although they were on a food street, many small stalls were selling clothes, accessories, and various other items.
Because the price of the goods was cheap, most of the people who came here to visit were students.
As Rosalie walked, she noticed that many young women would glance at Jonathan from time to time. In the eyes of ordinary women, Jonathan appeared as handsome as a top idol.
Back then, when she had gone to the night market with him, his bangs had covered most of his eyes. Now, he had combed his bangs backward, revealing his full forehead and exposing his face.
As they passed a stall selling hair accessories, Rosalie said, “Oh, I need to buy some hair ties.” The ones she had been using were losing their elasticity.
The hair ties she usually bought were cheap, 1 dollar for a bundle.
Usually, she would purchase them online, but since there was a stall here, she decided to buy them in person.
Jonathan glanced at the hair tie on Rosalie’s head and noticed it had torn, revealing the inner white elastic band.
Rosalie squatted in front of the stall, examined the hair ties on display, and then selected the most affordable one before negotiating with the owner for a better price.
Jonathan had pulled her up and left before she could bargain.
“Well, I haven’t gotten a good bargain yet,” said Rosalie.
“I’ll buy it for you,” he said, his voice tinged with a hint of frustration. He hadn’t realized that the hair ties she used were so cheap and worn out.
But she had to bargain with the vendor just now for the cheap hair ties.
For a moment, he had an indescribable feeling.
“But L…” Rosalie wanted to add, but Jonathan cut her off and asked, “Is it really that hard for you to let me buy something for you, Rosie?”
She held her breath and couldn’t help but wonder if he was angry by the look on his face.
“You mentioned wanting to work on your own and continue as a delivery rider at a small diner. You didn’t want to depend on me, and I respect that,” he said. He then took a deep breath. “But even a regular boyfriend can buy something he wants to give his girlfriend. Do you truly see me as a boyfriend?”
Rosalie bit her lip, unable to answer for a moment.
“Rosie, I understand you don’t want to rely on me, but that doesn’t mean you should reject everything I give you,” Jonathan -said.
Jonathan wanted to provide her with a comfortable life where she wouldn’t have to worry about every dollar. He understood that her past experiences influenced her behavior, and he knew some things might take time to change.
However, the anger in his chest couldn’t be suppressed and began to surface.
It was just that his anger was directed more at him.
If only he had prevented the incident and been willing to fight for her justice, she wouldn’t be in this situation now.
He was the one who had ruined her life. He had transformed her from a promising lawyer into someone with a criminal record, making it challenging for her to secure employment. He was the reason she faced financial difficulties, where every dollar had to be carefully considered.
Rosalie took a deep breath and said to Jonathan, “Okay, I see. Then you can buy me hair ties.”
In fact, upon careful reflection, she realized that, at times, she had drawn a sharp line between them. Originally, she was afraid of repeating past mistakes. She didn’t want herself to be a parasite and wanted to be independent in everything.
Now, they were in a romantic relationship, and there was no need to be overly rigid about certain things. Overthinking and setting strict boundaries would only hinder their closeness.
Jonathan held Rosalie’s hand, and they continued to browse other booths selling hair accessories, but he couldn’t find anything that caught his eye.
Finally, he took her directly to the shopping mall next to the food street and bought the hair ties at a store.
Rosalie found that the most common black hair ties with no ornaments cost 10 dollars each. Although it was of good quality, it was really expensive in terms of hair ties.
However, Jonathan glanced at the hair ties and said reluctantly after knowing there weren’t better ones. “Then we will take ten of this.”
“Ten?” Rosalie was startled. If they bought ten hair ties, it would cost them 100 dollars.
“You were at the stall just now. Didn’t you want to buy ten hair ties?” he asked strangely.
Rosalie was rendered speechless. She bought 10 hair ties for 1 dollar because it was cheaper than buying one alone. So she usually bought ten pieces at a time.
But at that moment, Jonathan felt that buying just the ten hair ties wasn’t enough. He asked the saleswoman to select a few hair accessories, turned to Rosalie, and asked, “Which ones do you like?”
Girls typically appreciated beauty, and Rosalie naturally liked these lovely hair accessories. However, she hesitated and said, “These are a bit too expensive, and I don’t really need them for my usual job activities.”
Usually, she had to wear makeup and coordinate her outfits to match these hair accessories.
“Then we’ll wait until they become useful for you,” Jonathan replied. “You can bring up the price again when I buy you something that costs more than half of my property.”
