Chapter 1374
Jacob was left speechless.
Suddenly, his colleagues started to whoop and cheer. On one hand, they wanted to suck up to Chase; on the other hand, they agreed with him. How can a proposal not include a diamond ring?
They were just hooting and hollering, but they hadn’t noticed this detail.
Most importantly, Chase had just mentioned that they could take the day off.
Once Jacob finished proposing, they could knock off and head home. What a joy!
Jacob was stuck in a bind. He stood up, gave an awkward laugh, and said, “Mr. Larios is right. A proposal must include a diamond ring! Belinda, wait for me; I’m going to buy a ring now. Wait for me!”
With that, he turned and bolted out.
“Wait, Jacob, don’t…”
Belinda tried to stop him, but he was already out the door.
The colleagues all sat back down to continue eating, waiting for Jacob to return with a ring to liven things up.
Belinda turned to Chase, who was sitting next to her, and grumbled, “Why did you have to make things difficult for him? He’s just graduated and started working; where would he get the money to buy a diamond ring?”
Chase smiled. “No money for a diamond ring, but brave enough to propose marriage. Doesn’t married life cost money too? So, if I hadn’t shown up, were you really going to accept his proposal just like that?”
Belinda was taken aback, and her eyes flickered. “I don’t know…”
Chase sighed at her. “Silly girl, if you feel sorry for a man now, you’re in for a lifetime of bad luck. You feel sorry for him not having money to buy a ring, but he doesn’t feel sorry for making you trek all the way to find him. He didn’t even get you lunch.”
Hearing this, Belinda looked at him with a surprised expression, and pouted. “What about you? You’re a man too!”
Chase shrugged. “Same for me; any woman who feels sorry for me is bound to get her heart shattered.”
Belinda frowned but ended up laughing. “Didn’t expect you to know yourself so well.”
Chase always knew himself well; he didn’t mind criticism and joked, “Aren’t you going home? Are you really waiting for Jacob to come back and propose to you?”
Belinda had mixed feelings. She blinked at him as she said, “Chase.”
Chase listened attentively. “Hmm?”
“Don’t meddle in my affairs from now on; it causes me a lot of trouble.”
When Jacob returned, only Chase was sitting there with his long legs crossed as he scrolled through his phone.
Jacob looked around the canteen but couldn’t find Belinda. He walked over and asked, “Mr. Larios, where’s Belinda?”
Chase looked up at him. “Oh, she left.”
Jacob frowned, pulling out a delicate velvet box from his pocket. “Why did she leave? I’ve already bought her a diamond ring.”
Chase put down his phone, took the velvet box from Jacob, opened it, and looked inside. It was a decent size, but it was a man-made moissanite; it wasn’t a real diamond.
After closing the box, Chase put it on the table, stood up, gave Jacob a smile, lightly patted his shoulder, and said, “You might as well keep this ring. She probably won’t like it.”
Jacob’s face turned awkward, and the unease in his heart let him know that the diamond ring he bought was fake,
Where would he get the money to buy a real diamond ring?
