"Oh, really? Don't lie to me?"

"How could it be? Well, I'll have a video talk with you." After that, I turned on the camera, stood in front of Mr. Bright, and put my arm around his shoulder. Smiling, I said, "Look, how could we lie to you?" After that, I glanced at Mr. Bright. Looking at me, he blushed shyly.

Seeing that his mother was unconvinced, I was hot-headed. Holding Mr. Bright's chin, I kissed him on the lips.

In less than a second, his mother quickly hung up the phone, but at this time, I had no intention of letting go of Mr. Bright.

While I kissed him, memory of my first love surged in my mind...

Seeing that his mother had hung up the phone, Mr. Bright pushed me away anxiously.

I asked calmly, "Mr. Bright, how much are you going to raise my salary?"

Unexpectedly, Mr. Bright suddenly turned his back on me and waved at me. I thought to myself, "I can't just let the luck slip by me like this."

I walked up to him and said, "Mr. Bright, how about by 333 dollars?"

He looked back at me with a flushed face. Well, it seemed that it was the first time that he had been kissed?

Thinking of this, I moved further and said, "So you agree, right? Then I'll go to the finance department to modify the contract now?"

I was certain about this. After all, as the idlest person in the company, I am good at spreading gossip. Given this, my boss would surely consent to my request.

"Don't worry. I'll keep my mouth shut about what happened today."

"Go ahead." As soon as Mr. Bright finished speaking, I left his office with a smile and headed for the finance department.

Along the way, I was confident and overjoyed.

After signing the contract, I went back to my desk and looked at a photo under my keyboard. The man in the photo was my first love. His name was Pedro Moore. After graduation, he left without saying goodbye.

For this reason, I always took this photo with me to remind myself that I couldn't lose my mind in love

The reason why I chose to work at this company back then was that the boss looked like Pedro. That was all.

I casually put the photo in the drawer and continued to copy the work schedule of last week. Just like that, a day passed.

I sat there happily, waiting to get off work.

It was 16:58 now, two minutes to go before getting off work. Packing up my bag, I was ready to clock out at 17 p.m. and go home to eat!

Finally, the time had come. I was the first one to run out of the office. But Mr. Bright stopped me, saying, "Come to my office, Hollie Cox."

My face suddenly changed. I turned around and walked towards him sullenly.

"What can I do for you?" I looked at him with a smile.

"How do you do your job? Come with me!" After saying that, he went back to his office, and I followed him in confusion.

In the office, tension prevailed.

"Do me a favor?"

I was confused.

"I will pay you."

My eyes lit up.

"What's the matter? I'll go all out for it."

"Accompany me home for a meal?" Mr. Bright looked at me calmly and took a sip of coffee.

"A meal?"

"Yes, as my girlfriend," he said as he took out an envelope from the cabinet and handed it to me.

When I took the envelope, I felt a heavy weight. There was about 1667 dollars inside.

"Mr. Bright, don't worry. I'm good at acting." With that, I put the envelope in my bag.

"Let's go to the mall." After saying that, Mr. Bright picked up the car key.

"What for?"

"Let's go purchase clothes. Your outfit are not good enough."

He was questioning my taste in clothes. I subconsciously took a look at myself. Well, sure enough, it wasn't suitable to meet his parents with this outfit today.

I had no choice but to follow him to the mall. I thought to myself, "This meal is worth it. I can get both money and new clothes. It's so good!"

In this way, I disguised myself as a mature and perfect woman to be his fake girlfriend.

Soon, we arrived at his house. It was big villa, which dazzled me.

"Wow, Mr. Bright, you are born with a silver spoon in your mouth, right?"

"Watch your words." James looked at me fiercely before I shut my mouth obediently.

Mr. Bright pushed the door open. Dutifully, I took his arm and followed him into the mansion.

I looked around and found that everything was magnificent. Judging from that, his mother might not be easy to get along with. After all, many rich ladies were mean and harsh.

I heaved a long sigh of relief. Mr. Bright said, "Don't be nervous."

I nodded vigorously.

After a while, a woman dressed flamboyantly came into my sight. She looked to be in her sixties. I suddenly became so nervous. I didn't expect Mr. Bright's family to be so rich.

"Auntie Laura, this is my girlfriend, Hollie, and this is my aunt."

"Nice to meet you, Auntie Laura." As soon as I finished speaking, Laura enthusiastically grabbed my hand and said with a smile, "What a beautiful girl! You must be tired after a long journey. Come in with me."

As I walked, I looked back at Mr. Bright. He looked relaxed and indifferent.

I had no choice but to brace myself and follow Laura in.

As soon as I entered, dozens of people sat in the living room and looked at me in unison.

For the first time in my life, I was being watched by so many people...

Yes, Mr. Bright's relatives were all in place. I greeted them as I smiled stiffly. When they handed me generous gifts, I suddenly felt that I should have smiled more brightly. I kept turning them down. But they were too enthusiastic, so I had to accept the gifts and cash wrapped in envelopes.

After a while, Mr. Bright came to me and pulled me up, saying, "Don't you want to go to my room to have a look?"

I looked at the enthusiastic elders in the room and nodded. Then, I followed him to his room.

After closing the door, he looked at me expressionlessly. Feeling fearful, I said hesitantly, "Mr. Bright, I won't take these gifts afterward. Don't worry."

He just looked at me and continued, "It's okay. Take them. Do me another favor?"

Sure enough, there was no free lunch in the world.

"You will pretend to be with me for three months. Three months later, you will dump me mercilessly."

"What? So that you can avoid the blind dates in the future?"

"Yes."

"No problem. After all, I'm a helpful person." My mind was filled with the generous pay. After all, no one would go against money.

Now, I didn't have to confess my love to Mr. Bright. Instead, I got everything for free. That would be great!

"Thank you. I hope you can keep it a secret, or you'll have to bear the consequences yourself." Mr. Bright looked at me sharply.

"Don't worry, I won't." After that, I sat on his bed. It was soft.

So I lay on his big bed. Suddenly, he said sternly, "Get up!"

"Mr. Bright, I'm your girlfriend now." I got up and pushed the door open after saying that.

The moment I reached the corridor, I saw someone that I was extremely familiar with.

He was walking in my direction. I could recognize Pedro no matter what. He seemed to have recognized me, but he just brushed past me.

With emotion surging in my heart, I turned to look at his departing back and asked, "Pedro Moore?"

Pedro stopped, glanced at me, and continued walking to the living room.

James came out, looked at my face, and asked, "Do you know my cousin?"

"His cousin?"

"What the hell is going on? My first love now is my cousin?"

I thought to myself, "No wonder. It turns out that Pedro is Mr. Bright's cousin. That's why they look so similar."

"Yes, he is my college classmate."

After I finished speaking, James leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Then we can't let the cat out of the bag."

I nodded, but deep inside my heart, I was disturbed.

I walked to the living room stiffly and looked at Pedro. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. I had thought of how we would run into each other again in numerous occasions, but I didn't expect it would be under such a circumstance.

At this time, James sat down next to me, and my messy thoughts stopped running wild.

Laura took my hand enthusiastically and said, "Hollie, this is my son, Pedro. Come on, Pedro, this is your sister-in-law."

As soon as she said that, I turned to look at Pedro. At that moment, I suddenly had a sense of superiority. I couldn't help but straighten my back and look at Pedro, the scumbag who had abandoned me.

"Hollie," Pedro greeted me politely.

I agreed and continued to chat with Laura.

I couldn't help but look at Pedro. He had changed a lot. He wasn't lively and energetic anymore. He looked listless, which made me feel sorry for him.

"What is Pedro doing now?" I took James' arm and whispered in his ear.

In the blink of an eye, James' face turned red again. He replied hesitantly, "A few years ago, he had a car accident and had been in a coma. He woke up only from last year."

At this point, my heart suddenly skipped a beat. I didn't expect that Pedro didn't leave me without saying goodbye. He ran into an accident.

I looked at him in disbelief. Then we looked at each other. He did look exhausted and confused as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

It turned out that I had misunderstood him for so many years. I suddenly felt stuffy in my chest. Without thinking too much, I got up and went to the bathroom.

My breathing quickened. The memories of our past slowly appeared in my mind. My tears flowed unconsciously. I took out a tissue and wiped them away slowly.

I didn't expect Pedro to live such a miserable life. At that thought, I felt much better.

Someone appeared in the mirror. It was Pedro.

Turning around, I saw that he looked pale. His lips were dry and cracked. Despite so, he looked sickly handsome.

He walked up to me and pulled me into his embrace.

I was stunned, wondering what to do?