Le, “…”


    Mason chuckled softly.


    At that moment, Le remembered the dream she had before. Mason had dug a huge pit, and though she didn’t want to jump, he had taken her down with him.


    Le’s non-argument clearly pleased Mason.


    His hand around her waist tightened, and his eyes were full of amusement.


    When they returned to the hospital room after shopping, Mason happened to receive a phone call and didn’t go upstairs.


    In the hospital room.


    Le turned to Dasha and said, “Mom, I want to contact those creditors to get the remaining money from Dad.”


    Dasha, drinking water, lifted her head at Le’s words. There was no retreat in her eyes, just unusual determination. “You should. After you’ve called the creditors, give your dad a call and let him know.”


    Le nodded, “Okay.”


    She left no room for Keith to maneuver and directly informed the other debtors.


    Over the past few years, these debtors had dealt with Le quite a bit and sympathized with her, “Hey, you’ve been through a lot with your mom these years.”


    Le stayed silent on the phone.


    They continued, “Sorry for the troubles we have caused, hope you can understand.”


    Le responded, “I understand. Debts should be repaid, that’s only fair.”


    The debtor asked, “So, your mom’s divorcing your dad?”


    Le confirmed, “Yes, so, from now on, if there are any issues with my dad again, it has nothing to do with us.”


    “Okay, I’ll contact your dad directly then.”


    After ending the call with the creditor, Le immediately dialed Keith’s number.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    Keith was currently on his way to the Darren neighborhood. He angrily answered Le’s call, “Didn’t I divorce your mom as you requested? Why are you calling me?”


    Le’s tone remained calmpared to Keith’s fury, “I’m just letting you know, I’ve informed those creditors of your contact information.”


    Keith’s anger turned to resentment instantly, “What did you say?”


    “I’ve paid off 70% of the debts you owed before. The remaining 30% is on you. Don’t think about suing to make my mom bear this debt. Otherwise, I’ll use the repayment records to ensure you pay back at least 20% of it.”


    “Le!!”


    “Dad, in your marriage with my mom, she’s done everything she could. In our father-daughter rtionship, I’ve done the same.”


    Keith’s anger reached its peak, but for a moment, he couldn’t find words to retort.


    Seeing his silence, Le hung up the phone directly.


    After ending the call, worried that Dasha might sense her bad emotion, Le didn’t linger at the hospital. She greeted Dasha and went downstairs, intending to find Mason.


    While waiting for the elevator, Le ran into Dr. Hans.


    Le focused on her phone and didn’t talk to him.


    After a while, the elevator doors opened and the two of them got on the elevator together.


    As the elevator descended, Dr. Hans took a deep breath and frowned. “Le, you may not understand my approach, but I want to tell you, things thate easy to you might be out of reach for others, people-” Before he could finish, the elevator doors opened.


    Le, focused on her phone, hadn’t spoken to him. As they stepped out together, Dr. Hans tried to continue, but Le simply walked away without a nce.


    The ups and downs of life, she thought she had experienced more than him. Everyone in the world suffered, and everyone in the world had something to sympathize with, but no one needed to pay for anyone’s suffering. She hadn’t caused it, it wasn’t her responsibility to pay for it, and she wasn’t in a position to save the family from their misery.


    Le walked out of the inpatient unit and headed straight for the parking lot.


    At the parking lot.


    Mason had just finished a call with Caleb. He lowered the car window a bit, preparing to light a cigarette, when Stefania’s innocent face appeared outside the window.


    “Mr. Ramirez, could I have your contact information?” Stefania asked.


    Mason leaned on the window without saying a word. Stefania’s cheeks reddened further, and she took out her phone, “Mr. Ramirez, I don’t mean anything else. I just feel sorry about what happened with my brother and wanted to send some local specialties to your home.”


    Mason’s fingertips, holding the cigarette, casually pressed the butt, “Just want to send local specialties?”


    The blush on Stefania’s face spread directly to her ears.


    Mason lightly scoffed, “Don’t be shy.”


    Stefania hurried to exin, “Mr. Ramirez, I really… I just…”


    Mason nced at her, mockery evident in his eyes. “Your tactics are so corny.”


    Stefania didn’t finish her sentence; the blush on her face faded, turning pale.


    “Get lost. My girlfriend will be out soon, I don’t want to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings,” Mason said, then rolled up the window directly.


    Stefania stared through the window, frozen in ce, her face turning from pale to flushed.


    Le headed for the parking lot and found Stefania standing by Mason’s car. Before Le could approach, Dr. Hans hurried over and grabbed Stefania’s arm, asking anxiously, “Has he been bothering you?” He meant Mason, who was smoking in the car.


    Stefania shook her head tearfully, lips tightly pressed.


    “I need to get back to the ward,” Stefania said, pulling her arm away from Dr. Hans and walking back towards the hospital building. Dr. Hans followed quickly.


    When the two passed by Le’s side, they stopped at the same time.


    Stefania trembled as she apologized, “Miss Patel, I’m truly sorry.”


    Le nced at her but had no intention of participating in any drama. She ignored Stefania and walked away.


    But Dr. Hans grabbed Le’s arm as she walked off. “Le, Stefania apologized to you, didn’t you hear?”


    “You can’t go too far.” he continued, his tone worsening, clearly displeased.


    Le was about to speak when she heard the car door ‘bang’, followed by Mason’s cold and sharp voice in the air, “Where are you putting your hands?”


    Dr. Hans abruptly let go of Le’s arm as Mason walked up beside her.


    He stood there with his hands in his pockets, staring at Stefania next to Dr. Hans, and sneered, “Am I bullying you?”


    Stefania shook her head, eyes red. “No.”


    “Is it my girlfriend then?” Mason asked.


    Stefania shook her head again. “No.”


    Mason turned his gaze back to Dr. Hans. “Then what are you doing, Dr. Hans?”


    After a moment, Dr. Hans gritted his teeth and said, “Mr. Ramirez, don’t push it too far.”


    Mason smirked in response. Stefania’s tears fell rapidly as she apologized, “I’m sorry, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have presumed to apologize to Miss Patel.”


    Even at this point, Stefania was calcting. She only mentioned Le and didn’t say a word about Mason. After Stefania finished speaking, she didn’t wait for anyone else to respond and hurried away, wiping tears from her eyes.


    Seeing her leave, Dr. Hans’s face turnedpletely grim. Mason mocked him, “Dr. Hans, aren’t you going after her?” Dr. Hans shot him a nce and quickly strode off to follow Stefania.


    Watching their retreating figures, Mason sneered, “Clueless fool.”


    “To most people, Stefania does indeed look more like the victim,” Masonzily remarked, “But, I’m in the minority.”


    Le turned to look at him, saying, “Mason.”


    Mason lowered his head, “Yeah?”


    Le chuckled lightly, “You do fulfill every expectation a woman might have of her partner.”


    “So, any thoughts on extending my tenure as your boyfriend?”


    Le didn’t respond to his words and turned to walk towards the car, “What do you want to eat tonight? I’ll cook for you.”


    Realizing Le was avoiding the topic, Mason scratched his nose and said, “Anything’s fine.”


    Le opened the passenger side door and got into the car. “What do you like to eat?”


    Mason walked around to the driver’s side and got in, but didn’t respond immediately. He lightly tapped his fingers on the steering wheel, then suddenly reached over and pulled Le towards the driver’s seat, holding her waist.


    Le struggled a few times but couldn’t break free, ending up on hisp. Mason stared at her intently. “What do you think I like to eat??”


    Le blushed furiously, hands pressed against his shoulders without answering.


    Mason leaned forward, almost pinning her against the steering wheel. He kissed her at the corner of her lips, with one hand holding her waist and the other on her earlobe, he chuckled softly, “Le, your ears are red.”


    Just as Le was about to push him away, Mason’s hand on her waist began to wander restlessly, lifting her skirt and slipping underneath…