Chapter 210 Unexpected Proposal

Chapter 210 Unexpected Proposal

Two against two, no!

It should be said that Charles and John, two fighting experts, were up against two panicked kidnappers and quickly gained the upper hand.

Within a few moves, those two guys were beaten to the ground, unable to get up.

"Tyrell sent you?"

John stepped on one kidnapper's back, asking breathlessly.

The kidnapper gritted his teeth and kept silent.

Charles ignored them. He was more concerned about Olivia.

He walked to her side, looking at her pale face and disheveled hair, his heart felt like it had been grabbed hard.

Just a little bit...

Just a little bit more, and he might have lost her!

This fear was a thousand times stronger than if he himself had been hurt!

He could no longer control the surging emotions inside him. Whatever the occasion, whatever the timing—he didn't care anymore!

He just needed to make sure that Olivia would be by his side for the rest of his life, safe and happy!

Charles suddenly dropped to one knee.

On the sidewalk full of fight marks, in front of the still-shaken Olivia, in front of John, who had just been through a brawl and the kidnappers lying on the ground, he pulled out the velvet box he had prepared long ago but never found the right moment to present.

He opened the box. Inside, a diamond ring sparkled brilliantly in the dim light.

He looked at Olivia's eyes, wide with shock, his voice hoarse from excitement and unsubsided anger, yet crystal clear.

"Olivia, marry me!"

He paused, as if using all his strength to say the next words.

"I can't wait anymore! I just can't!"

"I don't know whether tomorrow or an accident will come first, but I'm certain—this life, the next life, I can't live without you!"

"I want you by my side, officially and rightfully. I want everyone to know you're my wife! Anyone who dares to bully you again, I'll fight them to the death!"

He looked up at her, his eyes burning like flames, with an undeniable determination.

"So, don't hesitate! Nod! Say you will!"

Olivia was completely stunned.

She looked at Charles kneeling before her.

At the sweat on his forehead, at his hair and clothes disheveled from fighting, at the brilliant ring in his hand, and thinking back to that heart-stopping moment just now...

A flood of emotions washed over her, and tears poured out without warning.

This wasn't the romantic proposal scene she had imagined—no flowers, no candlelight, and there were even two kidnappers lying around who had just been beaten up.

But at this moment, the unreserved love in Charles's eyes, the fear, and the almost savage possessiveness...

It was truly more moving and reassuring than any carefully designed romance.

She cried, but couldn't help laughing, nodding hard, her voice choked but unusually loud.

"Yes! Charles, yes!"

She extended her hand, letting Charles, with slightly trembling but extremely solemn movements, place that ring on her ring finger.

The size was just right.

Charles stood up and pulled her tightly into his arms, with such force as if he wanted to merge her into his bones and blood.

Olivia hugged him back just as tightly, her tears soaking his shirt.

John, watching this scene, was first dumbfounded, then grinned and couldn't help but whistle.

"Damn! Nice one, Charles! That was sudden!"

He kicked the kidnapper at his feet.

"You two are lucky you ran into Charles's proposal; otherwise, I would've killed you!"

Soon, police cars roared up and took away the two kidnappers. After interrogation, they indeed gave up Tyrell and Katya.

Tyrell was caught red-handed at the dock while trying to smuggle himself out of the country by police who had been waiting there.

And Katya was dragged out from another hideout like a frightened mouse, awaiting the full punishment of the law.

The storm in Harmony City finally gradually subsided with Tyrell's capture and Katya's arrest.

A few days later, the Green Group officially announced that they had successfully fought off malicious competition and that the company's operations were all normal.

And Olivia's studio's "Autumn Breeze" project, thanks to the hardcore clarification earlier, actually gained unprecedented attention and praise, with orders pouring in continuously.

On a sunny afternoon.

Charles and Olivia, hand in hand, went to the civil affairs bureau and got their marriage certificate.

Looking at the photo of them together on the marriage certificate, Olivia smiled especially sweetly.

Charles wrapped his arm around her waist and whispered in her ear.

"Olivia, this lifetime, you're stuck with me. No getting away."

Olivia leaned against him, feeling the warmth of the sunshine and the heartbeat of the person beside her, feeling more grounded and happy than ever before.

"Okay, I won't run."

"This life, the next life, I won't run anymore."

Life seemed not much different, yet somehow everything was different.

Before they were boyfriend and girlfriend, now they were legally married.

Sleeping in the same bed was proper and right, drinking from the same cup was justified, and even arguing seemed to have more confidence in "fighting a little, making up later."

Though they hadn't had much to argue about lately—they were still in the honeymoon phase.

This weekend.

Charles had no urgent business for once. Seeing the nice sunshine outside, he said to Olivia, who was curled up on the sofa, working on design drafts.

"Stop drawing, let me take you out."

Olivia looked up from a pile of papers, her eyes lighting up.

"Where to?"

"I heard there's a new eco-farm in the suburbs where you can pick fruit. The environment's nice too. Want to get some fresh air?"

Charles suggested.

He knew her nerves had been too tight lately, and she needed to relax.

"Sure!"

Olivia immediately put down her pen. She really hadn't been in nature for a long time.

Charles watched her excited expression, a calculating gleam in his eyes, and said as if casually.

"Let's bring John and Lily along, more people make it livelier."

Olivia paused, then understood.

She knew about John's feelings for Lily. Earlier, because of misunderstandings and Katya's interference, Lily had been really upset. They'd been looking for a chance to patch things up.

She smiled: "Okay, I'll ask Lily."

She called Lily.

Sure enough, when Lily heard that Charles was organizing and that John would be there, her tone became hesitant.

"What? Just the four of us? Won't that be a bit awkward..."

Olivia quickly said.

"It's just friends hanging out together, relaxing!"

"That farm looks really fun, there are strawberries to pick!"

"You love strawberries, right? Come on, just keep me company!"

Lily couldn't resist her coaxing, plus in her heart, about John... she wasn't so resolute anymore.

After all, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and she knew he had nothing going on with Katya.

Those messed-up things before were mostly due to company pressure and misunderstandings. After hesitating for a while, she agreed.