Chapter 479 Pulling Back from the Brink (1)
On the other side.
After Jacob and Lily's date, he held her hand and said, "Lily, why don't you stay over tonight? After all, both our parents know about us and they approve."
Lily felt a bit excited but restrained herself, saying, "Jacob, I also want to take things further and be more intimate with you. But I still think we should get our marriage certificate first. It would be more meaningful that way. After all, I've been looking forward to being your bride for a long time. I want to choose the most important day to give myself to you!"
Her radiant cheeks blushed with shyness, but her clear eyes were sincere and determined.
Jacob said a bit disappointedly, "It's just a marriage certificate. Usually, you're pretty open-minded, aren't you? Why are you being so hesitant today?"
Although Lily was always carefree and uninhibited around close friends, she had her boundaries. She knew very well what should and shouldn't be done.
In other words, she was still very traditional at heart.
So, she couldn't accept premarital sex.
She gave Jacob a hug and softly said, "Jacob, you'll respect me, right?"
Jacob paused and awkwardly said, "Of course, you're the one I love the most. How could I force you to do something you don't want to do?"
"It's not that I don't want to," Lily corrected seriously. "I just think this is a very important matter for us, so it shouldn't be taken lightly."
A strange look flashed in Jacob's eyes. As he looked at the happy Lily nestled in his arms, he seemed to be calculating something.
Then, he sighed as if troubled, catching Lily's attention.
"What's wrong?"
Lily immediately looked up and asked dejectedly, "Are you mad?"
Jacob stroked her hair and said, "How could I be mad at you? You're the one I love the most. It's just that something happened at my company, and I'm afraid it might delay our wedding."
Lily suddenly became alert and quickly asked, "Why? Did something happen at your company? Why would it delay our wedding?"
"It's complicated. Forget it, I shouldn't be telling you this." Jacob kissed her and said, "You just need to be my little princess. Leave everything else to me!"
The more he said this, the more Lily wanted to know the details.
Under her persistent questioning, Jacob pretended to be helpless and slowly said, "It's like this: my company is very interested in a project from Uncle Adam's company and wants to collaborate with The Stewart Corporation. The bidding is this weekend, but I heard that Uncle Adam seems to have already reached an agreement with another company. This bidding is just a formality, and the base price has already been disclosed to the other company."
While observing Lily's expression, Jacob continued, "And that company is our competitor. If they collaborate with The Stewart Corporation, our family will be in a very passive position. My parents might even be unhappy with Uncle Adam, and they might not agree to our marriage."
Lily became anxious and almost cried, "What should we do then? I'll go back and beg my dad. I'm his only daughter; for my happiness, he has to collaborate with you. My dad must be confused."
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