Mr. CEO's Substitute Bride-Chapter 282 - 278, Having a romantic love affair seems not bad either.

Wesley Foley’s hands gently grasped Titus Zane’s, his pale and slender fingers interlaced between Titus’s, swinging softly. His downcast phoenix eyes concealed the emotion within, and a hint of a smile curved his lips as Titus heard him say.

"At such an age, how could one have not experienced it," Wesley paused as he spoke, and Titus saw his smile turn bitter. Titus felt a stir in his heart, then listened to him sigh and continue.

"Ah, it’s that I’ve always been engrossed in work, engrossed in research, neglecting that there are more important things beyond work," Wesley said, then lifted his phoenix eyes to meet Titus’s gaze, his expression serious, word by word.

"For instance, finding a woman that moves your heart, getting married, having children, watching sunrises together, facing the afterglow of the sunset hand in hand..."

Feeling his fingers tighten bit by bit, Titus’s heart also constricted little by little, an emotion churning within. Facing those eyes so close, he suddenly felt guilt. Being cheated out of money, one could start over, but that feeling once emotions are betrayed...

The feeling of a shattered heart... how could one begin to mend it?

"If I say, I want to spend my days watching the setting sun with you, from dawn until dusk, would you, be willing?"

His ears were filled with Wesley’s warm and affectionate voice while his gaze met those hopeful and deep eyes.

Without receiving a response from Titus, Wesley added another sentence.

"Perhaps a man busy with work is not perfect, but I will try my best to make time for you, joining you on field trips, traveling together, I’ll be your pillar of support, and you live the life you desire," Wesley paused, a hint of a smile surfaced in his eyes, "Of course, the premise is, you cannot leave me behind. Wherever you want to go, I’ll be with you, or when I fly somewhere for work, you accompany me..."

Titus’s heart was touched, and he suddenly realized that actually, having a romantic love affair seemed rather nice.

Only that—

All of it came unexpectedly.

"I’m not ready yet."

"Ha!"

Wesley laughed, lifting his hand to pinch and twist her nose, his words as he smiled clearly filled with indulgence.

"You, who needs to prepare in advance for falling in love? It’s not an exam."

Titus didn’t speak any further, simply looked at him, her lips breaking into a joyous smile.

After making sure Titus was well settled, Wesley left.

Although the man who couldn’t bear to wait didn’t want to, the man as gentle as jade understood some things need to grow slowly, like their feelings.

That night, Sister Hua called to ask Titus how things were progressing, whether she got closer to her goal. Upon hearing that Titus had started working at the company, Sister Hua’s voice was clearly surprised.

Wesley was known for his indifference to women, famous within circles, precisely because he’d been focused on work for years, neglecting emotions, and that’s why his former girlfriends left one after another.

Sister Hua instructed Titus to seize the opportunity, stating that this time’s payment was no small sum. If it was successful, she could truly retire in comfort.

Consider, a company obtaining satisfactory high-tech research results without the need for exerting military force or spending more than necessary in finances, also enjoying it for a lifetime. And the saved manpower and financial resources are no trifling amount.

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In T City, Beatrice Hargrave leaned back on the couch, watching the man who kept smoking, absentmindedly playing with a game between her fingers.

"Beatrice, Titus went somewhere without telling you?" Glancing at the other man on the sofa buried in his smoking, Nicholas Croft turned to Beatrice and asked.

"No, not at all," Beatrice blinked her clear eyes.

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