He had fully paid for an apartment in a certain residential complex in Wiltspoon, bought a car worth over thirty thousand bucks in full, and had some savings in the bank. Considering he had started from nothing and worked his way up to having a home, a car, and savings, he had already done quite well.
Marvin had quite an appreciation for Kent.
It was just that his own niece was rather indifferent to Kent and only treated him as a school friend, so Marvin did not feel it was his place to say much.
Sheila respected him very much, but he was, after all, just an uncle. Her parents, elder brother, and sister-in-law were still around, so it was not his place as an uncle to make decisions for his niece.
“Sheila.”
Encouraged by Marvin’s look, Kent walked over to stand opposite Sheila and handed her the bouquet of red roses.
“Sheila, I like you.”
Kent mustered his courage and spoke his feelings for Sheila out loud.
Sheila did not accept the flowers. She apologetically said, “I’m sorry,