"Aren't you angry?" Ivana Bennett asked, somewhat surprised.
Standing up straight, Lucas Walker steadied his golf club, his gaze fixated on her face.
"If I had such a lovely daughter, I wouldn't want to marry her off either. I can imagine how they feel."
"Lucas Walker," Ivana Bennett was visibly shocked, "you...you've changed so much."
"Have I?"
"Of course, before, you never considered others' feelings, but now...you're being considerate of others."
Is that so?" His expression turned serious. "So...do you like the me now or the me before?"
"I certainly liked the you before!" Ivana Bennett winked at him. "But, I love the you now even more!"
He smiled, a beaming grin that mirrored her own joy.
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At dusk, the cruise ship slowed down. From about a mile away, one could see the large ship in the distance.
Its lights flickered brightly, like a flamboyant beast sailing between heaven and earth.
