As Selina and Manfred entered the dealership, they saw a bright red car parked in a very eye-catching position.
The car salesman rushed over and said, “Mr. Gordon, have a look at this car.”
Manfred didn’t answer him but turned to look at Selina and asked, “Do you like it? You wore a red gown when I first saw you. You were beautiful.”
Selina was stunned and tried to recall that night, “Red gown?”
Manfred saw that she was puzzled and then lowered his voice and whispered to her, “I made a mistake, it’s the first time I saw you with clothes…”
Selina was speechless and blushed immediately, “Scoundrel!”
Manfred felt aroused when he saw her blush but he couldn’t do anything as they were outside. He continued to ask, “You haven’t replied if you like this car.”
“No! It’s too eye-catching.” Selina said.
In the past, Horace always wanted her to be like this car and capture all the attention. But he never asked her if she liked to draw attention to herself. She didn’t like it, she never liked the attention.
“Then forget it. Let’s look at other cars.” Manfred waved his hand and asked the salesman to drive the car away.
“Why do you want to buy a car for me?” Selina suddenly asked.
Manfred was in a good mood and simply said, “I’ll buy if I feel like it. Can’t I give my woman a car?”
“No…” Selina frowned, “I don’t want you to spend so much money.” They’ll part one day after all.
“No worries!” Manfred replied.
In the end, Selina selected a small POLO. It was small and dainty which suited her very well. The salesman was very disappointed but didn’t dare to say anything because Manfred was present.
When they were settling the paperwork, Manfred received a call and left to answer it. The salesman asked, “Miss, Mr. Gordon has plenty of money. Why didn’t you choose that red sports car?”
Selina smiled and said, “It’s fine as long as it suits me.”
The salesman realized that he couldn’t change her mind and didn’t continue to pester, “Then give me your information and I’ll start with the paperwork.”
“No need. It looks like Mr. Gordon is your frequent customer. Just register the car under his name.”
The salesman was even more stunned. He had seen many wealthy men buying cars for women but this was the first time he saw a woman unwilling to be given a car. Selina didn’t want to say too much and left to wait for Manfred.
Manfred returned after completing the call and saw that Selina had already gone out. He found out from the salesman that she didn’t even want the car to be registered in her name. Manfred scoffed. This woman was just so stubborn.
The salesman smiled bitterly, “Then this car?”
“Register it under my name!” Manfred said.
The new car still needed to do some maintenance so Selina went back with Manfred first. Along the road, Manfred asked, “Do you have a license?”
“Yes!” Selina nodded.
Manfred couldn’t help but tease, “Have you driven on the roads?”
“No!” Selina pursed her lips. She got her license three years ago. She never touched a car after she was married to Horace.
Manfred frowned and said, “Come, let me teach you.”
Selina was stunned and rejected, “No need, no need, I’ll go back and try it out…”
“Come over.” He was insistent and she compromised as she was worried that something may happen since they were on the road.
They found a place to stop and they changed their seats. Selina started to drive the car on the roads and she was a little nervous especially when Manfred’s car was extremely expensive and Manfred was right beside her. She was so nervous that she screeched to a stop three times within a hundred meters.
Manfred frowned and assured her, “Don’t be so nervous…”
Selina kept shaking her head and said, “Forget it. I’ll practice when I get that POLO. This car is too expensive!” She said very seriously and looked worried about damaging Manfred’s car.
Manfred was amused and laughed, “You don’t dare to drive because this car is too expensive?”
“Isn’t it expensive? Any minor damage to this car will take tens of thousands to repair.” Selina remarked.
“So what? Do I look like I don’t have any money?” Manfred retorted.
“You shouldn’t spend money unnecessarily even if you are rich!” Selina just felt that it was unnecessary to risk damage to the car.
Her frugal antics were particularly cute and made Manfred smile, “No problem, I’m happy to let you spend my money. Drive. If you don’t drive this home today, I’ll have someone to smash it up tomorrow!”
“Are you insane?” Selina exclaimed and was stunned that she was speaking to Manfred in that manner!
But Manfred didn’t mind because he was very happy now, “What’s the use of a car which can’t take my woman home?”
Selina was stunned and her heart began to race. She looked as she felt smitten by Manfred’s sexy appearance as if it was the first time that she saw him. Selina blushed and lowered her head.
She started the car again and now she was far steadier in her driving. Perhaps she was worried that Manfred would have the car smashed. He was really capable of doing such a thing.
Selina’s driving improved when she was free of those concerns. When they arrived back at their place, Selina hugged Manfred happily and said, “I can drive!”
She was really happy and her smile was very radiant. It was very different from her forced smiles of the past. Manfred grinned, “Yes, you’ll have to thank this car properly.”
Thanks to this car, this was the first time that she proactively hugged him. He decided to send this car for high-end grooming tomorrow.
Selina went to work the next day. Although her injury looked alarming, it didn’t affect her work. She met Darnell as she was entering the office.
Selina greeted Darnell politely and Darnell said as he looked at her arm which was in a sling, “Are you feeling better?”
“Oh, yes, much better,” Selina replied.
“That’s good!” Darnell nodded, “We had a meeting yesterday when you weren’t around. We just received a large project and need everyone to come together for the design drawings. Though you just came, you are part of our department and here are the details. We’ll have a meeting in two days’ time and we’ll decide on the final proposal together.”
Selina was overjoyed and replied, “Thanks, Mr. Cornell.”
“Do your best.” Darnell smiled as he said.
Once back at her seat, Selina looked at the specifications in detail. It was indeed a huge project. It was an entire fully-equipped apartment complex design and construction. The responsibility was immense. This was an opportunity for her to excel. That was why after looking at the information. She started to immerse herself into the design.
After a day’s work, she was still unsatisfied with her design. Perhaps she was away from interior design for too long and she had become slightly out of touch with modern design concepts.
As she was figuring what she should do, Manfred called and said, “Come down.”
Selina then realized that it was time to leave the office. She hurriedly packed up her stuff and left the office.
A small white POLO stopped at the entrance of the office. But at this moment, she did not have the mood to look at the car. She frowned as she looked at Manfred and asked, “Do you know where I can buy books regarding interior design? Can you bring me there to buy some?”