There was no expression on Derek’s face.
“This is a company that specializes in women’s clothing. I think all women will be interested, and it is in the mid-to-high price range.” Derek continued.
“I haven’t been to school much. It’s better to start from an employee. What if I lose money?” Marco looked down and smiled.
“It doesn’t matter. I have already hired the best team to help you from the designer to the operation. You don’t need to take charge of anything. You just need to sit in the office and sign. Someone will help you manage it.”
“Then I’m just a nominal boss?” Marco tilted her head with a playful smile.
“Even if you lose money, it doesn’t matter. The profit is yours, and the loss is mine.” Derek continued, ignoring Marco’s question.
“You are quite thoughtful.” Marco looked at the document in her hand and was a little dazed. “It’s just… It looks like you are keeping me. Why don’t you just do it directly? It will save you some trouble.”
Marco looked at Derek in anticipation.
Derek lowered his eyes, opened another folder in his hand, and gave it to Marco.
“This is the villa I just bought in the western suburbs. It has a private swimming pool with an area of about 600 square meters. It is only 20 minutes away from the city center, very close to the company. All you need to do is to sign your name and this villa belongs to you.”
Derek said calmly.
“In addition, the house has been renovated. All the furniture and appliances are available. You can move in at any time.”
Marco looked at the two documents and suddenly smiled.
Seeing that Marco kept silent, Derek continued, “Do you have any other requests? What else do you want? Just tell me.”
Marco closed the two documents.
“Derek, if you have something to say, just say it. There is no need for this. Don’t you just want me to leave? I’ll just leave.”
Derek looked down. She was right. That was what he meant.
Although he felt that he owed Marco, he was already with Serina now, and he was very sure that the person he loved was Serina. If he was destined to owe someone, that person would be Marco!
“You and Serina live in Polaris City, but you buy me a house and company in the western suburbs. Don’t you want me to stay away from you?”
Derek did not speak. Marco was very smart.
“You don’t need to waste so much effort. I’ll just leave.” Marco lowered her eyes with a faint smile.
Looking at Marco’s expression, Derek could hardly bear it.
“I know that I have let you down. If I hadn’t intervened, my mother wouldn’t have kicked you out. She wouldn’t have let you live so hard abroad.”
She was speechless.
“However, this is fate. After you left, Serina appeared in my life. We also suffered a few setbacks before. As you can see, Serina and I love each other very much. We also have a pair of cute daughters. Even if I feel guilty for you, I can not give up Serina and my daughters because of it.”
Derek’s words were somewhat cold-blooded and ruthless, but it was the truth.
“Derek, have you ever loved me?” Marco suddenly raised her head as tears welled up in her eyes.
Derek fell silent.
“I have asked myself countless times. Serina has also asked me if I have ever loved you. However, I can answer you without hesitation now. I have never loved you.”
The words pierced into Marco’s heart like swords.
“Back then, you were only seventeen, and I was twenty. Before I met you, the girls I saw were all from noble families. Each one was so pretentious, so your personality attracted me. I think you were very special.”
Marco looked at Derek as tears slowly flowed down her face.
“But, it was just special. When I was with you, I thought about what novel things you would bring me every day. I admit that I had never been in a relationship before you, and I didn’t know what love was. I thought it was love. Until I met Serina, I found that I was completely wrong.”
“Why?”
“When I was with Serina, I felt uncomfortable when I saw her with another man. When she was injured, I wanted to stay by her side every day and night. I never thought of what to play when I am with her. As long as I see her, I am satisfied.”
“Is it because of me that you saw Serina for the first time?” Marco raised an even sharper question.
Derek knew that he would never be able to avoid it, and this question would always bother the three of them.
“I admit that when I first saw Serina, my heart beat fast because she was very similar to you.”
Marco nodded.
“Therefore, I am very grateful to you. If it weren’t for you, there would be no Serina and me. But I am very sure that I love Serina not because of you.”
Derek’s words were clear. The person he loved was Serina, not Marco.
These words were cruel, but in this way, he wouldn’t give Marco any hope. She could finally start her new life.
“Because of gratitude and guilt, I can give you whatever you want. I know something just can’t be made up with any money, but all I can give you now is money.”
Marco looked up. “I want you. Can you be mine?”
Derek looked at Marco in shock. Wasn’t he clear enough?
“Impossible.” Derek’s words made Marco heartbroken.
“I understand,” Marco nodded with tears streaming down her face.
Derek sighed. Fortunately, she did not insist on it.
“Sign these two documents. These are all yours. If there’s anything else, just tell me. I’ll try my best.”
This was all he could make up for.
Marco looked at the documents in her hand. She suddenly closed it and pushed it in front of Derek again.
Derek looked at Marco in confusion.
“I do not want any of these.”
“Then what do you want?”
“If you give me a house and a company, you can indeed let me live without worry. But I know what kind of person I am and what kind of life I want. What I want is very simple. I just hope to have a stable job and rely on my own to settle down in this world.”