<b>Chapter </b><b>207</b>: Distant <b>Bonds </b>and New <b>Beginnings</b>–<b>1 </b>
Chapter 207: Distant Bonds and New Beginnings
(Olivia’s POV)
That day, I didn’t see Connor Rivers for almost two weeks. Once, when Miranda ckwood came to Moonstone Legal Partners to discuss a case with me, I learned from her that Connor had gone abroad to
handle matters for a foreign branch of Rivers Pack Holdings.
“He left quite suddenly,” Miranda mentioned casually while reviewing contract documents. “Something urgent
came up with the European operations.”
I nodded, focusing on the legal papers spread across my desk. The information shouldn’t have affected me, but I found myself wondering about the nature of his business trip.
During those two weeks, I immersed myselfpletely in work, bing extremely busy. Several cases from Rivers Pack Holdings had already been filed in court, with hearing dates scheduled a monthter.
The mate bond dissolution case between Malcolm ckwood and Margaret Grey had a nearer date, set for the following Thursday. Theplexity of supernaturalw made these cases particrly challenging.
One day after work, I went to Moonfire Grill near Moow Legal Services for dinner with Reba Frost, Jade Mitchell, and Emma Thompson. With all the dishesid out, we began chatting while enjoying our meal.
Jade’s lease near her previousw firm was about to expire, and she had been looking for a new <b>ce</b>. Emma, who also wanted arger apartment, suggested enthusiastically, “Why don’t you move in with me? I’ve been thinking about moving to a two–bedroom apartment.”
Jade hesitated, her expression bing ufortable. She fidgeted with her chopsticks, avoiding Emma’s
eager gaze.
“What’s wrong?” Emma eyed Jade suspiciously. “Don’t want to live with me?”
Jade took a sip of her drink, her face flushing slightly. “It’s not that, Sister Emma, it’s not that I don’t want to live with <i>you</i>, it’s just that… I… I…“.
“You what?” Emma teased, leaning forward with curiosity.
A deep blush crept onto Jade’s face. “I’m nning to move in with my boyfriend.”
Emma was stunned, the freshly <i>cooked </i>meat slipping from her chopsticks back into the hot pot. “What? Move in with your boyfriend?”
I also looked at Jade in shock. “You and David Thompson are together?”
Jade blushed deeper and hummed an affirmative sound, unable to meet our eyes directly.
“How long have you been together?” I asked gently.
Jade pursed her lips nervously. “Almost three months.”
Emma frowned, her expression turning serious. “Jade, it’s only been three months, don’t rush into moving in together. Get to know each other better first.”
“I agree with Emma this time,” I said seriously. “Jade, I know David has good character and is a very <b>nice </b><b>guy</b>,
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but you two just became a couple and you’re already moving in together. I’m afraid you’ll get <b>hurt </b>
<b>“</b>Yes, I have the right to speak on this,” Emma said, her face souring <b>as </b>painful memories surfaced.
Emma mmed the table with sudden intensity. “Ask Olivia, how did I meet her? <b>I </b>was in college in Harbor
<b>City</b>, and I was cheated by a scumbag. I lived with him for two years.”
Her voice grew heated with remembered anger. “At first, we agreed <i>to </i>split the rent, utilities, and living expenses in half. He transferred me two thousand every month, and I would also take out two thousand from my own living expenses for joint costs.”
Fire rose in Emma’s eyes as she continued. “But who knew that after the breakup, that scumbag actually asked me to pay him back! He said the transfers he made to me every month were gifts for the purpose of mating, but that was clearly what we had agreed on at the beginning.”
Emma’s hands clenched into fists. “The gifts that scumbag gave me during our two years of dating didn’t even add up to five hundred. The shoes I bought for him cost more than a thousand, not to mention the game skins I purchased. I advise you to think about it carefully.”
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Jade became embarrassed, shifting ufortably in her seat. “Sister Emma, I know you’re doing this for my own good, but David <i>isn’t </i>that kind of person. He told me he would pay for the rent and utilities, and he would cover seventy percent of the living expenses while I cover thirty percent.”
She paused, then added quietly, “I even took him to meet my parents. We’re going to get mated.*
“You’ve already taken him to meet your parents? When did that happen?” I was shocked, realizing how much I’d missed about Jade’s personal life.
“Just a few days ago, during the May Day holiday,” Jade exined. “My parents really liked him. My family is just an ordinary pack family, and David now has a stable job. He’s hardworking, so my parents agreed to let me be with him.”
Emma asked pointedly, “Did your parents agree to you two living together?<b>” </b>
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