Chapter 147: Planning Life
"Alright, I promise you," James Brown and Melody Yoody locked eyes for a full minute before he finally caved in. In his life, only Melody Yoody could force him to agree to something with such a strong approach. Even if someone like Lucy Campbell forced him to do something, he wouldn’t go through with it. Childhood sentiments made it impossible for James to harden his heart and reject Melody; besides, his reluctance to get involved in emotions was primarily because he reserved this unique emotional space for her.
"Great! We’ll go and register tomorrow then," Melody’s words once again brought a wry smile to James’s face. "What’s wrong? Did you just agree reluctantly?"
James immediately shook his head and then seriously said, "Melody, since I’ve promised you, I won’t go back on my word, but emotions are emotions, marriage is marriage. Marriage really is a lifelong commitment, and I don’t know if we can truly adapt to each other’s lives, so I... hope we can seriously consider our matter and not rush into it. This is being responsible to you and also to myself. Do you want us to end up married and then constantly arguing over incompatible personalities, eventually parting ways with sadness?"
As a mayor, Melody Yoody’s path may have been paved by her family, but her personal abilities were incontestable, always able to swiftly judge if something was right. Today was only a forceful approach to James after all these years, having seen him again and being overwhelmed. Nevertheless, she was clearly aware that what James was saying was completely correct.
"So what do you suggest?" Melody questioned James.
James once again lit a cigarette, took a few drags, and said, "I think we can start by dating normally, getting to know each other again. After calmly considering our compatibility, we can then make this decision. How does that sound?"
Melody, looking squarely into James’s eyes without blinking, asked, "Then how long do you think it will take for it to be appropriate?"
"There’s no fixed time limit. It could be a year or half a year, but it could also be a month. As long as you truly decide you want to marry me, I will marry you."
"Okay! Let’s do that then," Melody immediately agreed quite readily.
From James’s words, she completely understood. James had not hastily agreed; he had wanted her to reflect, not both. From this point alone, James hadn’t changed; he was still the same, caring for her and not wanting her to get hurt.
Seeing Melody’s reaction, a smile spread across James’s face. His first love had grown so much over the years and no longer acted as unreasonably as she did as a child.