Chapter 200 Agreed
"I asked you, compared to your girlfriend Emma Campbell, am I not as pretty as her?" Helen Wilson clutched James Brown’s arm, staring at him as she questioned.
James swallowed, scanned Helen from head to toe and thought that this policewoman was indeed on par with Emma in terms of looks.
Helen then asked, "And isn’t my figure better than hers?"
James’s gaze lingered on Helen’s chest. Sensing where his eyes were fixed, she instinctively shrank back, but then she promptly thrust out her chest again.
Indeed, Helen’s bust was one size larger than Emma’s, and her figure was somewhat more voluptuous. Comparatively, it seemed Helen had a slight edge, which unintentionally made her declare, "Yours is better than hers."
Satisfied, Helen nodded and said, "Then what’s stopping you from making me your wife?"
James shook his head with a wry smile, "Marriage is a lifelong commitment. How can you decide it based on looks alone? I admit you’re as beautiful as Lemon and even have a better figure. If you wear a uniform, it’s definitely a kind of temptation no man could resist. But I promised Lemon that I’d be her boyfriend, and I intend to treat her well. I can’t marry you just because you have a better figure than hers."
At this point, Helen seemed to be stuck in a loop of thought as she snorted, "Don’t you know that marriage is the grave of love? Even the deepest love is dulled by mundane life challenges after marriage. Ultimately, whether a couple stays together for life isn’t about love but about adapting to each other’s lifestyle."
"Even if we talk about adapting to life, Lemon is gentle and virtuous—perfect for living a life together. If I can live a peaceful life with her for a lifetime, what reason do I have not to stay with her?"
"What does being gentle and virtuous really mean now? Be it men or women, doesn’t everyone show their best side when dating? Who reveals their flaws? And people in love tend to overlook their partner’s faults and magnify their virtues. But after you get married, what gets magnified are the faults—and the virtues are often ignored."
"But you saying this doesn’t prove that I should abandon Lemon to marry you, does it?"