You’ll Fall for Me, Today or Tomorrow

After handing in his last piece of work to Damian, Johannes prepared to leave the office. However, Damian called out to him, "Do you have anything on at night?" Briefly stunned, Johannes replied, "No."

"In that case, let's have dinner together."

Despite being filled with anxiousness, Johannes maintained his calm facade.

"Sure, Mr. Quigley."

Perhaps, I am overthinking things. Mr. Quigley may just want to talk about some important tasks over dinner.

After they left the office, Damian drove while Johannes sat in the front passenger seat.

Damian took the initiative to ask, "What would you like to eat?"

"You decide, Mr. Quigley."

"Hmm, seafood?"

"Sure."

"Forget it, steak is better."

Having decided what to eat, Damian brought Johannes to a small boutique restaurant.

Damian was a regular there. Hence, he led Johannes into a private room. He even checked with Johannes on what he would like before ordering. After dinner was served, an awkward silence fell upon both men.

As Johannes sipped from his drink, Damian lit up a cigarette.

"Johannes, do you have a girlfriend?"

After a brief hesitation, Johannes nodded.

"You actually have a girlfriend?"

Damian's shocked expression caused Johannes to feel embarrassed.

What's wrong with that?

"I'm surprised that you have one. After all, you don't look like the type to have a girlfriend."

"Mr. Quigley, my girlfriend and I have been together for almost ten years"

Damian was rendered speechless. It had never crossed his mind that Johannes had a girlfriend, let alone one of ten years.

"Johannes, you really are a hidden gem!"

Johannes humbly smiled. "Mr. Quigley, you have flattered me."

"Have I?"

Feeling unsettled by the idea, Damian's expression darkened.

Johannes then wondered how the fact that he had a girlfriend could have upset Damian.

Despite being baffled, he didn't feel anxious about it. After all, having a girlfriend was no big deal. He was confident that as long as he did his job well, Damian wouldn't find fault with him just because he had

one.

"So, why aren't you married after being together for ten years?"

Briefly stunned, Johannes replied, "She doesn't want to get married. She says that marriage is meaningless to a woman."

"What does that mean?"

"She quoted me many examples of the terrible consequences that befall women once they got married such as being widowed, widowed with children, problems with in-laws, men cheating... Furthermore, once a woman gets married and bears children, her physical appearance changes drastically. Therefore, she doesn't want to get married for the time being."

Damian couldn't understand the perspective. "Why? Don't all women want to get married? Isn't she worried about you breaking up with her after ten years?"

"I'm the one who's worried. She is an exceptional woman. Despite knowing that she has a boyfriend, many other guys still insist on pursuing her.

Bam!

Damian slammed the table in anger, jolting Johannes at the same time.

"Mr. Quigley?"

Damian said to Johannes angrily, "A woman like that doesn't love you at all. If she loves you, she should want to marry you instead of surrounding herself with suitors. She is obviously doing it on purpose!" Johannes's lips twitched.

Why is he angry all of a sudden?

"Mr. Quigley, I trust my girlfriend as we have been together since we were in school. After so many years, I know what kind of person she is. On top of her being pretty and capable, we love each other very much. All I can say is, I'm not the only man who appreciates her attractiveness. As for getting married, I don't want to force her."

"Hmph, coward."

What is Mr. Quigley actually insinuating? All that matters to me is that I trust my girlfriend.

Just when Damian was about to say something further, dinner was served. The moment both men started eating, they fell into silence again.

At that moment, Johannes was still puzzled as to why Damian invited him to dinner and even asked about whether he had a girlfriend.

Just when he was lost in his thoughts, Damian suddenly asked, "Don't you want to get married? Given that you love her so much, don't you want to keep her by your side and not let her out of your sight?" "I do, but I'm worried that I'll lose her. Besides, I do trust her."

"You're really cool."

Johannes chuckled. "I do love her after all."

"Love her? How do you know that you love her?"

"Erm... about that..."

Johannes had forgotten when he realized that he loved his girlfriend.

Don't we just know?

He gave it some thought. "I just knew it. When we were in school, she was top of the class and very pretty. Many of the boys liked her, including me."

"What does that feel like?"

"Huh?"

Johannes threw the question back at Damian. "Mr. Quigley, don't you have an ex-girlfriend before? I'm sure you know what it feels like."

Damian's expression darkened in response to being questioned.

In fact, he felt extremely awkward about it.

Noticing the change in Damian's expression, Johannes knew that he had committed a faux pas.

His survival instinct caused him to change the topic. "Actually, it's simple, Mr. Quigley. All you want is to be by her side and for her to be happy. It can be torturous when you don't and when you do, you want to spend the rest of your life with her. When there are other guys interested in her, it makes you angry and feels the urge to keep her hidden so that no one would notice her..."

The more Damian heard Johannes explain, the more surprised he got.

When Johannes had finished, Damian remained expressionless and didn't utter a word for a long time.

Johannes wasn't sure if Damian was upset. Hence, he asked nervously, "Mr. Quigley, in matters of love, what others say doesn't really matter as everyone's definition of love is different. What I have just told you only relates to my feelings for my girlfriend. If you want to know more, you can ask a few more people or even engage a company to conduct research. The company will be able to provide you a detailed explanation between loving and liking someone."

"Why would I need to do that?"

Johannes was stumped by Damian's response.

If you don't want to know, why are you asking me?

Instead, Damian questioned further, "What about when a habit becomes second nature. After getting used to someone, you assume that you like that person?"

"Habit?"

Despite racking his brains, Johannes still didn't understand what Damian was getting at.

Nevertheless, it didn't stop him from answering earnestly, "In that case, you should break the habit so that you can find out whether you like her or not."

"Break the habit? How long do I need to do that?"

"It depends. But, I do have an idea although I'm not sure if it will work."

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"A familial feeling would not include lust, right? If one has no romantic feelings, one would not feel any desire. However, this only applies to men who are really serious in their relationship and not those who are just looking to have fun."

Damian fell silent again. Despite the lack of expression on his face, his eyes seemed to be glistening intensely.

Meanwhile, Johannes used the lull in the conversation to dig into his food. By now, he suspected the reason Damian invited him out for dinner was to ask for relationship advice.

Unexpectedly, Damian had no other questions for him. Instead, he stood up suddenly and remarked, "Continue with dinner while I take my leave first."

With that, Johannes was left alone in the private room.

After hesitating a moment, he continued to enjoy his food. Halfway through the meal, he received a call from his girlfriend. Coincidentally, she hadn't had dinner, so he waited for her there. After the meal, Johannes went home with his girlfriend. Just as they were chatting, he mentioned that Damian had strangely invited him out for dinner to get some relationship advice.

"I don't really understand why."

After giving him the side-eye, his girlfriend gently tapped him on the forehead.

"You fool. Your boss has a girl he likes. Isn't that obvious?"

"How is that possible? Other than Ms. Jackson, he has not met with any other women. I'm certain of that."

"His ex-wife?"

"Yes, but now, she is no longer his ex-wife. Ms. Jackson has become Mr. and Mrs. Tyson's goddaughter. In other words, she is Mr. Quigley's godsister now."

"Haha, you reap what you sow! That's why."

"What do you mean?"

His girlfriend got up and prepared to enter the shower. Just before she did, she explained, "Isn't a goddaughter a woman too? All you men are fools. You only learn how to appreciate something after losing it. Serves him right!"

Just as she spoke, she slammed the shower door shut. As for Johannes, his mind suddenly clicked after processing what she said.

"Really?"

Nevertheless, he shared his girlfriend's perspective on that matter.

Thinking about it now, he remembered Damian's sullen expression when he and Wrenna divorced. Furthermore, it badly affected morale in the office as Damian vented his frustration on the staff. Recently, however, he left work early and would meet Wrenna for dinner, causing Johannes to assume that the god siblings no longer had any romantic feelings for each other.

Or else, why would they get divorced?

Back then, Johannes knew how madly in love Wrenna was with Damian. It was obvious to everyone that she was willing to jump through fire for him.

However, his feelings toward her were that of a brother to a sister.

However, Johannes still didn't understand why Damian had romantic feelings for Wrenna only after both of them had gotten divorced and Wrenna had abandoned any hope of romance.

Damn it! It was simply too much for Johannes to swallow.

Despite being the secretary to the president of Tyson Corporation, he still couldn't figure out what Damian was thinking.

After delving upon it further, he figured it must be just as his girlfriend had said. Men were indeed swine.

Mmm-hmm. Mr. Quigley is probably an assh*le too when it comes to relationships.

Johannes could only keep his analysis of Damian to himself.

Tsk-tsk, looks like Mr. Quigley isn't as capable as me when it comes to love. Haha...