Chapter: 2194

The question loomed over him like a riddle without an answer.

Rowland always found girls troublesome and inscrutable since childhood, and those feelings had only intensified with age.

Naomi sighed and rose, patting his shoulder as if consoling a lost soul. "Tell me you didn't start by proposing marriage to her."

"What else should I say?" Rowland asked, genuinely baffled.

"Ask her out! Girls like Mia aren't looking to sign a contract-they want romance! Flowers, surprises, the thrill of being swept off their feet. You barged in talking about marriage like it's some corporate merger. No wonder she ran for the hills!"