CHAPTER 156: THE ENGAGEMENT 1

Juliet stretched out on her bed, the early morning sun streaming through the window. She picked up her phone, smiled at the caller ID, and answered. "What do you want now, honey?" she teased, her voice still laced with sleep. "Can't a normal guy call his girlfriend?" Daniel's voice was playful on the other end. "Yes, but you… you are not normal." "I know, right? I'm not normal… I'm rich!" Daniel laughed, and Juliet chuckled along with him. "No, that's not what I meant. I meant to say that you, my friend, are abnormal." "Ouch, that hurts!" Daniel said, feigning offense. "What? Are you abnormal?" Juliet asked with curiosity, a slight laughter hanging around her lips. "No… Well, that too. But what hurts the most is that you called me your friend instead of your love." Juliet giggled, rolling onto her side. "Oh, come on. You know you're my love. But sometimes you're just too much, Daniel." "Too much? Me? I’m the perfect amount of everything!" Daniel's voice was mockingly indignan