Harry Collins still didn't get up, but softly asked her, "Why? Are you still mad at me? I've shown you through my actions that I can't let you go. Don't you believe me?"
Indeed, there was a time when she wanted to be Harry Collins' fiancée, to marry him naturally after completing her studies. This would both satisfy her vanity and help her achieve her goal.
"Why should I agree to marry a man who only knows sweet talk?" she said indifferently.
Harry Collins persisted, continuing, "You should be very clear, for me, Harry Collins, to be willing to marry a woman, especially a woman with no benefits for me or the Collins family, that must be love."
If it had been before, she would have had no doubts about his words. But now, she was no longer the naive Amelia Wilson.
"I remember you once told me that sweet talk is for fooling young girls. What's the difference between your actions now and sweet talk?"