Julie mentally beat herself up for mentioning the wedding.

Now she recalled the call with Patricia earlier and suddenly felt disgusted again.

The question equally took Maria by surprise.

She stayed silent for a while and then started eating the snacks on the coffee table as though she hadn't heard a word.

“You haven't answered your mother," Anthony suddenly said, ruining Maria's plans.

She jerked her head up to look at him as though she was scared of him.

Anthony's Lips twitched upwards, amused by the expression on her face. He came downstairs and sat next to her.

“Don't you plan on marrying me?" he asked in a very low voice.

Anthony and Julie stared at Maria for a Long time until she squirmed a little.

Maria hugged her legs close to her chest and Looked down. Then after a while, she started, “Mom, Anthony, I.. Well, I'm still young.”

Anthony and Julie both looked at each other in stunned silence.

Then, Anthony rubbed his temples with his eyes closed and sighed.

She was right. She was still young.

The new marriage law clearly stated that a woman could only get Legally married after she reached 20 years old.

But Maria was still months away from turning 20. She wasn't eligible yet.

Anthony threw his head back and looked at the ceiling, recalling all the nights he spent by her side without touching her.

It was exactly because of it!

After a while, he finally said, "It's okay. I'm not in a haste."

Maria looked at him in amusement.

It was obvious that it wasn't okay for him. However, Maria's eyes were now dancing with happiness and mischief.

Julie looked at both Anthony and Maria, and couldn't help but sigh. She felt sorry for Anthony.

She pursed her lips, held her daughter's hand and said in a soft voice, “Maria, you should be nicer to Anthony.”

Maria's eyes went wide in confusion.

“And am I not?"