Bryson spoke up in a sorrowful voice. "Gloria, are you going to say yes?" Gloria was a bit bewildered. "Bryson, are you drunk?" Bryson's voice was unusually harsh and pushing. "Gloria, answer me, Do you... Do you like Jonathan Brown?" Gloria was taken aback. She never liked Jonathan and would never say yes to his proposal. But... The oddity of Bryson made Gloria wonder if she should lie to him and make him drop the idea forever. "Yes," she said after a second of pause. Bryson felt a throbbing pain in his heart. Bryson was upset when he learned that Jonathan was courting Gloria openly, but he thought Gloria would need some time to get over the distress of her divorce with Jordy and would never say yes to Jonathan. So he did not truly care at first. But now, seeing the two of the