Hugo realized that Claire was about to start acting up again and quickly turned to the trio standing across from him, “Everyone, I am very sorry for ruining the lunch. I promise that I’ll make it up the next time. I’m not going to cause any more trouble for you all, so I’ll be leaving first.” With
“You don’t understand?” Danielle nodded abruptly. Indeed, she did not understand. Karl poked her forehead again. “The reason Hugo doesn’t fight back is because he’s someone who values sentiments. He thinks that he has a sense of emotional and rational responsibility toward Claire because of how lo
Danielle gave him a gloomy look. “Why are you so difficult to reason with?” Upon seeing her fed-up expression, Karl smiled faintly. “I only rank things in terms of urgency. What you want is not urgent in the grand scheme of things.” “The number of advisors in each department has been carefully acc
On Monday, Danielle finally got what she wanted and returned to college. Her return did not cause a big stir, perhaps because the previous news cycle had passed. Nevertheless, her fellow teachers in her office and her students were excited about her return. At noon, she treated the three teachers
With that, she hung up. She approached the window and wiped scarce drops of tears from her eyes. She did not need a father. Never needed one. Therefore, his words could never hurt her. Despite her best attempts to negotiate with herself, it was still difficult to quench the anger and resentment
After Timothy reached the front door, he noticed Danielle still sitting in the car. He turned around and went to open the door for her. “Come on, sis. Come on out.” Danielle then stepped out of the car. “Timothy, you said... that this was your villa?” “Yeah, this place belonged to my uncle a long
“Really?” Danielle smiled faintly. She then sighed as well. She wondered if her mother worked here back then just so she could see the sycamore tree up close. It was possible. Timothy leaned against the railing and said solemnly, “My uncle plants sycamore trees in the courtyard for his lover while
“Sis?” Danielle came back to her senses and turned to Timothy. “I heard from your brother that your second uncle has never been married and doesn’t have children, right?” Timothy looked at the discarded items stacked in the corner and said with a brisk smile, “No, I found these in the underground
Danielle coyly laughed it off. “No, she didn’t! Maybe I’m just overthinking it.” “In that case, don’t stress yourself thinking about it. Besides, Brooklyn was just someone that Justin’s family chose for him after they went through the list of candidates and decided that she offered the best. As lon
“I’m just telling the truth.” Karl smirked before prompting, “Alright, I’ll drop it. What was it that she said to you in the past?” “I don’t feel like talking about it anymore.” “What, is it a secret between the two of you that you won’t share with me?” Danielle shot him a look. In addition to sw
Karl followed Justin’s gaze and looked outside the window similarly, then he remarked faintly, “Do you feel like Harmony has become rather different? She’s not in a very good state of mind right now, and I think she will need a therapist when she gets to Miraco.” Justin stared at Harmony for a brie
Danielle relented, “Harmony, the reason he wants you to go back is not that he’s angry at you or anything like that. He's…” “It’s fine, you don’t have to explain. I have thought about it and have decided that I will believe in and listen to whatever he says from now on. I trust him as much as I tru
Danielle wondered what he wanted to discuss with her. What an elegant way to put it. “Sure, what do you want to talk about?” Karl sat up, “I just spoke to Justin on the phone. He says he’s going to Miraco next month to start a new branch there and that he will be there for a few years. I was hopi
As Danielle turned around, she saw Max at the door. She stopped in her tracks briefly before finally walking over. “Are you guys done already?” Max just smiled at her slightly. “Mr. Burt is a concise person.” Danielle replied, “That’s fair. Thank you for saving Karl today.” “Mr. Burt has already
Hearing Max’s name, Karl deliberated briefly before responding, “Dan, why don’t you help them send Harmony back to her ward? In the meantime, you can have Max come in. I have something to say to him.” Danielle got worried. “What do you have to say to him? Let’s just forget about it.” “Don’t worry,
After receiving the news that Karl had woken up, despite just being discharged from the emergency room, Harmony made a fuss about wanting to go see Karl. Timothy was also worried. He agreed with Harmony’s request and brought her to Karl’s ward via wheelchair. Seeing Karl, Harmony burst out in tear
As Danielle said that, tears started rolling down her cheeks, her shaky hands moving towards the call bell. How could Karl not recognize her? Could he have hit his head when he fell? What could she do? What could she do now that the person she loved no longer recognized her? Before she could pre