Evan was very direct. He had never beat about the bush with Fabian. Fabian did not deny it either, but he could not accept Evan’s choice of words. "She’s undoubtedly a very fine lady, so much better than those libertine women you keep by your side. Not to mention, it’s such a coincidence that you two have met before. You even know her father. Maybe you two really are fated." Evan raised his eyebrow. "Young Master Fabian, you still wish to matchmake me? But you have to get this clear. The one she’s interested in is you." "I don't even know her that well. At most, she might fancy my appearance,” Fabian said coldly. He then called a servant to bring Lillian back to the room to take a bath first.Evan did not really agree with Fabian’s perspective. "It’s only because of one's attraction to another’s appearance, that one would then feel inclined to learn more about the other on a personal level. Fab, you’re still too naive. It seems that I have to teach you more about this.""Do the
However, Fabian was not interested in her. He even introduced her to another man. This left Julie feeling depressed for a while. Until today, she could not figure out just what about her was not enough. "Julie, it's normal for couples to quarrel with each other. Don't be too depressed. If he has tried coaxing you, then let it be. Don't hold onto your anger against your man all the time," another female colleague reminded her kindly.Julie was stunned for a whole two seconds before she nodded along."No, we didn't argue." She smiled faintly and said somewhat embarrassedly. Right at this moment, her phone rang with a notification, indicating that she had gotten a message. Julie picked up the phone with anticipation and looked closely. It was indeed a message from Fabian, but after opening it, she only saw four utterly familiar words. [Thank you, Miss Charles.]Julie felt so disappointed, but she could not make any requests whatsoever. She was not Fabian's girlfriend. Julie put
After asking this question, Julie felt that she was asking very profound questions. How could a child who was still in kindergarten understand the definition of boyfriend and girlfriend? Sure enough, Lillian looked at Julie with a curious look as if asking what girlfriend meant.Julie felt that there was no need for her to ask any more questions. Just then, the bell signaling the end of break rang. "Lillian, class is about to start soon. Hurry back to your class." Lillian nodded and walked to her class obediently.While watching her little figure, thoughts bubbled in Julie's mind.She really wanted to know who Fabian had in his heart. Fabian still showed up on time when school was over for Lillian. Of course, he would see Julie every time. As always, Julie sent Lillian to Fabian with a friendly and gentle smile.Fabian politely expressed his thank as usual to maintain the distance between them.In the long run, Fabian felt that Julie would get a clear idea about what h
Fabian woke up early in the morning and put the piping hot lunch the chef just made into a thermal lunch box. Then, he thoroughly checked all of the things that Lillian had to bring today.When he was almost done getting ready, Lillian came downstairs after washing up.Half an hour later, Fabian brought Lillian to kindergarten.When they arrived, a bunch of parents and their kids had already gathered at the entrance. Everyone seemed to be in high spirits.Fabian led Lillian inside. On the other hand, Julie had long spotted the person she had been waiting all morning for amidst the crowd.“Mr. Johnson.” Julie waved at Fabian.Fabian looked up and saw Julie walk toward him with a smile on her face.“Miss Charles, it must be difficult for you to take care of so many children today.”“Well, it’s my job. Mr. Johnson, this is the itinerary for the spring outing today, as well as some things to take note of. Please read through it first and feel free to ask me if you have any question
Only then did Julie come to her senses. She turned to see her female colleague looking in Fabian’s direction with a puzzled look.“Julie, isn’t Mr. Johnson your boyfriend? Why is he chatting with another woman so attentively? Did both of you fight again?” the female colleague asked repeatedly out of curiosity.Previously, she had never clarified that she and Fabian were not in a relationship, so it would be awkward for her to deny it now. Hence, she chose the same approach.“It’s nothing. Let’s do our job first and talk later.” Julie came up with an excuse and left.The female colleague thought it would be inappropriate to question any further, so she turned around and went about her business.Although Julie said she was going to do her job, she still could not stop thinking about Fabian.After seeing Fabian chat happily with the young mother, Julie felt even more on edge.Was it on purpose?While Julie was making guesses, she suddenly thought of something.It seemed like the
At that moment, the tiramisu in her hands no longer smelled good to Julie.She turned around to leave in discontent and saw other parents coming over with their children to gift her exquisite snacks and refreshments. Julie kept a decent smile and accepted the kind gestures of each and every one of the parents and students. However, she was not in the mood to eat these at all.After setting everything aside, she could not help but want to take another look at Fabian.However, she did not see Fabian after turning around this time. Instead, she saw the beautiful single mother who was walking toward her with her son.She brought her son along with her and walked up to Julie with a polite smile on her elegant face.“Miss Charles, thank you for taking such good care of my son at school during the weekdays. This is a snack I made myself this morning. I hope you like it.”Julie glanced at what she handed over. It was a box of four mochi balls that looked very appetizing.Although Julie
“Mr. Johnson, do you hate me?” asked Julie as she strode forward to catch up to Fabian.After hearing Julie’s question, Fabian’s expression did not change in the slightest. On the other hand, Lillian raised her head and was looking curiously at Julie with her bright eyes.However, children’s minds were still innocent. She only looked at Julie for a second before continuing to walk forward with small steps.At this moment, Fabian started to talk, “Why do you ask, Miss Charles?”Julie internally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled out of embarrassment as Fabian finally acknowledged her existence.“It’s nothing. I just feel like I’ve done something wrong to make you not want to talk to me.”“Miss Charles, you must be overthinking. You’re Lily’s teacher. I have nothing but respect for you. How could I feel hatred toward you?”Fabian answered courteously, yet his answer sent a chill down her spine.Nothing but respect?She fell into a trance for a moment until she heard Fabian spe
“She’s right, Mr. Johnson. No matter what happens between a couple, one shouldn’t go to such lengths to torment their other half. Julie is a great woman. She comes from a good family, and most importantly, Julie cares a lot about you, Mr. Johnson.“The other day, when you were taken away by the police right outside the kindergarten, Julie hurriedly went into the monitoring room to ask the people in charge for a copy of the surveillance footage of your argument with the parent. She didn’t even have time to ask for leave before she ran out to provide proof of your innocence. She even got reprimanded by the principal when she came back. Can’t you see how much she cares about you?“Mr. Johnson, that’s all we have to say. You’d better not let down such a nice girl.”After hearing what they had to say, Fabian understood what the two female teachers were trying to express.However, Fabian found it quite amusing.Just as he was about to explain, Julie sprinted over in a panic.“Miss Mone
Gina, who was standing at the door, saw this scene and was about to walk in when she was stopped by her husband.“Stop causing more trouble. Do you really want your son to be a bachelor for the rest of his life?”“Who said I'm going to make trouble? I’m going to tell them that I agree to this marriage now, okay?”Her husband was startled. “You’re agreeing to this?”Gina was about to answer when out of the corners of her eyes, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the lights in the room. It was followed by cheers and applause from inside.Ava pulled herself out of Daniel's embrace. She was surprised to find Madeline and Jeremy, her parents, and even Tom and Maisie slowly approaching them with smiles on their faces.Ava stared blankly at Madeline. Then, she finally understood that they had all worked together to arrange this.Only she and Daniel’s parents were kept in the dark.Daniel had never thought of leaving her at all. He just used a different approach to let her know that she w
Upon hearing this, Gina slowly stopped.She never thought that Ava still had some respect for her in her heart.This really surprised her.However, she soon heard Madeline stand up for Ava. “Ava, you respect them, but have they ever respected you? Respect should be mutual.”“But Danny will always be their son. If Dan and I insist on getting married, his parents won’t be happy about it for the rest of their lives,” Ava said with a helpless sigh. “I really don't want Dan to be caught in the middle of this matter.”“But Ava…”“Maddie, don't persuade me. You should know best that when you truly love someone, you don't have to stay with them. As long as they’re safe, healthy, and happy, that's enough, isn't it?”There was a smile of relief on Ava's face as if she had already made a final decision in her heart.Madeline wanted to persuade her a little more, but nothing seemed appropriate at this moment.“Ava, are you leaving, then? Are you going to stop looking for him now?”“I've
Daniel's parents, who were secretly observing Ava in the distance, gradually became more and more restless in the car.“Hmph, how dare she say that she has a deep relationship with Dan? It's been so long and she still doesn't know where Dan has gone,” Gina rolled her eyes and complained.Daniel's father glanced at Gina. “Stop being so mean. Right now, the most important thing is to find Dan. Ava isn’t a bad person. In the beginning, you disliked her because she didn’t have parents, money, and power. Now, her parents are alive and well, her mother is extremely rich, and her father is a specialist doctor and professor. What else are you dissatisfied with? Do you really want your son to stay single his entire life?”Gina was not happy when her husband was complaining about her. “Didn't you object at the beginning as well? I agreed with the relationship after that, but your father refused to agree to save his reputation. Why are you blaming me now?”“Stop talking.” Daniel's father in
After Old Master Graham read Daniel's message, he was so angry that his eyes were wide open.‘He just got out of the hospital and he ran away for a woman?‘He even said that if he can't marry that woman, he won't get married in the future?’Old Master Graham would never allow such a thing to happen.However, when he thought about it, he still felt a little nervous.If Daniel really did not get married because of this, would this not be the end of the Graham family?‘I can’t let this happen.’After Ava ran out, she went to find Daniel in all the places she could think of. However, after spending the entire morning, she still could not find Daniel.She tried to call Daniel, and although the call was connected, it was always unanswered.As time passed, Ava felt very tired. She sat down on the chair by the roadside and watched the street where people came and went. Then, a deep sense of loss welled up from the bottom of her heart.‘Dan, have you decided to just give up?‘Are we
“I'll be right back!”Gina hurriedly ran back. Suddenly, she turned back and stopped Ava, who was about to follow her.“Don’t follow me! You’re not welcomed at our house.”Despite Gina's warning, Ava could not stop herself from looking for Daniel.She did not know what was going on. How could Daniel suddenly be discharged by himself? He had obviously been in a coma on the hospital bed. He did not wake up this whole time.On the way there, Ava called Daniel, but Daniel did not answer.Ava did not know if Daniel had his phone with him, but in short, she could not get into contact with him.She wanted so badly to stand in front of Daniel right now, but there was traffic on the way.When Ava followed Gina into the door of Graham Manor, she heard Gina's sharp voice. “What? Dan’s gone? Where did he go? D-Didn't he just wake up? What the hell is going on?”“Look at this and you'll know what's going on." Daniel's father sounded like he was reproaching someone, then he seemed to hand s
Ava stared at the empty ward for a while. Then, she returned to her senses and immediately went to look for Daniel.However, after looking around for a while, Ava could not find Daniel, which made her feel a little nervous.At this time, Gina also came in.She saw that the ward was empty, and Daniel, who was supposed to be lying on the hospital bed, had disappeared.“What’s going on? Where’s Dan? Did the doctor take Dan away?” Gina looked at Ava and asked with an unfriendly expression on her face.Ava was used to Gina's attitude, so she did not bother to argue with Gina. Instead, she replied, “I want to know as well.”“How could you not know? You came before me.”“Dan wasn't in the ward when I came,” Ava said and turned around. “I'll go to the nurse's station and ask.”“Wait.”Gina grabbed Ava, her face was dark.“Ava, let me tell you this. Dan has suffered a lot and gotten a lot of injuries because of you. Because of you, both Naya and her mother have been sent to prison. It
Since Julie was about to think that way, it showed that she was a reasonable person.“Lily.” Julie walked up to Lillian and squatted down, giving her a friendly blessing. “Lily, I really like you. I hope you can be happy every day, and I hope you’ll be able to speak soon.”Lillian was a sensible child. She raised a sweet smile and nodded vigorously, indicating that she acknowledged Julie's blessing.Julie stood up and faced Fabian. Right now, there was a little more admiration in her eyes and a little less of her unwilling persistence before.If one liked someone, one did not necessarily have to stubbornly fight for it.Julie did not say anything and just smiled at Fabian.Fabian did not say anything more either. He bent over and picked Lillian up in his arms. Before turning around, he gave Julie a friendly smile.“Miss Charles, you can still come to me if you need help in the future. After all, I still owe you a favor.”Julie smiled and shook her head. “You stopped owing me an
“I did,” Fabian admitted frankly.Julie thought she would feel embarrassed because of this, but she did not know why she still felt very relaxed. Even so, she still felt a little embarrassed.In order to not make Julie feel embarrassed, Fabian smiled and said, “I wanted to help you get out of that situation, Miss Charles, but I didn't want to cross the line. I also didn’t expect someone to have taken a video and put it on the internet. Lily and I have caused you much trouble. I'm really sorry about that.”Fabian paused as he spoke, then, he glanced at Lillian softly.“But Miss Charles, rest assured, there’ll be no such trouble in the future.”Julie was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, and she inexplicably felt a strong sense of loss coming up from the bottom of her heart.She looked at Fabian suspiciously, and sure enough, the words she heard next made her feel remorseful.“Miss Charles, I’ve found a more suitable school for Lily, and it’s closer to where I work so
The scene of Mr. Martinez causing a ruckus and Fabian coming to the rescue with Lillian at the end was all recorded and posted on the internet.This person was still a little conscientious and had censored Lillian's appearance, but Fabian's figure and face were clearly visible in the video.Patty recognized the person in the video as Fabian at a glance.After seeing the comments below, Patty was even more anxious.“Julie, how could you fall in love with a single father?”Julie frowned. “Yes, I won't deny it. I do have a crush on Mr. Johnson.”“What?”“Tsk tsk… Julie, do you really like this single father?” The look in Mrs. Gill's eyes was very subtle. “Someone dug up all his information, and it turns out that this man is Yorick's younger brother. Back then, Yorick stirred up all kinds of troubles and did whatever he wanted in F Country. His sister, Lana, was also notorious in our circle.”“What? He's Yorick and Lana's younger brother?” Patty was even more nervous, for fear that