Julie looked at Fabian’s car in dismay, the feeling of loss in her heart never eased.
She still did not understand why Fabian refused to take one more look at her when she was so outstanding and excellent.
Julie was upset, and when she got home, her mother noticed that she was depressed too. Hence, her mother went shopping with her since tomorrow was the weekend.
After shopping for a long time, Julie was still absent-minded. She was not even in the mood to look at the branded clothes and bags that she liked.
“Julie, what’s wrong with you?” Julie’s mother wondered, “since you got injured and hospitalized, you’ve always looked unhappy. Did something go wrong at work?”
Julie shook her head and smiled. “It’s nothing. Mom, you don’t have to worry about me.”
“How can I not worry about you when you ’re like this?” Julie’s mother was still worried and wanted to bring Julie to a spa to lighten her mood. Coincidentally, she ran into a friend of hers from her upper- class circle. ‘
When that woman saw Julie and her mother, she sighed ruefully and said regretfully, “Julie, you have such good qualifications and you’re such an amazing woman, so why did you fall for a single father with a daughter? I also heard that the single father’s daughter is mute. You’re a proper lady who’s never been married, so why are you so stupid to want to become a stepmother?”
Hearing that, Julie was taken aback, while Patty’s eyes were filled with shock.
“What? What’s going on?” Patty looked at Julie in bewilderment. “Julie, is Mrs. Gill telling the truth? Have you fallen for a single father? Is he the father of one of the students in your class? Tell me everything! ”
Patty urged her, then she seemed to remember something.
“It’s that young man who came to visit you that day in the hospital, right? Mr. Johnson, right? Is it him? I remember he had a very pretty little girl with him. No wonder he went to the hospital to see you. It seems that you…”
“Oh, Mrs. Charles, you’ve met that single father?” Mrs. Gill interrupted Patty with a nosey look on her face. “That man in that video looks pretty handsome. I wonder if he’s that Mr. Johnson you mentioned.”
Mrs. Gill took out her phone and opened a trending video.
Julie also lowered her head to take a look. Then, she noticed it was the video of Mr. Martinez causing a ruckus in front of the entrance of the kindergarten not long ago.
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 her precious daughter would interact with someone with a tarnished family background like Fabian.
“I’ve heard about his brother and sister, but I also learned that he has never interfered in those things. Otherwise, the police would’ve arrested him long ago.”
Julie answered solemnly, and her expression became serious.
“Also, Mr. Johnson is not the biological father of this child. He’s just temporarily taking care of this child for his friends. So, please, Mrs. Gill, don’t gossip about this child’s inability to speak. It’s already very sad for a child to not be able to speak. If it were you, you definitely wouldn’t want to hear someone gossiping about your own child, right?”
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Mrs. Gill, who originally wanted to hear some gossip from Julie and then joke about this with her friends, was utterly deflated.
“Mom, don’t worry about me. Mr. Johnson and I only have a normal relationship. He probably doesn’t even consider me a friend, let alone his girlfriend.”
Julie smiled and explained, though it was uncertain why she was suddenly feeling relieved.
“The reason he came to visit me the last time is not like what you think. On the contrary, he just wanted to draw a line with me. Me liking him is my affair and has nothing to do with him. Just let those keyboard warriors and busybodies on the internet say what they want to say. I don’t care at all.”
After Julie simply expressed her opinion, she left very decisively. She left behind the worried Patty and embarrassed Mrs. Gill.
Julie walked aimlessly on the street.
When she was passing by the branded bag store, she looked at the display in the window and suddenly felt very interested.
She walked in, picked out her favorite bag, and walked out of the door satisfied. Then, to her surprise, she saw Fabian standing at the door while carrying Lillian.
When she spotted Fabian at this moment, Julie’s mood was inexplicably different from before. Her heartbeat was not as chaotic as before. ‘
“Mr. Johnson? Lily? why are you here?”
Fabian lifted the corners of his lips and gave her a warm smile.
“I came out to take a walk with Lily and didn’t expect to run into you so coincidentally. I happened to see you, your mother, and a woman who’s probably your mother’s friend chatting at the door of the jewelry store.”
Julie froze for a moment. “So, did you hear our conversation just now?”
“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 that it’ll be much easier for me to commute to and from work to pick up Lily.”
After listening to Fabian’s words, Julie felt very upset.
“Mr. Johnson, did you decide to change Lily’s school in order to avoid what happened in the past from happening again?”
Fabian nodded, not denying it.
“It’ll be good for you and US.” Fabian glanced at Lillian when he said ‘us’.
Julie seemed to understand something for a moment. At the same time, she finally understood that it had always been her own wishful thinking.
In Fabian’s eyes, she was just an outsider.
“Mr. Johnson, you’ve made the right decision.” Julie agreed and smiled with relief. “ I’m so sorry about what happened just now. What my mother and my mother’s friend said about you was really inappropriate.”
Fabian said without hesitation, “It doesn’t matter. I’ve never cared about what outsiders think of me.”
In fact, Julie had long felt Fabian’s open- minded attitude. Now, she felt that she should face everything openly.
“Mr. Johnson, since you heard it just now, I might as well admit that I’m very fond of you, especially when I see you taking care of Lily so meticulously. Your thoughtfulness and patience are what attracted me the most.” Julie voiced the secret in her heart.
“But this is just my one-sided appreciation and fondness for you. It has nothing to do with you, Mr. Johnson, so I hope you won’t take the trouble and harsh remarks made at you to heart. I’m really sorry.”
“I feel sorry as well.” Fabian also apologized. “ I actually had ulterior motives for inviting you to be a guest at my house before.”
Upon hearing this, Julie was stunned for two seconds. Soon, she seemed to understand something.
“I understand.” she smiled lightly. “Mr. Johnson, you must’ve felt that I had taken a fancy to you, so you deliberately invited me to be a guest at your house and also called your friend over to pretend to match me with him. You wanted me to understand that you had no feelings for me and hoped I could withdraw myself from the awkward situation.” 1 Now that they were talking about this, everything was crystal clear.
Fabian did not nod or deny it. However, the answer was already evident.
“Sigh…”
Julie let out a long sigh, seemingly troubled and annoyed. However, her face was filled with a relieved smile.
“It’s a pity. It’s rare for me to meet a man who I think is excellent in all aspects. I thought that as the daughter of a dignified entrepreneur, I’d definitely win you over, but I didn’t think that I couldn’t even pique your interest at all.”
Julie seemed to laugh at herself, then she said seriously.
“To be honest, I really admire you, Mr. Johnson. But I know better. A relationship can’t be forced. This is the most precious part of a relationship.”
When he heard Julie say that, Fabian suddenly felt the burden in his heart disappear in an instant.
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 anything when you came and helped me out. However, I’m still very happy to have a friend like you, Mr. Johnson. Let’s have dinner together again if we have the chance.”
“Okay.” Fabian readily agreed. If they were just friends, he would not mind.
Julie stood there, watching Fabian walk farther and farther away. Suddenly, she took two steps forward.
“Mr. Johnson, I still have a question in my mind. I wonder if you can answer me.”
When he heard the voice from behind him, Fabian slowly stopped.
He turned around, and a friendly smile appeared on his handsome face. “What do you want to ask?”
“Do you really have a girl you like?”
When Fabian heard that, he cast his soft gaze on Lillian’s ignorant little face for a few seconds. Then, he answered.
“My biggest wish right now is for Lily to grow up safely and healthily. I won’t think about other things aside from work.”
When Julie heard what Fabian said, she did not feel glad at all.
From Fabian’s eyes, she thought she could see a vague and subtle trace of concern and love.
She did not say anything anymore, and it was the same for Fabian. Then, he turned around with Lillian carefreely.
Soon, he disappeared from Julie’s vision.
After a moment, she was unable to find this figure in the crowd.
Suddenly, Julie realized something. She would meet a lot of people in her life, but some of these people were just merely passing through her life.
May.
Glendale.
Ava, who was hospitalized because of Esther, had finally fully recovered and was discharged from the hospital. However, Daniel, who got hurt from protecting her, was still in a coma. He was only relying on IV drips to maintain his vital signs.
As long as Daniel was still unconscious, Ava would stay beside his bed.
Gina was still the same. Whenever she saw Ava, she would chase Ava away impatiently. However, as time went on, Gina seemed to get annoyed from repeating herself. Hence, she stopped speaking entirely and only coldly showed her dissatisfaction with Ava with an unpleasant expression.
Ava did not care about Gina’s attitude. She did not wish for anything else in her heart and only hoped that Daniel would wake up soon.
Today, she came to the hospital ward early as usual, but when she entered the ward, the bed was empty.
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.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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