“Keep this to yourselves and don’t let Elisa know.”
Mrs. Stone reminded her son and daughter-in-law.
“Elisa is my only daughter, and I love her the most. I can’t bear to see her getting married somewhere far away.”
Mrs. Stone sighed again after she finished.
Remy was an excellent man whom she admired.
Unfortunately, he was from Annenburg. If Elisa married him, she would be going far away.
Mrs. Stone was reluctant for that to happen!
She could only be a bad person for once.
Elisa did not know her mom’s sprained foot was a plot she made to create an opportunity for Andrew and her to meet.
After sending Remy out of the villa, Elisa did not go back inside right away. She accompanied him to the big villa that was still under renovation.
“Remy, don’t take what my mom said to heart.”
It was Elisa’s first time seeing her mom being unfriendly toward Remy. Her mom even asked him to leave.
Elisa recalled her mom treating Remy nicely in the past.
Remy smiled gently and said, “I forgot what she said earlier. Her sprained foot must be painful, so it’s normal for her to be in a bad mood.
Elisa stopped and looked at him.
Remy looked at her as well.
“Remy, my mom might’ve found out about your feelings for me. She probably doesn’t like us getting together.”
Elisa was not dumb. Her mom was not always enthusiastic toward Remy, but she would never ask him to leave as she did today.
Elisa’s mom probably acted like that because she either found out or noticed that Remy confessed to Elisa. However, since Remy was from Annenburg, Elisa’s mom was unwilling to let her get married far away. She started to be hostile toward Remy and wanted to stop him and Elisa from getting together.
Elisa had not even made up her mind.
Remy said after a moment of silence, “I know your mom doesn’t like that my home is too far away, but I’ll work hard so that she’ll accept me. Elisa, sweet words are useless. The only way to prove that my feelings for you are genuine is to let the facts speak for themselves.”
“You’re the first and only person who moved me.”
Remy was serious. He looked at Elisa with affection.
He was growing fonder of her.
“Remy, I never questioned your feelings for me. I just think that it’s too sudden and that I need some time to think about it.”
Remy was understanding. He responded, “I know.”
He did not dare to force Elisa.
“I’ll go back first. You should go on with your stuff.”
Elisa was a little shy being looked at by Remy like that.
Uh
She could be shy too.
Elisa had always been blunt and straightforward. She would easily offend people.
She could not believe that she would be shy like a little girl.
Remy did not make her stay. After walking her out of his villa and sending her back to the Stones’ residence, he stopped and watched her go in.
He only turned around and walked back when Elisa was out of sight. At the same time, he took out his phone to call Zack.
Yes, he called Zack right away.
Andrew was Zack’s cousin. Zack knew best what kind of person Andrew was.
Zack answered the call very soon.
“Mr. York, I need to ask you for a favor.”
“Mr. Johnson, please go ahead. I’ll definitely help you if I can.”
Their companies were in deep collaboration, so Zack would give Remy face.
“Is Andrew your cousin?”
“Andrew? He’s my cousin-my uncle’s son. What’s the matter? Do you hold a grudge against him?”
Zack asked with concern, “Why do you have a grudge against each other? Andrew is a very tolerant person and has a good temper. He rarely holds a grudge against someone.”
If someone had a grudge against Andrew, Zack would think that it was the other party’s problem.
“No, I only saw him once, and I don’t hold a grudge against him. I’m not afraid of being laughed at by you, Mr. York. My instinct tells me that he’s going to be my love rival, so I want to ask you about his character.”
Zack was lost for words.
He did not know how to respond to Remy.
Zack and the Johnsons had business dealings, and they were working closely together. He often had dealings with Remy, so they could be considered friends.
Remy liked Elisa, and Elisa’s cousin was Serena. Zack thought that he and Remy would become relatives sooner or later.
Putting Andrew aside, Zack was on Remy’s side.
However, now that Andrew was involved, Zack felt he was sandwiched. The best would be to not help either of them so that he would not offend any of them.
“I know you’ll be displeased if I ask someone to look into Mr. Reading, so I decided to ask you instead.” That way, Remy would not offend Zack.
Zack found his voice after a cat got his tongue. He said with a smile, “Mr. Johnson, you got me confused here.”
“How did Andrew become your rival in love? He broke up with his girlfriend of five years three years ago and has since been single.”
Was Remy not in love with Elisa?
While Andrew did know Elisa, he had no interaction with the girl whatsoever. Andrew did not have romantic feelings for Elisa, so he was no threat to Remy.
“Mr. Reading met Elisa today, so it’s too early to say that he likes her. I’m just a worry wart, but Mrs. Stone’s attitude today gave me something to think about I’m sorry you have to see me asking around about Mr. Reading.”
Zack was nosy for once. It was mainly because his wife drew close to listen in on the conversation He asked, “Can you enlighten me on what’s going on, Remy?
“What are you interested to know about Andrew?”
Remy relayed the whole story to Zack and said, “The fact is Mr. Reading is your cousin, single, and without a girlfriend is enough for me to know.”
He would not see Mr. Reading as a competitor if the latter was married or had a steady girlfriend. Elisa had her pride. She would not engage with Andrew, knowing that he had a girlfriend. Elisa never wanted to come between someone’s relationship.
That was what she did with Zack.
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.