Between her scream, Olive giggled and ended the call. Good thing that Chloe wasnât by her side, or she would be strangled to death.
She walked into the kitchen humming and put on her apron, looking like a housewife.
Alan, who was at the office at the moment, stared at the unexpected guest who suddenly appeared in front of him. The corners of his lips were slightly raised, âYou finally show your face after arriving at Luo City for a long time? Are you done with hide and seek? Has your curiosity satisfied?â
âBrother, youâre such a two-faced. You clearly knew Iâve been following you guys for days, but youâre not batting an eyelid. What are you up to?â Ada muttered, making her happy, but it turned out that everything was under his cold eyes. Boring.
Alan shrugged, âSince you like to follow, I let you follow until you have enough. Itâs not affecting my life with your sister-in-law.â
âEmperor Calm,â Ada threw him two words, then finally asked, âBy the way, did you tell sister-in-law that I was following you guys?â
Otherwise, how could she be caught so easily?
âShe already knew that someone was following her without the need for me to tell her. Her alertness is stronger than you think. If you continue to follow, I have no doubt that she can catch you with her cleverness.â Alan raised an eyebrow at her with an expression that read âif-you-donât-believe-you-can-
continue-to-tryâ.
Ada sighed inwardly. There was no need for her to try anymore. She had already been caught.
Alan looked at her disheartened expression. Suspiciously, he said, âDonât tell me the reason youâre standing in front of me now is because youâve been caught by her.â
âNo way. Youâre too underestimating me.â Ada bulged her eyes. Her eyes maybe could show off her lies. It would be embarrassing for her if the scene in the parking lot was seriously exposed.
Besides, she couldnât let him know what happened today. Otherwise, when he heard that his woman was almost staged into another panic because of a car, he would directly throw her out of the window of his office.
Before she had ever met with her sister-in-law, she had heard Aoba mentioning on the phone many times that their eldest brother cherished his wife very much, making her current standard for choosing a spouse was almost based on her eldest brother.
However, her sister-in-law, who she had quietly observed for a few days, didnât disappoint her. Ada had initially thought that Olive was a delicate woman who needed to live under the protective wings of a man, but now it looked like when she was being fierce, Ada couldnât tease her too.
This kind of soft woman with hardness was the type she liked.
âI missed you. Canât I come to see you?â As if to dispel his doubts, Ada added another sentence.
âOh? You can miss me? I really donât expect that,â Alan was obviously suspicious of her.
Ada curled her lips, âOf course you donât care. Now that you have Olive who cares about you, how do you still care about my existence?â
âWhy? Jealous?â Alan smiled.
âYouâre not even my boyfriend. Why am I jealous? I donât have a brother complex.â Although she had a little admiration for her brother when she was a child, she still didnât have that special addiction. She just thought that Olive was so lucky to be loved and infatuated by her brother.
âThen get back to the main point. What exactly are you looking for me for?â Alan glanced at the time at the bottom right of the computer, wondering what his honey was doing at the moment.
Ada asked back, âMust I look for you because I need something?â
âYou think I donât know you well enough?â
âBrother, youâre too wise and mighty. Youâve been the worm in my stomach ever since youâre young. I canât hide anything from you.â Ada made a gesture of admiration, then took out two tickets from her bag. She pushed them in front of him, âIâll be holding a costume show at Luo City in a few days. Please join me with sister-in-law.â
Alan glanced, âJust two tickets?â
âHow many more tickets do you want?â Of course he only needed two tickets for two people. If more, it would be a waste.
âIt wonât hurt you to give me three or four more tickets.â
Ada waved her hand, âNo problem. Iâll send the other two tickets myself.â
âYou want to play tricks again, right?â Alan guessed right with a sentence.
âAlan, donât tell them if you already know. I want to worship exactly what kind of woman has subdued our familyâs acclaimed playboy, okay?â Ada thought that she had to be not a simple woman. She was really looking forward the way they would meet.
âOkay. You can do whatever you want. Just donât bother my wife anymore,â Alan said half-warningly.
âWhy? Does she hold grudges?â Ada whispered. She didnât look like it. She was quite easy going.
âOlive isnât the person who will hold grudges, but we have a little devil. Although sheâs young, if anyone bullies her mother, sheâll definitely bully them back. You should be careful.â
Speaking her legendary little demon niece, Adaâs eyes lit up. âDo you think Iâll be afraid of a kid?â
âIf you donât believe me, you can try.â Alan was obviously confident in his demon daughter.
Ada joked, âWow. This man feels different after becoming a dad. Miraculous.â
âThe beauty of this is something you canât understand right now.â Alanâs face was obviously proud of being her father.
Ada snorted indifferently, âI can easily just find a man to have a baby with.â
âYouâre not young anymore. You should really consider looking for a boyfriend now. Otherwise, youâll be the leftover girl.â Alan meant more than what he had said.
Actually, as her eldest brother, it wasnât that he didnât know his little sister had been reluctant to get involved into the world of emotions only because of that Phoenix man she once liked before, who had ever been beaten by their mother, then gone missing after being an affectionate couple. Yet his stupid little sister still hadnât let her feelings go.
However, according to her later understanding, that man was indeed not worthy of Ada. Although his motherâs trick wasnât kind, it did reveal the ugliest side of human nature at some point. That man had betrayed love, and in exchange for the chance of his yearning dream to study abroad, he had taken a large sum of money.
So, how lucky he was and what a blessing it was for him to have a silly girl like Olive Steele in this age of materialistic temptation.
The word âleftover girlâ wasnât enough to break Adaâs powerful heart. âWhatever. I donât even need a man to raise me. But, Alan, Iâve come all the way to see you. Shouldnât you treat me for a dinner?â
âYour brother has an appointment with a beautiful woman tonight, so I canât.â Alan seriously didnât give her two cents.
âWhat a hoes-before-bros fellow,â Ada said disdainfully. She knew he had an appointment. In fact, she just said that to change from the topic she didnât want to talk about.
Alan returned to the villa on seven. He had just entered and even hadnât taken off his shoes yet, he shouted, âHoney, Iâm home.â
At this moment, the night hadnât completely fallen, but you could barely see the cloudy dusk. The street lights and neon lights in the city had lit up.
The lights in the villa were brightly lit, but after a long time, he didnât hear his wifeâs respond. Except for music flowing in the air, the house was quiet.
Alan frowned slightly and walked into the kitchen. There was no one, and the counters were as clean as a mirror, as if no one had touched them.
He went upstairs, pushed open their bedroom door and called, âBaby?â
The thick curtains blocked light coming through their room. He turned on the light and there was no one. He couldnât help but muttered, âWhere has she gone to?â
She had clearly said that she would wait for him here. He didnât find her at the study too.
Picking up his phone, he was about to make a call, then a text message jumped in unexpectedly.
âDear Mr. Hoyle, youâve must be tired from working the whole day. Have a bath and relax. Iâve prepared you a bath with essential oil.â
In the bathroom, the bath water really had been prepared and the temperature was just right. And a change of clothes were neatly stacked on the chair next to it.
Alan stretched his neck. The moment she said it, the bones all over his body seemed to feel really tired. Since his wife had been so considerate to prepare everything for him, he naturally couldnât waste her kindness.
He sat in the bathtub and buried his body in the water. It was obviously the same as usual, but he was so comfortable that he wanted to sigh, as if it had a magical effect.
What did his baby want to play?
The corners of his lips curled up and he sent a text.
âMrs. Hoyle, since you know that your dear Mr. Hoyle is exhausted, shouldnât you come home and rub your husbandâs back?â
At this moment, Olive was happily setting up an open candlelight dinner on the roof. Reading his text message, she smiled a little and her fingers quickly tapped on her touch keyboard.
âIn order to prevent the occurrence of pervert incidents, please do it by yourself, Mr. Hoyle. Mrs. Hoyle is very busy now.â
But Alan Hoyleâs face was more than an inch thick, âWarmly welcome Mrs. Hoyle to play with me, cooperate fully with her husband and never resist.â
âDream on.â
âThereâs no need for me to dream my beautiful wife, because I know.â
Okay. She could never win against him when it came to flirting. She could only step down gracefully and sent him, âGlib-tongued.â
She thought, why didnât she discover he had such behavior five years ago?
Alan took his bath in enjoyment. The tiredness in his whole body was gone and he was refreshed. He already knew his wifeâs whereabouts. Without waiting for her to point out, he had quietly climbed up to the roof.
The night had spread and the sky was dark. The moon hid behind the clouds, and a few stars flickered.
Candles were on the roof and the dim lights shone their small world into a dreamy one.
On the marble table, food on the plates overflowed with fragrance and it floated in the air.
All the candles were heart-shaped. The center of the marble table was placed another heart-shaped.
His baby bent down and finished the last touch, then sighed with satisfaction, as if a huge project had been completed.
Alan approached her without making a sound, then pulled her into his arms. His action came a bit sudden and she screamed in fright.
When she realized it was him, she angrily punched him in the chest, âWhy didnât you say a word that youâve come up?â