âFor grandmother.â
âFor grandmother?â Didnât this little thing just say that she wouldnât deliberately please the old lady?
Then what did these flowers mean?
The little girl smiled sweetly and said, âYep! But I didnât have enough pocket money and can only buy one, and the other one was given to me by the florist auntie.â
Ada was a little bit confused about what was inside the little thingâs mind. Everyone said that adult world was the most complicated. Was it possible that the brain structure of a creature like children was also very special?
In the residence, Mrs. Hoyle had people prepared various snacks early in the morning. For some reason, she suddenly felt a little guilty after she said so heavy words to the child in Luo City.
In the past, she didnât even bother to know anything about the child. But today, she was very interested in listening to Aoba telling her the little naughty girlâs fantastic and amusing stories. Each story stunned her.
âIs she as smart as you said? Youâre not lying to make me happy, are you?â
Aoba chuckled, âFacts speak louder than words. Youâll find that this child is simply a child prodigy.â
Mrs. Hoyle never expected that when the child entered the door, she called her âgrandmotherâ sweetly and took out a small bouquet of gillyflower from her back, giving it to her.
âDid you teach her?â
âI donât need to, itâs her own idea.â Ada laughed and told her the scene on the road again.
It really surprised Mrs. Hoyle to find a six-year-old child could have this thought. She asked a servant to find a vase and put the gillyflowers in. Then she smiled and asked Annie.
âHow do you know I like these flowers?â
âOlive said that gillyflower is a motherâs flower. Every Motherâs Day and Luo Cityâs grandmaâs birthday, as well as the first day of the New Year, Olive will personally select a bouquet of gillyflower for grandma. Iâll also use my New Yearâs money to buy it for grandma in Luo City. And Jiangchengâs grandmother, youâre dadâs mother. I give you flowers to thank you for giving a great daddy. But I donât have much pocket money today, so I can only buy a few.â When the little girl said the last sentence, she blushed with embarrassment.
On her Motherâs Day or birthday, her children would also order their secretaries or call the flower shop to send a bouquet of this kind of flower to her. But in the end, it was give through other people and it was unlike this little girlâs two flowers. Although they were few and the packaging wasnât gorgeous enough, it made her feel a different feeling in her heart.
Perhaps, she had really missed something?
When Alan was having a meeting in the conference room, Olive was sitting in his office. Taking advantage of this early time gap, she turned on the laptop that she carried with her and handled some emails and hotel affairs.
The moment Ivy pushed the door in, she was startled, âWhy are you here?â
Ivy smiled, âWell, Iâm also a minority shareholder of the Hoyle Group, so why canât I come? Or, am I not welcomed?â
Olive pretended to be angry, âLook at what you said. Are you looking for Alan? Heâs in a meeting now.â
âI know, I come to see you. How about we go out to find a place to sit?â Ivy suggested.
âSure. Give me a minute.â Olive replied the last email and turned off the laptop. Pulling a blank paper from the printer, she left words for Alan and put it under the mouse.
The two of them sat in a café near Hoyleâs group and found seats by the window.
Ivy stirred the coffee in his hand, but his eyes looked out the window. The sunlight from June hit the wall of Hoyle Groupâs building, reflecting a dazzling light.
âWhen I was young, my favorite thing to do was to take the three-stop bus when school was over and come here to wait for my father to get off work. At that time, he hadnât bought a car yet. He obviously was a senior manager already, but he still rode a bicycle to work every day, saying that he could exercise. My mother died early, so my father was both a father and a mother. Because he was afraid that I would be treated bad, even though there were many women who pursued him, he had refused to remarry for me. No matter how hard he worked, he would always drive me to the market and buy my favorites. At that time, I thought, when I grew up, I could earn money to support myself and I must find a partner for my father. But unfortunately, he didnât wait until that day.â
A deep sadness spread all over this manâs face. He had never told her a lot about his family and past.
Olive suddenly didnât know how to comfort him, âIvyâ¦â
âDo you see it? That window, the second one from the left on the 17th floor. He fell from there and died on the spot. That was my 18th birthday. He even promised me that morning that he would get off work and come home early to celebrate my birthday. He was such a cheerful person. He told me that an eighteen-year-old boy can date already and he wouldnât object if I bring home a girlfriend. He was very honest. In the business field, someone wanted to give him a commission. He always acted according to the rules, so I never believe that he committed suicide to avoid punishment.â
Perhaps that the man at this time suddenly had a strong desire to talk and Olive didnât say anything but just listened quietly, listening to him talk about the dusty past.
You would get sick if you held back your thoughts for a long time. Maybe, you would feel better after you said it.
Ivy said, âI really hated the Hoyle at that time. I thought they made my father be a scapegoat in order to escape from the crime. I even suspected that it was Albert Hoyle who murdered my father. I wanted to personally kill him, but Albert Hoyle unexpectedly died half a year later. Then the Hoyle experienced turmoil and they were fighting with themselves. At that time, I was thinking, this was the best way to defeat Hoyle Group. But a year later, Alan who disappeared, returned to Hoyle Group and turned the tide. Swiftly and resolutely, he kicked out a few uneasy elements and brought back Hoyle Group to the right track, developing it even better than when it was in his fatherâs hands. Olive, youâre truly right about this person.â
Olive was taken aback, âWhy do you involve me again?â
âBecause Iâve always been angry with him for my fatherâs death. Over the years, Iâve actually stabbed Hoyle Group in the back. But Alan Hoyle told me, the hatred was old scores of the previous generation and there was no need to leave it to the next generation. I suddenly felt that his heart was much wider than mine. To be honest, if I were Alan Hoyle and knew that Finn Meyer had done so many unforgivable things to the Hoyle Family, I would immediately personally end him, instead of letting any law try to judge him, so that he could still live a few more days.â
âBut are the results different?â
With Finn Meyerâs crimes which were murdering and selling goods, smuggling and trafficking, they were enough to give him a death sentence.
Ivy chuckled, âMaybe. Everyone thinks differently.â
âHave you investigated about your fatherâs matter?â Olive asked carefully. Alan never told her about the truth. He just told her that everything would pass.
âYes. Iâve wronged Alan and his father.â It was just that he could no longer kill his enemies personally.
He paused and smiled, âSo, I fulfill my promise and be friends with him. Itâs just that he didnât expect me to give him 15% of the capital that I have in my hand. Go back and tell him that Iâll use Sean Davisâs real name to represent my father and return to Hoyle Group. He doesnât need to give me another position, just return my fatherâs seat to me.â
âSure. As long as you donât become enemies, heâll do anything what I said.â Olive was very happy that the two men could shake hands and make peace. âOr, letâs have lunch together. Right, whereâs Dave?
He should have come to Jiangcheng too. Invite him too.â
âNext time. Thereâll be opportunities in the future. Heâs now asking about some investigations results as the police station. He just called to ask me picking him up and taking him to the airport. This man is going to be a father soon. You guys just wait for red envelopes.â
This shocking news stunned Olive. âSeriously? Then when will he marry Xenia? He canât let her give birth to a child out of wedlock.â
Ivy laughed, âThis man is crazily happy now. Isnât he hurrying back to propose Xenia now?â
It turned out that two hours ago, Dave Chou, who had just arrived at the police station, suddenly received a call from Xenia. This woman didnât say anything, she just cried and cried. After she cried, she directly hung up the call.
Dave was confused and worried. So he quickly called her back.
At first, Xenia didnât pick up. It was only after his fourth call that she picked up and her crying had become a sob.
If this was in the past, Dave would be very annoyed when a woman cried. He would think that she was the most terrifying creature in the world for bursting into tears.
But since he met Xenia Boswell, he had been completely out of touch. Her cries made him feel distraught. A rough man became as soft as water.
âXenia, donât cry. Did someone bully you? Tell me, Iâll go home immediately to kick their butt for you.â
Xenia roared on the phone, âKick yourself on the butt. Dave Chou, I hate you so much.â
âHey, didnât you say that you like me last night? Why do you suddenly hate me? Baby, you canât change your heart so quickly, Iâll be sad.â
âI hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you so much.â
A string of hates was said through her gritted teeth. Dave could even hear the sound of stomping feet over there, as if she was going to step on him to break his bones.
âOkay, okay. Fine that you hate me. But baby, you have to give me a reason why you hate me. Didnât we already say that we wonât mention the past anymore and start again? Itâs only been a few days, so why are you saying you hate me again? Or is it because I do something not good enough that it makes you angry? Tell me and Iâll change. Okay?â
There was indeed a big gap in their age difference, but he still needed to coax his girl.
âDave Chou, Iâm only 22 and youâve made me pregnant with your child. Youâre an old man already but lack of virtue. My beautiful youth is destroyed by you. I havenât even enjoyed my life enough, but you make me pregnant. Why are you so heartless? You just think about your heir, right? Have you ever thought about me? Iâm so young and will soon become a faded old womanâ¦â The more Xenia talked, the guiltier she felt. The more she talked, the angrier she got. She cried again, âDave Chou, I donât want this child. I want to get rid of him.â
Dave would be really anxious for the next week, âNo. Letâs talk about this. Letâs talk slowly. Slowly, okay? Donât be impulsive, okay?â