âUncle Norton thinks too highly of me,â said Olive without batting an eyelid while smiling. Her heart muttered that could this woman not after the hotel? Or did she retreat to plan a bigger conspiracy?
No matter what, she knew that if a person was impersonating, their heart wouldnât be pure. No matter whether this woman was a goddess or demon, she would be forced to show her true self.
Norton wasnât happy. He finally had his daughter back at his side and wanted to give this property to her to make up for his guilt for so many years, but now that his daughter refused to accept, wasnât his hard work in futile now?
âWhatâs good working with those foreigners? Angel Hotel is originally what father wanted to leave to you. If you donât take over, who will?â
Susan smiled, âOlive is here. Olive is so capable that she must be able to manage the hotel better than me.â
Her gaze looked very sincere and no flaws were revealed, as if this were the truest thought in her heart.
But Olive felt because it was too sincere that it revealed traces of falsehood. âSusan, you canât say that.
After all, Iâm still an outsider, so it against the law. I was willing to take this burden because Uncle Norton was seriously ill and couldnât manage the business himself. Now that youâve returned and Uncle Nortonâs body is recovering day by day, no matter how, you guys canât just brush this off, right?â
Norton also chimed in, âOlive, you should persuade her, persuade her to quit her job at US. Working for somebody isnât as good as being a boss, right?â
The old manâs mindset was actually very simple. Because of his debts, he wanted to materially make up for his daughter who was sent away by him. In addition with his own body, although the doctor said that he had improved, how knew when it would relapse. This wasnât a sure thing.
And there was his good-for-nothing son. Although on the surface he had turned into a new leave, his head still thought of Angel Hotel. He wasnât an old fool just because he was sick. His mind was as clear as day. If Angel Hotel fell into his hands, it would be ruined in the future.
Therefore, he had to arrange some of his affairs as early as possible, otherwise he couldnât die contentedly.
While Olive wanted to see if this woman sincerely rejected or it was just a fake. She said, âYes, Susan.
Uncle Norton had told me since the beginning that Angel Hotel is a welcome home gift for you. If you refuse to accept it, Uncle Norton will feel guilty and sad.â
Susan looked at the old man, âFather, you actually donât have to blame yourself. Iâve heard about the past and you were forced into to do so. I donât blame you for loving mother very much. Iâm happy. My past adoptive parents were also very affectionate and treated me like their own child. I have a good life in those years living with them. Although we werenât especially rich, they never let me receive any hardships since I was little. So, father, you really donât have to blame yourself.â
âBut father still canât let you go.â Norton took Susanâs hand and felt very guilty. If he had known that her child was so sensible, he wouldnât send her away even if it killed him.
The only thing that could comfort him was his daughter to have met a good couple. If his body permitted and there was still a chance to go to the United States, he had to go to Susanâs adoptive parentsâ graves to bow and thank them for their kindness.
âSusan, you also know that Uncle Norton is sick and canât work too hard. If you donât accept this gift, he will always feel like he owes you something. You donât want an old man like him to have trouble sleeping and eating every day with such heavy burdens, right?â
âIâ¦â Susan felt awkward.
Olive didnât know if she was moved and she still waited for the result. She had a feeling that she wasnât in a hurry to occupy Angel Hotel. She even let people know that she had no attention to have the hotel.
Coupled with the keepsake and DNA identification, they made the Geve more convinced of her.
A person who wasnât greedy and unwilling could freely have happiness and it made the Geve couple feel guiltier about her.
This woman was either too scheming or there was someone instructed her behind her back.
Olive had never looked away from her since the start nor had she let go of every subtle changes on her face. This woman had never evaded her eyes and even looked at her straight on.
âOkay. Itâs settled then,â the old man made the final decision. âYou quit you job at the US and move back to live with your parents while Iâm still alive. And Olive does have a large amount of work. She has to take care of everything in the hotel now. Her man had long protested to me, saying that her work takes up too much time of his wife and they donât have enough time for dating.â
Susan laughed, âMr. Hoyle is a funny person.â
Olive asked, âDo you know him?â
Susan shook her head, âI donât. But Iâve heard a lot of stories about the two of you after I came to Luo City. Your love is a legend. A man like Mr. Hoyle was every womanâs dream of a perfect lover. I also hope that one day in the future, I can meet such a good man.â
Norton put his palm on hers and said with a smile, âWhen you come back, father will find one for you.
You donât have to be jealous of them.â
Susan thought for a while again and then she said, âFather, can you let me think again about the hotel?
Besides, even if I resign my current job, there must be a certain handover time. I canât just leave so.â
âThen donât submit any work transfer orders. Just directly send a resignation letter to the headquarters.
If thereâs a labor contract dispute and compensation is involved, donât be afraid, father will support you,â
Norton said to his daughter and couldnât wait for her to stay with him, for fear that she would run away.
Olive couldnât help thinking secretly, if the old man discovered that this daughter was fake one day, she didnât know how he would react after being happy for a while.
Chloe was right. She was afraid that the old manâs body wouldnât be able to withstand such blow. If he fell from the heaven to hell, normal people would be depressed for a while, even collapsed, let alone a sick old man.
She didnât intend to destroy their familyâs happiness, but she couldnât let the old man be deceived and the bad guys succeed. She didnât say anything now because she didnât want to alert them. She believed that there was someone behind Susanâs back. Susan was just a pawn.
One person couldnât set too big situation, they would neglect some things. But if there were more than one person who were involved, the situation was different.
âSusan, which American company you work for?â Olive chimed in, pretending to ask carelessly.
Susan answered, âIâm doing marketing in Corbett Company in the United States. Recently, we have business dealings with Luo City, so I came here. I really appreciate the Lordâs blessing and let me meet my biological parents.â
It was just one question, but she answered so long. She even emphasized on her blessed encounters, but she didnât know that in Oliveâs eyes, those kind of things were likely to be artificially designed.
âAre you a Christian?â
âMy parents believed in Christ, so I followed them to Christianity since I was a child, then I become a Christian. Olive, do you have a faith?â Susan asked back.
Olive said, âIâm an atheist. My mother is a Buddhist, and so is Auntie Lory, right?â
Susan smiled, âThatâs okay. Everyone has the freedom of belief and this isnât to be conflicted. Like different places have different cultures.â
âThatâs true,â Olive also smiled. It looked like the woman had a little difficulty in speaking, but it didnât hinder her meanings.
In the midst of their conversation, there was suddenly a beep sound in the office. There was no clock on the wall and it wasnât from a phone. Olive saw there was something hanging on the old manâs neck.
Red light flashed on the outer part and the sound came from it.
âOh, father, itâs time for you to take your medicine,â Susan opened her purse and took out a few small medicine bottles from it. She pour a few pills from each to her palm, then handed them to Norton and a glass of water.
Norton raised his head and put ten pills into his mouth, swallowing them with water, then he pressed the thing and the sound stopped.
The old manâs face glowed with love. He smiled at Olive and said, âI always forget to take medicine, so Susan bought this for me, adjusting the reminder time and asking me to wear it. As soon as this thing makes a noise, Iâll remember to take my medicine.â
If Olive ignored her doubts about Susan and just looked at this thing, she really thought that Susan was a very thoughtful person and unable to make people unhappy. She smiled and said, âYouâre so happy that your daughter is thoughtful.â
âOf course I am. Canât you see how much better I am now? I am blessed by God, letting me meet my daughter who had been lost for more than 20 years. It was all my faults back then,â Norton still blamed himself.
Susan sighed helplessly, âThere you go again, father. Iâve said it many times that I really donât blame you.â
She said it too relaxed. Olive didnât think that the moment you were stolen from your motherâs side and abandoned by your biological father, even if there were more compelling reasons, that you wouldnât have shadows in your heart?
âOkay, okay. Father knows how generous you are and you donât care about fatherâs fault. Olive, itâs getting late, Iâll take Susan for a stroll in the hotel. Donât forget to call that kid, Alan Hoyle,â said Norton and got up.
Susan also got up and bowed to Olive, âIâll see you later, Olive.â
âIâll see you later.â Olive escorted them to the door, keeping watching them until their backs disappear at the end of the corridor, then she turned around.
She returned to her office and Rou followed her in.
âOlive, was that the chairmanâs daughter who has been found back?â
âYeah. Whatâs wrong? Why do you come in her to gossip with me rather than do your work?â Olive pretended to scold her.