Three days later, Harley met with Amos and Sugar Bun at Clearwater Bay.
Amos was sitting on the carpet playing with Sugar Bun.
Meanwhile, Harley sat on the sofa opposite them and watched them playing with much emotion.
âAmos, I really appreciate what you did this time. I owe you once, and Iâll repay you in the future!â
Amos did not look up at him and instead focused on Sugar Bun.
âWeâll see.â
Harley was speechless.
âAmos, I canât believe that youâre doing this. Do you really plan to look after the children at home forever?â
âWhy canât I?â Amos looked indifferent as he shrugged, âDonât you think that itâs harder to be a full-time father than it is to be working hard in the business industry?â
Harley was stunned, âIs it?â
âOf course! Your opponents at work have only one purpose, which is to get more profit! As long as you are able to comprehend that, everything can be solved. But will you know what your child wants?â
Harley glanced at Sugar Bun, who was currently trying to reach out to Amos.
Harley immediately walked over and handed Sugar Bun a small building block the same colour as the one Sugar Bun was holding, âHere you go!â
Sugar Bun shook his head and looked at Amos instead.
This time, Amos handed Sugar Bun the cup of water that had been placed next to him.
With that, Sugar Bun took two sips of water and continued to play!
Harley was really surprised and asked, âAmos, how did you know that he wanted to drink water?â
âBecause he has not drank any water for two hours. This is a habit of his!â
Harley nodded his head in realization, âWell, thatâs simple. Anyone with a child would understand.â
âThatâs not necessarily true! A child is always full of uncertainties!â
Sure enough, as soon as Amos finished his words, Sugar Bun reached out to Amos again. Amos laughed and asked Harley.
âCan you guess what he wants now?â
This time, Harley looked at the glass of water and then at the building blocks. Sugar Bun had just drank the glass of water, so he probably did not want anything to drink. Meanwhile, he had just finished playing with the building blocks in his hand, so it had to be that Sugar Bun wanted more building blocks!
With that, Harley took another building block and put it in Sugar Bunâs hands.
However, Sugar Bun refused the blocks once more and turned to Amos instead. Once again, Amos gave Sugar Bun the cup of water, of which he happily drank from.
Harley was lost for words and said, âYour son is dry as a bone!â
Amos rolled his eyes at Harley and explained, âHeâs just very thirsty today!â
After being rejected so many times, Harley was annoyed and displeased. He grumbled, âI donât believe you. I dare you to try it again!â
Before Harley could finish his words, Sugar Bun reached out again.
This time, Harley handed the cup directly to Sugar Bun without giving it much thought.
âI know that youâre thirsty today. Here, drink more water.â
To Harleyâs surprise, Sugar Bun shook his head once more!
âAre you making fun of your Uncle Louis? You only want to drink it if your father gives it to you, but not me!â
Sugar Bun shook his head and said, âUncle Louis, Iâm not thirsty anymore!â
âThen what do you want? Remember, children should not lie!â
Even before Harley could continue, Amos gave Sugar Bun a high five, accompanied by a loud, âGood work!â
âThank you, daddy!â
Harley looked confused and asked, âWhat are you two doing?â
Amos pointed at the blocks and explained, âHe had finished making the castle that grandpa taught him. Therefore, he wanted me to give him a high-five as congratulations!â
Harley was speechless.
This time, he was really convinced!
âArenât you worried about Eudora and the company? Her company was also affected by the incident with Heinz, wasnât it?â
Amos smirked, âDonât worry, She will handle it well.â
â¦
In the meantime, Eudora was indeed busy in the company. The company had finally returned to normal, and there were a lot of things to manage and plan out.
Besides, Clint informed them that he was going on a business trip.
It was in the same city as last time, but this time, they wanted Eudora to be there physically. Apparently, the head of the company wanted to apologize to her for wronging her.
He had totally forgotten about the influential women behind Mr. Granger!
Since Eudora happened to have some matters to attend to there, she agreed to tag along. However, they had a new project to discuss during that meeting that would take around half a month to settle. It would be even longer than the last tripâ¦
When she thought of what Amos did the last time, Eudora decided to find a way to have him agree to her trip when he expected it the least.
However, she couldnât think of a way to do so. How would she manage to catch him off guard?
After giving it some thought for the whole afternoon, Eudora went home dejected. When she drove past the market, she suddenly had an idea.
Thatâs right!
She could just bribe him with food!
Eudora immediately headed into the market and bought some ingredients to cook up a feast. On the road home, she quickly called Amos.
âHubby, tell Cindy not to cook tonight! I bought some ingredients and Iâll cook tonight!â
Amos raised an eyebrow and asked, âIs today a special occasion?â
âOf course not! Canât I cook on normal days? Iâve been quite busy recently with the company and I havenât been able to take care of you or the kids. Itâs my way of making up to you!â
She was being pretty nice!
Amos was relieved and agreed, âOkay! Iâll inform Cindy.â
After he hung up the phone, Amos informed Cindy immediately. Cindy was curious and asked, âWhen Mrs. Granger left this morning, she said that she would be busy for another two months. Where did she suddenly find the time to cook?â
Amos murmured, âMaybe she has an ulterior motive.â
Cindy was stunned, âWhat?â
Amos shook his head and said, âItâs nothing! Iâve approved Charlieâs leave, so you should go on a date with him!â
Cindy was surprised!
She covered her face abashedly and smirked, âCome on, President Granger, what are you talking about?â She didnât know that others would find out about her crush towards Charlie.
How did President Granger find out?
Now, he was even trying to set them up!
Amos was confused upon hearing what she said and asked, âWas I wrong? Eudora said that the two of you are interested in each other!â
In addition to her work recently, Eudoraâs attention had been focused on observing Charlie and Cindyâs relationship. She thought that they matched each other well.
She was pretty anxious about their romantic advances, even going as far as to nag Amos to set them up when he had the chance the first thing in the morning!
Hence, Amos did so â forcefully.
Cindy could only stomp her feet in a fit of annoyance and embarrassment, âWhy would Mrs. Granger say something like this?!â
Amos was startled.
âYou donât like him? Then I guess Iâll just ask Charlie not to go on a holiday!â
Cindy was taken aback upon hearing that.
âNo, President Granger! Thatâs not what I meant. He should take a break. Iâll leave first!â
After that, she ran away!
Amos was speechless.
Why was she so incoherent?
He had used up all his emotional intelligence on Eudora, so it was pretty expected that he had no idea how to help set others up. He had neither the patience nor the energy to consider what others were thinking.
When he saw Cindy running away, Amos remembered Eudora who had tried too hard in order to flatter him over the phone.
Oh Eudora, didnât she know that nothing came free in life? It was suspicious that she would suddenly be so nice to him!
Well, he was looking forward to seeing what she would pull this time!