Chapter 111\u00a0<\/p>\n
That day, apart from conducting interviews, Bethany hadn\u2019t expected to dine alone with a colleague.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Porter, you can just call me by my name,\u201d Nora said, smiling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany smiled back. \u201cAlright. You can call me by my name, too. At work, I\u2019m the CEO, but after hours, we\u2019re equals.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora liked this kind of straightforward boss very much. \u201cOkay, Bethany.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evan usually loved to eat, but that day, despite the small cakes and various meats laid out in front of him, his eyes were fixed unblinkingly on Nora across the table. It was as though he feared that the moment he blinked, she would disappear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora found it curious. She asked, \u201cDo I look a lot like your mom?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At this point, Evan had calmed down somewhat. \u201cYes, very much!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora sensed that this wasn\u2019t an appropriate topic. Perhaps the child\u2019s mother had already passed away, so she did not pursue it further.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany was likewise unaware of Evan\u2019s history. She could only look after the child while chatting idly with Nora.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve been overseas all these years. Why did you decide to return? There should be better opportunities abroad,\u201d Bethany said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At least, she herself could not offer investment\u2013bank\u2013level pay.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora seemed used to the question. She explained, \u201cMy whole family has moved back, and I\u2019m planning to return to marry my boyfriend. He wants to build his career here, so I came back\u00a0<\/p>\n
with him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations. Are you getting married soon?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably by the end of next month,\u201d Nora replied frankly. \u201cWould this affect my work at Elysian?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot at all,\u201d Bethany said, shaking her head. \u201cYou don\u2019t strike me as someone who\u2019d become a full\u2013time housewife after marriage.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora smiled. \u201cExactly. It might be nice, but it\u2019s not for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, Bethany\u2019s remaining doubts were fully dispelled. She sent Silas a message. After all,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 111\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evan was his nephew, and he knew the situation best.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the meal ended, Bethany took the initiative to settle the bill as Nora instinctively\u00a0<\/p>\n
reached for her wallet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She asked, \u201cHow much? I\u2019ll split it with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need,\u201d Bethany said. \u201cLet\u2019s call it a welcome\u2013back dinner. If you really feel bad about it, you can treat me next time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was just a meal, and without Evan, they wouldn\u2019t have been there together at all\u2014so it was only right that Bethany paid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Evan was holding Bethany\u2019s hand, his eyes never left Nora.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMay I know your name?\u201d He seemed to have finally accepted that she was not his mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora gently ruffled his short hair. \u201cOf course. My name is Nora. You can call me Ms. Nora.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evan quietly etched that name into his memory. \u201cMs. Nora, where do you live?\u201d he asked, still unwilling to give up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The question was cut short by the late\u2013arriving Silas. \u201cSorry, I\u2019m late. Evan, it\u2019s rude to ask someone for their address like that. Are you looking for trouble?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Usually intimidated by Silas, Evan spoke up stubbornly this time. \u201cI have my reasons! She looks just like my mom!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas followed his gaze to Nora and said calmly, \u201cI\u2019m sorry for the trouble.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he lowered his head and warned Evan, \u201cDon\u2019t lie. You\u2019ve never even seen her. How can you say she looks like your mom? It\u2019s late. Have you finished your homework? Come home\u00a0<\/p>\n
with me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas lifted Evan up effortlessly. Evan struggled hard, and Bethany couldn\u2019t help but laugh at the sight. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Nora. You should head back now. See you tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nora glanced at Evan with a trace of sympathy. \u201cI\u2019m fine. Don\u2019t be angry with him. See you tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only after Nora disappeared into the distance did Evan burst into tears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEvan,\u201d Silas said sternly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Evan ignored him and kept crying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you so harsh?\u201d Bethany approached Evan and gently coaxed, \u201cAlright, alright. Be good. Don\u2019t cry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Evan jumped out of his uncle\u2019s arms and clung tightly to Bethany\u2019s hand. \u201cUncle Silas, I\u2019m not talking to you anymore!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He cried the entire ride home. Bethany stayed with him in the back seat while Silas drove.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas himself had never seen Evan\u2019s mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The matter was a deep wound in Julian\u2019s heart\u2013one he never dared to touch. All he knew was that one day his brother had brought home a baby, claiming it was from a former girlfriend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When their father demanded to know where the child\u2019s mother was, Silas still remembered\u00a0<\/p>\n
the sorrow on Julian\u2019s face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After that, Julian never remarried, though he claimed otherwise to the outside world. And Jeremy, for the sake of Evan, stopped pressing him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Exhausted from crying, Evan had fallen asleep by the time they reached the Brennan residence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany was about to carry Evan in when Silas stopped her. \u201cI\u2019ll do it. He\u2019s heavier than he looks. You won\u2019t manage.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t insist and followed him inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At this hour, Evan was already asleep, so Silas asked the housekeeper to look after the child.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a long phone call with Julian by the window, he suddenly turned and saw Bethany sitting in the garden, gazing up at the moon. He approached her quietly. \u201cIs it beautiful?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany turned in surprise, her eyes wide.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He chuckled softly. \u201cI meant the moon, not myself. I\u2019m obviously good\u2013looking.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany muttered, \u201cWhat a narcissist.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat? I didn\u2019t hear you. Say it again.\u201d He leaned closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her cheeks flushed. \u201cIf you didn\u2019t hear it, then forget it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He naturally took her hand. \u201cAlright. Let\u2019s make up. Don\u2019t torture me anymore. You avoiding me these days has been miserable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cW\u2013Who said I was avoiding you?\u201d Bethany replied awkwardly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was my fault,\u201d he said easily. \u201cI won\u2019t do it again. But you can\u2019t keep pushing me away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany lowered her head. \u201cI know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With their reconciliation, Silas finally relaxed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 111\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in the future, don\u2019t go touching people so casually,\u201d Bethany protested. She didn\u2019t think that the slap she had given him had been wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silas merely smiled faintly. \u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany fell silent, inexplicably sensing that he didn\u2019t appear bothered at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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