Chapter 119 - Neil's Thought

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With enough rest and gentle care, the swelling on her ankle reduced a lot. Although Sophie was still worried about her ankle, Edith had convinced the old lady that she would be fine and thus was allowed to go to kindergarten.

Anyway, the school break will start next week and Edith wanted to spend a little more time with her students.

The moment she arrived at the kindergarten, Lily appeared and pulled her aside. 

"Alright, you have a lot to explain to me, young lady." Lily crossed her arms on her chest and slanted her eyes.

Edith looked at her friend who was giving her a threatening gaze and suddenly did not know whether she should laugh or cry. "What's there to explain? Didn't I tell you everything?"

"No. You only chose to explain what you want to explain and skip a whole lot of details. I'm here now, so don't think about escaping. Edith Qian, you better tell me what did—"

Lily's words were left unfinished as Edith had placed a finger on her lips. She followed her friend's gaze and saw that two kids were staring at them curiously. The little girl beside them had an anxious look on her face. It was as if Hazel was worried that her favorite teacher was bullied. 

Seeing that Hazel might misunderstand her action, Lily took a step back and a gentle smile suddenly curled on her lips.

However, Hazel was still anxious. The look on her face was silently asking whether her Teacher Qian had done something wrong.

Lily touched her nose, wishing that she was not that fierce in front of the kids just now. However, she was a little bit too excited after hearing that her good friend's plan to confess to someone.

After announcing that she was going to confess, Edith seemed to avoid her calls and ignoring her messages. Lily had no other choice but to find her friend the first thing in the morning. 

"Don't mind them," Alex, tugged at Hazel's hand softly, making her turn to him. "The two of them are sometimes like that. But they are not quarreling."

Lily shot a grateful look at her son.

"Sometimes, adults talked like this," Alex continued. He put his hands on Hazel's and gave it a soft tug. "Let's go inside the class first." 

Hazel looked at the boy with uncertainty. "Are you sure?" 

"Un." Alex nodded. "Rest assured. I won't lie to you."

Anyway, he had known Auntie Edith ever since he was a baby and had grown up watching their relationship. There were at times when the two would talk loud and would seem as if they were getting into a fight, but his mother had assured him that sometimes, best friends would talk like this.

They were close enough that they would not mind each other's critique, scolding, or honest words.

His mother was someone who adored Auntie Edith. Where would his mother dare to do anything harmful to her good friend?

Edith saw that Hazel was still hesitant and knew that the little girl was genuinely worried for her.

"Hazel, Alex, you two go in and help me to wipe the wipe the tables and chairs, can you do that?" Edith said.

The little girl considered for a while and nodded. "I know. I will do my best to wipe cleanly." 

Once the two kids disappeared into the building, Lily turned to her friend and the interrogation began.

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MH Headquarters

The phone on his desk buzzed and Neil shifted his gaze from the documents in his hand. Once he saw the name on the screen, Neil swiftly tapped his finger on the screen to read the message.

His expression softened when he received news from Driver Tang that both Edith and Hazel arrived at the kindergarten safely. Though he could see that Edith was no longer wobbling as she walked, Neil was still worried that her ankle would still hurt.

His mother had volunteered to call her friend, Headmistress Fu, and take a few days off for Edith to let her rest her ankle. However, the girl had convinced them that her ankle was no longer hurting.

Neil was worried that Edith was only pretending at home to show everyone that her ankle was fine. After all, the girl can be really stubborn when she wanted to. 

He had no other choice but to ask Driver Tang to look after Edith. It was only when Driver Tang had reported that Edith could walk around just fine that Neil was relieved.

Assistant Shawn who was in the middle of reporting a few important tasks froze when he saw a slight smile on his boss's face. This smile was not as scary as the one he had flashed to him not too long ago, but Assistant Shawn was still frightened when he saw this smile.

"P-President Mo," Assistant Shawn called when he noticed that his boss was staring at the documents in his hand in silence.

"Hmm?"

Assistant Shawn had goosebumps as he saw the smile on his boss's face. He took a deep, shaky breath to calm down and asked, "Is everything alright? Should I continue my report?"

Neil snapped out of his trance and focused on the documents in his hand. Then, he waved his hand. "No need. I know what to do next."

The assistant nodded and was about to turn to the door when he heard the President called out his name. "President Mo, is there something else?"

Neil tapped his fingers on the table and spoke. "I need you to check on Nanny Ann's condition and see when is she able to return."

Assistant Shawn nodded before he walked out. As the door shut close, a slight frown appeared on Neil's face. He was reminded of his conversation with the kindergarten teacher a few nights ago and was suddenly anxious that the time seemed to pass by so quickly.

He had promised Nanny Ann that she can come back to look after Hazel the moment she was well enough to come back to work. Nanny Ann had promised that she would return after two months. 

Once Nanny Ann returned, then, Edith had to leave. He had no reason to keep her in with him.

When he first knew Edith, he had thought that she was an honest and serious person. She would often help and advise him with Hazel's matter. These days, his relationship with his niece had gotten a lot better because of Edith's help.

After living together with Edith for a while, Neil realized that there were many sides to her.

Neil was known to be a man of a few words, but just like Hazel, he became comfortable and turned talkative with Edith. 

Hazel loved having Edith around. Though he did not want to admit it, he too liked having her around. When he thought about her leaving in a few weeks, Neil realized that there was a large part of him that did not want her to leave after the two months contract ended.

Just that.... what can he do to make her stay?

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