Chapter 120 - Someone She Liked

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Neil Mo was in the middle of a phone call when his friend, Henry entered his office. Seeing that his friend was in the middle of a discussion, Henry went over to the sofa and played with his phone.

Through his conversation and tone, Henry immediately guessed that Neil was talking to little Hazel's caretaker, Nanny Ann.

Henry was involved in investigating Nanny Ann's accident and knew that a driver had run over the red light and hit the old lady as she was crossing the road. The driver panicked and run.

Fortunately, the police were able to track the driver and the driver was taken to justice.

Because of Nanny Ann's accident, Neil had to look for a new caretaker for Hazel and that was how Edith Qian came and live with Neil and Hazel. According to their agreement, Edith was supposed to live in to look after Hazel until Nanny Ann was well enough.

Henry raised a brow when he realized that the two months period was almost over. Soon, Nanny Ann would return and the kindergarten teacher will return to her place in A City.

Then, the reason his friend was on the phone with Nanny Ann was to inquire about the old lady's condition.

Henry stood up and walked over to the table as the phone call ended. He sat down without being invited and looked at his friend. "Nanny Ann is returning to L City soon?"

Neil heaved a long sigh as if something heavy was weighing in his mind. "Hmm," Neil nodded. He shot Henry an annoyed look and spoke again, "Don't you know that eavesdropping is not nice?"

Henry merely chuckled at the question. "Nanny Ann is recovering well and will be able to return soon. You don't have to worry about Hazel. But," Henry paused and gave his friend a look over. "You don't look too happy about it."

"Who said I was not too happy about it?"

Henry touched the tip of his nose as he watched his grumpy friend. His mood was clearly not good and he still did not want to admit it. For a few seconds, Henry was wondering what was wrong with his friend and what happened to make him this upset.

"Why are you here?" Neil asked as the silence between them lasted for a few seconds.

"Of course I'm here to give you my report," Henry said. He pulled out a stack of documents from his bag and placed them on the table. "I have already completed what you asked me to do. Edward Xiao's family had took left the country and took the flight to Country T last week. As for Edward Xiao… he will be on trial. Once he was proven guilty, they were going to put him in prison for a couple of weeks before someone will bring him out in secret."

Neil browsed through the documents and his expression grew stern. Although everything was according to plan, Neil was still anxious that something might go wrong. If someone caught Edward Xiao or knew about his plan, he would be in a perilous position.

"Don't worry. The person who helped us is definitely trustworthy," Henry tried to convince. He tapped his fingers on the desk twice and stopped. "But are you sure you want to let Edward Xiao join his family in T Country? What if he changed his mind and run away?"

"He won't." Neil sneered. "If he tried to run away, he won't be getting his money. Moreover, someone is already watching his family in T Country. If he decided to go back on our agreement, he and his family will be getting into trouble."

"Whatever you are planning to do, just be careful," Henry reminded. "A few people are watching your move. Moreover, some high-rank officers were interested in Edward Xiao."

"Do you know who they are?"

Henry shook his head. "I don't dare to investigate further at this point. We need to step carefully if we wanted to figure out what really happened to Adam and his wife. Let's not beat the grass and startle the snake."

Neil nodded and the two continued to discuss further into their plan.

After a lengthy discussion, Henry glanced at his wristwatch and noticed that he had spent longer than he intended. 

"When will your parents return to Z Town?" Henry asked. 

"Tomorrow. My father had a routine check-up at the hospital in the morning. They were planning to return to Z Town if everything is fine with his check-up."

"They have been staying in L City for a few weeks and I haven't paid them a visit." Henry heaved a long sigh. Then, he turned to his friend and smiled. "Should I come with you and have dinner at your place?"

"Suit yourself."

"Then, don't forget to tell your mother that I will be coming for dinner."

Neil composed a short message to his mother and shifted his attention back to his computer.

"Right. I almost forgot." Henry leaned forward and stared at his friend with his bright eyes. "Neil, can you give me Teacher Qian's contact number?"

His fingers paused at the keyboard and the words he wanted to type suddenly disappeared from his mind. Neil turned to his friend and cocked a brow. "Why do you need Teacher Qian's number? Don't tell me that you are still thinking of recruiting her to your firm."

Neil was reminded of the way Edith had taken down an armed teenage boy with only a few swift moves. He could not deny that if Edith quit her job as a kindergarten teacher and worked for Henry, she would do very well as a female bodyguard.

"Of course not," Henry scoffed. 

Neil released a breath of relief. "Hazel would be upset if you take her teacher away from her."

Henry clicked his tongue. "I already asked. Miss Qian said she had no interest in a dangerous job like a bodyguard. Her grandfather would not like it."

There was a slight crease on Neil's face. 

It seemed that the two were quite close for Edith to discuss her grandfather with Henry. That silly woman had never told him about this matter.

Neil narrowed his eyes as he stared absentmindedly at the files.

Henry, of course, was unable to detect his friend's mood change. He leaned forward and smiled. "Teacher Qian seemed like a nice woman. Therefore, I'm thinking of pursuing her."

"What?" Neil lifted his head and wonder if he had perhaps misheard things. His ear caught Henry mentioning a few reasons why he should pursue the kindergarten teacher, but his head was tuning out whatever Henry had said.

"Neil, are you listening to me?"

Neil snapped out of his trance when Henry rapped his knuckles on the table. "I am," he lied and looked away.

"Then, what do you think?"

When he tried to think of his friend and Edith together, Neil felt very uncomfortable.

"I think you should forget your idea." 

"Why?"

"It would not work. Teacher Qian will not like you," Neil said.. "She… already has someone she liked."

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