Chapter 126 - Continuing The Contract?

Read novel online free fast updates at novelhall.com or NovelTeam.Net

"Why do you suddenly wanted to eat Italian food?" Edith asked as she looked around the surroundings. Her voice was soft, almost like a whisper, but Neil could still hear them.

"Teacher Qian, you have indeed been very absent-minded today," Neil looked at the woman in front of him and smiled. "Earlier, Hazel mentioned that she would like to eat pizza. This is why we came here. The pizza in this restaurant is the best in town.

Edith turned to the little girl beside her, as if asking her if it was true.

"Teacher Qian, did you not hear what I said in the car?" Hazel tilted her head and stared back at her with an adorable look on her face.

"Sorry. I have something on my mind earlier and I did not hear what you say." Edith gathered the little girl in her embrace and gave a kiss on Hazel's cheek, causing the little girl to giggle.

"What are you thinking about?" Hazel asked.

"I was worried about my grandpa. He went fishing a while ago and had just returned today."

Neil listened to their conversation and recalled the bag that Edith had carried with her earlier. He immediately guessed that Edith's grandfather was a fan of fishing and took note of the old man's hobby.

The food arrived a while later and Neil watched as Edith helped Hazel with her food before she ate her portion. Seeing the way the two girls were having fun while eating their pizza brought a smile to his face.

Neil was aware of how much his niece had adored and loved the kindergarten teacher. Suddenly, he could imagine that Hazel would return being the quiet girl once the contract was up and Edith left their place.

As if noticed that someone was watching her, Edith raised her head and her gaze met with Neil's. Seeing that the man was staring at her, Edith suddenly panicked. 

"W-what's wrong? President Mo, why are you looking at me like that?" Edith grabbed a napkin and wiped at the corner of her mouth. "Something at my face?" She turned to Hazel and checked with the little girl.

"I am just making sure that you are eating properly," Neil spoke and shifted his gaze away. "I worry that you would hold yourself from eating and chose to eat instant noodles in the middle of the night." 

Her lips twitched upon hearing his remark. "Don't worry. Today I am planning to eat to my heart content." 

"Hmm… please do," Neil spoke languidly. "You can order more if it was not enough for you. Don't worry about the price. This place is not as expensive as the private kitchen we visited previously."

"Then, I won't hold back." She gritted her teeth, picked up another slice of pizza, and took a big bite on it as she was imagining biting the man in front of her. 

"Remember to eat slowly. Don't choke on your food."

Just as Neil finished saying that, Edith felt something stuck on her throat and started to cough. A glass of water appeared in front of her and Edith looked up to see Neil's worried gaze.

"What did I just tell you?" Neil frowned. He watched Edith drank half of the water and calmed down when he saw that she was alright.

Edith stared at the man in irritation. She would be fine if he did not mention choking on food. Wasn't he the reason she got her food stuck in the windpipe? 

Meanwhile, Hazel gave a disapproving look at her uncle and shook her head slowly when she saw the way her uncle had made her teacher upset. She did not fully understand what the two were talking about, but seeing her teacher grew upset was not a good thing.

He had told her that he was going convince her teacher to stay with them after their two months period ended, but with the way her teacher was looking at her uncle right now, Hazel was sure that her teacher would reject her uncle's request if he had brought up the matter.

Hazel seemed to recall her father tried to coax her mother with a big bouquet of roses. When she had asked him about the flower, her father had told her that he had made her mother upset. Her father then said that a good man should not make a woman upset.

Since her uncle had made her teacher upset and did not try to coax her, doesn't that make her uncle a bad guy?

As the thought came to her mind, Hazel started to worry again.

It seemed that she will need to talk to her uncle and advise him on how to talk to a girl.

…

The three of them went back home after dinner. 

Seeing that Hazel was tired after accompanying her to the mall, Edith went to help the little girl to get ready for bed. She stayed around with Hazel and read her a book to sleep.

When the little girl had settled, Edith walked out of the room and closed the door behind her softly. Then, she walked downstairs to fetch herself a glass of water.

Neil Mo was sitting at the bar counter as she entered the kitchen. He lifted his head and smiled as he watched Edith walked in.

"Don't worry. I am not here to eat instant noodles."

Neil chuckled upon hearing her snarky words. He had seen the amount of food she had eaten at the restaurant and knew that she would be too full to eat anything else. He watched as she poured herself a glass of water and waited until she had finished drinking.

"Teacher Qian," Neil called when he saw that she was about to leave. He saw that she was still a bit angry at him and smiled. "Stay around for a little while." The smile on his face gradually disappeared and his expression looked more serious. "I have something to discuss with you."

Sensing the change in his mood, Edith was suddenly worried. The annoyance she had suddenly disappeared. "What is it?"

"About our agreement," Neil paused to study her expression. "Previously, it was agreed that you were going to stay here to look after Hazel for two months until Nanny Ann was well enough."

Edith replied with a soft hum.

"I was thinking... Would you consider continuing this contract to look after Hazel?"

Edith stared at the man in surprise. "What about Nanny Ann? Is she not returning?"

"Nanny Ann will return to look after Hazel," Neil said. "But Nanny Ann will only look after Hazel after the school hour until the time I returned home from work. However, I am still worried about Hazel. Especially after that incident a few weeks ago."

Edith immediately knew that Neil was talking about the incident where Hazel was almost kidnapped by that man.

"Teacher Qian, I have seen the way you interacted with Hazel. My niece trusted you.. Right now, the girl was still traumatized and would not dare to walk around without you by her side. Could you consider staying around until Hazel is a lot better?"

Read novel fast updates at novelhall.com or NovelTeam.Net