Chapter 232 - I Haven't Agreed

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Once they entered the room, Edith walked over to Neil. Her finger poked at his waist as she gave him an inquiring gaze. "When did I become your fiance?"

He stared back at her expression and let out an inaudible sigh upon noticing that she was not disturbed by his sudden claim in front of others. "You don't like it?"

Initially, Neil had only introduced Edith as his fiancee so that his Eldest Auntie will not have any idea about him. His Eldest Auntie had come over with two young girls following her. One of them was his cousin, but he did not recognize the other girl.

After studying the situation, it was not hard for Neil to figure out that his Eldest Auntie had come over to visit them for two different reasons.

One was to ask him to employ her daughter, and another was to set him up with a girl. Unfortunately for his Eldest Auntie, Neil did not even give her the chance to introduce the girl who sat quietly beside his cousin.

"I haven't agreed to it," Edith said.

Neil went closer to Edith until they were standing toes to toes. He lowered his head and looked at the woman in front of him with an intense gaze. "If you're not going to marry me, then who else are you going to marry?"

Edith swallowed, wondering if Neil had suddenly turned into a domineering president. 

His hand was holding her waist as he pulled her closer to him. It was as if he would not stop staring at her until he got the answer he was waiting for.

Edith curled her lips into a smile. "Then, you have to ask me properly. The last time you ask didn't count. I'm one of those girls who looked forward to a romantic proposal. Darling, if you want me to agree, you need to give me a proper proposal."

His brow raised. Suddenly, Neil found that he was in trouble. He did not know how to give a proper, romantic proposal.

"How do you want me to do it?"

Edith raised her shoulders to shrug. "It's your job to think about it. Surprise me. If I'm happy with your proposal, then perhaps I will say yes." She saw the troubled look on his face and asked, "Are you not willing to do it?"

"It's not that." Neil frowned. "I just didn't know how to do it."

"Then…" Edith paused and poked her fingers on his chest. "You have to study it properly."

Just then, a knock was heard coming from the door. 

Edith took a step back from Neil and turned towards the door. A shy look appeared on her face when she met Sophie's teasing gaze. 

"What are you guys doing in here?" Sophie asked as she sauntered in. "The two of you are planning to get married anyway. What's the use of staying in a separate room?"

Edith's face turned another shade redder. 

This was Neil's parents' house and Edith wanted to be very reserved in front of her elders. 

Sophie seemed to notice her embarrassment and smiled. "I'm not that old fashioned."

A few days ago, she had a long chat with Hazel and found out that the couple had already shared the same bedroom. To suddenly assign Edith to a guest room would be too cruel to her son. 

Anyway, from the moment Sophie knew that her eldest son was seeing a girl, she had already prepared herself to plan a big wedding. At her age, Sophie was hoping that she would be surrounded by more grandchildren and Hazel will need a brother or sister to play with.

"It's fine. Tonight, I'll just accompany Hazel to sleep," Edith said quickly. 

"Don't worry about Hazel. She will be sleeping with us. After all, we don't get to spend a lot of time with her." Sophie turned at her son and the amiable smile quickly disappeared. "What are you standing around for? Go and bring Edith to your room and let her have some rest."

A mischievous smile curled on Neil's lips. He entwined his hands with Edith and was about to lead her to his room when his mother suddenly turned around.

"That's right." Sophie stopped. "Your father is looking for you to discuss some company's matters."

…

In another part of Z Town…

Mike pushed aside the mahjong tiles scattered on the table aside and watched as his friends took a seat in front of him. Earlier, James had driven him to George Bei's place.

His friend, George has been living alone since his wife passed away years ago. His only son was working in Country C as a researcher and was unable to take a few days of vacation to return home and celebrate Chinese New Year with him.

George Bei will be alone and his place would be the perfect spot for them to gather their friends.

There were mahjong tiles on the table, a few cans of beer, and packets of snacks and other foods scattered on the table. However, instead of playing a few games of mahjong like what he had told his granddaughter, Mike and his group were doing something else.

"Thank you all for coming," Mike said as he lowered his head slightly. "I know that at this time every one of you should be spending your time with your family. But here you are…"

"Old Qian, don't say such words. To tell you the truth, we were glad to be here and help you," James said. "If we stay around at home, there's a huge chance that we have to listen to our wife's nagging."

A few others started to laugh as they heard James' words.

"Old Qian, we have been working on this case for years," another spoke. "Just like you, we wanted to find the answers to our questions. Moreover, we have watched Rachel as she grew up beside you. We wanted to find justice for her as well."

Mike felt his eyes stung. He was grateful that he had such good friends who were willing to help him. The first time he had gathered everyone and asked for their help to investigate his daughter's death, every one of them had quickly agreed. None of them questioned his decision to re-investigate Rachel's death when they know that Rachel passed away in an accident.

At this time, his good friend, George, put his hand on Mike's shoulder and gave him a few pats. 

"Old Qian, we have gathered the information you wanted," George said. "Tell us… what are you planning to do next."

Mike picked up the stack of paper that he had received earlier. There was a profile of a man written on the first page.. Mike continued to stare at the man's photo and gradually, his eyes grew darker.

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