Chapter 268 - You Talked About Hazel For Hours?

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The two continued to discuss in Neil's study for more than two hours. Knowing that Edith might be worried or suspecting something, the two decided to stop their discussion.

Neil poured a glass of water and handed it over to Mike. He watched as Mike emptied the glass and asked, "Grandpa, are you not planning to tell Edith about her mother?"

"No," Mike said quickly. He placed the glass on the table with a thud and turned to Neil with a serious look on his face. "Edith shouldn't know about this matter."

"Grandpa…" Neil had wanted to coax Mike into coming clean to Edith. As the daughter, Edith deserved to know what had happened to her mother, doesn't she?

However, once he saw Mike's expression, Neil stopped himself.

"It's not that I wanted to keep this matter a secret from Edith. I told you, my granddaughter won't be able to take this. I want Edith to have a good memory of her mother." Mike paused and a bitter smile appeared on his face. "If she ever found out what had happened to her mother before she died, Edith would be sad."

Neil continued to stare at Mike. After a while, he finally promised that he will not let Edith know of the matter about her mother. 

Perhaps, someday, Edith will still know about what had happened to her mother, but as for now, Neil had decided to keep the matter a secret for Mike.

Maybe once that person was caught behind bars and can no longer escape his punishment, then, Neil will tell Edith about her mother.

Neil watched as Mike stood up from the sofa and recalled an important matter. "Grandpa, wait. You didn't bring along a change of clothes when you come. I'll get you a clean shirt for you."

Mike halted when he heard his words. It was then that he realized that though he was planning to stay in L City for a few days, he did not have a plan as to where he was going to stay.

Early that morning, Mike was hanging around Old Chen's noodle stall when he ran into both Lucas and Sophie. When he heard that Hazel was unwell, Mike decided to come over with the couple to visit the little girl.

He didn't even bother about his clothes or other stuff.

Initially, he was planning to leave early, went shopping for a few changes of clothes, and then head over to the nearest hotel to sleep. He didn't expect that his discussion with Neil to last for a long time.

Seeing that it was late, Mike could only agree to borrow a few clothes from Neil and crash over somewhere to sleep. At least his granddaughter would not worry if he stayed.

When he thought of the sleeping arrangement for that day, Mike was instantly unhappy. His granddaughter was actually tricked into living together with this man…

"That's right. You have been living together with my granddaughter for a while. The proposal has been made and my granddaughter had already agreed. When do you plan to get married?"

Although he had met Neil's parents and had seen how Neil and Edith had a good relationship, he was still worried that Neil was going to change his mind. Mike had seen the look on Edith's face and knew how much she had liked this man.

If Neil suddenly changed his mind about marrying, wouldn't Edith will have to suffer?

Neil cleared his throat. "I will let Edith decide about this thing. Grandpa, if it's going to make you feel relieved, we can always go and get our certificate first."

"No." Mike frowned. "Since you're planning to marry my granddaughter, then you should do it properly. Just discuss with your parents and pick up an auspicious date first."

Edith was his only granddaughter and he wanted the best for her.

The corner of Neil's lips tilted into a smile.

The old man can be a little adorable at times. Seeing Mike's overprotectiveness and love towards Edith made him wonder if he would act the same way if one day, Hazel would bring over a boy and introduced him as her boyfriend.

Then… what will happen if he had a daughter later?

As the thought appeared in his mind, Neil began to feel a sense of panic.

He quickly got rid of such thoughts from his mind and led Mike to the unit where his parents were staying. It didn't take him too long to find a few suitable clothes for Mike. Because his father often stayed over in L City, there were a few of his clothes that would suit Mike as well. Fortunately, their body build was around the same.

Once Neil had settled with Mike's sleeping arrangement, he went back to his unit and found that Edith was already waiting for him anxiously.

"What did you and my grandfather talk about?" Edith asked the moment she jumped off the bed.

"Grandpa wanted to know about Hazel," Neil said. "He seemed to worry about Hazel very much."

"Hmm… Grandpa once said that seeing Hazel would remind him of me of that time when I just lost my mother."

His expression softened as Neil heard Edith mentioned her mother. He put his hand on the back of her head and pulled Edith closer to his embrace. His expression then changed when he recalled the conversation he had with Mike earlier.

Edith would always have that gentle expression on her face when she mentioned her mother. 

"You talked about Hazel for hours?" Edith asked as she scrambled out of his embrace.

A helpless smile appeared on his face, knowing that he couldn't trick her and change the subject.

"Grandpa heard that I am investigating Attorney General Leng and he offered to help."

"Sorry. I didn't ask your opinion when I decided to tell my grandfather a few things about your matter," Edith said. "But Grandpa seemed very worried about Hazel and I slipped out a few things."

"It's fine." Neil stretched his hand to ruffle her hair. "Grandpa said he had a few friends and connections. He offered to help me to find some evidence against the General Attorney. With Grandpa's help, things will be much easier for us."

"Really?"

Neil replied with a soft hum. "It was as you said. Grandpa was worried about Hazel. When he heard of what happened, he wanted to help."

Edith nodded, finding that his explanation was believable. Just as she was in deep thought, the man's arms had already snaked around her waist. Edith tilted her head up with a puzzled expression and saw Neil's teasing smile.

"Grandpa had asked me something else as well."

"What ?"

"He wanted to know when will we be getting married." The smile on his face stretched up. "Edith Qian, when do you plan to be the rightful Mrs. Mo?"

Edith laughed. "Your mother has been asking me about this as well." She put a hand on his cheek and leaned to peck his lips.. "Didn't you said that you and that prosecutor were going to make a move soon? Let's talk about this again once everything ends."

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