Chapter 277 - They Both Cowered

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Edith only noticed the night sky when she walked down the stairs. For a while, she was dazed. The sky was dark when she had left the hospital for Z Town. Then… she had not returned home for two nights.

"President Mo, Miss Qian," Assistant Shawn greeted them both from the dining table. He looked at Edith worriedly and heaved a sigh upon noticing his boss's expression. At least, it was not as bad as it was a few hours ago.

Assistant Shawn could still remember the dark clouds and the cold air around President Mo the few hours that Edith Qian went missing. It was only after his boss was carrying her in his arms that the cold air seemed to be disappearing. 

It seemed that Miss Qian had an important place in their boss's heart.

Edith nodded at the assistant with an embarrassed look on her face. She could guess that both Assistant Shawn had accompanied his boss to Z Town to look for her. 

After being around Neil for a while, Edith was aware that whenever Neil was not around at the company, it will be Assistant Shawn who will look after the company. But now that the two of them were in Z Town, Edith could not shake out her guilt.

"Assistant Shawn came to drive me here," Neil said.

Her head turned to Neil who was beside her. With his lack of sleep, of course, it was not suitable for him to drive. When she imagined Neil driving over to find her despite his condition, Edith grew worried and scared.

She had spent most of her time with kids, but that was not the excuse for her to act like a kid and let everyone around her worry about her. 

The hand that was holding Neil tightened.

At this time, the auntie who was staying at the resident came out of the kitchen with a bowl of hot porridge in her hand. She tilted her head and smiled upon seeing the couple. "Young Master, Miss Qian, the porridge is ready."

Neil led Edith to the dining table and pulled the chair for her to sit. After instructing her to eat, Neil then walked over to the living area and exchanged a few words with his assistant.

When he came back to the table, the person who was supposed to eat had not touched her porridge. A deep frown appeared on his face when he saw that his silly woman was being disobedient.

"Why haven't you eaten yet?"

"I was waiting for you."

Neil pulled a chair and sat beside her. "You want me to feed you?"

"No. I just wanted to eat with you," Edith said.

The man was busy looking for her last night and had accompanied her the moment he found her at the cemetery. It was not impossible if he had not eaten anything as well.

Edith picked up her cutlery and began to eat slowly with Neil by her side. After a few mouthfuls of porridge, Edith turned to Neil again and stared at his profile look. As if noticing her gaze, Neil turned to look at her with a questioning gaze and Edith took this chance to ask him her question, "You and Assistant Shawn are both here, will the company be alright?"

"The company didn't hire incompetent people and give them high salaries. Leaving the company and let the managers work hard for a few days would test whether they are capable enough to stay in their position," Neil said. He put down his cutlery and stretched his hand to pinch her cheek. "If you're worried about me, then, don't run around anymore, alright?"

Edith bit at her lips when she heard his words. "I told you that I won't be doing that anymore."

The corner of his lips tilted up slightly. Neil hesitated before he spoke again, "Let's stay here for the night and return to L City in the morning." A breath of relief escaped him when he saw that she had agreed.

"Tomorrow… can we stop by to see my mother before we go back?" Edith asked.

"Alright." Neil nodded. "I should take this chance to say a few words to my mother-in-law as well." He noticed that Edith had been staring at him in a dazed expression and urged her to eat.

After they had their meal, both Edith and Neil returned to the bedroom. Neil walked into the bathroom and filled in the tub with hot water as he let Edith have a conversation with her grandfather alone.

There were too many things that happened and the two people would have a lot to talk about. 

Mike had kept the secret from Edith for years. Now that the secret has come out, both of them suddenly did not know how they should be facing each other. 

Edith knew her grandfather well and was very sure that the old man will not be able to answer her truthfully if she had started questioning her grandfather about her mother. If she didn't find out the truth from Grandpa Bei, his grandfather would continue to find a way to keep a few things from her.

It was understandable that he wanted to hide things to protect her, but Edith thought that no matter what, as her mother's daughter, she deserved to know the truth.

If she had to find out the truth about her mother after the culprit was caught and brought to trial, it would only break her even more.

Perhaps, at this stage, it was best for both Edith and Mike to talk through the phone where they could not see each other face to face.

When Edith dialed her grandfather's number, she had thought that there are a lot of questions that she wanted to ask. But in the end, they both cowered and did not mention anything about her mother.

Neil walked out of the bathroom and found that Edith was sitting on the bed with her hands covering her face. He walked over to her and pulled her body into his embrace. His hand patted on her head softly as if to coax her.

"How did it go?"

"It's fine." Edith raised her head and curled her lips into a slight smile. "We didn't talk much and only mentioned a few trivial things."

"Give your grandfather some time. Now that you know what he has been trying too hard to keep a secret, he too will need time to readjust his thought. Perhaps, when we come back to L City tomorrow, your grandfather will be ready."

Edith stared at Neil for a long time and closed her eyes when he lowered to kiss her forehead. 

"I've already filled the bathtub with warm water. Go and take your bath.. Maybe you'll feel better soon."

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