Chapter 283 - Call Me Mom

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Edith looked out the window and noticed that Neil was not heading back to their apartment. She turned to Neil and thought about where they might be headed next. Edith recalled his conversation with Assistant Shawn and just as she had thought, Neil pulled over his car at a parking spot and brought them over to a restaurant.

A waiter greeted and led them to a private room.

As soon as they entered the room, familiar faces appeared in front of them. Edith stared at the faces of their family and friends and was stunned for a while. 

From her side, Lily and Aaron had come to join their party. On Neil's side were Henry, Jamie, and Assistant Shawn.

Auspicious and congratulatory words filled the room. Edith glanced at Neil and wondered when did he make such preparation?

"Why are you standing there in a daze?" Sophie asked as she walked over. She grabbed Edith's hand and gave a gentle pat. She looked at Edith with her eyes sparkling brightly. "Quick, call me mom."

"Ah?" Edith blinked and snapped out of her trance a while later. A faint blush appeared on her cheek. "Mom."

Sophie laughed happily upon hearing the call and patted Edith's hand again.

At this time, Lucas cleared his throat and pulled a face when his wife turned to him. "Why are you blocking their path. Just let them enter the room."

Sophie clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes at her husband. "You're just jealous that our daughter-in-law called me mom."

Edith shifted her gaze to Lucas and saw his expecting gaze. "Dad."

His lips curled into a wide smile before Lucas looked away shyly.

Seeing the expression on her husband's face, Sophie began to laugh. Then, she pulled her daughter-in-law into the room, clearly ignoring his son's darkened face.

He was the one who had gotten married, but why did his wife have to enter the hall with someone else?

Hazel ran over to Edith and hugged her legs. Her grandmother had explained to her that her uncle had gotten married and Hazel was very happy to know that from then on, she did not have to worry about her Auntie Edith was going to leave.

At this time, Lily walked over with Alex to congratulate the newlyweds.

Seeing that Alex had invited her to play with him, Hazel was a little hesitant. After weighing her decision, Hazel released her arms from Edith and followed Alex to play at the corner of the room. The little girl was too happy that she would not stop chattering.

"Congratulations," Lily flashed a smile. "I got a phone call from President Mo early this morning and he invited us to come over. As your sister, of course, I have to come."

"So that was why you haven't responded to my post."

Lily clicked her tongue. "A few days ago, I was shocked to hear the news that you were suddenly out of reach. And today, I was surprised to hear that you're married. You need to stop giving me this kind of surprise."

Edith smiled. "Of course."

"Edith Qian." Lily pulled her friend into a hug and whispered. "Congratulations. I wish you a happy marriage and a blissful life with President Mo."

As soon as everyone was seated, the waiter walked into the room carrying a lot of dishes. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was really good. Everyone around her started eating and chatting happily. 

Edith was listening to her grandfather retelling everyone about a story in her childhood when she felt a hand sneaking around her waist. Turning around, Edith found that Neil was staring at her and suddenly, Edith felt a little shy.

Noticing the exchange between the two, Jamie then took the chance to liven the atmosphere and asked for the bride and groom to kiss. With the others started to join in and chanted, Edith glanced at Neil, and the next thing she knew, his hand was at the back of her head and his lips pressed onto hers into a lingering kiss.

The others hooted upon seeing this scene.

When the kiss ended, Edith found that her grandfather was looking at her with a mixed feeling. The old man was happy that his granddaughter was married, but seeing their affection didn't make him too happy. 

All this time, there were only the two of them. His granddaughter would rely on him on almost everything. But now, there is another guy by his granddaughter's side. It felt as if someone had robbed his granddaughter from him. 

As the dessert was being served, Sophie pulled her daughter-in-law aside for a chat. 

Neil was watching as Hazel ate her ice cream when he noticed Mike walked in into the room with a frown on his face. Noticing the phone in Mike's hand, Neil immediately guessed that Mike had stepped out to receive a phone call. He stood up and walked over to the elderly man.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Mike stared at Neil for a while and hesitated before he gave out the news. "That person… he was supposed to head over to Capital City in a few days. But one of the boys had sent news that he had caught a flight to Capital City almost half an hour ago."

Neil's eyes flashed dangerously.

They both knew that General Attorney Leng was scheduled to head over to Capital City to meet a few influential people in the country. In fact, they were worried that once the General Attorney had more powerful people backing him up, both Neil and Mike would lose their chance to turn the General Attorney to justice.

This was why Mike would frequently go to his fishing trip, while Neil was in a rush to find evidence against the few directors who has been working with the General Attorney.

"The meeting isn't scheduled until a few days," Mike said. "Could it be that the meeting was brought forward?"

"Impossible," Neil said. "The ministers that he was supposed to meet aren't in the country at the moment."

Neil was working with Jennifer Jiang and her brother and had heard the same news as Mike.

Mike continued to frown and the hand that was holding his phone tightened. Because of the sudden change of plan, only two of his men were following after the Attorney General.

Neil watched as Mike raised the phone in his hand and was able to guess what the elder man was going to do. He put a hand on Mike to stop him and received the man's puzzled look.

"Grandpa, if you're going to send someone to watch over the Attorney General, you don't have to send your people."

"What do you mean?" 

Neil pondered for a while and spoke, "I might have a friend that will be able to help us to watch over that person's movement in Capital City."

"Can he be trusted?" 

They were closer with their plan to trap the General Attorney and Mike did not want to ruin their hard work by trusting the wrong people.

Neil nodded. "Of course."

Once Mike heard the name of Neil's friend, his expression changed again.

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