Chapter 987 I Admire Your Courage

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On the yacht, Terence had just taken Sally back to the cabin when he caught a glimpse of Yu Village through the window. He stood there with his eyes fixed on the view, completely lost in thought.

Sally was still young and easily distracted by the cartoon show that he got her to watch, oblivious to what her father was looking at.

"Mr. An, it seems that this Steven is somewhat capable. I heard that the minister of the Western District has already pledged support, but the South is still hesitating,"

Nathan whispered to Terence.

It had never occurred to him that a docile and defenseless painter like Steven would be able to pull this off.

Terence glanced at the waves lapping on the stern. Then, he took a cigarette out of his pocket and casually lit it. "Let him be."

"But Mr. An, are we just going to stand still while he gets closer to Mrs. An?"

Nathan asked worriedly. He wasn't comfortable with another man by her side, especially someone as good-looking as Steven.

"I'm sure that if it isn't him, it's going to be someone else." After taking a drag from his cigarette, Terence exhaled the white smoke and then added, "Arrange for someone to keep an eye on my wife and for any related movement. If something comes up, let me know immediately."

Nathan nodded. "OK, Mr. An, I'm on it!"

Terence flicked the cigarette ash in his hand and returned his gaze at the vast sea.

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Meanwhile, in a quiet courtyard in Yu Village, Carla was about to go into the house when she caught a glimpse of Andrea inside.

"Mom!"

Carla hurried towards her.

"Callie?"

Andrea sighed with relief. She took Carla's hand, happy to see her safe and sound in front of her. "What happened to you? I heard that you fell off a cliff? Are you hurt?"

Andrea wasn't aware of it until someone informed her just recently. Luckily, her daughter was already fine by the time she heard the news. Otherwise, she would have been worried to death.

Carla spun around and reassured her mother with a smile, "Everything seems to have fallen in place, doe

ails about it.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Hua."

Smiling politely at Andrea, Steven began to explain, "I met Sir Arthur in Yu Sea City in one of the events here and we soon became friends. With Queen Eleanor's birthday so close, I promised to do a painting for her as a gift. That's why I'm here."

"Ahem!"

Carla couldn't help but let out an obvious cough. How could he look so innocent and pure while distorting the truth with such ease?

"Oh, I see. Father, why haven't you mentioned this before?" Andrea asked, staring at him.

Arthur stroked his beard with a forced smile on his face. What was he supposed to say?

In the end, he figured it might be better if Andrea found it out herself.

"Well, Steven is both friends with me and Carla. So technically, he's also a part of this family now. Now, let's sit down and chat..."

He stretched out his hand, gesturing for the three of them to sit.

Andrea did as her father instructed, but couldn't help looking back and forth from Steven to Carla and then to Arthur.

They seemed to act naturally as if they were already used to such a gathering.

In fact, the three made it a habit to always have lunch together in Wang village.

Carla rubbed her hands after finishing up her orange. Looking up at Arthur, she asked, "Grandpa, about what I had asked you to investigate before, have you got any clues so far?"