She knew she had a little crush on Fabian, the man who seemed both warm and cool. It was really hard for her to resist him.
Besides that, she also felt that Fabian was treating her well.
There was just one thing that Julie was curious about. She wondered what the relationship between Lillian and Fabian was.
They did not seem to be related, but Fabian seemed to care a lot about Lillian and took good care of her to the point where they seemed closer than some families.
Nevertheless, she knew she would have plenty of opportunities to ask about it during dinner that night.
while they were driving, Fabian did not say a word, so Julie kept silent.
When the car stopped, Julie silently sighed in relief as she had felt as if she were about to die from suffocation.
When she got out of the car, Julie took the initiative and tried to carry Lillian out of the car, but Fabian was one step faster.
“Allow me.” Fabian very decisively stepped forward and carefully carried Lillian into his arms as he led the way. “Please follow me, Miss Charles.”
Julie froze for a moment before catching up behind him.
She looked around the place and noticed that although the house Fabian lived in was not a particularly luxurious or grand villa, it still seemed like an expensive place.
Fabian’s background popped up in Julie’s mind. His brother, Yorick, used to be a powerful big shot in F Country, but it was later found out that he was involved in illegal business dealings. Since Fabian was still unscathed and he was doing his own business now in F Country, it would mean that he had no involvement in Yorick’s businesses.
Therefore, she did not have to worry about being friends with Fabian.
After Julie convinced herself, she smiled again.
When she walked into the foyer, the servant politely came over to greet her. “Young Master Fabian, Young Lady Lillian, welcome home. And you must be Miss Charles. Please, come in.”
Julie did not expect that Fabian would inform his servants that she would be coming. When she felt seen by him, her heart rejoiced.
“Thank you for inviting me,” Julie spoke in a soft voice and followed Fabian into the house.
“Oh, my. Young Master Fabian’s finally back. I heard that you were bringing an esteemed guest for dinner tonight. Is it a coincidence that I’m here tonight?”
When Julie heard the man’s playful banter, she paused for a while and looked over before seeing a vaguely familiar handsome face.
Evan looked at Julie at the same time and felt that she looked familiar but did not say anything.
“Miss Charles, this is my friend, Evan.”
Julie nodded, quickly smiled, and greeted him, “Hello. I’m Lily’s homeroom teacher. My name is Julie.”
“Julie?” Evan repeated her name. “That’s a nice name.”
When Evan said that, he walked toward Fabian. “So, is this the beautiful and great woman you’ve been talking our ears off about? II
Julie had sharp ears, when she heard what Evan said, she could not help but blush.
“Nonsense. Miss Charles is our guest and she’s Lily’s teacher. Behave yourself.” It was as if Fabian neither denied it nor confirmed it.
Julie’s heart started thumping wildly. To get her mind off that, she naturally went up to Lillian.
Lillian was quite fond of Teacher Julie. Although she did not speak, her body language showed that she liked Teacher Julie a lot.
The servants had started preparing dinner before Fabian returned, so the food was almost ready.
Julie took Lillian to wash her hands before they came to the dining room. In the dining room, they saw Evan seated at the table but Fabian was nowhere to be seen.
“Fab’s in his room changing his clothes,” Evan suddenly said as if he saw through what she was thinking about.
Julie looked at Evan again. He seemed really familiar, but she just could not put her finger on where she had seen him before.
At that moment, Fabian came down after changing his clothes.
Fabian looked a little informal and relaxed with casual clothes, but that seemed to have made him look even more attractive to Julie.
The vibe during dinner was very good and the food was scrumptious. Everything was going well, but there was one thing that annoyed Julie. 3
Tonight was supposed to be an unexpectedly rare opportunity, she thought she would be able to have dinner with Fabian alone and have a kid tag along at most, but she did not expect that Fabian’s friend would also be here. ‘
His presence seemed to have ruined the vibes, but Julie did not show her annoyance on her face.
She kept a decent, gentle smile on her face throughout the meal and tried to look after Lillian to show them her good traits, but she had no chance to do so. From the time they started eating, Fabian had been taking care of Lillian himself all the way to the end of the meal. 1
All Lillian had to do was eat like a good girl. Fabian put all the food on her plate, peeled every prawn for her, and even deboned all the fish for her. He was incredibly thoughtful toward Lillian during the entire meal.
When Julie saw all of that, she wished she could do all of that for her. she felt that a guy who acted like Fabian was incredibly rare. As a kindergarten teacher, she would sometimes run out of patience for the kids, yet Fabian seemed to be able to do everything.
After the meal was over, Fabian invited Julie to chat in the living room.
A servant brought in some nicely-cut fruits and dessert. Julie wanted to take this opportunity to talk to Lillian for a while, but Fabian picked her up and put Lillian by his side before putting Lillian’s little fruit platter into her small hands.
Fabian looked at Lillian with warmth in his eye. “Here, Lily. Eat more fruits, okay?
They’re good for you.”
Lillian was a good girl, nodding her little head and obediently eating the fruits as she was told.
“Lily’s such a good girl,” Julie smiled and complimented her. “Although Lily doesn’t speak, I can tell that she’s a very understanding girl. She’s a bright and adorable little girl, which I think is all thanks to your meticulous care for her, Mr. Johnson.”
After she said that, Evan teased Fabian before he even had the time to reply.
“I know, right? I think Fab cares more about Lily than her own parents do.”
Fabian looked at Evan coldly. “Nonsense.”
Evan was used to Fabian’s personality, so he just shrugged and smiled. “Ahem, what I mean is, Eveline and Kendrick have three children. Three children are a lot to take care of, so it’s great that Lily’s staying with you. Besides, staying with you was also Lily’s choice.”
When Fabian heard what Evan said, he could not help but recall the image of the time when Niamh and Kendrick were about to take Lillian home. At that time, Niamh and Kendrick decided that they were going to take Lillian back to Glendale, but Lillian walked firmly toward him before they left.
When Fabian thought about that, a sweet smile appeared on his face.
He lifted his hand and gently stroked Lillian’s little head before turning his face sideways to look at Julie.
“Miss Charles, I must thank you for today. Thank you for taking care of Lily in school every day. Even though she can’t speak, she understands everything that’s going on and told me that she likes you very much, Miss Charles.”
When Julie heard what he said, she blushed a little from embarrassment.
“You’re too nice, Mr. Johnson. Lily’s my student. It’s my responsibility to take care of her. It’s only my job, Besides, Lily’s so cute, which is a plus.”
When Julie said that, she smiled at Lillian before continuing seriously.
“As for today’s matter, I was just explaining the whole thing to the police as it was.”
“Even so, I still want to thank you for everything.”
“Oh Mr. Johnson, it’s my pleasure. I—”
“Can one of you guys just accept the compliment?” Evan interrupted them. When he was about to say something, Julie’s phone rang.
“I need to take this call. Please go ahead without me.” Julie got up and headed outside.
Fabian nodded gently and put all his attention back on Lillian.
“Lily, is the blueberry sweet?”
Lillian blinked her big eyes and reached out to grab a small blueberry before bringing it to Fabian’s mouth.
Fabian understood and smiled as he lowered his head to eat the blueberry she offered.
For some reason, the sour blueberry tasted sweet.
Only Fabian knew why it tasted sweet.
Evan looked at the heartwarming scene and plopped down beside Fabian.
“Fab, are you telling me that Miss Charles isn’t the woman you have a crush on?”
“Stop speculating. How could I possibly like Lily’s teacher?” Fabian denied it with a serious look on his face.
“Well, that’s a pity. Otherwise, it would’ve been a win-win situation and your business would’ve gone to the next level.” Evan had a look of pity on his face, but it soon turned into a relieved smile. “But judging from your personality, it probably wouldn’t make much of a difference for you.”
Fabian did not understand what he meant but seemed to have caught onto something.
“You know Julie?” Fabian asked.
Evan shook his head. “Not really, but I’ve met her father twice and I’ve seen her at a business party previously.”
“Is that so?” Fabian asked casually. He did not seem interested in wanting to know more about Julie as he looked at Lillian and casually responded to what Evan said. 1
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.