Julie obviously could not stay any longer.
Since Fabian had made his intentions clear, she did not want to remain either.
“I’ll ask the driver to send you back. If you require any help in the future, come to me. I owe you a favor and will certainly pay it back.”
Julie could sense that Fabian really did not want to be indebted to anyone, so she stopped shirking it off. “Well, if I do need help in the future, I’ll be sure to look for you, Mr.
Johnson. I’ll go first now. Goodbye. See you tomorrow, Lillian.”
Lillian raised her small hand and waved to Julie, waving goodbye.
Julie immediately left. After turning around, she could no longer keep the smile on her face.
After hearing the sound of the car as it drove away, Evan spoke freely without hiding, “I say, Young Master Fabian, you invited me to a seafood dinner tonight but it turns out it was to take advantage of me?”
Evan was very direct. He had never beat about the bush with Fabian.
Fabian did not deny it either, but he could not accept Evan’s choice of words. “She’s undoubtedly a very fine lady, so much better than those libertine women you keep by your side. Not to mention, it’s such a coincidence that you two have met before. You even know her father. Maybe you two really are fated.” 1
Evan raised his eyebrow. “Young Master Fabian, you still wish to matchmake me? But you have to get this clear. The one she’s interested in is you.”
“I don’t even know her that well. At most, she might fancy my appearance,” Fabian said coldly. He then called a servant to bring Lillian back to the room to take a bath first.
Evan did not really agree with Fabian’s perspective. “It’s only because of one’s attraction to another’s appearance, that one would then feel inclined to learn more about the other on a personal level. Fab, you’re still too naive. It seems that I have to teach you more about this.”
“Do these things need to be taught?” Fabian smiled meaningfully. “If the person you’re facing is a woman you like, then there are some things that you can only learn by yourself. There can’t be such dense men in the world, no?”
Listening to Fabian’s speech, Evan found it unexpected.
Fabian was not wrong, there were no such dense men in this world. Love was an instinct.
After that night, Fabian still sent Lillian to school as usual, and Julie would also still inform him of Lillian’s performance in class.
Fabian would thank Julie politely every time he read her message.
Julie could obviously notice that Fabian was being courteous because he was trying to maintain a distance from her. That was because only strangers would thank each other like this.
During lunch break that day, after Julie had taken videos of Lillian’s entire day and sent them to Fabian, she returned to her office with anticipation, she waited for Fabian’s reply. After a long time, however, Fabian still did not respond.
One of the female colleagues in the office saw the listless expression on Julie’s face and could not help poke her nose into things. ” Julie, why do you look so distracted. Could it be that you and your boyfriend are arguing?
Julie suddenly returned to her senses. She looked at her colleague in confusion. ” Boyfriend? I don’t have a boyfriend. Why would you ask that?”
“I knew you wouldn’t admit it.” Another young female colleague had also come over.
Julie was confused when she heard that. “I really don’t have a boyfriend.”
“You’re still denying it. We all saw you that night.” The look on Colleague A was gossipy yet certain.
Julie was even more confused. “That night?
Which night are you talking about?”
“We saw you get into Mr. Johnson’s car that night.”
“No wonder you’re taking so much care of Lillian, Julie. You and Mr. Johnson are dating!”
“Mr. Johnson is really handsome! When he came to go through the admission procedures for Lillian the last time, he was so gentle and polite. If I didn’t have a boyfriend, I would’ve fallen for him.”
“But our Julie is not bad at all, and your family background is pretty good. Whoever marries our Julie will be the one who’s blessed.”
The two female colleagues were going back and forth between themselves. Julie did not have the opportunity to interject and explain.
When she heard all this, she suddenly did not want to explain anything at all.
Yes, the background of her family, the Charles, was one of the best in F Country. Her own qualifications were also excellent, she had always been surrounded by suitors ever since she was a child.
Among the people who pursued her, there were many with family backgrounds that matched hers, and they also had outstanding looks. She had also thought about falling in love before, but in the end, she got bored after a few days.
When she met Fabian this time, however, she was completely attracted to his invisible charm.
Fabian’s patience and thoughtfulness toward Lillian fascinated her.
However, Fabian was not interested in her. He even introduced her to another man. This left Julie feeling depressed for a while. Until today, she could not figure out just what about her was not enough.
“Julie, it’s normal for couples to quarrel with each other. Don’t be too depressed. If he has tried coaxing you, then let it be. Don’t hold onto your anger against your man all the time, ” another female colleague reminded her kindly.
Julie was stunned for a whole two seconds before she nodded along.
“No, we didn’t argue.” She smiled faintly and said somewhat embarrassedly.
Right at this moment, her phone rang with a notification, indicating that she had gotten a message. Julie picked up the phone with anticipation and looked closely. It was indeed a message from Fabian, but after opening it, she only saw four utterly familiar words. [ Thank you, Miss Charles.]
Julie felt so disappointed, but she could not make any requests whatsoever.
She was not Fabian’s girlfriend.
Julie put down the phone and was about to keep herself occupied to divert her attention when she suddenly recalled what Evan said to Fabian that might. “So, is this the beautiful and great woman you’ve been talking our ears off about?”
Julie was shocked, then she thought of something.
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It turned out that Fabian already had someone he was crushing on?
Julie clenched her hands unwillingly, and when break time was almost over, she went back to the classroom to wake Lillian. 1
Lillian quite liked Julie, and Julie also took care of Lillian with much patience and love.
It was just that Julie had her own motives this time.
She brought Lillian to the bathroom. After Lillian was done using the toilet, she carefully helped Lillian wash her hands. During this process, she kept talking to Lillian unconsciously or unintentionally. Lillian would also nod and shake her head while smiling to respond to Julie.
When Julie felt that it was the right time, she asked the question she wanted to ask the most, “Lillian, do you usually live with Fab? What I mean is apart from the servants and the driver, is it only you and Fab?”
Lillian blinked her beautiful big eyes and nodded.
This answer also inexplicably relieved Julie. 1
“Then, when Fab takes care of you and brings you out to play, does he bring someone else along?” In response to this question, Lillian shook her head quickly in denial.
“Are you very sure? Fab doesn’t play with anyone else?”
Lillian nodded firmly, indicating that Fabian usually only played with her.
Julie smiled gently and continued testing. ” Why are you so sure? Is it because Fab always brings you with him no matter where he goes?
II
Lillian’s final answer was another nod.
Julie was somewhat happy because apart from work, Fabian spent the rest of his time with Lillian. However, Evan’s words that night made it clear that Fabian had someone else in mind.
Could it be a secret crush?
This was the most plausible answer that Julie received from Lillian’s responses.
The smile on her face faded a little, and finally, she just asked, “Lillian, does Fab have a female friend he likes? Have you met Fab’s female friends?”
After asking this question, Julie felt that she was asking very profound questions.
How could a child who was still in kindergarten understand the definition of boyfriend and girlfriend?
Sure enough, Lillian looked at Julie with a curious look as if asking what girlfriend meant.
Julie felt that there was no need for her to ask any more questions. Just then, the bell signaling the end of break rang.
“Lillian, class is about to start soon. Hurry back to your class.”
Lillian nodded and walked to her class obediently.
While watching her little figure, thoughts bubbled in Julie’s mind.
She really wanted to know who Fabian had in his heart.
Fabian still showed up on time when school was over for Lillian, of course, he would see Julie every time. As always, Julie sent Lillian to Fabian with a friendly and gentle smile.
Fabian politely expressed his thank as usual to maintain the distance between them.
In the long run, Fabian felt that Julie would get a clear idea about what he meant.
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