However, for Julie, it was a good thing to be able to see Fabian every day. She still had expectations for her relationship with Fabian, she did not want to miss out on a guy who was so outstanding in every aspect. 2
In the days that followed, Julie finally got a rare opportunity.
The kindergarten had organized a spring outing to bring the children to the nearby suburbs to play, of course, they also needed to be accompanied by a guardian.
Julie could probably guess that Fabian would come to take care of Lillian no matter how busy he was.
Sure enough, Julie received an affirmative reply from Fabian, saying that he would go along as Lillian’s guardian.
With that, Julie began looking forward to the day of the spring outing. One day before the spring outing, Julie made a special trip to the spa and bought herself some new clothes, she hoped to make herself look even more stunning the next day.
On the other hand, Fabian was also preparing for the spring outing the next day.
It was just that what he was preparing was related to Lillian.
In the living room, Fabian took Lillian’s small school bag and carefully put some spare medicine into it.
The lady who was in charge of taking care of Lillian on weekdays came over with a fruit plate.
“Mr. Johnson, have you really decided to let Miss Lillian take part in the kindergarten outing tomorrow? Miss Lillian is still within the recovery stage. You must pay attention to her safety and hygiene when you go out in the suburbs with her,” she reminded kindly.
A light arc graced Fabian’s lips before a rare smile appeared on his handsome face.
“Maybe Lillian is also looking forward to going out to play with the children,” said Fabian as he looked at Lillian’s little face softly. “Lillian, am I right? Are you looking forward to tomorrow’s outing?”
Lillian, who was munching on fruits, lifted her big, innocent eyes. She did not speak, nor could she speak. However, Fabian could already fully understand what she wanted to express through her eyes.
He smiled gently, reached out, and touched Lillian’s little head.
Late that night, Fabian tossed and turned. He could not sleep. He got up and drank some iced water, when he walked past Lillian’s room, he hesitated for a while at the door before finally opening the door and going in.
The night was deep, and the tranquil moonlight fell quietly on Lillian’s clean, sleeping face through the sheer curtains.
Fabian reached out and caressed Lillian’s cheek, his brows softening.
“Lillian, I’ll do anything as long as you’re happy.” 1
After making the promise, Fabian left Lillian’s room quietly.
The next day.
Fabian woke up early in the morning and put the piping hot lunch the chef just made into a thermal lunch box. Then, he thoroughly checked all of the things that Lillian had to bring today.
When he was almost done getting ready, Lillian came downstairs after washing up.
Half an hour later, Fabian brought Lillian to kindergarten.
When they arrived, a bunch of parents and their kids had already gathered at the entrance. Everyone seemed to be in high spirits.
Fabian led Lillian inside. On the other hand, Julie had long spotted the person she had been waiting all morning for amidst the crowd.
“Mr. Johnson.” Julie waved at Fabian.
Fabian looked up and saw Julie walk toward him with a smile on her face.
“Miss Charles, it must be difficult for you to take care of so many children today.”
“Well, it’s my job. Mr. Johnson, this is the itinerary for the spring outing today, as well as some things to take note of. Please read through it first and feel free to ask me if you have any questions,” said Julie while she handed him a card.
Julie looked down and smiled at Lillian.
“Good morning, Lily. I hope you’ll be able to make some wonderful memories today.”
Lillian understood what Julie said and obediently nodded her head in response.
When Julie saw Fabian look at the card intently, she thought that there was no point in staying here any longer.
She had listened to some talks recently and thought that their philosophies made a lot of sense.
Sometimes, dealing with men may require some tact.
One of the techniques was playing hard to get.
Perhaps she was too enthusiastic before, so now she had to keep her distance and keep her cool.
After a short while, the supervisors of each class got on the school bus with the children.
Fabian held Lillian’s hand and got on the bus as well. Julie was the last to get on. She deliberately glanced toward Fabian and Lillian before sitting down in her designated seat.
Not long after, the school bus departed and moved steadily at a moderate speed.
As the supervisor for her class, Julie had the responsibility to liven up the atmosphere on the bus.
However, she could not carry out any physical activities on the bus, so she picked a few children to sing songs and whatnot.
Lillian could not speak, so she just sat quietly beside Fabian, she could only listen to them sing their class song and clap her little hands at the end to show her participation.
This made Fabian feel uncomfortable. He wished that Lillian could talk, sing happily with the other kids, and express her thoughts freely.
Throughout the journey, Julie had been observing Fabian’s every move from time to time. She noticed that Fabian was indeed especially caring toward Lillian.
His patience made her fall for him even more, but there was one thing that concerned her.
The young mother sitting next to Fabian seemed to have been looking for opportunities to strike up a conversation with him.
Moreover, Fabian’s behavior toward her was not as cold as he usually was. e was even chatting with her.
When they reached their destination, Fabian was even kind enough to help the young mother carry her things.
This moment caught Julie’s eyes and made her feel uneasy.
At that moment, Julie’s colleague came over.
“Julie, what’s going on here?”
Only then did Julie come to her senses. She turned to see her female colleague looking in Fabian’s direction with a puzzled look.
“Julie, isn’t Mr. Johnson your boyfriend? why is he chatting with another woman so attentively? Did both of you fight again?” the female colleague asked repeatedly out of curiosity.
Previously, she had never clarified that she and Fabian were not in a relationship, so it would be awkward for her to deny it now. Hence, she chose the same approach.
“It’s nothing. Let’s do our job first and talk later.” Julie came up with an excuse and left.
The female colleague thought it would be inappropriate to question any further, so she turned around and went about her business.
Although Julie said she was going to do her job, she still could not stop thinking about Fabian.
After seeing Fabian chat happily with the young mother, Julie felt even more on edge.
Was it on purpose?
While Julie was making guesses, she suddenly thought of something.
It seemed like the little boy’s parents were divorced, which meant that the woman was a single mother.
Could this woman be the one Fabian had a crush on?
The thought of that made Julie even more agitated, and the plausibility of it started creeping into her mind. 1
On which day of bringing Lillian to school did he first meet the single mother?
Just when Julie was busy imagining things, she suddenly felt someone tugging on her clothes.
Julie looked behind her and lowered her head, she was surprised to see Lillian.
She subconsciously glanced at where Fabian was just now but realized that he was no longer there.
Julie immediately smiled and squatted in front of Lillian.
“Lillian, what brings you here? where did Fab go?
Why isn’t he with you?”
Lillian blinked her big clear eyes and handed Julie the box of tiramisu cupcakes in her hand before she stretched her adorable little fingers and pointed in a certain direction.
Julie raised her head to look in the direction Lillian pointed at. she unexpectedly made eye contact with Fabian at first glance.
Her heart started to beat fast, and she hurriedly averted her gaze to look at the tiramisu in her hands.
Did Fabian ask Lillian to send this over to her?
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