When a woman and a man strolled around the street together, it was general that there would be sparks between them. Phoebe originally also intended to agree to be his girlfriend and be in a relationship with him so that she could make use of this to get a little information.
But now, Stanford had come and this negated her plan completely.
The stroll naturally also had no use anymore.
However, Phoebe who was already quite embarrassed when facing Kieran’s eyes that were full of expectation was a bit speechless at once and did not know what to say.
‘It’s really too embarrassing.’
She actually had a sense of cheating on him for some reason.
“Roan is out,” Stanford said indifferently.
Phoebe, who was unsure of what to do, instantaneously seemed to have found a way out and hurriedly turned her head to look at the back door of the villa. She saw Roan who was dressed up in a dignified manner walk out with a grin.
He was the birthday boy and instantly became the main focus of everyone.
Phoebe said in a manner as if she was changing the subject, “The birthday boy is here, it’s time to give gifts.”
“Yeah,” Stanford answered in a low voice.
Their conversations caused Kieran’s question just now to be ignored as he did not get the response.
Kieran looked at the two people. A hint of imperceptible annoyance with some ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
But, it disappeared in an instant.
He also looked sideways in the direction of Roan. There was an amiable smile on his handsome face.
“The birthday boy is here.”
Ernest pulled the rope of the swing that Florence was sitting on to make her stop.
Florence looked up at Ernest and asked in a low voice.
“You did prepare a birthday present, right?”
It was because they came in a hurry. Anyway, she did not have time to prepare.
Ernest pursed his lips and looked meaningfully at Stanford who was not for away and said.
“Your elder brother prepared it.”
“My elder brother?”
Florence was astounded. She did not expect that her elder brother who was aloof and apparently had no emotional quotient would be so good at dealing with people’s relationships.
Looking at Florence’s astonished look, Ernest pursed his lips and smiled.
‘There are many things that this silly woman doesn’t know about. Sometimes, the more arrogant a man is, the more meticulous he is when he starts to care about something.’
‘This is the aggressive instinct of a man.’
“Let’s go over first.”
Ernest held Florence’s hand and took the lead to walk to Roan with her.
Timothy had long been waiting in the right place. He personally gave Ernest a gift box that was neither too big nor too small.
Florence looked at the box carefully and asked, “What’s inside here?”
“Mine is just ordinary stuff.”
‘Does this imply that the other one is not ordinary?’
Florence promptly turned to look at Stanford but she surprisingly saw that Stanford was not holding any gift box.
‘Where is his gift?’
He certainly had prepared it. But, as for what exactly it was, Florence was even more curious.
Roan smilingly accepted Ernest’s gift, “Mr. Hawkins’s presence is my blessing. I can have the opportunity to have a drink with Ernest because I ride Flory’s coattails.”
Roan held the glass in his hand and said something that he should say as a form of courtesy.
But, his excitement was real. Throughout the entire City N, he was indeed the first person of a different surname who received a birthday gift from Ernest.
After today, his popularity in City N would undoubtedly skyrocket and his business would be ten times better.
Ernest looked indifferent and he was smiling.
His mood was quite good.
Roan held his wine glass, toasted Florence and said while smiling amiably.
“Flory, I heard you and Mr. Hawkins are engaged, when are you two planning to get married? I would like to attend the wedding.”
‘Get married?’
These two words made Florence’s cheeks suddenly blush. Her heart was thumping wildly against her chest.
She replied shyly, “Well, we haven’t decided on the date and time yet.”
“It should be decided as soon as possible. Since you two are in a relationship, it is better to get married sooner so that you will sooner have a baby.”
Florence’s cheeks blushed even more. She was very shy.
Ernest slightly raised his eyebrows. His mood was truly quite good. He had a good impression of Roan.
His lips curled. He took the wine glass and clinked with Roan’s wine glass.
“Thanks for your kind words. We’ll hurry up to get married. When the time comes, you must come to attend our wedding.”
“Okay, okay.”
Roan laughed joyfully and he looked gratified as if his daughter was about to get married.
He sincerely liked Florence.
When Florence looked at the two people who had agreed while drinking joyfully, she was helpless and shy. But, she was also quietly looking forward to that day.
She looked forward to the day to get married to Ernest and become his bride.
‘It must be very happy.’
“Mr. Jenkins, happy birthday.”
A low and pleasant male voice sounded. It was not loud but inexplicably attracted people’s attention and he became the main focus of everyone.
Stanford walked to Roan with Phoebe.
When Roan saw the two people, his face looked a little abnormal.
‘Well, this man by the name of Stanford can be said to be the best of the best and is absolutely an extraordinarily outstanding man who can rarely be seen once in a lifetime.’
‘But, although such a man has good looks, power and temperament, inevitably he must be arrogant and difficult to manage.’
‘It’s very rare to see an example like Florence and Ernest who can be together like this.’
‘His daughter, Phoebe always acts like a lunatic, how will she have the ability to let such an outstanding man fall for her.’
So, Roan did not consider Stanford to be his son-in-law at all.
He said with a smile, “You rarely come back from overseas and I’m really glad to see you attend my birthday party. Thanks a lot, thanks a lot.”
Roan raised his wine glass while smiling, intending to have a drink with Stanford.
His attitude was cordial but it did not sound quite intimate as he was more polite.
Stanford did not mind at all. He raised his glass, clinked it against Roan’s and took a sip.
He then said, “I came in a hurry so I didn’t prepare a good gift. Here is my small gift for you, I hope you don’t mind.”
After the words were uttered, two men carrying a crystal stone with half of an adult’s height came.
There was immediately a burst of chatter in the scene.
“Gosh, is that an amethyst? Despite living for so long, it’s my first time to see such a big one.”
“And it’s still the top of the line of amethysts, purple amethyst. In the market, even an egg-sized one is worth a lot of money and not able to be bought by ordinary people. Such a huge one is totally in the supreme level. Its price is beyond one’s imagination.”
“It’s priceless, okay?! God, what kind of person is this Mr. Fraser, he is surprisingly generous and lavish to such an extent.”
People discussed it. Each one of them was so envious and jealous that their eyes were almost glued to the crystal stone.
When Roan saw the amethyst, he was also astonished.
He simply did not expect to have the opportunity to see such a large amethyst in his life. He also did not expect that it was actually a gift for him.
This amethyst alone was worth half his fortune.
Moreover, he had always loved amethysts. The largest one among his collections in his house was only like the size of an egg. Such a big one was simply something to his liking.