At night, Stanford still went to Roan alone as promised.
It was him who insisted to be with Phoebe. He won’t let Phoebe bear such a thing alone.
Roan looked at him and straightaway pulled down his face without showing any effort to hide his hostility.
Stanford looked composed and said politely.
“Mr. Jenkins, do you have time so we could have a talk?”
Roan sat on the sofa and didn’t get up. He spoke coldly and blandly.
“There’s nothing to talk about between you and me.”
To be frank, Stanford had rarely encountered someone with such a bad attitude, but since it was Phoebe’s father, he didn’t show any impatience.
He said calmly, “You need to talk to me about Phoebe.”
With such a polite attitude, he truly can’t be refused.
Roan looked gloomy and didn’t speak.
Stanford continued.
“No matter because of what reason you don’t want me to be with Phoebe, my determination to be with her is absolutely unshakable.
I will be with her, I will marry her, and I will be responsible for her all my life.
You are her father, and she also needs your approval and blessing. No matter what I do, how much I pay and how much time it takes, I will win your consent.”
His words were firm.
Roan looked at him with surprise.
Although he didn’t get along with him for a long time, he learned some of Stanford’s temper and his silent nature.
In terms of doing things, he was the type of giving orders without tolerating any refutation.
This was the first time Roan heard Stanford speak so much.
It was beyond his expectation.
Roan said in a deep voice.
“Mr. Fraser, you have a noble status. Phoebe is just a small town girl with little experience and knowledge. She doesn’t deserve you in any way.”
Stanford frowned slightly. “Whether she deserves or not is not determined by these external things.”
He didn’t care about those things at all.
His frank attitude surprised Roan.
In their circle, he was clear that because the rich second or first generation are wealthy, they will care more about money and status.
What was more, an even more extraordinary person like Stanford with higher position might naturally take these seriously since little.
But he didn’t expect that what he was most worried about was worthless to him from his most direct reaction.
‘He didn’t care about it at all.’
Roan was shocked and his judgment towards him was changed at once.
Even looking at Stanford was much more pleasing to the eye now.
But he was not completely relieved and was still anxious.
He looked straight at Stanford and asked, “Do you love Phoebe?”
Stanford, who had just answered so well, lost his voice.
This was what he was trying to achieve.
He said in a deep voice, “I will fall in love with her and she will be the only one I love in the future.”
‘He will fall in love?’
‘In the future?’
Roan obviously noticed the aberrancy in his words.
He was surprised and he subconsciously raised his voice, “You still don’t love Phoebe?”
Stanford pursed his lips and nodded calmly.
Phoebe and him were still in the stage of trying to fall in love.
Roan was even more surprised. “Then why do you want to be with Phoebe?”
They had even confirmed their relationship three days ago.
According to Roan’s understanding of Stanford, he, an outsider, knew that Stanford will not consent to be with a woman so casually.
He won’t even come here to talk to him so much for a woman he didn’t love.
Stanford had done all these things, but it turned out he said he didn’t love Phoebe.
‘What the hell is going on?’
Stanford’s eyes went a little somber and he looked a little uneasy.
This kind of thing should not have been said.
But since it was Phoebe’s father, it seemed that he should not hide it.
He then told the truth. “I accidentally had sex with Phoebe due to some weird conditions before. On the premise that she is willing, I will be responsible for her.”
After a pause, he added, “I am willing to marry her, and will try to fall in love with her and offer her a perfect marriage with love.”
The words he said in a low voice sounded like vows.
His words made one at ease and his voice was listenable.
Yet Roan widened his eyes and there was an incredulous look on his face.
What had he heard?
‘So, it turned out that they only be together because they accidentally had a one night stand?’
And Stanford wanted to be responsible for Phoebe.
Roan’s temples were throbbing so suddenly. The first thought he had in mind was not that his daughter had been bullied, but…
‘Did Phoebe do it on purpose?’
‘Did she plan to sleep Stanford and make him responsible for her?’
Roan was assured that the possibility was very big.
As for Stanford, a silly boy, he was really willing to sacrifice his life and be responsible for Phoebe.
Roan suddenly changed his mind towards Stanford and he looked at him sympathetically.
He said, “Bring that wine over and let’s have a few drinks.”
‘Drink?’
Stanford was confused. They were in the middle of a conversation, why did he suddenly want to drink?
He said in a deep voice.
“Mr. Jenkins, too much wine is not good for the body.”
“Didn’t you want to talk to me? Let’s talk while drinking.”
Stanford was speechless. He had said so much just now, wasn’t it considered talking?
The corner of his mouth twitched and he looked at the future father-in-law in front of him. He felt that he and Phoebe were exactly father and daughter, and he couldn’t keep up with their thoughts.
After a while, several bottles of red wine and two wine glasses were placed on the table.
Roan drank one glass after another, like an ordinary friend, he asked Stanford to drink too.
As he drank, he asked casually.
“How did you know Phoebe?”
Stanford drank the red wine and replied, “It’s due to Flory. I really appreciate Phoebe for taking care of Flory for so many years.”
“What was your first impression of Phoebe?”
Roan asked again.
After Stanford clinked his glass with Roan’s, he drank the wine and then slowly replied.
“No impression.”
“…”
Stanford could be the first person who had no impression of his girlfriend at first meet.
It seemed that to him, there was no such thing as falling in love with her at first sight.
“Come on, keep drinking.”
Roan filled Stanford’s glass again and didn’t let his glass empty for a moment.
Stanford didn’t refuse and he drank one glass after another.
Roan asked his questions one by one.
“When was the first time you were impressed by Phoebe?”
“What do you think of Phoebe now?”
“Do you think you will fall in love with her?”
Every question concerned Phoebe. He asked while drinking, as if he were only chatting with him.
Yet he cared about his daughter.
In fact, Stanford didn’t like to talk too much with others, but in order to get his future father-in-law’s consent, he said everything in detail and without hiding.
One question after another, Stanford answered honestly while drinking.
With these questions, Roan’s inherent stereotypic thoughts towards him were drastically changed.
Finally, he came to a conclusion: Stanford is different from other rich and powerful people. He had everything, but he was very pure.
He was sincere to people.
In terms of romance, he was like a teenager, as pure as a piece of clean white paper.
Such a man may be found among young men, but being too young to be honed by the world, it meant that one had not yet had a mature mind.
As for Stanford, he had long gone through all the hardships of the world, and he was even the king of victory. In this regard, he was impeccable.
Besides having a perfect mind and career, he even had a young and pure outlook on romance, such men were more scarce than any rich bachelors.
Such men were even more precious.
He finally felt how lucky Phoebe was to be with Stanford.
Even if Stanford didn’t love her, with Stanford’s temperament, he will make Phoebe happy all his life.
And now…
Roan, half drunk and half awake, asked persistently.
“Do you love her?”
“No.”
Stanford said without any hesitation, but there was a smile on his face. “I just like to stay with her. When she is around, no matter what she does, I will feel very pleasant and be in a good mood.
I like to see her smile and I want to protect her, making her continuously joyful all the time.”
As Stanford said, his eyes glazed over a little, and a heartache look showed up.
Back then when they were at the seaside, he had said such cruel words that hurt Phoebe. After that, he never saw Phoebe’s smile again for a long time.
For him, such time was like hell.
He didn’t want to go through it again.
So he will work hard to protect her smile.
Roan looked straight at Stanford. From his smiling eyes, he clearly read through his mind.
There was no falsehood, his words were all sincere.
He won’t lie to him if he spoke the truth after drinking.
Roan was finally relieved. It would be alright if he let him take care of Phoebe, right?