“…” Agnes listened and didn’t know how to respond for a moment. She couldn’t accept it, of course. After all, it was his dream, and she… her words carried little weight; he had his own plans. “Alright, Grandma, don’t worry. I’ll try to persuade him.” That was all she could say, taking it one step at a time.
Today, Grandma was genuinely happy and talked a lot with her. “Agnes, if you get pregnant, don’t even think about getting rid of the baby. Don’t worry about being unmarried and pregnant; our whole family truly loves you. The wedding will be grand, and the dowry won’t be lacking. Our Fritz family will be full of sincerity!”
Meanwhile, the old lady chatted with the girl about love, weddings, and children…
In the next room, Tom was preparing his loungewear after a bath while dialing Jeffery’s number on his phone. His voice was low and magnetic, “Jeffery, I need a favor.”
“Alright, go ahead.”
“…”
In the study room, Grandma asked Agnes if Tom had been spending all his time in the lab and leaving her alone at home. She said no and reported today’s itinerary to Grandma, saying that Tom had acted as a tour guide and showed her every corner of Stanford University and even took her to try the local specialties.
Grandma was genuinely happy to hear this; the child finally had a bit of life in him.
Jane was arranging flowers nearby, trimming the branches with scissors while listening to the girl’s voice. She felt quite relieved too. Regardless of where the problem lay, at least her son was taking action now. Their relationship was moving in a positive direction, which was all that mattered. Even if it started as a fake engagement, it didn’t matter; they would eventually get married for real anyway.
So Jane’s mood suddenly brightened as well.
“Alright then, Agnes. It’s getting late; you’ve had a long day. I won’t keep you any longer. Go take a bath and get some rest,” Grandma really cared for her. “Don’t keep him waiting too long.”
“Okay, goodbye Grandma.” Agnes felt that Grandma always had something more to say.
“Agnes, remember this: if you get pregnant with a baby, you must keep it. Understand? If you give birth to a child for the Fritz family, I’ll give you everything I have!”
The old lady was really eager.
These words made Agnes blush deeply. Luckily Tom wasn’t around; otherwise, it would have been extremely awkward.
Tom was in the shower, so after hanging up the video call, Agnes didn’t immediately return to the next room. After putting down her phone, she felt sweet inside.
After an unknown amount of time passed, Tom walked into the study wearing white loungewear. He said to her, “Go take a bath; I’ve already prepared your clothes and filled the bathtub with clean water. Check the water temperature.”
The girl looked up at him. He had even prepared clothes and filled the tub?
Tom said to her, “You’ve walked so much today; soaking in a bath can relieve your fatigue. Otherwise, you’ll feel sore all over tomorrow.”
“Okay, thank you.” The girl got up and walked past him with her heart pounding.
It turned out he did care about her after all.
Entering the master bedroom’s bathroom, she found that not only was the bathtub filled with water but also lined with a thick disposable bath bag.
This thoughtful detail touched her deeply once again.
Did he think she would mind using his bathtub?
Actually, she wouldn’t.
And in fact, Tom himself rarely used this bathtub; it was particularly clean and hygienic.
Steam filled the bathroom as Agnes saw the nightgown stacked on the shelf along with clean towels.
She locked the bathroom door and began undressing…
After washing away her fatigue in the bath, Agnes put on the nightgown he had prepared for her and dried her hair before coming out.
Tom wasn’t in the bedroom; it was already half-past ten at night.
So… would he spend the night in the study?
But he was also very tired; Agnes felt sorry for him.
So she waited another ten minutes until it was almost eleven o’clock.
He hadn’t gone to bed last night and had spent all day with her today. If he didn’t rest well tonight, it might affect his work tomorrow.
So tonight she had to make sure he got a good night’s sleep no matter what.