The old man’s rank is high.
Paige couldn’t help but think.
Mitchell said, looking at Enrico with reddened eyes. Enrico sat there with an expressionless face, and it was hard to tell if he had heard what was said.
Mitchell also stopped talking in due course and didn’t say anything more.
“Great-grandpa, is this a present for a child?”
Gabriel spent a long time unwrapping the present, and then he looked at the present in front of him and was dumbfounded.
Inside was a very exquisite ornament.
It was a finely crafted blue bench. The white-haired old man and old woman were sitting on it, smiling and holding hands. They looked full of kindness, and there were a few small flower pots next to the bench legs, making the scene look very warm and welcoming.
But Gabriel looked confused.
He liked tanks and airplanes and whistling trains… why was he looking at an old man and an old woman?
“The grapes are done,”
Paige came out at the right time, put the grapes on the coffee table, and looked at the ornament in Gabriel’s hand.
The ornament made the refraction of the evening light, and both old people were covered in the glow of the sunset, giving an indescribable sense of peace and beauty, showing the appearance of a lifetime of love.
This gift… is really well thought out.
“This ornament is really exquisite,” Paige said.
“Then you can have it, Mommy.”
Gabriel immediately handed the ornament to Paige, then sat down next to Mitchell, looking at him with a wordless expression for a long time before saying, ‘Great-grandpa, don’t be like that handsome grandpa. When you give a child a gift, you have to think from the child’s perspective.’
He said this very seriously.
Mitchell pretended to understand only now, “Oh, I see. Well, that’s because I didn’t choose well. I’ll choose well for you next time.”
Gabriel patted his leg in a grand manner and said, “I don’t need a gift either. I’m just afraid that you’ll make the same mistake again when choosing gifts for other children in the future.”
The adults present didn’t know what to think.
They gave pink dolls and old grandparents as gifts.
No wonder Daddy wanted to force him to study. Maybe there are just too many unintelligent people in the world, and he has to rely on him.
It’s so sad…
Gabriel frowned worriedly, and for the first time, he began to think that he might be very important to the world.
Paige found this a little funny, and when she turned her head, she saw Enrico’s gaze fall on the ornament in her hands. His face was expressionless, and the colour of his eyes was so deep that it was impossible to tell his emotions at the moment.
The ornament for the grandparents ended up in their bedroom.
The night was deep and everything was silent.
As the day drew to a close, Paige didn’t hear Enrico say anything about the wedding, and it seemed that Mitchell’s words had not moved him.
Instead, while drinking water, Enrico choked again and spilled a little water on the quilt.
“Hey,” Enrico cursed as he looked at the water stain on the quilt.
“…”
Paige looked at him sympathetically, thinking that he might have to choke for a few more days until the family team and the Pinnacle team stopped.
Just as she was thinking this, there was a sound of a vibrating phone.
It was Enrico’s phone.
Enrico was coughing non-stop, so he set the cup aside, picked up the phone, glanced at it, then put it to his ear with a furrowed brow, “What?”
“…”
“No time, not going.”
“…”
“Yes, no time is not a reason, not wanting to deal with you is the reason.”
“…”
Paige felt sympathy for the person on the other end of the phone. She sat on the bed, moved to the opposite side of Enrico, and looked at him doubtfully, silently asking who it was.
Not many people knew his private number, and the tone he used…
Enrico looked at her with his deep eyes, then turned on the speaker and threw the phone aside.
Paige looked over, and sure enough, it was their President of State A.
“Enrico, you can’t be like this. I just asked you to go fishing, and you’re already running away with your wife, without even taking the time to say goodbye to your childhood friend?”
Rafael sounded as if he had been seriously injured on the other end of the phone. Then he added dejectedly, ‘Yes, I know about what happened back then, and I’m sorry to Paige. So, can I formally apologize to her again tomorrow?’
So humble.
Paige thought about it and understood.
Oh, this time there is also a childhood friend team… Well done.
Enrico was not interested in fishing, and was a little interested in the latter sentence, “How do you apologize? On your knees?”
“…”
There is no need.
Paige silently waved her hand, and was grabbed by Enrico and pulled into his arms.
Rafael on the other end of the line obviously choked for a moment, and then said, “Don’t worry about how I apologize, just come out, okay? Call Jaden, let’s not talk about national affairs, just quietly fish and chat for a while.”
“Depends on my mood.”
Enrico hung up the phone directly, pushed the person in his arms onto the bed, buried his head in her neck and breathed deeply, his voice low and hoarse, “What’s wrong with these people? They kept talking when they knew I was leaving.”
I’m really annoyed.
Paige laughed, “Are you afraid of saying goodbye?”
“I don’t want to say goodbye to these people.”
Especially since he’s bringing Jaden, who threatened to slit his wrists.
“…”
Paige didn’t say anything, and didn’t stop him from going on the date. After all, she wasn’t worried anymore that the various teams would cause her an uncontrollable situation, because Enrico simply didn’t understand what they meant.
She really didn’t know whether to be happy or sad.
…
The next day, the sun was shining brightly.
Rafael had arranged to meet at one of the farms he owned, in a relatively remote area of The Capital. The exterior was unassuming, but the interior was a different story.
After driving through the farmland for a while, they finally saw a large European-style bungalow.
Paige looked over from the passenger seat and saw that there were already two supercars parked in front of the bungalow, one more flashy than the other.
Under the sun umbrella in the garden, Rafael, dressed in a blue seaside vacation style, was sitting with Jaden, who was wearing a shirt and trousers, chatting about something.
In the bungalow, Carrie came out carrying a tray, wearing a bohemian-style long skirt, with an accessory on her forehead, and big wavy curls that made her look particularly charming and attractive.
“Looks like it’s going to be a casual day,” Paige smiled faintly.
The car stopped, and she got out wearing a long, pure white dress, putting a large sun hat on her head to block the somewhat blinding sunlight.
Enrico got out the other side, wearing a top in the same color scheme as hers, with a tall, slender figure and sunglasses on, his aura fully on display.
Seeing this, Jaden hurriedly got up from under the parasol and ran over, respectfully nodding to them, “Boss, miss.”
Embarrassed.
If only he had dressed more casually, he was the only one here who looked like he was going to work.
“The colors you’re wearing are also too monotonous. If you’re not working, you should dress a little more flashy,”
Rafael sauntered over and gave their matching outfits a negative review.
Enrico leaned lazily against the car and looked over, saying dreamily, “Like you’re dressed as a colorful rooster?”