“It seems… that’s the case,” Robin Bailey pondered and nodded.
Elise Houry rubbed her forehead and leaned against Robin Bailey. “Don’t tell my best friend for now. I’m afraid she won’t be able to accept it immediately. She might end up spitting blood, and I can’t handle that.”
Who could have imagined this?
Miranda Levis, as the Public Relations Manager of Robin-Sophia Group, held a high position, had a great appearance, and exuded an aura of elegance. Alongside Elise Houry in Stillwater, they stood as two goddesses, so her standards were always high.
Thus, her choice of partner was narrowed down to a few individuals.
When chatting with Elise Houry, most of the time was spent discussing those few people she liked.
She was serious about it.
With so many options, if there was a suitable one, she would choose from them.
However, she never could have imagined that all the romantic interests she had in mind were Robin Bailey-each and every one of them. The person she had silently admired for so long turned out to be the person she had always looked down upon.
If Miranda Levis found out about it, her state of mind would collapse.
Miranda Levis: “What on earth is going on?”
So, Elise Houry decided not to let Miranda Levis know for the time being. She could keep it secret for a while, just a little while longer.
“Listen to your wife,” Robin Bailey chuckled.
“Oh, so you know how to listen to me? You’re out all day, and if people don’t know better, they would think you have a little mistress outside,” Elise Houry crossed her arms, puffed up her cheeks, and appeared slightly angry.
But when she got angry, she became even more adorable.
She no longer had the domineering image of the renowned CEO in Stillwater, Elise Houry, President Yin.
Now, she was more like a young wife.
However, she knew that her husband didn’t come home because he was fighting outside. If it weren’t for Robin Bailey and those warriors who fought bloodily, Stillwater would have been in ruins long ago, with countless homeless people and a scene of misery for everyone.
“Alright, alright, I won’t say anything. Let’s go home. I haven’t been to our new home yet,” Elise Houry changed the subject and prepared to get into the car.
However, at that moment, Leslie quickly raised her hand. “I’ve been there! I’ve been there! I often go there to play. Last time I went, I played with Little Fish on the rooftop, and I even saw Mommy. I called Mommy, but she didn’t respond to me.”
“I knew it! I distinctly remember someone calling me last time. I thought I misheard. Sweetie, why didn’t you tell Mommy when you got home?” Elise Houry embraced Leslie.
“I forgot,” Leslie giggled.
“You…”
Elise Houry gently tapped Leslie’s nose and looked at her with affection in her eyes. But Leslie pouted and said, “But there’s Daddy’s room and Leslie’s room there, but no Mommy’s room.”
Elise Houry blushed, secretly thinking to herself, I sleep in your dad’s room. But she didn’t want to say it in front of Leslie, so she quickly got into the car and said, “Let’s go, let’s go.”
“Okay,” Leslie replied.
Robin Bailey also got into the car. The Range Rover was the largest and most expensive model among the Land Rovers, worth several million. The backseat had ample space, and Robin Bailey sat there next to Leslie, with Elise Houry on the other side. The three of them were huddled together.
At that moment, they cherished each other more than ever before. They had never cherished each other like this.
This was what it meant to be a family.
“Oh, Grandma, Grandpa!” Suddenly, Leslie called out to her grandmother and grandfather.
Robin Bailey and Elise Houry leaned forward to look outside. It turned out that Rodney Houry and Karen Johnson were taking a taxi back and happened to pass by that area, seeing them. However, they couldn’t see Robin Bailey and the others.
“Good girl,” Elise Houry whispered.
But Robin Bailey and Elise Houry didn’t do anything else. They just gently pinched Leslie’s smooth cheeks and smiled. They didn’t instruct Leslie on how to treat Rodney Houry and Karen Johnson. It wasn’t appropriate to involve a child in their affairs, so even though Rodney Houry and Karen Johnson constantly badmouthed Leslie and treated her poorly, innocent and naive Leslie still called them Grandma and Grandpa affectionately.
She called them in a very friendly manner.
This was Leslie, a kind little darling, a little angel. She wasn’t as mischievous as Nina Houry! That sister-in-law of hers was probably off somewhere fooling around.
Meanwhile, on that road, Rodney Houry and Karen Johnson had just gotten out of a taxi and happened to see a top-of-the-line Range Rover passing by. Such a high-level car was a rare sight.
“That car is nice, so big and shiny. I wish I had one,” Karen Johnson said, her face showing desire.
“What are you thinking? I’ve seen that car before. It used to be owned by a CEO. I heard it costs around five million. It’s expensive. Our villa only cost around one million, and it took me half of my career to afford it,” Rodney Houry recognized it.
After all, he had been around for a good part of his life, so he naturally knew.
“What’s the big deal about five million? As long as Elise Houry marries that Mr. Clarke, he might even buy me a car worth fifty million. If it weren’t for Robin Bailey suddenly coming back, it might have happened today. You don’t know, Mr. Clarke said that once it’s done, he’ll fulfill all my desires.” Karen Johnson retorted.
In fact, Elise Houry, being the president of Landview Inc., had a very high net worth. However, due to some previous conflicts with Karen Johnson, Elise had refused her multiple times when Karen asked for money to buy luxury goods. The more they bought, the more expensive they became, and their home couldn’t hold any more.
They kept buying.
So Karen Johnson became unhappy and took a different approach. If her daughter wouldn’t buy her things, then she would find a son-in-law who was willing to buy them for her. In her eyes, the Clarke family seemed quite suitable.
“Oh, you,” Rodney Houry sighed. “What about you? Haven’t you been pushing our daughter in this matter? Ha, don’t you know what you’ve done? Aren’t you aware? Let’s face it, Robin Bailey is a poor guy. Otherwise, who knows what he would have done to you. Now we’ll see. Four days from now, on our daughter’s birthday, we’ll compare the wedding Robin Bailey is organizing for her with Mr. Clarke’s wedding. Then our daughter will know that we were right.”
“By then, our daughter will surely be disheartened, and that’s when she’ll definitely marry Mr. Clarke. You can return to the main family, and I’ll have a good son-in-law. What’s there not to be happy about?” Karen Johnson daydreamed.
“But what if Robin Bailey’s wedding turns out better than Mr. Clarke’s?” Suddenly, Rodney Houry had a premonition.
“Better? Ha, how is that possible? Just think, who is Robin Bailey? A retired person who’s only qualified to be a security guard. And Mr. Clarke? The heir of the Clarke family, a major conglomerate in South Province. If it weren’t for the chaos in South Province, where would we have a chance to climb this big tree? My foolish daughter doesn’t know how to be content, and now you’re questioning it. What is there to question?” Karen Johnson retorted with a cold smile.
“Yeah,” Rodney Houry thought for a moment. It made sense, and instantly dismissed this unrealistic fantasy.
However, they didn’t know that even if Robin Bailey organized a simple wedding for Elise Houry, she wouldn’t refuse. From the very beginning, Elise Houry had no idea about Robin Bailey’s background, but she accepted him nonetheless. She didn’t care if Robin Bailey was poor or rich. Because she loved Robin Bailey.
However, Robin Bailey had proven to her that the man she loved was one of the few great heroes in this world!