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CHAPTER 1391 - 1395
CHAPTER 1391
Silvia lay sleeplessly on the bed for a long time. She got up again and went to the balcony to gaze at the direction where Andrew stayed, as Levi pointed.
“Andrew lives there," she thought. It was approximately a few hundred meters away from her.
The distance was close. It was so close that she could see him in a few minutes as soon as she stepped out of the door. However, they were far apart from each other in reality that she couldn't see him even if she'd given all she got.
According to Levi, Andrew had been carried home, unconscious, by his family members to Jiangbei, and it all happened on the day Silvia visited Andrew.
On that day, Silvia coincidentally bumped into Auntie Cherry when she was about to leave. Auntie Cherry told Silvia that Andrew was unconscious again. However, Silvia assumed that he was still the same as before; as long as the fever subsided, he would be alright. So, she didn't return to visit him.
Now that Silvia thought about it, if Andrew's parents had not been there that day, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
It was all a fortunate coincidence that they were at the scene that day, and Andrew's illness was stabilized, and luckily Silvia too came to Jiangbei.
Silvia's mother and Audrey told her before that life is short and decades would pass in a blink of an eye. So, one must cherish people who are still alive instead of regretting not loving a person enough when it was already too late.
Therefore, Silvia would not let go no matter what happened this time. She would go all out to fall in love with a man that she wanted to love instead of living with regrets.
"Andrew, I really like you a lot. Could you like me back a little? The one you like is Silvia... and only Silvia... And not Janell Joy's substitute."
Silvia silently chanted in her heart, hoping to get his answer, but she knew that he couldn't answer her.
"Forget it, stop thinking about it. No matter how much I think about it, Andrew wouldn't know either. It would be better for me to sleep now and be energetic tomorrow. Then, I'll tell Andrew boldly, and he shall fall in love with me." She was such a strong girl with blind confidence.
Silvia returned to her room and lay back on the bed. When she was ready to sleep, she heard the sound of the door creaking gently. Someone was opening her door!
The sound of the door handle turning was so soft that it seemed like someone was doing it on purpose. Silvia's first impression was a burglar trying to enter the house carefully so that he wouldn't wake the owner up.
"There are thieves in Orchard Villa?"
Silvia didn't have time to think further. She immediately got out of bed, grabbed the table lamp on the bedside table, and hurriedly hid behind the door. She wanted to see who was the tough nut that dared to break into the Carter's residence to steal things.
The sound of the door handle turning could be heard again. Someone was pushing the door from outside. As the door was pushed open wider and wider, Silvia's heartbeat raced faster and faster. She gripped the table lamp harder.
Once the thief entered through the door, she must knock him out immediately with the table lamp. If she failed to take him out on the first try, it would not be easy for her to strike the thief again.
The door was finally pushed open enough for the person to tiptoe in. The room was dark, and Silvia panicked. She didn't manage to identify the person in time and raised the table lamp to strike it on the person with full force. “D’mn, I'm going to smash you to death!"
"Silvia, you're f'cking crazy!" Andrew growled as he held onto the spot where his head was hit.
He came to see this woman with good intentions. If she didn't want to see him, fine! But yet, she hit him with a table lamp? Was she planning to kill him?
Did someone say that this woman was worried about him? Andrew was gonna teach that guy a lesson!
"A-Andrew?" Silvia reached out to turn on the lights. The room brightened up, and Silvia discerned clearly the person whom she regarded as a thief.
The man standing in front of her was obviously the Andrew that she was missing. He was not a thief at all.
Silvia's initial fear of the burglar turned into astonishment. However, when she saw the blood flowing down from his forehead, she felt a pang of heartbreak. "Andrew, I'm so sorry! I thought you were a thief, so I hit you quite hard!"
"Silvia, you mistook me for a thief? You did it on purpose, didn't you?" Andrew felt that Silvia must have done it deliberately! He was a huge man, so how could she fail to recognize him?!
“Why would I hit you on purpose?" Silvia refused to admit defeat and roared back, "Who asked you to be so sneaky? You made me think that you were a thief."
Andrew's face darkened, and he said, “Are you saying that I'm the one at fault?“ Did she really think that he wanted to be sneaky in the first place?
It was all because of her! He was afraid to see her when she was hostile, so he came to see her while she was asleep. Alas, he was beaten up as soon as he entered the door!
"I didn't say that." Silvia felt ashamed and self reproachful, but on top of all that, she felt heartbroken. "Let's not argue about who is right or wrong. We should get a doctor to treat your wound first."
Andrew replied, "I'm not going!"
"Andrew, don't be willful, okay? What would happen if your deep wound had an infection? You can die of tetanus even nowadays." Silvia hated it the most when he refused to see the doctor to treat his illness or injuries. Does he really think that he has an invulnerable body that would not break?
Andrew glared at her fiercely and said, "There's a first aid kit in the first room of the first floor by the stairs. Go and take it."
"Okay." Silvia turned and sprinted away. In less than three minutes, Silvia returned to the room with a first aid kit. "Sit down. I will take care of it for you right away."
The wound on his forehead was so deep that it was still bleeding. If it continued, it would be life-threatening. Silvia felt so anxious that her eyes were turning red. The crux of the matter was that Andrew was still very calm. "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Silvia roared angrily, "Andrew, could you just sit down!"
Andrew became obedient instantly when Silvia scolded him like that. He sat submissively as she pressed him down on the sofa and said, "Why are you so fierce? A lady should be gentle so that she doesn't scare a man away."
"I am being fierce to you. What's the matter? If you're capable of shutting me up, then do it. Sit down, don't move!" Silvia bellowed at him. However, her movements of treating his wound were delicate in fear that she would hurt him again.
Whenever Silvia was fierce enough, Andrew would become well behaved.
"Huh, this man's asking for it! He won't listen to me when I talk to him nicely. Once I‘m fierce to him, he will become more obedient than a child!" Silvia thought.
The wound was on the right side of Andrew's forehead and was about two centimeters above his eyebrows. At that moment, it was still bleeding profusely. Silvia's heart ached as she looked at Andrew. "Andrew, you're so silly! You could have just knocked on the door before you entered, and everything would have been fine."
Andrew replied, "It was all because of you."
Silvia asked, "What does it have to do with me?"
Andrew answered, "Why does it have nothing to do with you?”
Silvia explained, "It was you who didn't see me! Not the other way round."
CHAPTER 1392
"Silvia, it was you who refused to see me first! And so I didn't want to see you! Pay attention to the chronology!" Andrew sounded unusually stubborn.
He just needed to take the first step and comfort Silvia to resolve their animosity. But he didn't! Instead, he insisted that he was not at fault!
They were about to get into an argument over who refused to see who first. Given that Andrew was ill and hurt, Silvia decided to let him win. "Alright, it was my fault."
Andrew added, "I'm wrong too.”
Silvia said, "Alright, it's your fault then."
Andrew gritted his teeth and shot back, "You!"
Silvia patted him. "Don‘t move. I'll clean your wound first. It may get infected if you don't clean it in time."
Silvia took a swab with alcohol and cleaned Andrew's wounds. The moment it touched him, he frowned and inhaled sharply. "Ouch!"
“Does it hurt?" Silvia asked anxiously.
"Why don't you try if it hurts?!" Andrew said in a foul tone.
He suffered gun wounds once that almost cost his life, but he didn't even utter a word. This time it was just a small injury. He exclaimed merely to attract Silvia's attention so that she would feel sorry for him.
"But you can‘t choose not to clean the wound just because it doesn't hurt." Silvia felt distressed to see that he was in pain. "Well, I'll be gentler. Please bear with it."
Andrew did not say a word.
Silvia made her move again. This time, just when she raised her hand, Andrew hissed in pain!
Silvia knew that this man was not in pain at all. He was behaving like this on purpose, so Silvia pressed the wound down forcefully. This time around, Andrew did not hiss in response. Instead, he roared, "Are you a fool?"
"F‘ck, how could a woman be so clumsy? She is so incompetent that she can't even handle a small thing!" Andrew wondered.
Silvia retorted, "Yeah, I'm just a fool. If I'm not, why would I come all the way here to see you?"
Andrew felt warm tears falling on his forehead. He looked up and saw that Silvia was crying. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Silvia shook her head. "Stop talking. I'm trying to stop the bleeding and bandage it."
"Why are you crying for nothing?"
"It's none of your business."
"If you don‘t care about my business, then whose business should you care about?" Andrew's face darkened, and he said ruthlessly, "Silvia, let me tell you this. This time, it was you who came to me first. If you dared to leave me without my permission, I'd definitely break your legs."
"If you don't want me to leave, then I won't. Why are you so fierce?“ After all, she didn‘t plan to leave this place alone since she was here. If she wanted to go, she must bring Andrew with her.
"You‘re really not leaving?" Andrew felt something was wrong with Silvia, but he could not figure it out.
"I told you not to move. Don't you understand?"
"Is this how you treat a patient?"
"You deserved it!“
"You're ruthless!"
"It's done.“ Silvia had finally bandaged his wound.
”That was fast." Silvia was clumsy just now. How did she finish it up so quickly? He wasn't getting enough of her attention yet.
She then replied, "It's getting late. You should go back and rest early. Be careful with the wound, and don't let it get wet ."
He had already come to see her, but she still asked him to leave. Andrew felt that this woman was peculiar. "Do you really want me to go away?"
"If you want to stay, then go ahead. I won't force you to leave.“ Silvia replied in her heart. However, Andrew didn't see through her and assumed that her silence was her assent for him to leave.
"Fine, I'll go." Andrew said solemnly.
"Andrew, I'm staying in such a large house alone. If there is a thief, I will be scared." Silvia was being very obvious now. Andrew should understand what she meant.
However, Andrew did not understand her and said, "Orchard Villa's security system was built well. We would be alerted even if a fly enters the premise, let alone a thief. After all these years, not a single thief has dared to enter the Carter's residence to steal things. If there was any successful burglar, I would really want to see how it goes!"
Silvia replied, "Stop talking nonsense. Go back and rest." If she continued to listen to him, she would probably feel dejected.
She had met fools before but not someone as silly as Andrew. Perhaps he wasn't dense, but he was just reluctant. After all, they were at the Carter's residence in Jiangbei, and the person Andrew truly loved was also in the same premises...
……...
“Headlines! Headlines! Andrew snuck into Sister Silvia's room, and she hit him as she mistook him as a thief!" Levi messaged his mom as he eavesdropped outside the room.
"What? Levi, if this piece of information isn't 100% verified, then you would better not let Andrew know about it. Otherwise, he would spank you!“
The moment Angela replied to Levi, she immediately forwarded the messages to their family group chat. "Headlines! Headlines! Andrew snuck into Silvia's room in the middle of the night with an ulterior motive! But Silvia mistook him for a thief and beat him up."
Angela's message was broadcasted immediately. Soon, all the Carters knew that Andrew snuck into Silvia's room the previous night, but yet Silvia beat him up, mistaking him as a burglar.
"Headlines! Headlines! Sister Silvia asked Andrew to stay but Andrew rejected her!" Levi sent the latest update to his mother and left hurriedly.
Angela immediately forwarded the news into the group chat that Andrew was also in. "Headlines! Headlines! Andrew wanted to stay overnight in Silvia's room but he was rejected."
"Pfft..." Jane couldn't help bursting into laughter when she saw Angela's message.
Edwin, who was reading a book, heard Jane's laughter and turned around. He asked, "What's so funny?"
Jane pointed at her phone and said, "Angela just sent a message saying that Andrew secretly went to check on Silvia. Who would have thought that she would mistake him as a thief and beat him up!"
Edwin replied, "You women are too much!"
Jane asked, "What do you mean?"
Edwin explained discontentedly, "How could a woman even mistake her man for someone else? What do you women think about all the time?"
Jane probed, "Edwin, what on earth are you trying to say? Andrew didn‘t even tell Silvia that he was coming to see her and snuck into her room in the middle of the night. Silvia isn't familiar around here, so she must've thought that he was a thief."
Edwin said, "It's getting late. You should go to sleep."
For the past few days, Andrew had been the subject of their conversation. Edwin was concerned about his eldest son's illness that it even bothered Edwin in his sleep. It was quite distressing!
Jane replied, "You should sleep first. I'm still waiting for Angela to send me the latest updates."
Edwin grabbed the phone in Jane's hand, turned it off, and then threw it aside. "It‘s fine if you go about the children during the daytime. But you're mine at night. If you think about them again, be careful of what I'll do with you!"
CHAPTER 1393
"Alright, my time at night belongs to you." Since Edwin already threw her phone aside, Jane decided that she should get a good night's rest and deal with her children’s matters the next day.
Besides, children could take care of themselves. As parents, Jane and Edwin could only lead the way for them, but the children still had to walk their path themselves.
Edwin held Jane firmly in his arms and said, "Sleep now."
Jane's ears were right on his chest. When she listened to his heartbeat, she would always feel at peace. "Edwin, sometimes I wonder what would happen to my life if I'd not met you?"
Edwin replied, “There's no such possibility."
Jane said, "I'm talking about what-ifs. If I did not meet you, I don't know what would have happened to me. I would probably be dead. I can't say for sure."
Edwin replied with a low voice, "Jane, don't talk nonsense."
Jane smiled. "I'm not talking nonsense. I'm grateful that fate arranged for you to be by my side. I'm glad that I met you. I'm proud that l have three filial and sensible children. Because of you, I had the opportunity to experience many beautiful things in the world."
Edwin caressed her head and said softly, "We still have a long road ahead of us. We can still experience lots of wonderful memories together."
"Yes." Jane looked up at Edwin slightly. After so many years, he was still as good-looking and charming as when they first met. She couldn't help reaching out to touch his face. "Edwin, tell me honestly, was there any woman who tried to please you these years? And you found her unforgettable and tempted you for even a moment?"
“Yes," Edwin said affirmatively.
"There was?" Jane was only asking him casually, and he dared to say yes. She believed that he had no other woman, hence, decided to ask this question. She trusted Edwin greatly at first, but when she heard him say 'Yes‘, she felt distressed.
She blinked and gazed at him pitifully. "Tell me, who is she? Is she prettier than me, or gentler than me? Or both?"
"That woman‘s name is Jane Ronan, and she had become my wife long ago." Seeing that Jane's face had turned pale, Edwin immediately cleared the air because he didn't want her to be sad.
"You're so mean! You scared me." Jane pinched him.
Edwin grabbed her hand and kissed it. "You'll be waking up early tomorrow, so go to sleep soon."
"Edwin, I warn you not to scare me like this in the future." Jane glared at him. She was still feeling troubled.
"I won't," Edwin acknowledged.
"Good night, my dear Edwin!“ Having received a satisfying reply, Jane changed into a comfortable position and lay down in Edwin's arms. She smiled and fell into a sweet dream.
……...
When Andrew went to Silvia's place, he did not bring his phone along with him. By the time he returned to his residence, he saw Angela's messages on his mobile phone.
After reading it, Andrew's expression darkened. He thought he went to see Silvia in secret, but it seemed like he was exposed thoroughly.
Based on the messages he received, he concluded that Aunt Angela must have sent it to her group chats. It wouldn't be surprising if she sent it to all of her contacts.
Angela's messages were sent to the group chats that even Andrew was in. Probably she was over the clouds when she did it, so she must have overlooked this fact.
Even the perpetrator Andrew had received those updates... Then what about Silvia?
Did Angela also send a message to Silvia?!
Andrew guessed it right. Angela forwarded her WhatsApp messages to her entire contact list. She didn't miss out on anyone.
At the same time, Silvia was also looking at her phone and saw the WhatsApp messages sent by Angela. Silvia had the urge to pack up and leave Jiangbei immediately, returning to Madison City.
Just when she was thinking of this, Andrew called her. Silvia answered the call and said, "Andrew, look at what you'd done. I told you to meet me properly, but you didn't want to. Why did you insist on sneaking in at midnight? Now everyone knows about it."
Andrew comforted her and said, "It's getting late. Many people have already fallen asleep. There must be some people who haven't seen Aunt Angela's messages. Don't worry."
Silvia retorted, "The cat is out of the bag, and it’s too late to recall the messages. So what if the others don't see it now?!"
Andrew answered, "I have already asked my technicians to delete the messages. I can't delete the memories of the people who have seen the messages, but people who have yet to open the messages would not see it."
Silvia rubbed her head. “Since when did the app have such a magical function? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Andrew said, "There are still a lot of things you don‘t know."
Of course, if Andrew wanted to delete the messages, he wouldn’t use average means. He had his professional technicians track down both of Angela's messages and deleted them secretly. This was not a difficult task for him at all.
A person's status could be determined by how far-sighted the person is. Only a few people could climb to a vantage point of power. Hence, it was always lonely at the top.
Silvia said, "Don‘t make fun of me. There are also things that I know, but you may not know about it too."
Andrew said, "Is there anything in this world that you know, but I don't? Say it!"
Silvia asked, "Do you know what a nincompoop is?"
Andrew said, "A food?" He guessed wildly, and was rather baffled by her sudden question.
Silvia chuckled and said, "Not really."
Andrew asked, "Then is it a tool?"
Silvia said, "I can't tell you."
Andrew probed, "What exactly is it?"
Silvia said, "I will tell you if you admit that you don't know."
Andrew: "I admit defeat."
Silvia snickered. "You are a nincompoop."
Andrew replied, "You're making fun of me, aren't you?!"
Fortunately, Andrew was simpIe-minded and did not know what she meant. If he were to know about it, he would definitely be furious.
Therefore, she must let him dwell on the matter. Silvia quickly changed the topic. "I'm feeling sleepy. Your body is still not well, so get some sleep. Get well, and cooperate with the doctor for treatment. Don't think of nonsense!"
Andrew said, "Yes, good night!"
Silvia wished him back. "Good night!"
Although both of them wished each other goodnight, neither of them hung up the call. It seemed like they were waiting for the other to hang up first, or perhaps they were reluctant to hang up, wanting to hear each other's voices.
Both of them remained quiet. After a long while, Andrew finally broke the silence. "Silvia. remember what I said to you just now.“
Silvia asked, "What did you say?"
CHAPTER 1394
Andrew spoke so much earlier. How could Silvia know what he was referring to?
Silvia racked her brains, but could not think of anything. "I still don't get what you mean."
This woman had a memory of a goldfish. He was having a conversation with her just now. Andrew thought of using a more ruthless method to make her remember what he said, so he said fiercely, "Remember this, you came to Jiangbei by yourself this time around. You’re not going anywhere without my consent, so no matter where you go, I can cripple you!"
"So, this was what he was referring to." Silvia thought. He was worried that she would leave. It was uncanny that she was afraid that he would chase her out instead!
But she didn’t need to worry about that anymore. "Alright, I’ll remember that, and I won’t forget it!"
Andrew replied, "Okay."
Silvia said, "Then, I‘ll hang up now."
Andrew answered, "Okay.“
After hanging up the call, Silvia found herself smiling the whole time when she was chatting with him. Huh, so that was how it felt when the person she liked cared for her too!
Thinking of this, Silvia picked up her phone again and sent a text message to Andrew. "Andrew, there's one more thing that I forgot to tell you."
Andrew replied, "It's very late. You should sleep first. Let's talk about it tomorrow.“
Fine, she'd tell him tomorrow. Anyway, she had already decided to tell him so it wouldn't matter to wait for another day.
………..
The next day. It was another sunny day.
The doctors rushed over early in the morning to perform a full-body examination on Andrew. Afterward, they were in disbelief. They were afraid that something had gone wrong!
Both doctors gave Andrew another full-body examination again after getting Andrew's permission as they held full accountability to their job.
After the test results came back, both doctors exchanged glances in amusement.
Andrew's condition was dismal the previous day. There was even a possibility for him to pass out and fall into a coma anytime.
Overnight, his condition improved significantly, so much that Andrew was a completely different person!
The doctors had prescribed all sorts of medication, but there was no noticeable improvement in his health. What on earth happened the previous night? Both doctors were dying out of curiosity.
Seeing that Andrew's complexion and mood had improved significantly, they reckoned that his spirit improved his condition, but it shouldn't have such a huge effect. Dr. Baker asked, "Master Andrew, may I ask you a question? What did you do last night?"
What did he do last night?
Andrew instinctively recalled the previous night's incident of him seeing Silvia in secret, which had been announced to the public by Angela. Could it be that Angela's contact list included these doctors as well? Had they also read the gossip?!
"Even if they saw the message, as professional doctors, shouldn't they refrain from gossiping?"
What was their intention of doing this? How could they gossip about their private matters?
Andrew shot him a cold glare and said, "Dr. Baker, your job is to treat patients. Since when does your job include minding your patient's private life? Does this have anything to do with your treatment?"
Dr. Baker said, "Master Andrew, it really has something to do with it."
Andrew said, "You're already middle-aged, Dr. Baker. So why are you still gossiping like a teenager?"
Dr. Baker was already more than sixty years old, and he was a very experienced old doctor. Andrew initially respected him just like how he respected his elders.
If this matter was questioned by someone else instead of Dr. Baker, Andrew would have scolded the person. It was already a show of respect that Andrew did not throw Dr. Baker out.
Dr. Baker was confused as he listened to what he said. "Master Andrew, what do you mean by gossip? Your body condition improved so quickly, like magic! I just wanted to know the reason. I'm not trying to be a busybody."
“My condition is improving too quickly? How quickly?" Andrew wasn't feeling terrible today, but he was not sure about his illness. He wouldn’t know if his condition was good or bad.
"Even if you had taken any magical medication, the effect wouldn't be so quick based on my opinion. So, you can imagine how fast you’re getting better.“ Dr. Baker looked at Andrew up and down again. "The speed of your recovery is far beyond my expectation."
Andrew put down the glass of water in his hand. "I have recovered quickly. Perhaps my body is healthy. But I think the both of you aren't glad to see that I have recovered."
Dr. Baker explained, "It wasn’t that we're unhappy. We're just too astonished. Sir, your recovery speed has not been seen in our hospital records for decades, so we want to know what you ate or did last night.“
Dr. Baker added, "Through your activities, diet, among others, we may be able to find out the reason for your recovery. If you ate something, we can study it and try to find a medicine that can cure you as soon as possible. This is to prevent you from suffering unexpectedly.“
"Was my recovery so miraculous?" The previous night, Andrew did nothing but went to see Silvia. Was it not medicine or exercise that made his body recover quickly, but Silvia's arrival?
Andrew's heart couldn't help feeling touched that Silvia came to Jiangbei because she was worried about him. That silly woman said that she didn't want to see him anymore, but she couldn't let him go at all in reality.
Not only that, but last night, Silvia even hinted to him that he could stay with her...
At that time, he understood what she meant, but he pretended not to understand.
It was the first time that Silvia came to his family. Andrew had not personally introduced her to the elders in the family and announced her status. Before this, many people thought that Silvia was not the Carter family's rightful daughter-in-law. Silvia wasn't able to live with the Carters with such ambiguity...
Given Silvia's ambiguous status, she was already living with the Carters but could not live with Andrew. Obviously, Andrew's mother also noticed this. She arranged for Silvia to live in the farthest place from Andrew to prevent others from gossiping.
Based on the local customs, it was unsightly for a woman to live in their home before rightfully being married to a man of the house.
Although the Carters and Andrew did not have the same view, others would think so. If anyone else were to gossip about Andrew, he would walk his own path and ignore them. But the victim here was Silvia, so he wanted to protect her. No matter how much he wanted her to sleep in his arms, he must endure it. He could not let Silvia feel aggrieved, even a little bit.
He had to consider everything for his wife all the time. Whether now or later in the future, he would not allow anyone to gossip behind her back!
CHAPTER 1395
Andrew refused to speak but Dr. Baker was eager to know the reason his body was recovering so quickly. "Master Andrew, perhaps I can ask your nutritionist what he prepared for you last night?"
"There's no need to see the nutritionist. I can tell you the answer now." Andrew retracted his thoughts and continued, "My recovery has nothing to do with diet. It's because I was in an excellent mood last night."
Dr. Baker asked, "Why are you in a good mood?”
Andrew replied without any hesitation, "My wife is here."
"I see." The patient was in a good mood indeed, which was favorable for the patient's recovery. However, it was the first time Dr. Baker had seen someone like Andrew to experience such an optimistic effect. However, when he recalled his past experience, it was not strange that the last time Andrew's condition suddenly worsened was also because of his wife.
Andrew looked at Dr. Baker and said, “Dr. Baker, it's a good thing that I'm recovering. You have to keep this a secret for the time being."
Dr. Baker didn't understand the reason and asked, "Why?"
Andrew snapped, "You should just focus on treating my illness. Why do you ask so many questions?"
"What if..." Dr. Baker trailed off.
Andrew added, "There are no what~ifs. Just do as I say."
Silvia came here because of his serious illness. What if she heard that his condition was better and she left again?
Just in case, Andrew had no choice but to adopt this unwise strategy.
......
At the Savile Building.
After Andrew left the previous night, Silvia slept well and got up early. She did not expect that Levi would leave earlier than her and was waiting downstairs early.
"Sister Silvia, I've finished the task you gave me." Levi dangled the phone in front of Silvia as if he was offering a treasure. “Do you want to listen to it now or later?"
Silvia took the phone. “Andrew probably doesn't know about this."
Levi patted his chest and promised, "Sister Silvia, don't worry about me! If I don't have any confidence, I won't dare to take the heavy responsibility you gave me."
Silvia nodded with satisfaction. "Well, thank you my dear Levi!"
"You're welcome!“ Levi said.
"Why are you such a pleasant child?" Silvia pinched Levi's face and then clicked on the recording to listen to Levi and Andrew's conversation.
Andrew was indeed a man who did not speak his mind. He said that he didn't want to care or see her, but he sent a spy to inquire about her!
Levi said, "Sister Silvia, am I right? Andrew really cares about you."
"Well, you are right." Silvia looked at Levi and suddenly thought of something. "Levi, Andrew asked you to be a spy in my place, but you betrayed him and stood on my side. I wonder if you would betray me and side with him again?"
"Sister Silvia, that's not right. How could you say that? I'm just being a double agent!" Levi pouted and seemed dissatisfied. "Andrew threatened me, so I helped him. But you're different. You're beautiful, lovely, and kind. I helped you sincerely, but yet you doubted me. I felt hurt."
"Levi, I'm sorry!" Silvia apologized. “I didn't intend to doubt you. I just feel that my IQ is not as high as compared to yours. I was afraid of falling into Andrew's trap."
"Sister Silvia, you must believe me. Trust me that I will be on your side.” Levi patted his chest again and vowed, "I promise to fulfill the task you gave me and be a qualified double agent. I will not let Andrew know anything."
Silvia nodded. "Yes, I believe in you."
"What spies are you guys talking about?" Jane's voice was heard suddenly.
Silvia hurriedly greeted her. "Mrs. Carter, good morning!"
Jane asked with a gentle smile, "Silvia, how was your sleep last night?"
Silvia replied, "Thank you for your concern. I slept very well."
Jane looked at Silvia and realized that Silvia looked very well. "Well, that's good."
Levi pretended that nothing had happened and asked, "Aunt Jane, why are you here so early?"
"You're not the only one that’s allowed to come here." Jane pinched Levi's face. "I know that you like Silvia very much, but don't disturb her rest."
Levi replied, "I wasn't disturbing Sister Silvia at all!"
Silvia spoke up on behalf of Levi too. "Mrs. Carter, Levi isn't disturbing me."
Jane said, "Well, let's have breakfast together."
In the dining room.
There were more people at the breakfast table. Seated there were Edwin, Jane, Lucas, Janell Joy, Angela, Levi, Julien, and Silvia. Only their grandfather, Stephen, and also Victor, and Andrew were absent.
Victor had some matters to settle and so did not stay at Orchard Villa. Stephen had gone to church for some prayers for Andrew's health. So, both of them were not at the dining table. However, Andrew didn't come to dine with them despite his improvement in health.
Everyone greeted Silvia enthusiastically. Even Edwin, who had always been aloof, took the initiative to say a few words to Silvia. "This is your home. Please make yourself comfortable."
Silvia said, "Mr. Carter, thank you."
Jane said, "Silvia, you and Janell Joy are around the same age. I've asked Janell Joy to accompany you these days. She lived in Jiangbei for a long time, so she’s familiar with the area. Just tell her wherever you want to go."
Janell Joy chuckled, "Silvia, my mom gave me an important task of accompanying you. If I don't take good care of you, my mom will punish me, so you have to cooperate with me from now on!"
Silvia gazed at Janell Joy. She was a beautiful girl, indeed. Every time Silvia looked at her, she felt amazed by Janell Joy's beauty.
"Silvia, is there anything on my face?" Janell Joy did not seem displeased by Silvia's staring. Instead, she used a joking tone to resolve the embarrassment.
"No, you don't have anything on your face... l just think that you're so pretty, and I can't help staring at you!“ Silvia was a frank person. If she disliked something, she would hate it. If she liked something, she would love it.
"Silvia, are you complimenting me?" Janell Joy had always been flattered since young, occasionally receiving too many compliments. However, she felt delighted at Silvia's compliment.
Silvia added, "I am telling the truth."
"Silvia, you're pretty too." Janell Joy could see her resemblance in Silvia, but the more she looked at her, the more she felt that they were not alike. They were two completely different people.
"Thank you!" Silvia accepted Janell Joy's praise in return because she genuinely felt that she was good-looking as well.
Both of them were about the same age, so the more they chatted, the happier they got. They almost forget that there were other people around them.
Jane then interrupted them, "Let's eat first. You two can chit chat after eating."
The meal was about to begin but Andrew had yet to arrive. Silvia looked back once a while and waited, but Andrew did not appear. Her mood became sullen suddenly.
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