Chapter 230: Chapter 230
"Brother Burt, you used to be so good to me, and now I just want to repay you. But suddenly treating me makes me really uneasy."
"I don’t want you to repay me; just stay away from my starting point, can you?"
"How can that be? If I don’t get closer to you, how can I repay you?"
Burt Chambers was about to go crazy, "Alright, alright, if you want to repay me, then stay away from me and don’t come looking for me, would that work as repayment!?"
The girl was persistent, trying to cling to Burt Chambers’s arm again.
Burt Chambers kept dodging, "I’m begging you, great aunt, I really need to focus on my studies now. I need to work hard for a better future to support my family. If I don’t put in the effort now, what will I do later? Please stop seeking me out, okay?"
The girl looked surprised. In just a few days, had Burt Chambers’s mindset elevated so much? He was already thinking about supporting a family.
"But Brother Burt, you used to give me so many pieces of jewelry, bags, and even money. I really can’t..."
Repay this kindness without giving herself.
Burt Chambers, "If you feel uncomfortable about it, you can return them to me."
The girl, "...?", what?
Burt Chambers, "Yeah, just return them to me. I don’t want the items back, but you must give back the money, right?"
Seeing Burt Chambers’s eager face, the girl’s face turned green.
He gave away the money, and now he wants her to return it? Is he not a man?
The girl forced a dry smile, "Brother Burt, I have to go now..."
Burt Chambers chased after her, "No, were you going to repay me the money?"
The girl ran even faster.
Burt Chambers used to spend lavishly, giving away a lot. Now, regardless of whether it’s a man or woman, as long as anybody tries to distract his determination to thrive, he’ll ask them to repay the money. Now, everyone avoids Burt Chambers when they see him, let alone seeks him out.
Paige Sterling noticed that Burt Chambers was now so well-behaved and treated him better than before.
Burt Chambers slowly realized that this female tyrant wasn’t that scary after all.
Now, what he feared more than Paige was Julian Hawthorne.
It always seemed like whenever he looked for Paige to help him with questions, Julian Hawthorne looked like he wanted to take him out.
And it wasn’t just Burt Chambers’s imagination; Julian Hawthorne had indeed thought about it that way.
Before, when Burt Chambers was disobedient, he would argue with Paige every day. Now that he’s obedient, he clings to Paige daily for help, hogging the time that originally belonged to him. Newest update provıded by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝·𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚·𝔫𝔢𝔱
No wonder Julian Hawthorne can’t stand Burt Chambers.
Even during lunchtime, Paige was at a milk tea shop helping Burt Chambers with questions.
Julian Hawthorne couldn’t find Paige for lunch and ended up going to the milk tea shop to catch them.
He looked at Burt Chambers with a cold gaze, "Do you understand the questions now?"
Burt Chambers, "I haven’t figured out this question yet..."
Julian Hawthorne took the question book to explain to Burt Chambers, then continued to look at him with a death glare, "Understood now?"
Burt Chambers, "...Yes."
Then he immediately packed up his backpack to go back to school for the afternoon classes.
It’s just explaining a question, why is Julian Hawthorne so stingy?
Julian then turns to Paige Sterling, "Are you hungry?"
Paige Sterling replied, "I already ate. Have you?"
"No, I was waiting for you."
Paige Sterling said, "I just had the fried rice on iron plate, it was quite good. Do you want to eat it?"
Julian Hawthorne used to dislike these things, but because Paige loved them, he started to enjoy them too. This must be what they call loving the house and its crow.
He nodded, "Wait for me here, I’ll go order it."
Paige Sterling nodded, smiling sweetly at Julian Hawthorne.
Julian Hawthorne placed an order for the iron plate fried rice that Paige recommended. While paying with his phone at the counter, he got lightly slapped on the backside.
Gently, as if someone was deliberately teasing him.
Julian frowned, turned his head, and saw Paige Sterling.
His expression softened.
After eating together, the two drove back to the company.
Julian Hawthorne kept looking at Paige Sterling with a strange gaze. Paige felt bewildered and checked her face in the mirror, not noticing anything dirty.
She looked at Julian Hawthorne, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Julian Hawthorne said, "Shall we go to a hotel?"
Paige Sterling looked terrified, "Go to a hotel for what? Mr. Hawthorne, can’t you think of something proper during the day?"
"You’re the one who’s not proper," Julian Hawthorne said, "Earlier in the store, you even slapped my butt."
"I slapped you?", Paige’s face changed instantly, "Reverse the car, turn back right now!"
Julian Hawthorne, "...?"
But seeing Paige so upset, he didn’t question it and turned the car around.
Upon reaching their destination, Paige flung open the car door and rushed out at lightning speed.
When Julian Hawthorne parked and entered, he saw Paige pinning a man to the ground, punching him relentlessly. The man was nearly deformed from her blows, yet she refused to stop.
Julian Hawthorne asked, "What’s going on?"
Paige Sterling said, "It was him who touched you just now! Disgusting creep, he dared to touch my man!"
Julian Hawthorne, "..."
He felt a wave of nausea and turned slightly green.
Other men around were also claiming to have been touched by this creepy guy.
Seeing Paige still hitting him, Julian Hawthorne went over and held her back. Beating someone to death in public wouldn’t end well for Paige.
Once Paige let go, the man fled in a desperate manner.
Julian Hawthorne wanted to say something but felt awkward discussing being taken advantage of in this way, so he kept quiet.
The customers inside the store praised Paige Sterling for standing up and defending her boyfriend against the pervert.
After getting back in the car, Paige told Julian, "You see, just being good-looking means even men aren’t safe outside. You have to protect yourself, got it?"
Being advised by his own wife, Julian Hawthorne could only nod numbly, "Got it."
Seeing Paige about to say more, he leaned over and kissed her lips, a deep and lingering kiss causing Paige to forget what she was about to say.
Julian Hawthorne touched her lips and said, "You’ve slimmed down lately."
Paige Sterling didn’t think so, her weight was the same as before, how had she slimmed?
"You must be mistaken, I’m not slimmer."
Julian Hawthorne said, "You are, there’s not much flesh left."
"Mr. Hawthorne, are you implying something?", Paige puffed her chest, "Who are you saying doesn’t have enough flesh?"
Julian Hawthorne, "..."
After a pause, Mr. Hawthorne quickly responded, "Perhaps I’m wrong, let me check again."
His hand then mischievously started to reach out.
Paige pushed his hand away, "Pervert, using excuses to act naughty in broad daylight."
Julian Hawthorne leaned closer to ask, "So does that mean I don’t need an excuse to act naughty at night?"
That night, back at home, after Paige exited the shower, she found her phone buzzing non-stop with notification sounds from Weibo.
Did she do something big in the news recently?
She glanced over at Julian Hawthorne, who looked like he was earnestly focusing on documents, picked up her phone, and saw a recent Weibo post from her account.
"I love Mr. Hawthorne, even down to every single hair on his body."
Even stranger, it included a photo of them together and tagged Julian Hawthorne’s account.
Julian Hawthorne’s account even reposted it.
The public had always speculated about their relationship, but this post from Paige’s account was essentially an official announcement.
Paige slowly raised her gaze and stared at Julian Hawthorne.
"Julian Hawthorne, did you post this Weibo?"
He even dared to post on her account!