Chapter 242: Chapter 242

Burt Chambers really took a few days to study it, but instead of figuring out how to be an academic whiz, he researched something else.

Burt Chambers discovered that Paige Sterling’s test papers always perfectly avoided all the correct answers in multiple-choice questions, and her mistakes in fill-in-the-blank and essay questions were also quite skillful. If this wasn’t deliberate, nobody would believe it.

Indeed, Paige Sterling said being a top student depends entirely on mood, and she wasn’t exaggerating about Bob Vaughn; she really does go with her mood.

Burt Chambers was quite shocked. With dark circles under his eyes, he asked Paige Sterling, "Why did you deliberately score so poorly before?"

Paige Sterling said, "To give my classmates a chance to shine."

She asked Burt Chambers, "At this moment, doesn’t your sister suddenly appear grand and charismatic? Don’t you think I have a humanitarian spirit?"

Humanitarian your ass!

Back then, Paige Sterling was clearly going through a rebellious phase, possibly a case of deliberate underperformance to dazzle everyone later as an academic star.

But from this, we can tell, Paige Sterling isn’t really an underachiever, nor just a top student; she’s genuinely an academic genius.

Her current achievements aren’t just out of thin air; she worked hard for them too.

So effort doesn’t always lead to success, but without effort, success is impossible.

With such a towering figure around, Burt Chambers feels he must work a hundred times harder.

Burt Chambers ran off to study while Paige Sterling returned to the master bedroom, seeing Julian Hawthorne looking over documents.

While reviewing, he occasionally picked up his phone to play for a bit.

Paige Sterling sat beside him, staring at Julian Hawthorne intently.

Julian Hawthorne raised an eyebrow, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Paige Sterling said, "Julian Hawthorne, I really feel you’ve been acting quite odd recently."

Julian Hawthorne responded, "How so?"

Paige Sterling rested her chin in her hand, "What are you doing on your phone every day? Aren’t you working, aren’t you going to your job?"

Julian Hawthorne set aside his documents and phone, embraced Paige Sterling, resting his chin on her shoulder.

"Can I be a kept man?"

He lightly pecked her cheek, "You’re working so hard already. I’ll just stay at home as a househusband, support you and teach the kids, how does that sound?"

Paige Sterling asked, "Are you serious?"

Julian Hawthorne, "Serious."

Paige Sterling further asked, "Won’t you feel it’s a waste of your talent?"

Julian Hawthorne, "I’m just a businessman. Becoming one is something many people can do, and if it’s not me, someone else can quickly replace me. But you’re different..."

Paige Sterling’s talent is unique, irreplaceable, and indisputable.

Julian Hawthorne loves the sense of satisfaction and joy in her smile when she discovers something.

He wants Paige Sterling to keep smiling like that, even if it’s not because of him.

"I think the most important thing in my life is to take care of you. If I don’t, the whole world would demand I step down, so taking care of you should be my job."

"But I feel I can take care of myself."

"That’s just what you think..."

Julian Hawthorne asked her, "Can you cook? Can you do laundry? Do you know what medicines should be kept at home? Do you know..."

Paige Sterling realized she didn’t know how to cook, do laundry, or even what medicines to stock at home...

"But do you really need to quit your job and revolve around me every day? We’re supposed to spend a lifetime together, and if you constantly sacrifice for me, our relationship will become distorted in the future."

Paige Sterling cupped Julian Hawthorne’s face, "I know we’re both very busy, but aren’t we always happy whenever we’re together? We have different social circles and some overlapping ones, isn’t that nice? You don’t need to sacrifice anything for me anymore."

This isn’t a sacrifice...

Paige Sterling just doesn’t understand his... ambition?

He just wants to be a househusband...

Taking care of her every day, making her life outside of work completely centered on him.

However, Julian Hawthorne knows what Paige Sterling is thinking.

Men nowadays have a common issue: they complain their wives do nothing at home and rely on them when their wives are full-time housewives, but when their wives go out to work, they complain the wives neglect the family, don’t take care of them, the kids, or the elders.

Women nowadays also have a common issue: when their husbands have no job and stay at home, they complain the husbands are useless, but when the husbands work and are busy, they complain the husbands don’t give them care and warmth.

People are just never satisfied.

Paige Sterling is likely worried he’s giving up work now, will gradually shrink his social circle, and regret his choice.

Even though Julian Hawthorne thinks Paige Sterling worries too much, he can’t help but wonder.

He sighed inwardly, "I’m just saying, now that Simon is starting to learn how to manage the company, I’m more relaxed now."

Previously, Simon was free to do whatever, with the Hawthorne Family not counting on him.

But things are different now; everyone in the company knows Julian Hawthorne values Simon highly, always bringing him along, personally guiding him every time, eager for him to manage the company soon, so Julian can relax a bit.

Simon is suffering, but as long as he thinks his hard effort is sacrificing for his big brother and sister-in-law’s relationship, he feels everything is worthwhile.

Besides Penson and Aura, Paige Sterling also has a charity, but the agency is managed by the head in charge, and she only visits once a month to check the accounts, among other things.

The head has been here since the agency was founded, has been diligent over the years, and hasn’t done anything outrageous, so Paige Sterling trusts her.

After conversing in the office for a while, Paige Sterling got up to leave.

As she walked out of the office, she saw two people at the front desk.

At first, Paige Sterling didn’t notice them, but then it clicked in her mind, and she suddenly felt they looked familiar. She turned back for a closer look, recognizing them as Yvette Hughes’ little aunt and cousin.

Yvette Hughes not only has a peculiar daughter but also a peculiar sister, and apart from her, the Hughes Family was pretty much full of oddballs.

Especially this little aunt and cousin; when Paige Sterling was little, they once caused a scene at the Sterling Family, believing that since Yvette Hughes married Jared Sullivan, he ought to help these relatives. Read complete versıon only at novel※fire.net

One can imagine, Jared Sullivan wasn’t too kind to Chloe Hughes, and to Yvette Hughes’ relatives, he was even less courteous, using some tactics.

After that incident, Yvette Hughes’ little aunt and cousin never appeared at the Sterling Family again.

To see them here now, dressing like refugees, Paige Sterling found it puzzling.

She clearly remembered they had a house in Jarrow.

She soon found out that the mother-son duo was deliberately dressed like that to deceive charity funding.

Paige Sterling, "..."

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