"Whoever else tells you I'm going on blind dates, give me their number!" Leo's stern voice made Anya too scared to speak up, her voice soft and meek, not daring to look up at him. "It was... it was my dad who said it." Leo: "..."

They sat in silence for a few minutes, Leo's chest burning with unvented anger. Then, as he started the car, he said, "I'm not going on blind dates."

Later, Leo called Molly to ask about a good restaurant.

Molly immediately shared her newest find with Leo, "The rose on the table is for couples. You can take it with you after your meal, remember to give it to Anya. When Chad and I went..." Before she could finish, Leo hung up.

Molly, frustrated, put down her phone, "What kind of person does that? I hadn't even started showing off my love yet."

Arriving at the restaurant, Leo parked the car and went to the passenger side to hold Anya's hand as they exited. "Come in for dinner, and then come with me to the office to work late." Anya, as if facing Chad, couldn't refuse.

She was meekly pulled inside, and Leo, taking the rose from the table, forcefully stuffed it into Anya's bag. "Take it."

Anya: "..."

Anya didn't dare to bring up the topic of moving out again, as if Chad would be very unhappy.

In the evening, accompanying Leo to the office, she sat next to him as usual, but was quieter than before.

Andre had left with the child already, and when leaving, Henry started crying again. Andre gently consoled the child, a scene witnessed by everyone. Yet, the little one, no matter how gently his dad consoled, just kept crying. Leo and Anya weren't curious about what happened to Henry, both preoccupied with their own thoughts.

When Leo drove Anya home later that night, under the moonlight, after turning off the car, he told Anya, who was about to get out, "Don't move out, and don't worry about anything else."

Anya responded with a soft "oh" and slowly went back to her room.

That night, the light in Leo's room stayed on until late, but he just sat there quietly, looking at the books on his desk, the dark screen of his computer, alone.

on the stool at her dressing table by the window. The cool summer night breeze soothed her irritation and

find you a driver to take you to and from every day. If you're worried about safety, we'll hire a bodyguard for you. If you're lonely, your mom

heart tighten, feeling uncomfortable. When she mentioned it to

not to know?" Anya murmured, feeling wronged. She

it was, the light in Leo's room went out, but he didn't go to sleep right away. Instead, he sat there, head tilted back with closed eyes. The next day, Andre dropped off both his wife and niece at

the car, it was Mia talking alone, her little son now a handful, insisting on standing on his mom's lap in the

summer, Andre had to open the

who couldn't understand her, complained about him all the way, "You don't sleep at night, wake up early in the day, if I hold you to sleep, I can't even turn over. You only cry, need to be fed, have a bad temper, yet everyone loves you. I really want to spank you~" Henry, lying in his mother's arms,

little mouth pouting again. Mia had to kiss her son twice

leaving, Mia bent down, rushed to the front seat, and quickly kissed her husband's face before running

his wife through the window, smiled blissfully,

Anya, watching, felt envious. "Auntie, Uncle really

also loves you

Anya would've blushed shyly, but this time, there was a hint of grievance in her eyes.

up and drop you off, especially when he's busy with work. If you were someone unimportant to him, why would he

classroom door, they parted

office and saw his working nephew. Since they see each other every day, Henry was excited to see

his arms,

indeed leaped into his

Leo together, the secretarial team had their eyes

off the child to Andre, he took the opportunity to say, "Uncle, if you recognize my capability,

but not showing it

"Yes."

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