Ch. 2461..2470
Married by Mistake – Chapter 2461
When Julie saw Fabian here, she almost could not believe her eyes. The tall good-looking figure and the handsome gentle face in her sight were all real.
Fabian also spotted Julie. He greeted her very politely and courteously, “Miss Charles, how are you feeling? I didn’t know you were in the hospital. That’s why I only came to see you now. My apologies.”
Julie was stunned, not knowing what to say for a while. On the other hand, Julie’s mother quickly replied, “You’re too kind. It’s already nice enough for you to come to visit Julie. What are you sorry for? Please sit down.”
Julie’s mother was very polite. Then, she bowed her head and asked Lillian kindly. “Little girl, you look so beautiful. What’s your name?”
Lillian blinked her big clear eyes and glanced at Fabian. “Her name is Lillian.”
“Lillian? That’s a really special and nice name. Come sit down, good girl.”
“Mr. Johnson, Lily, you should sit down first.” Julie finally came back to her senses and greeted.
Lillian turned and walked toward Julie, passing the bouquet in her hand to Julie.
Seeing the bouquet that Lillian just handed to her, Julie’s annoyed mood seemed to be relieved at once.
“Thank you, Lily,” she thanked Lillian and took the bouquet.
Julie’s mother finally felt relieved when she saw a smile on Julie’s face. She had not seen her daughter smile since she got hospitalized.
“Julie, you should talk first. I’ll go outside to buy something.”
Julie also wanted to speak to Fabian alone, so she nodded. “Okay.”
Fabian, Lillian, and Julie were soon left in the ward. Julie was also very puzzled by Fabian’s sudden visit. At the same time, she also held a trace of expectation in her heart.
“Why did you suddenly come to the hospital to visit me, Mr. Johnson?”
“Originally, I wanted to prevent people from misunderstanding our relationship, so I didn’t want to take this trip. But I heard that you were injured and got hospitalized because of me, so I thought I needed to come and visit you.” Fabian‘s explanation was very straightforward. There were almost no subtleties at all.
The only hope that remained in Julie’s heart was also disillusioned in an instant. Sure enough, she was overthinking again.
“Don’t take it to heart, Mr. Johnson. I was injured because I didn’t pay attention to where I was going and fell accidentally. It has nothing to do with you, Mr. Johnson.”
“I have to apologize no matter what,” Fabian apologized sincerely. “Where did you hurt yourself, Miss Charles? Is it serious?”
Julie retracted her hands when she heard the words. The wounds that were already healing somehow became more painful.
“It’s okay, they’re just flesh wounds. My mother came to take me home from the hospital today,” Julie said while looking at Lillian, who was sitting quietly beside Fabian. “What about Lily? Is she okay?”
“Lily is fine. Since I’m taking care of her, I won’t let anything happen to her again,” Fabian promised.
His gentle gaze fell on Lillian’s little face, and there seemed to be a very subtle and special light in his eyes. Julie’s heart trembled inexplicably.
“You care so much about Lily, Mr. Johnson.” Julie sighed softly.
“Lily is my only ‘family’ in this world,” Fabian said softly.
Julie was a little taken aback. ‘Family..?’
“By the way, there’s one thing I hope you can do for me.” Fabian asked for a favor.
Julie was very curious and thought it was related to Lillian. “What is it? Mr. Johnson, please tell me.”
“I hope that when you go back to work, you’ll explain to your colleagues that you and I are not dating.”
Married by Mistake – Chapter 2462
Julie was stunned. She did not think that this was what Fabian wanted to ask of her.
She suddenly felt that she was too naive. She could feel that Fabian did not have any feelings for her, but she still had some unrealistic fantasies and expectations. She thought that this man would become interested in her. Despite the desolation in her heart, Julie remained indifferent and calm on the surface.
“I’m so sorry about this. My colleagues have misunderstood. Don’t worry, Mr. Johnson. When I go back to work, I’ll explain it to them.”
“That’s good.” Fabian expressed his relief, then he reached out and held Lillian’s little hand. “Lily, wave goodbye to Miss Charles. We’re going home now.”
Upon hearing this, Julie’s heart sank again. She hoped that Fabian could stay longer, but she had no reason or status to ask Fabian to stay longer. Therefore, she smiled magnanimously at Lillian.
“Lily, thank you for coming to see me. Bye…”
Lillian nodded obediently with a grin. Then, she raised her little hand and waved to Julie.
Seeing Fabian’s figure walking out of the ward, Julie leaned back on the bed weakly.
After a while, Julie‘s mother came back.
When she saw that Fabian and Lillian were gone, she asked casually, “Is the young man who came to see you just now the father of one of your students from your class? Look at that… He’s a father at such a young age, so you should also find a boyfriend to start a family too. You don’t want to inherit the family business and insist on being a kindergarten teacher. All the people you encounter in that environment will be married, so will you ever meet new friends?”
Julie let out a listless laugh. “So what if I meet someone new? They may not like me.”
When Julia’s mother, Patty, heard this, she suddenly realized something. “Julie, do you have someone you like?”
Julie turned her head and did not answer.
Patty found it even more strange. Meanwhile, she noticed that her baby girl seemed to be in a bad mood again.
‘Wasn’t she laughing just now?’
After being discharged from the hospital, Julie rested at home for two more days before going back to work.
When she saw Lillian in the classroom, she could not help but think of Fabian.
Julie felt like she had really fallen in love with this man who did not love her back. During class, her mind started wandering, so she did not hold the textbook in her hand properly. It accidentally hit the head of the little boy who bullied Lillian last time.
The little boy burst into tears, and Julie hurried to comfort him. She thought this trivial matter would pass peacefully. She did not expect the father of the boy to start sneering at her when he sent the boy to school the next morning.
“Miss Charles, you’re a teacher. You should serve as a model to others, so how could you avenge private wrongs in the school?”
As soon as the man said this, the parents around them who were sending their children to school looked over vigilantly. Some of them were even the parents of the students in Julie’s class, so naturally, they were now paying attention after hearing what this man said.
Julie knew that she had accidentally hurt the little boy yesterday, but she did not understand what he meant by ‘avenging private wrongs’.
“Mr. Martinez, I did accidentally hit your child yesterday, but what do you mean when you say that I’m avenging private wrongs?” Julie asked as calmly as possible.
The man snorted and deliberately raised his voice to continue sneering.
Married by Mistake – Chapter 2463
“Miss Charles, it’s not necessary to say everything loudly and clearly. You’re secretly in love with the parent of a child in your class. The last time when my son was just playing around with that child, you treated it as such a serious matter and asked me to come to kindergarten. You even criticized my son in public and let that man lecture me so impolitely.”
“Hmph! This time, you accidentally hurt my son. How could there be such a coincidence? You’re clearly avenging private wrongs in the school! I’m not saying you can’t fall in love with a student’s parent, but if you’re such a teacher, who would dare to put their children under your care again? Everyone, do you think I’m right?”
The man incited public sentiment and tried to embarrass Julie, but the parent next to him was not swayed. Instead, they asked Julie calmly and rationally. “Miss Charles, are you really dating your student’s parent? Does he have a family, or is he a divorced single parent?”
“We don’t want to interfere with your personal life, but you’re a teacher. As parents, we also hope that our child’s teacher is a person who’s upright and honest.”
“Miss Charles, please answer us. We don’t believe you’re such a person, so we won’t believe his one-sided statement so casually.”
Most of the parents looked at this matter rationally and looked at the man with questioning eyes. The man did not expect these parents to be so calm, so he felt like a clown instead.
Julie took a deep breath and explained with a calm smile.
“Thank you for trusting me. Since I’ve chosen this job, I’ll definitely do my job well and not avenge private wrongs in the school.” Julie looked at the man calmly. “Mr. Martinez, there are surveillance cameras in the classroom. You can go look at the surveillance footage to see whether I deliberately bullied your son because I was avenging private wrongs, but please don’t slander me so casually.”
“You… When did I slander you?” The man was shamed into anger. “Julie Charles, do you dare to say that you have no relationship with that mute’s parent?”
However, the moment he finished saying that, the man suddenly felt a chill go down his spine. Then, a cool and frigid voice said from behind him.
“Who are you calling a mute?”
The man shuddered subconsciously.
The crowd looked over when they heard that voice. At the first glance, they seemed to be stunned by Fabian.
They saw a young man with a graceful and confident posture carrying a little girl walking who looked quick-witted. He walked toward the door domineeringly.
When the man saw Fabian, he was instantly silent. He did not dare to continue to be arrogant anymore. He thought that Fabian had sent Lillian to school and had already gone back.
He did not expect…
Fabian’s whole body seemed to be ice-cold as he stood in front of the man frigidly.
“Repeat what you just said.”
The man did not dare to repeat what he said and did not even dare to make a sound.
“If you have nothing to say, then I’ll speak.” Fabian lowered his eyes to Lillian. Then, he shifted his cold eyes to the man’s face. “Listen closely. I have no blood relationship with this child. I’m just her guardian, so don’t try to start rumors like a female teacher hooking up with a married man.”
The man was even more anxious now that his plan had been exposed. He still remembered the punch that Fabian gave him before. “No, no, Mr. Johnson. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t mean that at all…”
“It’s best if you didn’t mean it. Have you sent your son to school?”
“Y-Yes.”
“Then go back and do what an adult like you should do. Don‘t start rumors and make trouble here like a philistine.”
Married by Mistake – Chapter 2464
As he looked at Fabian’s dark and turbulent eyes, the man naturally did not dare to say anything else in case he was beaten up again. The man timidly turned his head and left. The other parents on the side also understood the situation when they saw this scene.
It seemed that the man felt guilty, and they had heard what Fabian said, so they comforted Julie one after another.
“I really didn’t think such a person would exist. Miss Charles, don’t take it to heart.”
“That’s right. How could there be such a parent? What a weirdo.”
“Yeah, we’re relieved to leave our children under your care, Miss Charles.”
When she heard the indignant words of other parents, Julie felt a lot more at ease. She raised her eyes and glanced at Fabian. She felt an indescribable sense of comfort from his timely appearance. She walked over and wanted to have a word with Fabian. Coincidentally, Fabian also came over and handed Lillian to Julie.
“Miss Charles, I’m relieved to see you back at your post. I’m going to entrust Lily to your care today again. Thank you.”
Fabian exchanged pleasantries with her politely.
Julie knew that she did not have the qualifications to imagine that her love was being reciprocated, so she smiled.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Johnson. I’ll take care of every child in the class.” Julie smiled and held Lillian’s hand. “Lily, say goodbye to Fab. We’re going in now.”
Lillian blinked, her cute little mouth moving slightly. Finally, she raised her little hand and waved at Fabian. Fabian understood, but he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
‘Lily, what should I do to help you break through the barriers in your heart and make you speak? I really miss the times you talked to me in that crisp, childish voice.’ Fabian pondered before turning away after a few seconds.
Julie seemed to notice the desolation in Fabian’s eyes before he turned around, and she did not quite understand the look in Fabian’s eyes. However, her intuition told her that Fabian’s expression must be because of a woman.
After morning class, Julie went back to the office.
Two of her female colleagues quickly came over to gossip with her.
“Julie, have you reconciled with your boyfriend?”
“In the morning, the father of that kid in your class made trouble again and your boyfriend showed up at the right time.”
“Yeah, he not only taught the man a lesson and made that man leave in disappointment, but he also explained to the public that he’s not blood-related to Lillian for fear that other parents would misunderstand you.”
Julie was stunned for a moment. She started having mixed feelings. She did not even know how to explain that she and Fabian were not actually in a relationship. She somehow liked that they misunderstood her relationship with Fabian.
“Julie, why are you not talking?”
“Are you shy?”
Her female colleagues teased her.
Julie quickly came back to her senses, “No, stop saying nonsense. It’s not that complicated. He’s just telling the truth.”
“The truth is that he doesn’t want others to misunderstand you.”
Julie was speechless, and she started having doubts in her heart.
‘Really? He doesn’t want others to misunderstand that I’m dating a man who has a family? If that’s the case, then it’s also a type of concern, right?’
Julie felt a touch of warmth flowing through her heart.
Married by Mistake – Chapter 2465
After Fabian sent Lillian to school and went back to his office, he focused on his work. He knew that only when he became stronger and more stable could he take better care of Lillian and give her a better future.
At present, he was trying to find an expert. What he wanted the most was to cure Lillian’s inability to speak, but it seemed that there was no hope. Fabian fiddled with his phone and opened the photo album. This was an exclusive album, which only contained the private photos of him and Lillian. He regarded this album as a hidden secret that he did not want anyone to know. He cherished these photos.
Most of the photos documented Lillian‘s daily life, and of course, there were many photos of them together. When he saw the photos of Lillian being sick and hospitalized a while ago, it made him feel distressed for a while. The cute doll-face was thin and haggard.
“Lily, I won’t let you suffer anymore.”
Fabian looked at Lillian’s photo and made a solemn promise.
He put away his phone, picked up the document, and walked into the conference room at a steady pace to preside over the meeting.
By the time he was almost done, it was already in the evening when the sun was setting. Fabian sat on the sofa and flipped through the album again.
In a video, Lillian was smiling with her eyes looking like crescent moons. Her fair and innocent face was as fair and smooth as a peeled egg. Her big lively eyes were as pure and clear as colored glass. Her eyes looked so lively it was as if they could speak. She was like a doll. Yes, a doll who could not speak. Fabian’s eyes softened, and he felt tiredness overwhelming him.
He woke up after a short nap and found that it was past the time to pick up Lillian from school. Fabian hurriedly got up and went to the parking lot. He had just gotten in the car and was about to pick up Lillian when he received a sudden call from the villa.
It was from the servant, and they said that Lillian was already home.
Fabian was surprised that the servant would go to pick Lillian up. He had never given the order, so did something bad happen to Lillian?
Fabian felt anxious. He slammed on the accelerator while calling the number back. However, even though the call went through, no one answered the call. This made Fabian more and more anxious.
Unbeknownst to him, he started speeding up and rushed toward the villa. Normally, it would take about 20 minutes to go back home, but it only took him more than ten minutes today.
Fabian stopped the car and quickly ran into the house.
“Mr. Johnson, you’re back,” the servant greeted him when they saw him.
Fabian only had Lillian in his mind. He glanced at the servant hurriedly. “Why did no one answer the phone? Where’s Lily? When did she come back?”
“The phone?” The servant looked at the landline curiously. “It never rang.”
The servant’s answer puzzled Fabian.
Could it be that he called the wrong number?
Fabian was finding it strange when he heard the servant tell him, “Miss Lily has indeed come back. She’s playing in the back garden now.”
Upon hearing this, Fabian’s heartstrings were suddenly less tense.
When he saw that the servant’s expression was also very relaxed, he knew that Lillian was fine. Fabian did not think about it anymore and walked straight to the back garden. He did not know if it was an illusion or because he had just woken up and hurried home, Fabian kept feeling like something was a little off. However, he could not put a finger on what it was.
He thought doubtfully, and the sound of someone playing badminton gradually got closer and closer to his ears.
Fabian followed the source of the sound and saw someone playing badminton in the back garden. However, who could be playing badminton at his house?
Fabian was even more curious, so he looked up and saw the back of a young girl. The girl was wearing a white shirt and a navy blue pleated skirt. Her figure was lithe and graceful, while her ponytail looked energetic and youthful.
Fabian thought this figure looked very familiar and kind, but he could not remember who it was.
Married by Mistake – Chapter 2466
Fabian inexplicably felt that the scene in front of him was like a dream. He walked over step by step, and the scene felt more and more realistic. The enthusiasm of the young girl skipping and swinging her badminton racket was vividly in front of his eyes.
Meanwhile, the girl’s back gave him an indescribable intimacy.
At this time, the man who was playing badminton with the girl spotted Fabian. It was the old butler in the villa. When he saw Fabian, he immediately stopped and greeted Fabian respectfully.
“Sir, you’re back.”
Upon hearing this, the girl stopped immediately. The next second, the girl turned around and looked back excitedly.
In an instant, Fabian felt the light of the setting sun shining on him dazzlingly. The girl’s bright and youthful smile was like a dreamy oil painting.
The delicate and small facial features on the plump contours of her oval face seemed to be hand-crafted. She looked extremely beautiful.
She smiled sweetly, and the little dimples dotting the corners of her lips instantly gave Fabian a sense of joy like it was warm spring.
The girl strode toward him, opened her mouth, and called out to him sweetly, “Fab, you‘re back!”
‘Fab.’
This name sounded like the sound of heaven when it fell into Fabian’s ears. Fabian did not react at all, and the girl had already pounced into his arms. As her warm body got close to him, there was a throbbing in Fabian’s heart.
She should be a stranger to him, but this touch and warmth were so familiar to him. He liked it very much, so he did not reject her at all. He even raised his hand involuntarily and hugged the girl back. Then, he said those pampering words habitually from his mouth.
“Okay, stop playing. Have you done your homework?”
“Fab, why are you dampening my spirits? Today is Friday. Can’t you let me relax for a while?”
The girl coquettishly got out of Fabian’s arms and picked up the badminton racket she had just thrown away.
“Fab, play badminton with me for a while.” The girl voiced her wilful demands.
No, she was not at all being wilful.
Fabian saw this and he doted on her in his heart. However, he was still in a trance when he looked at this energetic and youthful face.
Who was this girl? Why did he feel this way?
“Okay, Miss Lily. Stop playing for now. Come and eat some fruits and snacks. You must have not eaten well while living on campus.” The voice of the maid could be heard from afar.
That was the caretaker who had been taking care of Lillian all this while.
When Fabian heard this, he fell into shock almost instantly.
‘Lily?’
He looked at the girl in astonishment. She skipped in front of the maid, used a fork to pick up two pieces of fruit, and then skipped back to Fabian like a little rabbit.
“Fab, say ah!”
Fabian looked at the grinning youthful face in front of him in disbelief.
‘Lily..? This is Lily? How is this possible..?’
He kept denying what he was seeing, but it seemed that what he saw was real.
“Fab, what’s wrong with you? Why are you in a daze? I was only in the dorm for half a month and you’ve already forgotten me?”
The girl pouted and complained. Her coquettish manner was completely different from the obedient and quiet Lily Fabian had in his mind. However, she was calling him Fab, and she was so sweet and natural when she did so.
Plus, coupled with her clear and lively big eyes and small dimples on the sides of her mouth, she was clearly Lillian.
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Fabian was stunned, but he still opened his mouth involuntarily.
The girl in front of him smiled sweetly, put the fruit into Fabian’s mouth, and then skipped over to hold the entire plate of fruits before eating them happily. As Fabian looked at the scene in front of him, he was still in a state of confusion. He raised his hand and patted his face.
Was he dreaming?
However, his face really hurt. How did he fall asleep and come home like this?
“Fab, this pomelo is so sweet. What do you think?” He could hear Lillian’s sweet voice.
Fabian snapped back to his senses and strode over to Lillian.
“Lily?” he asked incredulously, but the intimacy he felt when he got closer convinced him that it was really Lillian.
Lillian raised her beautiful big eyes and blinked. “What’s wrong, Fab?”
“Lily, are you really Lily?”
“Of course, I’m Lily.” Lillian looked at Fabian in confusion and raised her hand to test the temperature on Fabian’s forehead. “You don’t have a fever, so why are you asking such a silly question?”
“But… How could this be?” Fabian was confused.
Lillian frowned, feeling even more curious. “What are you saying? Fab, are you too busy these days so that’s why you’re confused from exhaustion?”
“No…” Fabian shook his head, his dark pupils glued to Lillian’s big, confused eyes.
“Lily, when did you start talking? H-How old are you now?”
Lillian’s brows furrowed even more. “I knew how to talk a long time ago. It was only last month that I celebrated my 18th birthday. Have you forgotten about that, Fab? Could it be that while I was living on campus, you lost your memory?”
’18…’
‘She knew how to speak a long time ago…’
When he got this information, Fabian’s heart started hammering against his chest. He looked at the little face full of doubts in front of him. His beating heart almost leaped out of his throat.
However, Fabian held himself back.
“Lily…” He looked deeply at the girl in front of him and called out softly.
Lillian smiled and blinked. “I’m here, Fab.”
“Lily,” he called again.
“I’m here, Fab. Are you stupid? Did you miss me too much when I was in the dorm for half a month?” The girl joked, her lively and mischievous appearance was the opposite of her quiet and well-behaved appearance when she was a child.
Fabian could not describe how he was feeling at this moment, but he was convinced that everything in front of him was true. His little Lily had grown up and she could talk!
This was amazing! So amazing!
Fabian resisted the eagerness in his heart and followed Lillian back to the house. At this moment, he seemed to notice that the decorations of the house were a little different. The previous servants had also changed in appearance. They were all a little older now.
He noticed the schoolbag on the sofa, and he subconsciously thought it was Lillian’s schoolbag. He walked over and picked up the schoolbag to look at it. When he opened it, he found that it was filled with high school textbooks.
His little Lily was already a high school student?
This was like a dream. However, this was a good dream.
Fabian looked through Lillian’s textbook with interest. Meanwhile, Lillian sat beside him. It was like she was used to everything. However, as Fabian flipped through her books, he noticed a love letter in a pink envelope.
Right, it was a love letter. His joyous heart seemed to be frozen in an instant as his face fell.
Lillian quickly noticed the changes in Fabian too. She turned her head to look over. When she saw the love letter in Fabian’s hand, she was also startled.
Married by Mistake – Chapter 2468
“Fab…”
“What’s this? Did a male classmate give it to you?” Fabian asked, his tone sounding calm and gentle, but he could no longer hide the displeasure in his eyes.
Lillian did not dare to lie in front of Fabian. She nodded slightly like a child who had done something wrong.
The moment Lillian nodded, Fabian’s heart sank suddenly. He stared at the youthful and beautiful face in front of him and suddenly realized something.
The little Lily of that year had grown up, so it also meant that he was old. He still remembered when he met Lillian for the first time. The child was only five years old, and he was only a 17 year-old boy. Lillian was 18 years old now and she was at such a youthful and energetic age. On the other hand, he was already an old man.
Fabian gently put down the love letter in his hand and slowly got up to walk toward the stairs.
Lillian stared at Fabian’s lonely back for unknown reasons and went upstairs to catch up to Fabian without hesitation.
“Fab, why aren’t you speaking?”
“Fab, are you angry? Fab, what’s wrong with you? Are you ignoring me?”
Lillian quickened her pace and ran up to Fabian, blocking his path.
“Fab…”
With a serious expression, she stopped Fabian who was ignoring her.
Fabian reluctantly stopped. His heart tightened when he faced the girl in front of him.
“Lily, I want to be alone for a while.”
“Why?” Lillian wondered. “Are you mad at me?”
Fabian shook his head, barely holding the gentle smile on his lips.
“I won’t be mad at you no matter what happens.”
“If that’s the case, what’s going on with you?” Lillian did not understand. “Is it because of that love letter?”
When she mentioned the love letter, the smile on Fabian’ s lips disappeared instantly. He did not say anything. Instead, he walked past Lillian and went straight into the study.
Lillian watched Fabian’s figure leave quietly and felt worried. Her small face was filled with melancholy.
Fabian came into the study and walked in front of his desk silently. Then, he picked up a photo frame on the desk. There was a photo of him and Lillian in the frame.
He did not remember when he took this photo. The Lillian inside the photo was now a slender and elegant young lady.
Fabian furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought. However, he seemed to not remember any memories of Lillian transforming from a little girl to a young lady. When he remembered that Lillian had grown up by his side all these years, he felt extremely relieved. Even so, she had grown to the age when she would have her first awakening of love. She had already accepted the feelings of other boys.
All his waiting over the years seemed to have been in vain.
Knock, knock.
There were soft knocks on the door of the study. Fabian spotted Lillian out of the corners of his eyes. He turned his head to look at her and saw Lillian walking toward him with a cup of iced coffee.
She smiled, and her smile was so sweet.
“Fab, I just made this. It’s your favorite iced Americano…”
Fabian never refused Lillian’s wishes, so he reached for the glass.
Married by Mistake – Chapter 2469
“I’ll drink it. Go do your homework.”
“I’ll do my homework, but I want to tell you something first.” Lillian’s expression suddenly became serious.
Fabian put down the glass, his heart pounding hard against his chest. He was afraid to hear Lillian would say something he did not want to hear.
“What do you want to tell me?”
“It’s about that love letter.” Lillian went straight to the point.
Fabian’s heart skipped a beat again. “What do you want to say?”
Lillian frowned, her big glass-like eyes staring straight at Fabian.
“Fab, I’ve always remembered what you said. You said that I can’t fall in love early and I have to study hard. I remember it all.”
Fabian was stunned when he heard that. He did not remember telling her that.
“Fab, I did all of that, but I’m an adult now.”
Upon hearing this, Fabian seemed to already know what Lillian was going to say next.
This girl wanted to express that she had reached the age where she could fall in love and that she had someone she liked, which was why she accepted the love letter.
Fabian felt something tugging at his thoughts, and for a while, he lost his sanity and calmness. “Okay, stop talking. I got it.”
“No, I have to tell you this because you don’t know.” Lillian insisted stubbornly.
Fabian did not want to hear it, but his endless love for Lillian made him unable to refuse this girl’s wayward and stubborn personality.
“Fab, you must have thought that I accepted the love letter and that’s why I put it in my schoolbag. Actually, it’s not what you think. I was going to return the love letter to the boy next week when I went to school, so that’s why I put it in my bag.”
When he heard this, Fabian’s dull heartbeat seemed to gradually regain its original beating frequency. He looked at Lillian suspiciously, and a ray of light gradually appeared in his deep pupils.
“Are you going to reject the boy who sent you the love letter?”
“That’s right.” Lillian smiled. “I want to tell him that I already have someone I like, so I can’t accept any other boys.”
Fabian’ s heartbeat had just regained its usual momentum when it was disrupted again.
“You already have someone you like? When did that happen? Who is it?” Fabian asked hurriedly. He could not control his emotions anymore at this moment.
When she was facing the panicking Fabian, Lillian looked at him with a soft smile and said.
“I don’t know when it started, but I believe that this person has always been in my heart for a very long time. It’s been so many years and this person has continued to be by my side. He’s the most reliable person in my heart, and he’s also the guy I love the most.” As she said that, her gaze on Fabian grew deeper and deeper.
Meanwhile, Fabian seemed to understand something from Lillian’s eyes.
“Fab, do you know who I like?” She smiled sweetly.
There was only one person who fit her description.
“Fab, I like you… It’s you… You…”
Lillian’s final answer lingered in Fabian’s ears memorably and stayed even after some time.
At this moment, the familiar sound of his alarm clock rang out. Fabian suddenly opened his eyes. He was completely awake now. As he looked at the sunset outside the French windows, he realized it was just a dream. The scene and images in his dream were all imaginations and hopes from his subconscious.
Fabian looked at the time. He prepared himself to go pick Lillian up from kindergarten.
When he turned around, he saw the photo frame on his desk. It was a photo of him and Lillian. However, the little girl in the photo was still an ignorant and naive little doll. Fabian smiled in relief and quickly headed to the kindergarten to pick Lillian up.
Married by Mistake – Chapter 2470
Fabian appeared at the gate of the kindergarten on time and picked up Lillian smoothly. He could still clearly feel Julie’s amorous gaze on him, but he just gave her a polite smile and turned around while carrying Lillian. He carefully fastened Lillian’s seat belt and patted the little girl’s head with a gentle smile.
The little face in front of him was still so immature, and her cute smile was still so innocent.
Fabian stopped in his tracks. He could not help recalling the dream he had not long ago.
In that dream, Lillian grew up and became a slender and elegant young lady. She could talk and had become extraordinarily cheerful and lively.
What made Fabian most grateful was that during the period when Lillian grew up from a child to a young lady, she had always lived under the same roof as him. She grew up safely and healthily under his wings. Probably because he was distracted for too long, Fabian felt someone tugging on the corner of his clothes, only to realize that it was Lillian.
The little girl was wondering what was wrong with him and why he was staring at her in a daze.
Fabian smiled. Then, he got into the car and left.
Julie looked at Fabian’s car in dismay, the feeling of loss in her heart never eased. She still did not understand why Fabian refused to take one more look at her when she was so outstanding and excellent. She was upset, and when she got home, her mother noticed that she was depressed too. Hence, her mother went shopping with her since tomorrow was the weekend.
After shopping for a long time, Julie was still absent-minded. She was not even in the mood to look at the branded clothes and bags that she liked.
“Julie, what’s wrong with you?” Julie’s mother wondered. “Since you got injured and hospitalized, you’ve always looked unhappy. Did something go wrong at work?”
Julie shook her head and smiled. “It’s nothing. Mom, you don’t have to worry about me.”
“How can I not worry about you when you’re like this?” Julie’s mother was still worried and wanted to bring Julie to a spa to lighten her mood. Coincidentally, she ran into a friend of hers from her upper-class circle.
When that woman saw Julie and her mother, she sighed ruefully and said regretfully, “Julie, you have such good qualifications and you’re such an amazing woman, so why did you fall for a single father with a daughter? I also heard that the single father’s daughter is mute. You’re a proper lady who’s never been married, so why are you so stupid to want to become a stepmother?”
Hearing that, Julie was taken aback, while Patty’s eyes were filled with shock.
“What? What’s going on?” Patty looked at Julie in bewilderment. “Julie, is Mrs. Gill telling the truth? Have you fallen for a single father? Is he the father of one of the students in your class? Tell me everything!” Patty urged her, then she seemed to remember something.
“It’s that young man who came to visit you that day in the hospital, right? Mr. Johnson, right? Is it him? I remember he had a very pretty little girl with him. No wonder he went to the hospital to see you. It seems that you…”
“Oh, Mrs. Charles, you’ve met that single father?” Mrs. Gill interrupted Party with a nosey look on her face. “That man in that video looks pretty handsome. I wonder if he’s that Mr. Johnson you mentioned.”
Mrs. Gill took out her phone and opened a trending video.
Julie also lowered her head to take a look Then, she noticed it was the video of Mr. Martinez causing a ruckus in front of the entrance of the kindergarten not long ago