Jason Bennett smiled: "Really?"
After a pause, he said cynically, "It's really my honor."
Evelyn Steele frowned slightly, but didn't say much, turned around and went downstairs.
Jason Bennett held the small cake and watched her figure disappear at the end of the corridor.
The fox's eyes, which always liked to smile, now had no smile at all.
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Richard Steele deliberately stayed at home to work today.
Yesterday he originally wanted to go to the nursing home to pick up Evelyn Steele, but before his car even got on the highway, it was rear-ended by the car behind. Although it was a false alarm, he still felt scared.
Six years ago, on this day, his wife fainted while preparing Evelyn Steele's birthday party and was diagnosed with cancer. This day became a taboo and pain for him, which cannot be touched or let go.
Maybe it was destined that he should not pick up Evelyn Steele on this day.
The car was badly damaged, so he left the driver at the scene to handle related matters and simply called another car to go directly to the company to work overtime.
Use work to numb yourself temporarily.
He didn't expect that Evelyn Steele would come back on her own with such a disfiguring rash all over her face. He felt so distressed when he saw it, and then he remembered that his daughter was seriously ill.
Evelyn Steele fell asleep after returning last night. He stayed outside the door until late at night and even forgot to ask Lila Carter about yesterday's birthday party.
Only then did I ask Mr. Anderson, "What was Evelyn's reaction when she saw Lila yesterday?"
He was worried that Evelyn Steele would think too much.
Lila Carter is the daughter of his late good brother Chen Yuchen. More than ten years ago, she would occasionally come to visit his home with her father. After Chen Yuchen passed away, Lila Carter moved back to the countryside with her mother.
It was a coincidence that the two met again. Lila Carter saved his life. When he saw her face that looked like Evelyn Steele, he became interested and brought her back to the Xi family.
Lila Carter was not only his lifesaver, but also willing to donate bone marrow to save Evelyn Steele. She was also kind, sensible, lively and cute, making him feel the long-lost happiness and joy.
Originally, it was only natural for him to take care of his deceased brother's daughter, and he didn't feel the need to explain anything special to Evelyn Steele.
But Evelyn Steele's rejection of Lila Carter's bone marrow donation just now made him sensitively aware that Evelyn Steele seemed to dislike Lila Carter.
Mr. Anderson naturally stood on Evelyn Steele's side and answered cautiously: "Evelyn Steele went upstairs without saying anything, but her room was occupied by Miss Carter, and a few things were missing from her jewelry box. And when Evelyn Steele came in, the Chen family's Logan Carter wanted to bully Evelyn Steele and even wrongly accused Evelyn Steele of stealing his things..."
"Finally, Evelyn Steele told me to ask everyone to leave after they had finished eating their birthday cake. She was not feeling well and needed a quiet environment to recuperate."
Logan Carter was standing just outside the door.
He was called by Lila Carter. When he entered the room, he found that his fingerprint password on the door lock had been deleted, and the servants were no longer as respectful to him as before.
All this made him feel very depressed.
Now, after hearing Mr. Anderson's complaint, he was furious and opened the door angrily: "Bullshit!"
Mr. Anderson looked serious and didn't even bother to glance at him.
Richard Steele couldn't help but frown when he saw him like this, but he always cared about his reputation and didn't want to lose his manners in front of the Chen family.
"Ah Xun, let's talk it over." He said in a gentle voice, motioning Logan Carter to sit down on the sofa, "What's going on?"
Logan Carter was always well-behaved and sensible in front of him, and didn't seem like someone who would do such a rash thing.
Logan Carter sat on the sofa and called Mr. Steele politely, with a somewhat aggrieved tone: "I didn't mean it. She walked in without saying anything yesterday. She ignored me and refused to take off her mask when I asked her to. She was sneaky. I was just worried that some bad guys would sneak into the party..."
After a pause, he stood up and bowed 90 degrees to Richard Steele, saying respectfully, "Mr. Steele, I was wrong. I'm sorry."
Richard Steele suddenly felt that his actions were justifiable.
Logan Carter has always been very protective of the Xi family's reputation and interests, but Matthew Steele hangs out with bad friends every day and does bring some questionable people home.
No wonder Logan Carter had such a misunderstanding.
"It's not your fault." Richard Steele helped Logan Carter.
Mr. Anderson was so furious. If it wasn't Logan Carter's fault, then was it Evelyn Steele's fault?
"Sir!" He was so excited that he couldn't help but raise his voice a little. "Does Evelyn Steele have to explain to outsiders when she returns home? Besides, Evelyn Steele said this is her home! He directly took off Evelyn Steele's mask and slandered Evelyn Steele for stealing his bracelet..."
"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Logan Carter pursed his lips, his attitude was respectful, and he even took the initiative to bow to Mr. Anderson.
His attitude of admitting mistakes is first-class.
Mr. Anderson didn't buy his story. "You don't have to apologize to me. You're apologizing to Evelyn Steele!"
Richard Steele couldn't help but frown. He felt that Mr. Anderson had gone too far. He had been very well behaved before, so why did Evelyn Steele become so aggressive as soon as she came back?
"That's enough!" Richard Steele said calmly, "This is the end of it."
Mr. Anderson was so angry that his hands were shaking. He felt that as a father, Richard Steele should stand up for Evelyn Steele. Why did he favor this little gangster instead?
Richard Steele ignored Mr. Anderson and turned to ask Logan Carter, "Where did you go last night? Lila said you didn't come home last night and she was worried about you."
Logan Carter hesitated: "I'm going to stay in a hotel... I'm afraid my parents will think too much."
Richard Steele also understood that Logan Carter's parents have always been profit-driven. If they knew what happened yesterday, they would probably misunderstand that the Xi family did not value Lila Carter.
The situation of Lila Carter and her daughter in the Chen family was already difficult. If Richard Steele had not accidentally met Lila Carter, he would not have known that Lila Carter's life in the countryside was so hard.
His eyes fell on the corner of the small advertisement stuffed in Logan Carter's trouser pocket. How could Logan Carter stay in a hotel? He probably found a small hotel to stay in last night.
The Xi family has a big villa, there is no reason for them to stay in that kind of shabby hotel.
"You should stay tonight." Richard Steele said, "You can also keep Lila company. I'm afraid she won't be used to it."
Richard Steele's decision to let Logan Carter move in was a deliberate one.
If Lila Carter was alone, Evelyn Steele would probably think too much, but he also kept Logan Carter with him, which meant he was taking care of his old friends and relatives.
Evelyn Steele is so sensible. Chen Yuchen even held her in his arms when she was a child. She wouldn't be so impolite as to be ignorant of this, right?
As long as Lila Carter stays and they spend more time together, Evelyn Steele will naturally see the good qualities of Lila Carter and fall in love with her.
Evelyn Steele has always been kind and generous. He believes that she will become good friends and sisters with Lila Carter.
Logan Carter nodded, but his eyes were fixed on the direction of the door. He had left the door a crack before entering.
Sure enough, what Lila said was right. The sick guy was standing outside the door, staring at him through the crack. He raised his eyebrows at him proudly in protest.