Chapter 71 You Have to Come with Me

While Ellie devoured her meal, George calmly picked up his chopsticks and tasted a piece of the green pepper beef.

With a satisfied nod, he picked up a shrimp, removed the head and shell, and put it into Ellie's bowl.

He knew she liked to eat them, but didn't like to peel them because it was troublesome.

Ellie looked at the shrimp meat in her bowl, smiled with her teeth showing, and picked up a little dipping sauce to feed herself. That sense of happiness...made her unable to help but sigh.

"Is it delicious?" George asked with a smile, picking up another one.

"Mm...it's delicious..." Ellie nodded while mumbling.

"If it's delicious, eat more. You're too thin." He could feel it when he hugged her. She probably didn't even weigh 45 kilograms.

When they first met, she could have weighed around 47 or 48...

"Heh..." Ellie laughed and swallowed the tender shrimp meat in her mouth.

"By the way, I've always wanted to ask you, do you really like cooking, or is it because...you want to please me and my dad?"

George stopped peeling the shrimp and looked at her with confusion. "Why do you ask that?"

"Well, it seems like most men don't really like cooking or doing household chores..."

George thought for a moment, somewhat uncertain, and asked, "Is that so?"

"Yes, look at my dad, he doesn't like it."

"The men I know do these things naturally. I can't tell if they like it or not."

"Well...what about you? I'm asking

"You're right."

"I quite like it. Nobody knows their own taste better than themselves. It's like satisfying oneself. Who wouldn't like that?"

"...", she couldn't argue anymore, but... how does liking to eat but not wanting to cook work?

Seeing her bewildered expression, George smiled, peeled a shrimp and put it in her bowl. "Just focus on eating, don't worry about anything else."

After all, seeing her happy also made him feel satisfied. It was like double happiness...

Ellie closed her mouth and pouted, and George peeled another shrimp for her before taking a tissue to wipe his hands.

He picked up his chopsticks and said, "By the way, there's something I need to tell you."

"What is it?" Ellie asked.

"The head of our bureau wants to transfer me somewhere else."

Ellie's hand, which was about to pick up a piece of cauliflower, stopped. "Transfer? Somewhere else?"

"Yes, somewhere else, another city."

"Why?!" Ellie was taken aback and couldn't accept it. Her voice became louder.

George wasn't surprised by her strong reaction. After all, it was a big change.

"You know about what happened this time. I was targeted, and the head of the bureau is worried about our safety. So, he plans to transfer me to prevent those people from causing trouble for us again."

So that's how it is...

Although it felt sudden, after George explained, Ellie thought the bureau Chief's decision was right and that he truly cared for George's well-being.

"So, where are you being transferred to? And what about those bad guys? Haven't they been caught yet?"

"They have been caught, and the others behind them have been identified as well. But even if the net is closed, there may still be some fish that slip through. As for where... the bureau Chief said he will let me know once the position and accommodation are arranged. It should be about a week or so."

"...", Ellie lowered her gaze and looked at the shrimp in her bowl.

Her face frowned into a ball. "After you're transferred, will it be a long time before you can come back again?"

George paused for a moment and chuckled softly. "What do you mean a long time? You have to come with me."

"Huh?" Ellie immediately looked up.

"So you need to inform the kindergarten in advance about resigning. And also, not just you, but your parents as well."

"huh?—", her parents too? "My parents too? Why?!"

"For your safety."

"My... my dad still has two more years until retirement, how can he go?"

"Just arrange for an early retirement... a medical retirement. Just fake a medical condition."

"Can... can we really do that? And my dad definitely won't agree," Ellie said with great certainty.

"I think if we tell your dad the situation and explain it properly, he will understand. Just leave it to me."

"He really won't agree! And if we all go together, will there be enough place to live? If not, do my parents have to rent first..."

"Don't worry, there will be enough place to live. The bureau Chief said he will arrange a small villa for me."

"A small villa?!!" Ellie's voice became loud again, shocked.

Who has ever heard of a workplace providing a villa as accommodation?

Seeing George's slightly stiff expression after she let it slip, "Um... the bureau Chief said, I can't disclose the details yet..."

The sacrifices for work have been quite significant, and now the entire family has to move. So, after discussing in the office, they decided to give me special consideration."

Ellie fell silent and looked at him, her mind racing with many thoughts.

When she first met him, he had a detached house with a yard in the suburbs. He said it was left by his family.

Later, she complained about the inconvenience of commuting from the outskirts to the city, and the organization immediately gave him a house in the city.

Up to this point, it seemed quite normal, but now he was being given a separate villa when he transferred to a new position, which was excessive.

Suddenly, Ellie remembered the way he answered the phone in the car on the night of the incident. She couldn't help but lightly lick her lips. "George."

...

"You have to be honest with me. Why are those people coming after you? What do you do all day when you're traveling? What are you doing outside?"

George's head suddenly felt heavy, but he stubbornly replied, "Why those people are after me, I've already told you. And you know what I do, it's just survey records..."

"Do you think I'm not smart enough to see through your deception?"

...His head became even heavier...