Chapter 200 Misunderstanding Eased
Chapter 200 Misunderstanding Eased
The little girl, getting a response, became even happier. She bounced back to her friends, making faces and exchanging knowing looks with them.
Olivia shot Charles a reproachful glare and said quietly, "You could have at least explained..."
Charles raised an eyebrow, looking perfectly justified. "Explain what? Wasn't she right to call me that?"
Olivia was left speechless, her face turning even redder.
Well, now everyone knew.
The Green family had officially recognized Olivia as their future daughter-in-law, and Charles was clearly treating her like a treasure. Those ridiculous rumors about her and Tyrell, under the Green family's actions and Charles's constant protection, seemed even more laughable and fell apart on their own.
Even Lily called to tease her.
"Look at you, Olivia! Turning a bad situation into something good!"
"Now your position is solid, set in stone! When are you making me your bridesmaid?"
Olivia said, "That's still a long way off," but in her heart, she couldn't help secretly imagining walking arm-in-arm with Charles into a wedding hall.
Everyone thought their relationship was getting better and better, that marriage was just a matter of time—they were just one step away.
But no one expected that some eyes watching from the shadows grew more jealous and restless the happier they saw them together.
John had been feeling restless these past few days, as if a cat were scratching at his heart.
On one hand, watching Charles and Olivia's relationship heat up.
He'd seen that "family photo" Bodhi posted online.
In the picture, Charles had his arm around Olivia, his eyes so gentle he seemed like a completely different person from the Charles he usually knew.
The flood of congratulatory comments underneath stung his eyes.
It wasn't jealousy, exactly... just...
A kind of emptiness in his heart.
Before, he and Charles were in the same boat—both struggling in their love lives.
Now Charles was about to succeed, about to step into marriage, while he couldn't even get through Lily's front door!
On the other hand, what worried him even more was the incident in which Olivia was followed and hurt.
If even Olivia was being targeted, then Lily—who was closest to Olivia and had no powerful background—wouldn't she be in even more danger?
That bastard Tyrell knew Lily!
Who knew if he'd be crazy enough to go after Lily?
Just thinking about Lily possibly facing something like that made John unable to sit still, sending chills down his spine.
He couldn't just wait around anymore!
So John made a decision that dropped the jaws of everyone at his company—
He started showing up on time every day, holding flowers, at Lily's new company building, waiting for her to get out of work!
The first day he went, Lily came out with her colleagues.
She immediately spotted John leaning against his sports car, holding up a big bouquet of tacky red roses.
She stopped in her tracks, her face instantly darkening, wanting to pretend she hadn't seen him and walk around.
But John was shameless—he walked right up to her, shoved the flowers into her arms, and spoke pretty loudly.
"Lily, off work?"
"Let's go! I'll take you home!"
All her colleagues' eyes focused on them at once, full of curiosity.
Lily felt like a monkey in a zoo, her face burning.
She lowered her voice, speaking through gritted teeth.
"John, are you sick? Who asked you to drive me? Take the flowers away!"
John stuck his neck out stubbornly, looking like a total "I'm not leaving" kind of jerk.
"It's so late, it's not safe for you to go home alone! I have to take you!"
The two of them struggled at the company entrance as more and more onlookers gathered.
Lily wanted to find a place to hide.
Finally, with no other choice, seeing John's "if you don't come with me, I'll just stand here" attitude, afraid that even more ridiculous rumors would spread at the company tomorrow, she reluctantly opened the back door and threw the flowers inside.
She herself also got in huffily.
"Drive!"
She ordered without any warmth.
John, having achieved his goal, secretly smiled a bit, quickly got in the car, and started the engine.
Looking at Lily's profile in the rearview mirror—arms crossed, clearly still sulking—John sighed inwardly.
But mostly he felt relieved.
At least he'd gotten her safely in the car.
The next day, John came again.
This time with champagne-colored roses.
Lily tried to avoid him as usual, but John blocked her as usual.
The result was still Lily giving in, getting into the car with a dark expression.
The third day, the fourth day...
Day after day, just like that.
This guy, John, even mixed things up.
Roses today, lilies tomorrow...
It got to the point where Lily's company building became almost a photo spot, with young women secretly taking pictures every day, commenting—
"That John is here again!"
"So devoted!"
"Lily is so lucky!"
What luck!
Lily cursed inwardly. She just felt embarrassed!
But honestly, she was somewhat touched.
Day after day, watching John show up every day, risking getting yelled at by her, just to make sure she was safe and take her home...
The ice in Lily's heart was actually quietly cracking.
This day, John came to pick her up again.
This time, he didn't bring flowers but instead brought a cup of bubble tea from that shop she used to love.
Lily looked at the bubble tea and froze for a moment.
She hadn't had this since graduating from Celestial University—years ago—and he still remembered.
This time, she didn't struggle much, silently opened the passenger door, and just got right in.
John's heart leaped with joy. He carefully handed over the bubble tea, "Here, the one you used to love."
Lily took it, stuck the straw in, and sipped quietly, saying nothing.
A subtle silence filled the car.
After driving for a while, seeing they were almost at her apartment complex, John took a deep breath, feeling the timing was about right.
He found a spot where he could temporarily park and slowly pulled over.
"Lily,"
He turned to look at Lily, his eyes more serious than ever, with a hint of regret.
"Can we talk?"
Lily's hand tightened around the bubble tea cup. She didn't look at him, just responded with a sound.
"First of all, Katya and I—there's really nothing between us."
John got straight to the point, his tone urgent and sincere.
"From start to finish, it was all one-sided on her part!"
"I admit, I was a jerk before. Because of my own issues, I got too close to her, made you misunderstand, and even lost my temper at you... But I swear to God, you're the only one in my heart!"
"That hug with her was purely an accident, really!"
"If I had any other intentions toward you, may God punish me!"