Chapter 106 - Shopping For Hazel

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Glancing at the way his niece was holding to both his and Edith's hand, Neil felt something complicated surging in his heart. The three of them walking along like this… it made him think that they were really a family of three.

Neil quickly dismissed that thought and tried to concentrate on his mission—to find clothes for Hazel. 

As they walked into the mall, Neil noticed that the little girl has been holding his hand tightly. He turned at the little girl and saw her anxious expression. Perhaps due to the almost kidnapping incident, Hazel was frightened to go out in the crowds.

He lifted his head and met with Edith's gaze. For a moment, they both shared the same thought about Hazel. Although she tried to show her excitement, Hazel was still traumatized by what happened previously.

Edith raised a brow at him. A slight frown appeared on her face before she shook her head lightly.

Neil understood immediately that Edith wanted him not to mention anything to the little girl. In the end, Neil only tightened his grip on the little girl's hand, silently assuring her that he was going to hold on to her and protect her.

The three of them walked around close to the little girl as if they were her bodyguards.

As they strolled from shop to shop, Neil began to notice that he did not know how to help the little girl to choose her clothes. The last time he came out to the mall with Hazel, he found himself in big trouble. In the end, he had no other choice but to ask the staff to help him choose.

But once he brought back the clothes, Nanny Ann had told him that although those clothes he bought were very cute for Hazel, some of them were not suitable to wear as everyday clothes.

After walking around for almost fifteen minutes, Edith finally stopped at the side and looked at the man beside him. "President Mo, what are we looking for exactly?"

Neil touched his nose. "Hazel's grandmother said that she will need new clothes for winter." He lifted his head to look at the several shops around him. Although there were many boutiques for children Hazel's age, Neil did not know which shop he should head into. 

Every shop around them had different types of clothes and designs. Every one of them would be cute for Hazel to wear. 

Then, should he just buy every one of them? Anyway, Hazel could just change into each of them every day.

"Let's just go into that shop," Edith said as she pointed towards one of the children's boutique at the front. "I noticed that Hazel had a lot of clothes from that shop." She inched closer to him and spoke in a low voice. "I guess, Hazel's mother must have liked the clothes from that shop and found that they were very comfortable for her daughter."

Neil stared at the person in front of him in a daze. Edith was standing too close to him that he was able to smell the light scent of shampoo on her hair. "Alright."

Her lips curled into a smile before Edith turned to the little girl and pulled her towards the shop. With the way Hazel was holding on to her uncle's hand tightly, Neil was pulled along with them.

The shop attendant put on a polite smile on her face as the three walked in. She studied her customer and thought that the male looked very familiar. But in the end, decided to talk to Edith.

After all, regarding a child's clothes, the mother would often make the decision. If she wanted to increase the sales, it would be better to flatter the mom.

The shop attendant mentioned the new products of their boutique and recommended a few cute dresses to Edith.

"Let's just buy them all," Neil decided as he thought that his niece was going to look adorable in those dresses.

"Ah?" Edith stared at Neil, dumbfounded, while the shop attendant had a bright smile on her face. Edith walked closer to Neil again and whispered. "President Mo, I know that you have a lot of money, but let's not be rash. Hazel won't be able to wear them all."

"What's wrong?" Neil stared at the dresses then at his niece again. "Hazel can just wear a different one each day."

Edith felt the corner of her lips started to twitch at his words. She really could not understand the way the riches were thinking.

"Anyway, Hazel will still need to attend kindergarten. Those kinds of dresses are not suitable for her to wear as everyday clothes. A child her age would run around and be involved in various activities. Instead of buying lots of pretty dresses, why don't you buy something more practical."

Neil raised a brow. "Like what?"

"Hmm," Edith tapped at her chin and looked around. A section on the rack caught her eyes and she went over to that area, tugging along the little girl who was holding her hand, and Neil. 

Picking up pants with a bunny head pattern at the knee areas, Edith studied the materials and turned around to show her pick. Her movement halted upon noticing that Neil was standing too close to her. Her eyes were staring straight at the protrusion on his neck and slowly traveled up to meet his gaze. 

Her heart pounded and her throat felt dry. Edith lifted the pants high to block his gaze from her. "This one." She took a step back and explained. "It will be warm enough for Hazel to wear, and the material is comfy and good to absorb sweats."

Neil grabbed the pants from Edith and studied it.

"Uncle, I like this one," Hazel spoke as she tugged at his sleeve. "The bunny pattern is cute."

Edith bent down to Hazel's level. "That's right. Hazel, you like bunny patterns."

"En. They look like the bunny that my mother gave me."

Edith smiled as she recalled the pink bunny that would always accompany Hazel when she goes to bed. Then, she looked at Neil again. "Instead of buying everything, you can let Hazel choose a few dresses that she likes and a lot more of those comfy everyday clothes. That's right, Hazel is going to need a few coats and jackets as well."

As she thought of the few clothes that Hazel might need, Edith pulled Hazel to another section, and Neil was forced to come along. All this while, Hazel had refused to let go of their hands. Even when Edith had asked to release her hand so that she can check at the clothes properly, Hazel would then grab her hand again and hold it tightly.

The shop attendance let out a chuckle as she watched how Edith was pulling the two people and moving around the shop like a small train.

It was an adorable scene.. If only it was not against the law, the shop attendant would have pulled out her phone and snapped a few pictures.

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