Chapter 112 - Edith's Thoughts

Little Hazel hopped around excitedly as she trailed after grandmother and teacher into the supermarket.

Although Hazel was excited to walk around with both her grandmother and teacher, she was still a little bit anxious walking among the crowds. She followed the two grownups closely with her hand clasped with Edith's hand tightly.

From the way Hazel was holding on to Edith, one could see how much the little girl trusted her teacher. With Edith holding her hand tightly, Hazel felt a lot safer. No one will be able to snatch her away with Edith around.

While Sophie was choosing a few ingredients to cook for dinner, Edith took Hazel over to the vegetable aisle and started to teach the little girl how to identify a few vegetables.

After Edith came and live with them, she would often cook for dinner and Hazel would stay to help. Seeing that the girl had an interest in cooking, Edith has been teaching her a few easy dishes as well as how to recognize ingredients.

Anyway, this knowledge would be very beneficial to Hazel. At least, while learning about ingredients, Hazel began to appreciate food more and was not as picky about her food. These days, Hazel began to eat a lot more vegetables.

Sophie watched this scene and her lips curled into a satisfied smile.

She had long wanted her elder son to settle down, but that was always busy with work.

If it was a few months ago, Sophie would not mind if her son had planned to marry anyone, as long as she was someone that he loved. But now that Neil has volunteered as Hazel's guardian, Sophie wanted her son to be with someone who can at least can get along with Hazel very well. 

The little girl had lost both her parents at a very early age and Sophie has been worried about her. She had wanted to raise Hazel for herself, but the little girl was stubborn to live with her uncle.

It was not that Sophie did not trust her son, but Neil was always busy with his work. She was afraid that the little girl would feel abandoned when Neil was busy with the company.

Fortunately for them, Edith had appeared in their lives and helped to look after Hazel. The kindergarten teacher loved Hazel and they get along really well. 

Unfortunately for them, her son was someone who was married to his work. Though he had a few girlfriends in the past, Sophie had suspected that her elder son knows nothing about courting a girl. 

This was why Sophie wanted to meddle in just a little bit in her son's love life.

Sophie has been watching her son the past few days she had been staying in the city.

She thought that Edith was a pretty, cheery girl who knew how to adapt to her situation well. She can get along with kids as well as with the elders. Even Headmistress Fu had high praise for Edith.

Her son, Neil did not seem to dislike Edith, and Edith can get along with her son well.

Since that was the case, pairing them together seemed to be a good idea, wasn't it?

If the two get together, Sophie can be assured that Hazel will be well taken care of.

"When we get back I will teach you to make a few of Neil's favorite dishes," Sophie said to Edith as the butcher helped to wrap up a few of the raw ingredients she had picked.

"Ah?" Edith looked at Sophie with a puzzled look.

Sophie smiled as she saw her expression. Then, she walked towards another aisle as if she had not spoken anything.

She was aware that Edith has been preparing dinner for both Hazel and Neil ever since she moved in with them.

Edith was a good cook and Sophie had the chance to sample them as well. Then, the next thing she should do was to teach Edith a few things about her son's preferences.

Didn't they say that the way to a man's heart was through his stomach?

That was how she had won her husband's heart before they started to date years ago. Since this trick had worked for her and her husband, Sophie thought that perhaps it would work for her son as well.

Edith stared at the elder woman as they went over to a different aisle. 

Perhaps she had been thinking too much, but Edith thought that Mrs. Mo has been a bit attentive towards her recently.

Not that she has something to complain about it… especially since she happened to fancy Sophie's son. 

But Edith thought that this attention was a bit scary. She was worried that Mrs. Mo was going to notice that she had a thing for her son and was going to be despised for it.

Edith really liked Mo's family and thought that they have treated her very well. She did not want their good relationship to turn sour. 

She had been around Lily for too long to know that the riches valued someone with status. If Mrs. Mo knew that she had feelings towards her son, will their relationship change?

Liking Neil was one thing and having his parents' blessing was another matter.

She and Neil… The two of them were living in two different worlds. Edith was aware that there was a thin chance that someone like her can be with Neil. 

The man he liked happened to be one of the capable men in the business world. He had taken over the company with his brother just as the company was on the brink of bankruptcy and had turned everything around. 

Because of that, many ladies from an influential family was eyeing to enter Mo's family. Every one of them was a better candidate as Neil's wife.

Realistically, she was not a good match for Neil. 

If Neil was going to marry anyone, it would be best if he married someone who can match his status. Someone who can help him with the company's growth. Someone better than her.

Who asked her to fall for someone with a high status?

But Edith was not someone who would give up without giving her best shot.

It wasn't as if she had not thought of killing that feeling before it bloom. She had thought of it from the first time she realized what she had felt towards that man. But after being around Neil, she found that it was something that she was not willing to do.

Neil made it hard for her to cut off that bud.

In the end, Edith decided to confront whatever in front of her one by one. 

Take one step at a time, slowly.

Anyway, it was not as if she was going to marry him right away. Edith was not dreaming of a Cinderella story.

She only knew that she liked Neil and won't be able to move on until she told him about it.

As for what will happen after she had confessed to him, Edith thought that she was going to deal with them later on. 

If he was going to reject her, then, she can move on, knowing that at least she had tried. Even if she would be heartbroken, at least she will not have regret.

If he accepted her, then she would be very happy.

As for his parents and other stuff like their compatibility… she will figure it out when those matters arise.

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