Chapter 133 - Sticky Hazel

The group finally returned after spending around five hours on the sea. When the boat docked on the jetty, Edith found that Hazel was sleeping in her arms.

Perhaps the little girl was finally exhausted after waking up early in the morning and accompanying the grandpas to fish. Looking at the little girl's adorable sleeping face, everyone tacitly agreed not to wake her up. 

Edith watched as her grandfather and everyone else hopped off the boat and carried their stuff ashore. Only when she saw that Neil had properly put all his belonging into the boot that she stood up while carrying Hazel in her arms.

Before she was able to leave the boat, Neil had already stepped forward and stretched his hand to pick his niece from Edith. "Here. Let me hold her." He had only touched the little girl's hand and Hazel shifted her position and held on to her teacher's neck tightly. A deep frown appeared on her face as if she was displeased that someone was trying to disturb her sleep.

Edith laughed at the situation. "President Mo. It's alright. I will carry her. You go and wait by the car. I'll carry her there and help you to put her in the car seat."

Neil glanced at the girl's sleeping face and quickly agreed. 

However, the moment Edith was about to put her down and entangled the little girl's arms from her neck, Hazel only held on to her tightly, refusing to move an inch. 

Edith raised her head and looked at Neil with a helpless gaze. "What should we do?" Edith mouthed quietly.

"Teacher Qian, can I trouble you to stay with Hazel a little longer?" Neil suggested. "I will send you back later."

"Edith, you go with him." Mike, who was watching the situation suggested. "The little princess is too exhausted. It's not nice to wake her up now. Just come back home when you have settled everything."

Neil turned to the old man and shot him a grateful smile. "Grandpa, don't worry. I will send your granddaughter home right away."

Mike waved his hand as he watched his granddaughter entered the SUV. Once the vehicle left the area, the expression on his face changed and it looked as if he was in deep thought.

"How was it?" George Bei spoke as he walked over to his friend. "Edith did not suspect anything, right?"

"I hope not." The frown on Mike's face gradually disappeared. He was secretly relieved that his granddaughter had left with Neil and the little girl. Since his granddaughter was no longer around, he did not have to keep on pretending.

It has been a few days since his granddaughter came back. Though Mike was aching to continue his investigation, he had no way to contact his men. Edith has been keeping her eyes on him and he was unable to escape the girl's eyes without arousing her suspicion.

"We have done our best. Let's hope that she will buy our act," Mike said.

Though he was able to deceive his granddaughter now, Mike was still pondering what did he do to trigger Edith's suspicion.

Mike turned to George again and raised a brow. "Have we heard any news from those guys?" 

"Don't worry. I have checked on them last night. Those guys were still keeping their eyes on that person," George said. "But, how long will Edith stay this time? Mike, you do know that we cannot stall this investigation for too long. It took us a long time to finally find a lead."

"Three more days. Edith said she will leave for L City in three more days. In the meantime, we have to continue and be on our guard." Mike turned to James and narrowed his eyes. "You should be careful too. Don't let your son figure out what we are up to. We all know that the two were close. If Aaron knew what we were up to, he will tell Edith."

"You don't have to worry," James said. "My boy and wife knew nothing about what we do. These days, Aaron was too busy with his own investigation that he did not have time to keep his eyes on me."

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The luxurious villa in the west part of the town…

When Neil pulled into the parking spot, the little girl was still holding on to Edith's neck tightly and refused to let go.

With difficulties, Edith was able to slide off the vehicle without waking Hazel up. 

"Are you sure you can carry Hazel like this?" A helpless sigh escaped him when he tried to separate his niece from Edith again and failed. Hazel whimpered at the sudden movement and continued to bury her face in Edith's neck.

"It's fine. Just show me where is her bedroom." Edith patted the girl softly on her back to coax her to sleep. "Maybe when she is lying on the bed comfortably, Hazel will let me go."

Neil frowned as he looked at his niece who was beginning to resemble a koala. At this time, he had no choice but to listen to Edith's suggestion.

However, Edith was definitely not ready to run into Sophie the moment she walked into the house. The two women looked at each other in surprise before Sophie snapped out of her trance and smiled. 

"Teacher Qian, why are you here?" Sophie asked. Her gaze went to the little girl in Edith's embrace and she finally figured out what was going on. A soft gasp escaped her and Sophie walked around to look at her sleeping granddaughter. "She's sleeping?"

"Un." Edith nodded. "She should be too exhausted after waking up too early today and play around. She refused to wake up and I have no choice but to come along. Mrs. Mo, pardon my intrusion."

"No. No. You are not intruding. Teacher Qian, you are always welcome to our house," Sophie said quickly. "Just treat this place like your own house. If you need anything, you can tell me." She glanced at her son and a satisfied smile curled on her lips. "Teacher Qian, how about staying here for lunch. I will ask the auntie to prepare something for you. Right. What do you like to eat?" 

"You don't need to prepare anything. Mrs. Mo, I will leave after putting Hazel to bed."

"Ah? You're leaving so soon?"

Edith replied with a soft hum. "My grandfather is still waiting for me at home."

"Then… you go and put Hazel to her room. Let Neil send you back home." Sophie turned around and instructed one of the aunties to lead her to Hazel's bedroom.

However, Edith's attempt to put the little girl on the bed failed as Hazel continued to hold on to her tightly. Edith let out a helpless laugh and tried to coax Hazel to let her go. "Hazel, be obedient. I still need to go back to my place."

"No. Don't go," Hazel mumbled. She let out a whimper and did not make any move.

After failing a few times, Edith resigned to her fate and laid beside Hazel on the bed. She tried to substitute herself with Hazel's favorite bunny plushy, but Hazel did not care for her bunny.

When Neil appeared in Hazel's room, he was surprised to see that Edith was lying down in the bed. His gaze moved to Hazel's arms and he spoke, "Hazel still would not let you go?"

Edith replied with a helpless nod.

"Then, why don't you stay here for a while?" Neil suggested. "Just until Hazel let you go. I promise that I will send you back home after that."

Edith pondered over his suggestion and relented. "Alright.. But I will have to inform my grandfather first."

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