Chapter 233 - Planning To Propose

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After spending more than a week in Z Town, Edith went back to the city with Neil and Hazel. Of course, both Sophie and Lucas were a little sad to watch their granddaughter left, but Mike was especially relieved that Edith has gone back to the city.

At least, he will no longer have to sneak around to meet with his friends.

A few weeks ago, his team had received valuable information. His team has been trying to find out what really happened to his daughter for years and finally learned the truth about the tragedy. Now that he knew who was responsible for it, Mike had sworn that he was never going to let that person go.

He did not care about that other person's social status. Mike was not afraid of doing anything and everything to get that person behind bars. He was already this old and there was not afraid to lose anything.

As for his granddaughter, Edith… 

He was relieved that she was together with Neil. After meeting Neil's parents the other day, Mike was sure that the Mo family was not going to bully his granddaughter. The family was kind and Mike could see that they were not people who would look down on others because of their status.

Neil liked his granddaughter very much and he had promised him that he will look after Edith well and never let her be bullied. 

Even if something was going to happen to him after this move, at least, he could rest assured that someone was going to look after Edith.

What he was worried about most was leaving his granddaughter alone. His granddaughter might be his little gangster, but she can be very soft-hearted as well. If something happened to him, Edith would be devastated. 

Mike was not worried that she was not going to cry. He was worried that she was not going to function well. He could still remember his friends' stories the last time he was shot. His Edith had sat down at the chair with a blank expression on her face. No matter what the others spoke to her, Edith had not responded. It was not until he had spoken the first word to her that Edith finally snapped out of her world.

At least, with Neil around, he can be assured that his granddaughter was not going to stay in that dark place for a long time.

Mike heaved took a deep breath as he looked at the bag he packed. After sending a message to his granddaughter that he was going to take a fishing trip for a few weeks, Mike walked out the door and walked over to where his friend, George was waiting. 

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Back in L City…

After the long holiday, Neil went back to his office to deal with his piling works. There were a few months left until the auditing began and Neil was hoping that he would find more evidence of the directors' misappropriation.

Assistant Shawn walked in into his room and slid a document on his table. Neil reached to take the documents and read the contents. Seconds later, his expression changed, and Neil tilted his head back to look at his assistant.

"This is all that the Rainmaker gave us?"

Assistant Shawn did not look too happy when he nodded. "President Mo, this person had said that he wanted to work with us, but he was still refusing to trust us. Should we continue and work with him?"

A deep frown appeared on Neil's expression. Perhaps he was desperate to look for the truth in Adam's death when he agreed to work with Rainmaker. But at this time, Neil was starting to doubt his decision. Perhaps, he was just too hasty when he made that decision.

"President Mo, what do you want to do next?"

Neil rapped his fingers on the table and stopped after a while. "Tell the Rainmaker that he needs to arrange a meeting between me and his sister. Or else, I will cease to cooperate with him and he can go and find whatever evidence he wanted for himself."

Assistant Shawn nodded. 

The two continued to discuss their plan for almost half an hour until someone knocked on the door. After giving his permission, Secretary An walked in with a few documents in her hand.

"President Mo, this is the document that you have asked for." Secretary An placed the documents on his table and was about to turn around and leave when Neil called her. "President Mo, is there something else?"

Neil's gaze halted at Secretary An's hand. She has been working as his secretary for years and this was the first time that he had noticed the ring on the secretary's hand.

"I have never seen you wearing a ring on your finger," Neil said. "Secretary An, are you getting married?"

Secretary An halted before she looked up and nodded. "In a few months, yes."

"Congratulations."

"Thank you, President Mo." There was a hint of shyness in her expression. She was not expecting her iceblock boss to notice the ring on her finger that she has been wearing for the last few days. 

Secretary An was about to leave when she noticed that her boss was still staring at the ring on her fingers. Suddenly, Secretary An did not know whether she should stay around or leave. "President Mo, is there anything you would like to say?"

Neil snapped out of his thought. He hesitated for a few seconds and let out a dry cough. "That… can I ask you a few questions?"

Secretary An nodded. "President Mo, please, go ahead."

"Secretary An, what should I do if I wanted to propose to someone?" His voice was a whisper, but the two people around him could hear his words very well.

Assistant Shawn exchanged a gaze with Secretary An. A realization hit him and Assistant Shawn turned to their boss again. "President Mo, are you planning to propose to Miss Qian?"

Neil looked away and did not answer. But the awkward expression on his face told the two others what they needed to know.

"President Mo, for a woman, a proposal does not need to be extravagant," Secretary An said. "As long as it was sincere and you can move the person's heart, it should be enough."

"Then, how did your boyfriend propose to you?"

There was an awkward smile on Secretary An's expression as she was not expecting to hear such a question. "This… we went to a meal. He took out the ring after a meal and popped out the question."

"A ring." Neil pondered over the matter. The last time he had asked her to marry him, he had not even prepared a ring. Perhaps, it was due to that that Edith had not agreed.

"Yes. A ring. A proposal would not be completed without a ring.." Secretary An said.

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