Chapter 277


    One would find it hard to remain logical when they got angry–their emotions would


    consume their rationality.


    ric was no different, especially when encountering his


    lover. However, he seemed to regain his sensibility after hearing Terrance’s words, and


    his anger died down after that. ric lowered his gaze to conceal the grim look in his


    eyes. That’s true. I don’t have the right to be mad, do I? As Terrance said, it has been


    five years. I should be d that she isn’t married and that I even got the chance to ask


    her out. I shouldn’t care about who the man is as long as he isn’t someone else.


    At that thought, ric looked up to meet Terrance’s gaze. “Alright. You’re a pretty


    impressive guy,” ricmented.


    “I know, right?” Terrance was quick to request for a reward. “Well, in that case, can I get


    a pay raise, Mr. Cadogan?”


    ric burst intoughter upon hearing Terrance’s words. “We’ll talk about thatter.


    Have youpleted all the tasks I gave you?”


    “Yes, it’s all done. They’re moving houses tonight, and we can pick the kid up tomorrow.


    But… Mr. Cadogan, are you nning to pretend that the child is yours in front of those


    two kids? I don’t think that’s a good idea, is it?”


    “Of course not,” ric replied in a t tone. “Why would I im to be the father to


    someone else’s child? There’s no way I’d do that.”


    Mr. Cadogan has a point. He would never allow someone else to call him their father,


    even if it’s just for acting purposes, Terrance thought. “Have you thought of the role


    you’re ying, then?” Terrance asked.


    “I just have to be family, right? I can just im to be one of the kid’s rtives,” ric


    replied.


    Terrance was quick toe up with a solution. “Why don’t you get the kid to refer to


    you by yourst name? You could be their uncle or an elder.”


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    Uncle or elder, huh? Well, those two kids call me Mr. Night, anyway. ric nodded


    eventually. “That works.”


    Then, Terrance pulled his phone out to take down some notes. “I have another


    suggestion, but I’m a little afraid to tell you about it, Mr. Cadogan,” he added after he


    recalled something.


    “Spit it out.”


    “Well… Maybe you could allow that kid from the Anderson Family to stay at your ce


    for a bit, at least until those two kids trust you a little more,” Terrance suggested.


    ric frowned upon hearing the man’s words. “What are you talking about?”


    “I know you don’t like when there are outsiders, but I think you can just get the nanny to


    prepare a room for the kid. The kid won’t bother you at all,” Terrance added.


    ric’s brows were still furrowed as he kept his lips pressed together.


    “Haven’t you ever considered inviting your kids over to your ce with the use of the


    Andersons‘ kid as an excuse? Wouldn’t you guys be able to bond more with such


    private and intimate interactions?” Terrance asked.


    ric’s brows seemed to rx a little after hearing Terrance’s full exnation.


    “Yeah,” ric replied icily while nodding. He pressed his lips together for a while, and he


    looked like he was about to say something when a familiar figure showed up at the


    front door.


    Terrance noticed the neer, and he let out a surprised gasp. “Miss Selwyn’s here!”


    “Shh. Don’t let her find out,” ric whispered.


    Terrance hastily mped his hand over his mouth before he instinctively crouched


    Chapter 277 What’s the Rush?


    down. He was afraid that Victoria would notice them the moment she looked up.


    “There’s still 30 minutes until her appointment. Why is she here so early?” he asked.


    ric nced at his watch. He had rxed his facial muscles earlier, but he knitted his


    brows again as he thought, Yeah, why did shee earlier? Is she that eager to meet.


    this stranger? That thought made ric clench his fists at first, but he quickly calmed


    himself down when he recalled what Terrance had said earlier. Forget it. I need to keep


    my cool. ‘I’m‘ the guy she’s supposed to meet, anyway.


    Victoria entered the restaurant with her handbag hanging off her shoulder. “Hello,


    Miss,” the waiter greeted.


    “Hello, I made a reservation for…” After telling the waiter about her reservation, the


    waiter led her into the restaurant. ric, who was sitting upstairs, red at the woman


    with a cold look in his eyes. She had reserved a window seat. ric’s expression had


    been hard at first, but it turned into confusion when he saw that the waiter didn’t bring


    Victoria to a window seat and led her in the opposite direction instead. What’s going


    on? Did the waiter forget where her seat was, or did she get it wrong? As ric was


    contemting the situation, the waiter had already led Victoria to the stairs.


    ric’s expression wavered when he heard Terrance’s cry. “Oh, no. The waiter isn’t


    going to lead her upstairs, is he? What should we do, Mr. Cadogan?” There was only


    one way up, so they had no other way to go down.


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    Terrance was panicking at that point. “What should we do? Miss Selwyn is going to


    notice us, isn’t she?” After all, they weren’t supposed to meet that day–they had only


    invited her over to match her up with another guy. Wouldn’t Mr. Cadogan’s identity get


    exposed if she saw him now? Terrance thought.


    “What’s the worry about?” ric shot Terrance a heartless side–eye when he saw how


    anxious Terrance was. “Calm down.”


    “Mr. Cadogan…” Even though ric told Terrance to calm down, Terrance couldn’t do it


    on demand. “She’s justing upstairs. Is there anything wrong with her bumping into


    us at a time like this? Do you think she’d associate us with that man?” ric exined.


    Terrance felt himself calming down as he listened to ric’s cold and monotonous


    voice. “That’s true. We’re not sitting downstairs, so she wouldn’t have noticed us earlier,


    anyway. We should keep our cool.” Terrance lifted his cup of coffee to take a huge gulp


    of it. Before he could swallow his drink, he turned around to see the waiter leading


    Victoria over to their seats. The closer Victoria got, the harder Terrance found it to


    swallow his drink. The waiter ended up stopping at the table right beside them.


    “This is the spot you booked, Miss Selwyn,” the waiter announced.


    ric, Terrance, and Victoria were all speechless for a moment. It was obvious that


    Victoria had already noticed ric and Terrance when she was walking over. She felt


    utterly speechless, and questions shed across her mind when she first saw them.


    What’s he doing here? Then, she was reminded of what ric had told her on the


    phone when she was at the airport. “Do you think I won’t be able to handle you after you


    arrive at Jasea?” ric’s words had a clear meaning to them–he meant that he wasn’t


    about to let her go that easily.


    However, Victoria hadn’t expected him to show up at a ce like this. What is he trying


    to do? Is he just going to continue following me around and pestering me? A hint of


    disgust surfaced in Victoria’s chest before she turned around and apologized to the


    waiter. “I’m sorry. I’ve decided I don’t like this spot. Can I change my seat?” she asked.


    The waiter was confused. “What?”


    “Are there other avable seats downstairs?” Victoria asked.


    The waiter nodded slowly. “Yes, there are avable seats.”


    “Great. Please get me a seat-” Before Victoria could finish her sentence, she sensed a


    tall, slender figure standing beside her.