Her eyes fell on Houghton and she stared at him unblinkingly, as if trying to gauge his thoughts by the changes in his facial expressions.


    And Houghton’s heart was in his mouth, looking sheepishly at the ground, not daring to look at Vivian.


    “If you still can’t remember, let me remind you. When you first went to work as a security guard at First Sight Wedding, the weddingpany was still being renovated. You left the weddingpany during that time and went where?”


    She brought it all to the forefront, “People have secrets, I can ept that and I can understand that. But now that you’ve started interfering in my life, I have to guess why you’re willing to stay by my side when you’re so skilled and not an ordinary person in the first ce. And what is the purpose?”


    All this time, although Vivian had trusted Houghton, she had also been suspicious of his identity.


    If he were an ordinary man, it wouldn’t have mattered.


    But Houghton was no ordinary man. His skills, his abilities, and his personal knowledge reminded Vivian all the time …


    He had a purpose for being around her.N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.


    Houghton muttered in the face of Vivian’s step-by-step approach, frowned tightly, thoughtfully, and pulled out an excuse, “As expected of my Houghton’s pupil, very perceptive.”


    He gave a long talk and leaned back on the bench, tapping his legs and wrapping his arms around his chest as he watched the red sun rise in the east.


    He said with emotion, ” I was once no simple man, but those things had nothing to do with you. The reason why I stayed by your side to teach you various skills was because of the kindness of your parents in saving my life. Later on, as I got along with you, I slowly fell in love with you as a naughty little girl. Otherwise …”


    Houghton said, the words gave a pause, inclined his head to re at Vivian, “Otherwise you think, with your family conditions, i will take you as a pupil?”


    As he spoke, Houghton raised his hand and pped Vivian on the head, “Do you know how many famous families have asked me to be their teacher, but I have turned them all down.”


    Vivian didn’t believe him, but when he saw Houghton’s calmness and smile, he didn’t look like he was lying, so he was convinced.


    “So, who were those people who were looking for you in the woods behind your house that day?”


    “They? They were your master’s men, my former brothers’ men.”


    “Former brothers’ men? What are they doing looking for you now? And what did you … you used to do?” Vivian was curious, suddenly very interested in Houghton’s past.


    “You don’t need to know about the past either, it won’t do you any good. But it was also my brother who sent for me that I told you to break up with Morris.”


    Houghton racked his brain as he dealt with Vivian, struggling to think of things to say in the hope of not giving away the clues.


    Vivian, after all, was responsive, clear-thinking and clever.


    One wrong word and a myriad of questions would be raised.


    This time it was Vivian’s turn to be silent, waiting quietly for Houghton’s answer.


    Houghton gazed into the distance, as if caught up in a past memory, “Those brothers were all born and died with me. And they have some skills and strength, and they told me that Anthony and Mike are teaming up to target Morris. the future, Morris is most likely in danger of dying. So …”


    Vivian listened and couldn’t hold back her temper, standing up in a sh, “So you forced Morris to break up with me?”


    It was because of Vivian’s trust in Houghton, and the fact that Houghton had watched her grow up, and that they were already rted, that she believed in Houghton’s words.


    As she listened to Houghton pressuring the two of them to break up, she felt anger running through her head and she was furious.


    Seeing Vivian jumping up and down in anger, Houghton took a ruler and smacked her on the buttocks, “You damn girl, I’m doing this for your own good. Your parents have worked hard to bring you up, what are they going to do if something happens to you? You think I don’t know what happened to your parents in the car ident? It was all the work of The Lee family. Think about it, how can you stand up to Anthony when The Lee family could put your dad in aa for months?” You don’t know who Anthony is and what he does.


    All the things Vivian knew, Houghton knew in his heart.


    So, for a short time, Houghtonpiled a lie …


    Of course, it wasn’t all a lie.


    Anthony and Mike did team up to target Morris, he was just being half truthful.


    Houghton’s words left Vivian speechless.


    She stood there stiffly, staring at Houghton with a flickering gaze, before sitting back in her chair.


    Yes, hadn’t Phu Yen Lee and Yorlien caused a car ident when they targeted her?


    Anthony was a member of the C royal family, with a background of unimaginable power.


    The most dangerous person to go against him is one’s own adoptive parents.


    “Also, I’m not as desperate as you think. What I agreed with that Morris boy was that you would be allowed to be together as long as he could handle things between Anthony and Mike in a year and a half’s time.”


    The one-and-a-half-year agreement was, naturally, true.


    But, instead of Morris and Anthony, it was a year and a half before Vivian was due to return to the Hidden n.


    These were things he didn’t want to tell Vivian just yet.


    “But … s …” Vivian wanted to be harsh on Houghton, and on second thought, knew that Houghton was all for his own good.


    She let out a deep sigh, hung her head, pursed her lips and said helplessly, “I’m not a glutton for punishment, instead of letting him break up with me, I’d rather face it with him.”


    Misunderstanding cleared, Vivian suddenly felt that Morris was a great fool to have endured so much alone and to have kept it hidden from her.


    He had willingly given so much for himself, and she was inwardly overwhelmed with emotion and guilt at the same time.


    Trust.


    There was less trust in him after all.


    God knows how much Vivian wanted to dash to Morris’ side and help him?


    More than that, she wanted to be there for him, to give him a hug, a kiss.


    “There’s another reason why Morris agreed to break up with you. Your presence would have been his biggest weakness, and your absence would have been one less thing to hold on to. He’ll be able to deal with Anthony and Mike at full strength.”


    Sensing Vivian’s low mood, Houghton was afraid she would impulsively go to Morris to make up, so he tried to soothe her, “Have you ever thought that you break up with Morris, but you can quietly work for him. That way, you keep your distance from him, you won’t attract Anthony and Mike’s attention, and you can help him in the dark, like a tiger.”


    As if on cue, at his words, Vivian jerked her head to look at Houghton, her eyes lighting up with uncontroble excitement.