Chapter 754


    "There''re a lot of women out there for you to have fun with, but ine is not one of them."


    "You are a celibate, but ine was taught to marry someone when she''s old enough and be a good


    wife and mother. You guys are so different that your..."


    "Your rtionship will only lead nowhere..." This remark remained hanging in Ariah''s mouth.


    What she said was hurtful but it made sense. Howard pursed his lips as he listened on and couldn''t


    say anything.


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    Truthfully, he hadn''t given it much thought.


    ncing at his dejected look, Ariah sighed, "I may sound harsh, but if you like her, please court her


    like an adult, okay? Don''t force yourself on her. Oh my god, it''s so disgusting..."


    Force himself on her?


    When did he ever do that?


    Howard stared at Ariah, dumbfounded.


    Since thest time when he was drunk at the party and got a bit handsy on ine, he found that


    she avoided him like he was a thief. From then on, he always kept a distance from her and never


    repeated the same mistake again.


    In fact, they didn''t talk much in the past few days.


    Just as he wanted to ask what she meant earlier, Ariah''s next statement stunned him, "Besides,


    ine has a fiance. Even if you like her, you can''t steal her from someone."


    Shocked, Howard murmured, "S- Steal? W- Wait, what did you just say? She has a fiance?"


    "You don''t know?" Ariah was equally stunned. "Don''t you know that ine has a fiance?"


    "Who told you that?" asked Howard, frowning.


    "ine."


    "Why did she tell you this?"


    "When you brought her to a party the other day, Sharon asked her if you guys were dating because


    she sensed that there was something fishy between the two of you, but she denied it, saying that


    she has a fiance and only takes you as her boss and nothing else."


    For every word Ariah said, she could see Howard''s expression grow darker.


    In fact, he was extremely annoyed after Ariah finished talking.


    Nheless, Ariah found his expression amused. "Don''t you know that ine has a fiance?"


    Silently, Howard looked at ine.


    At this moment, Sharon stopped her from cleaning up the table and pulled her to a chair to sit down.


    Then, they started chatting.


    Frankly, Howard didn''t have any strong feelings for ine. He just felt that since both of them were


    single, and he was rather interested in her, he could try dating her.


    However, before he could confess his feelings to her, she already told thedies that she didn''t like


    him.


    Why didn''t she like him?


    Was she out of her mind? She should count her blessing that someone like him took a fancy to her!


    The enraged Howard thought, "I can have all the women in the world, yet I like her, the ignorant and


    clumsy maid! She should be happy that I like her, okay!"


    How dare she despised him?


    Feeling extremely hurt, Howard red at ine, his eyes as sharp as a sword.


    As if ine could feel the re, she suddenly turned to look in his direction. From such a distance,


    Howard could see her pair ofrge eyes that were filled with fear and trepidation, yet they were also


    extremely bright.


    Indeed, she had a pair of beautiful, wless, and childlike eyes.


    It was this pair of eyes that made Howard fall for her.


    The sudden change in his feelings for her came during Thanksgiving.


    ine did not return to her hometown on Thanksgiving, but instead, she stayed in Beachmarsh City.


    During Thanksgiving dinner, the elders in Howard''s family began their bombarding on his single life.


    Annoyed, he came up with an excuse to return to his apartment only to see ine eating the


    leftovers alone.


    It was such a pitiful sight.


    At that moment, Howard felt sorry to see ine like this, eating leftovers on Thanksgiving after


    cleaning up his ce, while others were having warm Thanksgiving dinner.


    Hence, he suddenly decided to take her out for a nice dinner.


    It was exactly at that moment that ine looked at her with those big and sparkly eyes which were


    as bright and dazzling as the stars in the night sky.


    Moreover, she ate a simple fried chicken set like she was devouring the tastiest food in the world.


    Howard found her behavior amused despite only eating fast food for Thanksgiving.


    However, she intrigued Howard, who had never eaten junk food, to take a bite of a fried chicken for


    the first time.


    It was not bad actually.


    After dinner, they walked on the empty street in therge city.


    Donning a delightful expression, ine kept talking to him and thanking him for taking her to have


    fried chicken. She said that it was her first time eating fried chicken and she had never been so


    happy in her life.


    She looked really happy with her charming face and radiant smile.


    "She looks so dorky," Howard thought.


    The silly girl even said, "Dr. Perkins, I have a gift for you. Thank you for taking me to dinner."


    Despite the dispassionate feeling about it since he had received too many gifts, he blurted after


    seeing the excitement on her face, "What do you want to give me?"


    "Wait for five minutes. I''ll go in and buy you a gift."


    There was a shopping mall next to them. After she finished her words, she didn''t wait for Howard to


    say anything and ran into the mall.


    Howard had wanted to follow behind and take a look, but for some reason, he remained standing on


    the spot, and even curious as to what she was going to buy for him.


    What could she buy? He knew that she couldn''t afford anything expensive since he was aware of


    how pathetic her wages were.


    Was it a mug? A necktie? A belt? Or a lighter?


    Howard had thought about many different types of gifts, but he had never imagined that she would


    give him a hand cream.


    As she handed the gift bag to him, she said with a sweet smile, "Happy Thanksgiving, Dr. Perkins."


    Holding the hand cream in his hand, Howard suddenly felt amused and odd.


    However, she looked at him seriously and exined, "As a doctor, you often need to wash your


    hands with sanitizers, and it can dry your skin. Remember to apply the hand cream every time after


    you wash your hands."


    A hand was a doctor''s most important asset.


    Was that why she bought a hand cream for him? Because she wanted him to take care of his


    hands?


    Unexpectedly, Howard felt touched as he looked at the hand cream in his hand, and an odd feeling


    slowly dispersed inside him.


    It was such a little gesture, but he was moved.


    He had received gifts from many women, and the women he dated were rich and famous, so they


    were generous and gave him expensive and luxury goods.


    But none of the gifts were as thoughtful as this tiny tube of hand cream.