Chapter 766


    Howard had already got up when she rushed home. He was sitting on the sofa, looking at the


    breathless woman with a frown. "Is there a ghost chasing after you?"


    ine looked at him while catching her breath.


    She rushed home because she was afraid that he would be starving.


    But all he did was teasing her.


    Annoyed, ine ignored him, thinking about how the adorable Dr. Perkins who had trouble sleeping


    returned to his mischievous self today.


    This version of him was not adorable at all.


    Pouting, she turned to the kitchen.


    Howard raised his eyebrows, thinking, "The brat dares to ignore me now."


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    Holding the ss in his hand, Howard followed her into the kitchen and asked, "What''s taking you


    so long? Were you in trouble?"


    As she washed the vegetables, she shook her head. "No."


    He took her answer as it was. Then, after staring at her back for a while, he slowly said, "I''m sorry


    for what happened yesterday. I shouldn''t have lost


    my temper with you."


    ine was stunned. Was Dr. Perkins apologizing to her?


    Confused, she turned to look at him.


    Feeling a little embarrassed, he cleared his throat and announced, "I have to go on a business trip


    to attend an academic conference, so I won''t be home for a few days."


    "W-Why so sudden?"


    "It was supposed to be another doctor, but he had an emergency and couldn''t attend, so the


    hospital appointed me at thest minute." Howard stared at her with a smile. "What''s up with that


    expression? Do you not want me to go?"


    Red in embarrassment, ine blurted, "N-No. Stop it. How many days will you be away for?"


    "Three days."


    "Okay. Work hard! Go for it!"


    Looking at her pink and tender face, Howard felt the urge to pinch her, but he suppressed it. "So...


    you won''t move out, right?"


    After what happenedst night and that he didn''t force himself on her again, she felt that he could


    be trusted.


    So she nodded. "Yes, I''ve made up my mind. I won''t move."


    Only then did Howard let out a sigh of relief. He had been worried that this stubborn girl would insist


    on moving out. But from the looks of it, she was quite sensible.


    Due to the urgency as Howard was sent to attend the conference at thest minute, he hopped on


    the ne that very night to another city.


    As ine was busy packing up the luggage for him, she inquired, "How is the weather of the city


    you''re going to? It''s getting cold here in Beachmarsh, so it must be colder when you head to the


    North. I put a thick jacket in this bag, so remember to wear it as soon as you get off the ne,


    okay?"


    All this while, Howard was leaning against the door listening to her nagging, but he didn''t find it


    annoying at all. Instead, a gentle smile was pasted on his face.


    He grew up with his grandparents, and he had the idea of bing a celibate the entire time, but,


    suddenly...


    "It doesn''t seem so bad to marry a woman who cares about you all the time, nags at you, and takes


    care of you," he silently thought.


    When she didn''t hear any response after nagging for so long, she turned back and saw Howard in a


    daze, and sighed helplessly, "Dr. Perkins, did you hear what I said?"


    "Hm?" Howard snapped back to his senses. "What did you say? Say it again."


    "I said I''ve already prepared your luggage. Come over and take a look. Is there anything that is left


    out?"


    "Never mind. I can just buy it there if I need it."


    "Why waste money?" ine grumbled. "You can''t spend money recklessly even if you''re loaded."


    Howard chuckled, "You should spend the money you earn. You can''t be too finicky."


    However, ine did not want to continue this meaningless argument. "Fine. You''re rich. You can


    spend your money however you want."


    Taking a look at her, Howard suddenly changed his mind. "On the other hand, it''s better to have a


    housekeeper like you in the long run. We have to be careful of our spending."


    Nheless, the dull ine did not understand the hidden meaning behind Howard''s remark, so


    she nodded in agreement. "You''re right! You need to be careful of your spending and n ahead.


    You finally get the hang of it!"


    Blinking mischievously, Howard teased, "How about you manage my money for me in the future?"


    "Ahem!" ine was so shocked that she choked herself. "No way! I''m not good at this! You need to


    find someone professional. I can''t do it, absolutely not!"


    Howard stared at her, dumbfounded.


    What was her brain made of anyway? Why was she so slow? Didn''t she understand the implication


    of his words since he was so straightforward?


    Massaging his forehead in frustration, Howard uttered, "What I mean is, I''ll leave my bank card to


    you. You''re good at managing money, but I''m not, so I''m more at ease if you keep it for me."


    She should be able to understand his point, right?


    With a puzzled blink, ine said, "Why do you want to give me your card? I have my own card!" Oh


    my god!


    Initially, Howard was very confident of himself in terms of women since he had a rich and infamous


    history of romance, but never did he think he would stumble upon such a woman who was as dumb


    as a block of wood!


    Scratching his hair in irritation, he arched his eyebrows to her and cut to the chase, "When a man


    wants to give his bank card to a woman, he either wants to marry her or to have a serious


    rtionship with her. Do you understand?"


    All of a sudden, ine was dumbfounded.


    So that was what he meant!


    Why had she never heard of it?


    After understanding what he meant, she was at a loss for a moment. "1-1 don''t... You''d better not


    give me your bank card. I am afraid that I may lose it."


    She was very clumsy. It would be eptable if she lost her own things, but she did not want to lose


    his belongings.


    Hence, she should not keep his cards.


    As for Howard, after hearing her words, he thought that she rejected him in disguise, so his


    expression immediately darkened.


    Annoyed, he stared at her indignantly.


    No woman had ever rejected him before.


    But he had suffered setbacks again and again from ine. He was so pissed that he wanted to


    swear at her!


    However, she was so dumb that she might run away in a fit of anger again if he scolded her. In the


    end, he would regret his action!


    Thinking of this, Howard took a few deep breaths and slowly calmed down before saying, "Don''t


    reject me so quickly. I''ll give you three days to think about it. When Ie back after the


    conference... give me your answer."


    "W-What answer?"


    "Do you want to be with me, or do you want to date me!"


    "Aren''t they the same thing?"


    Howard snorted, "I want to hear only one answer from you three dayster! Stop messing with me


    already!"


    He could ept whether it was a yes or no.


    In short, he wanted a clear answer. Period.


    After seeing Howard off, it urred to ine that she had promised to meet Paul at night, so she


    quickly cleaned up the house and headed out.


    As soon as she arrived at the small inn, she saw Paul lying on the bed, wailing. "You''re finally here.


    If you don''te, I''ll starve to death!"