Chapter 817
As expected, Ronan Perkins gave in. Sitting back onto the sofa, he sighed. "Are you serious about
this rtionship?"
He knew that Howard had a bad reputation as a yboy. Even he, his grandfather, was reluctant to
believe in him.
Sitting down beside Ronan, Howard raised his eyebrows. "Here I am bringing her home. Does it
look like I''m messing around?"
Ronan chuckled and said, "That''s great. I''m getting older now, and I don''t have much time left, so
you better not joke around with me."
"You say this every day to force me to get married, but your getting healthier year by year." Howard
was too smart for that. "I don''t believe you."
Smiling, Ronan kept silent.
Howard was already feeling restless. "You had dinner already, right? Why don''t you go and have
some rest? I''ll go up and check up on..."
"What do you mean check up on her? She''s changing upstairs. What''s there to check up on?"
Ronan stopped him. "Come here. I have something to ask you."
Left with no choice, Howard sat back down on the sofa. "What''s the matter?"
"This is a lucky charm I got for you." Ronan waved his hand and asked the maid to bring him a box.
"Put it on."
Howard was speechless.
Ronan did not have any specific hobbies in his life, but he was a bit superstitious. He often prayed
diligently and was devoted to doing good.
Every year, he would prepare a lucky charm for Howard.
Howard epted it and put it on. "Since you''re so kind- hearted, I believe I will be blessed to live
another hundred years."
Sighing, Ronan said, "My only wish is for you to stay safe. I don''t need anything else."
Howard kept listening to Ronan nag. After some time, he used the excuse of going to the toilet and
went upstairs to find ine.
After ine was done changing, Leia, who took her upstairs, looked at her with a smile and said,
"Miss Jacob, you look so beautiful. No wonder Mr. Howard fell for you."
Hurriedly, she exined, "Please don''t misunderstand. I''m Dr. Perkins''s friend. It''s not what you
think..."
"Huh?" Leia was stunned. "Friends? But Mr. Howard told his grandfather that he would marry you in
the future."
ine kept silent.
Having worked in the Perkins Family for so many years, Leia understood what was going on right
away when she saw ine''s reaction.
"Miss Jacob, do you think that Mr. Howard is unreliable?" Leia asked while taking ine to the
dressing table.
Sitting on the chair, ine said, "No, Dr. Perkins is a very nice man."
"That''s great. I was worried that you might think he''s a yboy and is not reliable because he dated
many girls." After pausing for a moment, Leia continued happily, "Mr. Howard will be pleased to
know that you think well of him."
ine picked up theb and startedbing her hair.
Leia kept speaking up for Howard. "Miss Jacob, this is the first time Mr. Howard brought a girl home.
I''ve worked in the Perkins Family for over 30 years, but I''ve never seen him bringing any girl home. I
can tell that you''re very important to him."
An awkward smile appeared on ine''s face.
Leia wanted to say something, but ine interrupted her, "Is there a hairdryer? I want to dry my
hair." "Yes, Miss Jacob. Wait a minute. I''ll go get it."
"Okay, thank you."
As soon as Leia left, Howard came in. He looked at ine, who was checking herself through the
mirror. Her skin was as white as snow, and her eyes were bright.
No matter how he looked at her, she was still beautiful.
Howard thought he had a keen eye for girls. How could she look so cute and pretty?
Feeling his stares, ine felt goosebumps creeping up on her. "Dr. Perkins?"
"Ahem." Howard snapped back to his senses. "Oh, I''m here to tell you that you should just go to bed
today. It''s gettingte, so you don''t have to greet my grandfather now. Have a good rest, and I''ll
officially introduce you to my grandfather tomorrow."
Hesitating for a moment, ine asked, "Dr. Perkins, can I now meet him?"
"Why?" Howard frowned.
"I... I barely know your grandfather. I''m afraid things will get awkward..."
"What''s there to feel awkward about? My grandfather likes you a lot!"
ine was still feeling hesitant.
Howard said, "Why do you think I get to rescue you so soon? It''s all because of my grandfather. He
took care of everything for me so that I can go save you. You shouldn''t be ungrateful."
With that, Eliane had no choice but to agree with him. "Alright then. I''ll meet him tomorrow."
Howard''s lips curled upwards. "Mm-hmm."
ine got up from the dressing table.
Frowning, Howard asked, "Are you going to go to bed now?"
"Yes, it''s gettingte." ine could not stand looking at Howard''s gentle gaze, so she quickly
nodded.
"Oh," Howard said. ''TH leave first then. Good night."
After that, he turned around and went out. However, when he reached the door, he halted. His
shadow was reflected on the floor as he said in a very soft voice, "You should really consider my
confession. After all, I''ve never confessed seriously to a woman before."
Upon hearing that, ine was stunned.
As soon as Howard finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Sitting on the chair for quite some time, ine let out a sigh.
The next day, as soon as ine woke up, she saw a set of clean clothes on the sofa next to her.
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After washing up and going downstairs, she saw Howard reading the newspaper on a chair. Upon
hearing footsteps, Howard raised his head and stared at her for a few seconds before smiling and
said, "Come here. Breakfast will be ready soon."
ine walked over and sat across from Howard.
"Grandpa is up too. He''lle down soon. Don''t be nervous."
How was she supposed to stay calm in such a situation? Then, she spoke, "This is my first time
meeting your parent. Of course, I will be nervous. Who won''t get nervous in such a situation?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Howard''s eyes lit up.
Only then did she realize that she had said something wrong. "I mean, meeting my friends'' parents.
It''s not what you think. Dr. Perkins, don''t get the wrong idea..."
Howard snorted. "So what if I get the wrong idea? I don''t care!"
ine was speechless.
When Ronan came out of the bedroom, he saw his grandson messing around with ine like a
three-year- old child. He was behaving exactly like a chatterbox.
"Ahem!"
Ronan cleared his throat.
Immediately, ine sat up straight.
Turning around, Howard said, "Grandpa, you''re just in time. The breakfast is ready. Let''s talk while
we eat."
As they were having breakfast, ine noticed that Ronan had been sizing her up the entire time.
Feeling Ronan''s gaze on her, she did not know what to say. She could only lower her head and
keep eating.
In the end, Howard noticed her embarrassment. So, he said, "Grandpa, if you keep looking at her
like this, she won''t be able to eat her food."
Only then did Ronan looked away. "Miss Jacob, I don''t mean to be rude, but can you tell me
something about your family? For example, what are your parents working as? Where is your
hometown, and how many siblings do you have?"
Swallowing the food in her mouth, ine answered, "I have an elder sister and a younger brother.
My parents have already retired, and my hometown is owana, not far away from Beachmarsh
City. I canmute back and forth in one day."
Ronan nodded thoughtfully. "Since your hometown is not far away from Beachmarsh City, why don''t
you invite your parents over next time? We can discuss your wedding date then."