Chapter 820


    In the face of Howard''s sudden confession, ine was stunned for quite some time before turning


    around and walking away.


    Howard was speechless.


    He was being all serious earlier, but it scared her away.


    Just when Howard was about to chase after her to ask for rification, Ronan appeared out of


    nowhere and stopped him. "It''s good to strike while the iron is hot, but you shouldn''t appear too


    desperate when ites to girls. Otherwise, you''ll stress them out and make things worse."


    Howard paused and stopped in his tracks. "Grandpa, I didn''t know you''re adies'' man!"


    ring at him, Ronan mocked, "I''m worried about you because you have such a bad reputation.


    Which woman wants to fall in love with a yboy?"


    Let alone an introvert like ine. She would never take the risk to date Howard.


    Upon listening to Ronan''s words, Howard kept silent.


    His grandpa was right, but if he had known that a girl named ine would appear in his life, he


    would have restrained himself more in the past.


    However, there was no point in regretting it now.


    The next day.


    ine went downstairs and realized that Howard was still at home. Surprised, she asked, "Dr.


    Perkins, don''t you need to go to the hospital today?"


    Shaking his head, Howard answered, "No. I took a few days off."


    "Oh, I see."


    ine nodded.


    Howard beckoned her toe over and said, "Come try this. I made breakfast."


    ine was impressed. "Dr. Perkins, I thought you didn''t know how to cook?"


    "I just taught myself recently. I''m quite free these days anyway, so I thought it''s not bad to learn


    some cooking." Howard handed her a fork. "Try it."


    Taking the fork, ine took a bite of the food.


    "How is it? Does it taste good?" Howard hurriedly asked.


    A dry smile spread across her face. "It''s... It''s not bad."


    Upon hearing her answer, Howard went speechless.


    "Since it''s not bad, why do you look like you just ate sh*t?"


    ineughed. "Ew! Dr. Perkins, you are so disgusting!"


    "Hmph!"


    Right at that moment, Ronan came out of his bedroom and saw them standing around the dining


    table. Curious, he asked, "What''s the matter? Howard, why are you not at work?"


    "Grandpa, Dr. Perkins said he took a few days off, so he doesn''t have to go to the hospital for the


    next few days." Immediately, ine walked up to help Ronan.


    Frowning, Ronan asked again, "How many days did you take off?"


    "About a week." Howard replied dully.


    "Why did you take so many days off?" Ronan was surprised as he had never seen Howard take


    such a long break before.


    It seemed like Howard did not want to talk too much about it. "I''m one of the top ten employees in


    the hospital. The director is kind enough to let me take some time off and get some rest. Why


    should I reject his offer?"


    "But..." "Grandpa, you haven''t had breakfast yet, right? Do you want to try my cooking?" Chuckling,


    Howard handed Ronan the fork in his hand.


    "You made breakfast?" Ronan was astonished. ncing at the poorly- presented food, he said


    happily, "This is great. My grandson is all grown up now. He even knows how to cook for his


    grandpa. That is amazing!"


    Howard cleared his throat awkwardly.


    Silently, the butler, who was standing next to Ronan, added, "Mr. Perkins, Mr. Howard said these


    are for Miss Jacob. You must be thinking too much."


    Ronan went speechless.


    So did ine.


    Howard remained silent as well.


    That statement caught all of them off guard.


    After taking only a bite, Ronan spat out the food mercilessly. "My dear grandson, you should stop


    cooking. Maya can cook you anything you want. Don''t waste food, you know?"


    ine burst outughing.


    Laughing dryly, Howard said, "You surely know how to mock me."


    Knowing that Howard''s dishes were inedible, Maya was tactful enough to prepare an extra portion


    of breakfast for them.


    After the meal, Ronan asked curiously, "Why is today''s newspaper not delivered yet?"


    The butler thought it was strange as well. "It should be delivered by now."


    Maya added, "Mr. Perkins, there seems to be something wrong with the TV as well. I wanted to


    watch the news this morning, but I couldn''t turn it on."


    Ronan instructed Howard, "Howard, you youngsters know more about electrical appliances. Go and


    check what''s wrong."


    Rolling up his sleeves, Howard went to the living room. "Okay."


    After a while, Howard came back. "It''s nothing serious. You don''t have to ask someone to repair it. I


    can handle it myself. I''ll go and buy some tools some other day."


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    After that, he looked at Maya again. "You''re not in a hurry to watch the TV, are you?"


    Maya answered, "I usually watch them when I''m free. I don''t mind waiting till noon."


    Howard replied, "Okay."


    In the afternoon, Maya urged him to fix the TV again. Left with no choice, he went shopping with


    ine. The both of them drove to the city.


    However, when they arrived in the city, Howard had no intention of going shopping. Curious, ine


    asked, "Dr. Perkins, aren''t we going shopping?"


    "No."


    "Where are we going then?"


    "To watch a movie."


    ine was speechless.


    Seeing Howard driving towards the mall, ine started to panic. "Dr. Perkins, I don''t want to watch


    a movie. We should just get the stuff you need and go home quickly. Maya is still waiting for us."


    Calmly, Howard said, "There''s nothing wrong with the TV."


    Hearing that, ine was stunned, "What..."


    "I broke it on purpose."


    ine was dumbfounded, but she remained silent.


    Howard asked curiously, "Aren''t you curious why I did that?"


    "I believe you have your reasons for doing that, so it''s better for me to keep silent."


    What a smart girl.


    Chuckling, Howard spoke, "Something happened these few days. I don''t want Grandpa to know


    about it, so I broke the TV on purpose. I''ll fix it once everything is settled."


    Upon hearing Howard''s words, ine started fidgetting. "Is it that bad that it''s going to go on the


    news? How serious is it? Dr. Perkins, what exactly happened?"


    This must also be the reason why he decided to take a week off from work.


    Howard thought ine was pretty smart. She saw through everything immediately.


    "Don''t worry. It''s just a small matter. Don''t worry too much about it."


    Obviously, he was lying.


    Otherwise, he would not have to break the TV and hide the newspaper away.


    ine started panicking, but Howard did not seem anxious at all. On the contrary, his behavior


    made her even more anxious.


    When they arrived at the mall, Howard took her to buy a movie ticket. Dumbfounded, she asked,"


    Dr. Perkins, you''re still in the mood to watch a movie at this point?"


    "What else can I do then?" Howard looked at her helplessly.


    She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.


    "I''ve already told you it''s nothing serious. Don''t worry. It''ll die down in a couple of days." Seeing the


    anxious look on her face, Howard smiled. "Ill be fine."


    Since she cared about him so much, could he interpret it as love?


    ine looked at him seriously. "Are you sure everything is okay?"


    "I swear!"


    Only then did she let out a sigh of relief.


    Seeing that she had stopped worrying, Howard started walking again. Barely had they stepped foot


    towards the mall when a sharp and mocking voice came from behind him. "Oh, Mr. Perkins, you


    said you don''t have time to see me, but you have the time to bring this b*tch out for shopping!"