“Dad, what’s the matter?” Maka Gardner asked, looking over at Trenton Gardner.


    Trenton Gardner raised his chin toward Mrs. Gardner, “Your mother was talking to you.”


    Maka Gardner turned her head to the other side and looked at Mrs. Gardner, “Mom, did you just talk to me?”


    “What are you thinking about? You were so absent-minded that you didn’t even respond to my calls.” Mrs. Gardner frowned with undisguised concern on her face.


    Although she had little affection for her daughter, she would not be stingy with what was due.


    So was caring.


    “Nothing.” Maka Gardner hung her head and answered vaguely.


    Mrs. Gardner and Trenton Gardner looked at each other and knew she was lying.


    Mrs. Gardner sighed, “Maka, are you still upset about what mom saidst time, in your dad’s hospital room? If you’re still upset, how about I apologize to you again? What happenedst time, I didn’t mean to. It’s only because you were just back, and I’m not used to that. When we spend more time together and when I get used to it, I won’t say that anymore. So, Maka, will you forgive me?”


    Maka Gardner kept her head down and did not answer.


    You wouldn’t say it again when you were used to it?


    She didn’t think so


    She was not their daughter after all, and they rejected her by blood.


    So, no matter how long it took, they were still not fully attached to her.


    They were being nice to her now more because of duty.


    The funny thing was, they only gave it to her because they thought she was Maka Gardner.


    Once they knew that she was not their daughter, that she was not Maka Gardner, they would withdraw even that responsibility, not to mention their attachment.


    When Maka Gardner did not speak, Mrs. Gardner became worried.


    Trenton Gardner also frowned and said quietly, “Maka, your mother had already apologized to you, and you don’t even want to forgive her?”


    Maka Gardner heard the bitterness in his voice and realized that she had made a mistake. She was trying to save it when the mobile phone on the table suddenly vibrated and lit up.


    The eyes of all three were drawn.


    Because Mrs. Gardner was so close to Maka Gardner’s phone, she immediately saw what was on the screen. She said in surprise, “Mr. F? Maka, who is this? Is that your boyfriend?”


    Trenton Gardner’s face changed when he heard his daughter had a boyfriend, “What? Boyfriend? Maka, since when do you have a boyfriend? Why didn’t you tell me that? What if you get cheated?”


    Although the daughter’s attitude toward his wife made him a little dissatisfied, she was his daughter, after all, his only offspring.


    She was the person he cared about more than anything else in the world, after his wife.


    How could he not be anxious now that his daughter had a boyfriend?


    His daughter had been separated from him for more than 20 years before she came back, and soon after she came back, she had a boyfriend, and maybe she would get married soon. How could they ept this?


    After all, they hadn’t even spent that much time with their daughter, how could they send her away so soon to go to someone else’s house?


    That was at least a few years away.


    So, if this Mr. F was really her boyfriend, he had to make her break up with this guy. He must!


    “Yeah, Maka, that’s the kind of thing you must tell us. If you had a random boyfriend, what would we do if something happened?” Mrs. Gardner nodded approvingly.


    Maka Gardner blushed with embarrassment as Trenton and his wife looked so excited, “Dad, he’s not my boyfriend. He’s just someone I know.”


    How dare she let that horrible man be her boyfriend?


    Besides, it wasn’t him she liked. It was…


    Hayden Cohen’s face shed through Maka Gardner’s mind. She blushed even more, and there was a hint of shyness in her eyes.


    This shyness was captured by Trenton Gardner and his wife, but misunderstood. They thought they were right. They thought it was their daughter’s boyfriend.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Trenton Gardner was so upset, and his face was red in anger. He banged the table and asked, “Tell me, Maka, who the hell is this kid who stole my daughter right under my nose? I’m so pissed off.”


    “Yes, Maka. Just tell us. Who is this guy? Let me see if he’s all right for you.” Mrs. Gardner said, too.


    Maka Gardner blushed even more. She stood up with her phone in her hand, “Oh, mom and dad, what are you talking about? I said he’s not my boyfriend and I mean it, this person is really just someone I know.”


    “Oh? Really?” Trenton Gardner squinted.


    Maka Gardner nodded, “Of course.”


    Trenton Gardner saw the seriousness on her face and fell silent.


    So did Mrs. Gardner. It took her a long time to speak, “Trent, I guess we were wrong about Maka. She really doesn’t have a boyfriend.”


    “Even if she doesn’t have a boyfriend, she must have got someone she likes, right?” Trenton Gardner asked darkly.


    That shyness, it was real.


    If she didn’t have a boyfriend, she must have someone she liked.


    Why else would she be shy?


    Sure enough, Maka Gardner’s face changed and she became flustered at Trenton Gardner’s words.


    Seeing this, Mrs. Gardner knew that Trenton Gardner was right.


    “Maka, do you really have a crush on someone?” Asked Mrs. Gardner, taking Maka Gardner by the hand.


    Maka Gardner hung her head and said nothing. Secondster, she pulled out her hand and said, with blurred expression, “Okay, Mom, stop asking questions. I’ll answer the message first.”


    She took a breath and went to the window.


    She was afraid to go out for fear of meeting Amber again.


    If she and Amber got into an argument outside and drew her parents out, it would be a disaster.


    Mrs. Gardner looked at the back of Maka’s back, then at her husband, and whispered, “Honey, what do you think Maka means?”


    Trenton Gardner looked at Maka Gardner, shook his head and said, “I’ve no idea.”


    Mrs. Gardner pondered for a moment, “Who do you think Maka likes? There was something wrong with Maka’s face when I asked about it, and I guessed that maybe the one Maka liked didn’t like her.”


    Trenton Gardner’s face darkened at this, “Well, it’s lucky for that kid to be liked by my daughter. And he has the nerve not to like my daughter. What a bastard! When I find out who that kid is, I’m gonna kick his ass.”


    To Trenton Gardner, his daughter was the best in the world, too good for any man.


    And now his daughter had a crush on a guy, and the guy didn’t like her.


    It really pissed him off.


    Mrs. Gardner listened to Trenton Gardner’s angry voice, but she didn’t think much. She just watched Maka Gardner stand at the window with her back to them, looking down at her phone, her eyes confused.


    Who the hell was this Mr. F?


    Why was Maka answering his message behind their back?


    And she remembered the moment Maka saw Mr. F, she looked shocked and nervous.


    Did Maka meet some bad guy?


    Over here, Maka Gardner came to the window and immediately clicked on Jared’s message.


    Maka Gardner pinched her phone as she read the message.


    Mr. Farrell was asking her to leave the restaurant with her mom and dad!


    Looked like Amber had to Mr. Farrell about her meeting with her, and he guessed something.


    Well, in that case, she really couldn’t stay.


    She didn’t like it, but now she had to ept that if Amber didn’t want to leave, she must be the one leaving.


    And she didn’t dare to go back on Jared’s word because he would definitely get her in trouble.


    Taking a deep breath, Maka Gardner replied with a quick message, put her phone away, and turned to walk to the table.