The news about the engagement between Eudora and Fabian made the headlines of major newspapers the next morning.
The headlines were all in large and bold font, and there was no way to ignore them.
In the beginning, Eudora thought that it was Tyler who planned this, so she went to confront him furiously. Who wouldâve thought that Tyler would be happy when he heard about it?
âMalcom is truly very well-versed in the ways of the world. Itâs naturally better for the groomâs family to announce this. It makes it seem more important!â
Eudoraâs tone froze, âIt really wasnât you?â
âObviously!â Tylerâs face was full of pride. âI am your father, and youâre my daughter. Why would I do such a thing? Wouldnât that mean that I have to bow my head to Malcom?
Eudora didnât believe Tylerâs justification. However, when he said that he didnât want to be any inferior to Malcom, she couldnât help but be convinced.
She could see clearly that he and Malcom refused to show weakness to each other in the milkshake shop that day.
So, was it Fabian who had done that?
Eudora thought that it was a little strange. She did not expect that Fabian would do such a thing.
Meanwhile, at Nolanâs residence, Fabianâs face had healed significantly after staying in Magnolia Residence for the past two days. He came home as soon as he received Malcomâs phone call in the morning.
Malcom came rushing out as soon as he entered the door. âWere you the one who released the engagement statement about you and Eudora?â
Fabian nodded, âYes! Didnât you say you that like her? Is there a problem?â
Malcom furrowed his eyebrows and said, âI like that girl very much, but that sly old fox must be very pleased this time.â
Fabian was speechless. âFather, weâre men. We should behave like gentlemen!â
Malcom snorted. âOf course I know that. Iâm definitely willing to do it for Eudora. I will stop fighting with that old guy temporarily as long as Eudora becomes part of our family. Letâs talk about it once everything is settled!â
After that, he patted Fabianâs shoulder happily.
âIâll be waiting for your good news!â
Fabian raised his lips, âOf course.â
At this moment, his phone rang. Fabian picked it up and took a look. It was Eudora who called. Speaking of the devil, Fabian immediately recalled the spot that she had punched him at.
The wound was better, but he could still feel the power contained in the womanâs small fist.
This was her doing.
Fabian took a few steps forward and said to Malcom, âI still have some matters to attend to. Iâll be leaving first.â
He picked up the phone as he walked out of the hall.
âYes?â
Eudoraâs tone was not very good. Even though she had tried hard to calm herself down, she still couldnât keep her composure when she heard Fabianâs voice.
âMr. Nolan, you couldnât possibly be so mean, could you? I just punched you that day. You could just hit me back if you want revenge. I wonder what your intentions are by releasing such a statement to the world like this. Do you think it is appropriate to deal with a woman this way?â
Fabianâs face didnât turn red and his heart didnât jump. âYes, I do.â
Eudora was speechless.
She tried her best to suppress her anger. If she could, she wouldâve kicked Fabian where it hurt!
However, Fabian seemed to sense her fury and suddenly laughed happily. âAre you heading over to the company? Iâll pick you up at your door.â
Eudora became even more furious and cursed him in her heart, âGo to hell!â
Nevertheless, she still had a reputation to keep. She composed herself and chose to be the bigger person instead. âThat will not be necessary!â After all, she didnât know what kind of shameless things Fabian would do again, so she figured that sheâd better not offend him.
Fabian couldnât seem to hide the joy in his voice. âDidnât you say you wanted me to hit you back? Why? Are you going back on your words?â
âYou have already announced it to the world. If I let you hit me back, will it undo what youâve done?â
Fabian raised his eyebrows. âWhy not?â
Eudora estimated the authenticity of this matter, but in the end, she wanted to draw a clear line with Fabian. Unwilling to give up such a good opportunity, she agreed to his suggestion.
âAlright, come over then!â
She had planned to head out after talking to Fabian. However, she was still very angry and she felt an urge to hit him at the thought of his mocking voice.
In the end, she deliberately dilly-dallied at home for a long time. An hour later, she dawdled out.
She saw Fabianâs car parked at the entrance as soon as she headed out. Eudora turned to look at her phone, which was completely silent, and then moved to the side to hide.
Sheâd like to see how patient he was. She wanted to make him anxious to death!
All of a sudden, Eudora could feel a pair of big hands grabbing her from behind. Before she could react, she was already pulled into the shadow of the corner.
âYou ungrateful little thing! It seems that you have forgotten what I said to you yesterday!â
Eudora breathed a sigh of relief when she realized it was Amos. However, she turned her head away guiltily the moment she looked into Amosâs eyes.
âYou⦠â
She was almost going to ask Amos to listen to her explanation.
Fortunately, she came to her senses quickly. The words that she was about to say stuck at her lips, but she swallowed them back.
âWhat did you say?â
âAre you playing dumb?â It seemed that a fire was burning in Amosâ chest. He didnât expect Eudora to lie to him like this and pretended to be ignorant.
Eudora didnât say a word. Amos then grabbed her chin and forced her to look into his eyes.
âLook at me. I want you to tell me yourself, do you really like Fabian?â
He understood that she might have her own difficulties. He could tolerate other men pursuing her too. He could even accept that she wanted to break up with him.
He was still calm, even after seeing the statement that was released by the Nolan family in the morning. Harley and others were afraid that he could not accept it, so they called him one after another to comfort him.
He didnât care what others said, but her attitude towards it was the most important.
Therefore, he had been standing guard since early that morning. He saw with his own eyes that Fabian had driven his car over and stopped at the gate. He then saw Eudora coming out of the house.
Fabian waited in the car patiently, while she looked around slyly.
Her expression at that time was so familiar. She was like a cunning little fox. In the past, that kind of look had always been for his eyes only. How could she show it to other men just like that?
How could she?
Amosâ eyes turned even icier.
âEudora, donât you dare think that I couldnât bear to part with you. Since I could fall in love with you, I could also fall out of it! Just you wait till I stop liking you, and when that happens, I wonât care about you at all.â
Eudora stared into Amosâ eyes. His words were filled with grief. Deep down in her heart, she felt that she was a scum who did not know what was good for her. She was like a man who had abandoned his wife and children who loved her deeply, and got together with a mistress almost instantly afterâ¦
Even though she had her own reasons, her actions were unforgivable.
All of a sudden, her cell phone rang. It was Fabian. She hurried to answer it, but Amos grabbed her arms and pressed them above her head.
The next second, he lowered his head and kissed her on the lips.