Chapter 32

Happy Ever After

By the time they left the restaurant, the rain had ceased. Everything around them felt damp, and the air
was cold.

Michaela never spoke after entering the car. It was only when Jonathan’s phone rang did the strange
atmosphere in the car disperse.

However, after picking up the call, Jonathan’s expression turned even gloomier.

“Okay, I got it. Don’t let them into the restaurant in the future.”

Jonathan ended the call after giving his instructions. When he looked at Michaela again, he realized that
she was still in the same position as earlier—staring out of the window. He did not know what she was
thinking about, only that she seemed lost in her thoughts.



Zack’s words had been a dagger to her heart, and it was not surprising that Michaela was unhappy about
the incident. Even though he had already avenged her, Jonathan felt that it was not good enough.

“What are you thinking about?”



Jonathan’s voice was deep and magnetic. When Michaela snapped back to her senses, he was the first
thing she registered.

The lights outside of the window were dim, but the concern in Jonathan’s eyes was visible to her.



Michaela’s heart melted, and she flashed Jonathan a small smile. “Thank you for helping me out earlier,
Mr. Jonathan.”

The way she tilted her head upward to look at him was like a doe, and it made Jonathan’s heart skip a
beat. In the end, he could not help but reach out to caress the top of her head before saying, “I’ve
already told you that you’re part of the Xander family, Mich. Of course I have to make sure that you’re
fine. You don’t need to be so formal with me.”

Before Michaela could recollect herself from the intimate touch, she heard the same promise coming
from him again.

Indeed, it was not the first time Michaela had heard that. The last time they were at Haversville Pavillion,
Jonathan had said the same thing to her before. What was different was that, currently, her heart was
beating loudly against her ribcage. In fact, a blush was creeping onto her face.

In her panic, Michaela quickly changed the topic and said, “Let me treat you to a meal next time then, Mr.
Jonathan.”

She meant it. The way Jonathan had helped her out earlier had made her feel immensely better, so she
felt that she should express her thanks to him properly.

“All right, we’ll do anything you want.” Jonathan smiled and returned to his seat. The smile on his face
never left even after a long time, and it seemed like he was in a good mood.

Upon hearing their conversation, Walter closed his eyes, unable to bear watching them any longer.

Ms. Lingard is too inexperienced. What she’s doing is equivalent to leaping into his arms. Mr. Xander
must be feeling thrilled right now. He has always wanted to find an excuse to get close to her, but now,
he has managed to kill two birds with one stone. What a smart man Mr. Xander is! So she is part of the



Xander family? Zack is part of the Xander family too, but you set him up and fooled him well. The real
goal is that you’re trying to make her yours!

Before Jonathan’s plan even came to an end, Walter could already imagine the sly way Jonathan was
going to eat Michaela whole.

Yes, that’s definitely going to happen!

They went all the way back to Haversville Pavillion. When the Bentley finally came to a stop, Michaela
opened the door. Just as she did that, she saw Jonathan standing in front of her and even stretching his
hand out to her.

Jonathan had a fair complexion and his fingers were slender and bony. In other words, he was attractive.
Just as she was hesitating, he said, “There’s water on the ground, so let me help you down from the car.”

At that point, Michaela knew not to reject him any further, so she reached out to him.

Her hand was soft. Even if he did not wish to let go of that soft hand, once Michaela regained her
balance after getting out of the car, he still did. It was a gentlemanly move.

“Thank you, Mr. Jonathan. I’ll give this coat back to you the next time we meet.”

“All right. There’s no need to rush.”

He said that mainly because he now had another opportunity to meet her again; he didn’t need to think of
an excuse to make them both meet again.

“I’ll go in first, then. Goodbye, Mr. Jonathan.”

After bidding Jonathan goodbye, Michaela turned to leave. However, just as she took a few steps away,
she heard the gentle voice behind her saying, “Mich!”



“Hm?”

When she turned around, she found Jonathan ambling toward her. As he fixed his dark eyes on her, he
said, “I’ve promised that I’ll bring you to eat your favorite fondue after your university entrance exam.
Although it’s a little late, I’m wondering if this means that I didn’t break my promise.”

“Are you back?”

When Michaela reached home, Hannah was seated on the couch, reading the proposal for developing
new schools in the area. When she saw her daughter entering the house with a blush on her face with a
man’s coat draped on her, she narrowed her eyes. After putting the proposal aside, she asked, “I didn’t
get to ask you this in the call earlier. Who did you eat with on your first day of work?”

“Mom! You might as well ask me whose coat this is,” Michaela mumbled.

She already has the question written across her face, so what’s the point in her beating about the bush?

Her daughter’s honesty made Hannah chuckle in embarrassment. “I’m not trying to interrogate you. I just
wish to say that my Mich has grown up. It’s time for you to make new friends.”

Although most of what Hannah was trying to say was implied, Michaela understood immediately.

She knew her mother was worried that she would be averse to men after Zack’s incident and therefore
make herself miserable for the rest of her life.

Frankly, Michaela did not dwell that much on the incident. She just felt that she was still young, and she
did not plan to waste much time on that matter.

After nodding at her mother, Michaela changed her shoes. Instead of rushing upstairs, she sat down
beside her mother and said, “Mom, didn’t you say you didn’t want me to marry someone that quickly a



few days ago? Now you’re asking me to make more friends. Are you afraid that I’ll end up old and
single?”

“Silly girl, what nonsense are you talking about?”

After flicking Michaela’s forehead, Hannah sighed wistfully. “If it’s possible, I’d like to have you
accompany me for the rest of my life. But I’ll get old. That’s why I wish to see you marry someone who is
good to you while I’m still alive so that I’ll be at ease. Moreover, I’ve only asked you to get more friends. If
there is anyone suitable, you can try things out with him. It’s not like I’m urging you to marry him
instantly.”

“Got it, My Lady. So, can this humble servant finally go upstairs to take a shower?”

It had been a happy meal earlier, but the price of that was the lingering scent of fondue on her. Hence,
Michaela was desperate to take a shower as soon as she could.

Nevertheless, she only managed to take two steps up the stairs before Hannah tentatively asked, “Mich,
so who did you eat dinner with tonight?”

“It’s actually… a man!”

Michaela deliberately uttered a cliffhanger before grinning gleefully and running up the stairs.

At that, Hannah shook her head and thought, I hope my worries are unnecessary. Still, what’s most
important is for my daughter to be happy.

After returning to her room, Michaela folded Jonathan’s coat and kept it in a bag first.

It was not that Michaela did not want to tell her mother about her interaction with Jonathan, but if she
were to mention her encounter with Zack, she was fearful that her mother would be worried about her
again. Therefore, she decided to keep things from her mother.



At the thought of Jonathan, Michaela was reminded of the scene when he sent her home earlier.

Indeed, that was a promise they made back then. However, after her university entrance exam, she was
engaged to Zack, and Jonathan left the country.

As time passed, Michaela forgot about it but he did not, to her surprise.

With the kind of status Jonathan had now, there was no need for him to waste his time on a fondue.
Could it be that he was trying to make up for that promise back then?

The question in her heart was something Michaela never asked him.

All of a sudden, her phone rang. She quickly took it out of her bag and realized that it was a message
from Jonathan. Just a glance at the screen, and her face was red again.

Jonathan: Trust me, Mich. The right person for you is surely waiting for you to come. From then on, it’ll a
happy ever after life.




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