Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 197 gives the feeling of an old married couple, the younger uncle feels like cutting someone.

Chapter 197: 197 gives the feeling of an old married couple, the younger uncle feels like cutting someone.

"Click—" With the sound of the metal buckle opening.

Hannah Johnson’s nerves tensed up, all her thoughts focused in the palm of her hand, as Fanta poked her head out of the cat nest, her lazy feline eyes fixated on the two people.

Their bodies were so close, intertwined like they were inseparable.

Fanta got up and paced between them, trying to draw their attention.

Isaac Shea leaned down to kiss her.

His breathing was heavy, becoming more and more rapid.

Leaning on her neck, his breaths were alternately light and intense, spraying on her cheek and ear.

The warmth from his breath made Hannah feel hot all over, her head dizzy.

She felt as if she was soaking in a warm spring, her strength drained, her entire body too hot to muster any energy.

She didn’t know how long it had been—

Isaac Shea asked in her ear, "Can you call out my name?"

"Isaac..."

Hannah’s voice was very low, carrying a tremble of shyness.

Accompanied by Fanta’s protesting meow, everything returned to silence.

However, Hannah still felt the heat on her body wouldn’t dissipate, her face resting in the crook of his neck as Isaac Shea gently patted her back, his voice hoarse, "You worked hard."

He picked up a disinfectant wipe nearby and helped her clean her hands, massaging her slightly numb wrists.

Hannah looked at him, "Little Shea teacher, is this compensation enough?"

"It’s enough."

Isaac Shea was good at judging the situation, knowing when to advance and when to retreat.

After helping clean Hannah’s hands, he tidied up his clothes, "I’m going to take a shower."

By the time he came out, the dinner table was set with cooked tomato spaghetti, and Hannah was sitting on one side drinking coffee, checking files on her tablet. Seeing him, she said, "Let’s eat, do you want coffee?"

"It’s too late, no coffee for me, and you shouldn’t drink too much either, it can keep you awake."

"I’m immune to coffee, it doesn’t matter how much I drink."

After dinner, Hannah worked while Isaac Shea read books and wrote papers in the study—an unexpectedly harmonious scene.

They resembled an old married couple.

When Hannah finished her work, she saw that he was still engrossed in writing papers, so she sat down next to him and glanced at his work for a moment. It was all in a foreign language, and while her English was okay, the specialized vocabulary was too obscure for her to understand.

"Little Shea teacher." She gazed at him with her cheek propped in her hand.

"Hmm?"

"You moving out to live with me, do your family know about it?"

The unexpected visit from Zoe Bell today had made Hannah realize that her mother could also come at any time. Living with Isaac Shea, the risk was indeed very high.

Thinking of her mother naturally led her thoughts to his family.

As Isaac Shea tapped on the keyboard, he answered, "They know."

Hannah was stunned for a few seconds, "Do your parents know about me?"

"They know I have someone I like, but they don’t know it’s you."

"Do they agree with you seeing me like this?"

"Yeah."

Hannah was dumbfounded.

What parents would be like this.

Isaac Shea’s gaze shifted from the computer screen and he looked over at her, "Just kidding, my parents don’t understand. I live on campus most of the time except for summer and winter breaks, so they don’t know I’ve moved out."

Hannah then felt relieved, but at that moment, Isaac Shea’s phone vibrated. Hannah caught a glimpse of the caller ID marked as [Chairman Shea] and hesitated, but he candidly announced, "It’s my dad’s call."

"Then answer it, I’ll go rest in my room," Hannah replied.

There was no need for their relationship to be understood that deeply.

She had not left yet when Isaac Shea had already answered the call with a greeting.

"Our family’s missing person, finally answering the phone."

"Dad..."

"Can you talk?"

"I’m in a relationship, not doing anything shameful, it’s not inconvenient."

"In a relationship? Are you sure?"

"Sure."

"Has she agreed to date you?"

"She hasn’t agreed."

Chairman Shea on the other end felt overwhelmed, "That’s called being in a relationship? You must be dreaming."

"Yeah, in the dream, I’m already married with kids."

"Get out!"

"Then I’m hanging up now."

"Come home for dinner tomorrow, your mother misses you."

As soon as Isaac Shea returned to his room, he told Hannah Johnson that he wouldn’t be coming over for a while and needed to go home.

Hannah nodded to show she understood.

However, the first day Isaac was gone, she started to feel uncomfortable. Although they hadn’t lived together for long, he would cook for her in varied ways every day and chat with her.

Being with him felt comfortable.

Suddenly, his absence made everything feel empty and awkward.

When she returned to the ancestral home to visit her grandmother and mother, she found the meals prepared in the house’s kitchen somehow didn’t taste right.

"Eating so little? Are you on a diet again?" Yumi Johnson frowned.

"No, it just doesn’t taste good."

The Old Lady chuckled softly, "What kind of a cook did you find that made your taste so picky?"

Hannah just forced a smile, afraid to stay too long with her grandmother and mother. Even though she appeared calm, sitting there, she felt guilty.

Zoe Bell was equally uneasy in her heart.

**

Ever since she had her jewelry custom made at Payne Corps the last time, she returned to the old house very late. Everyone was already asleep, so nothing happened until the next evening when she was making incense. Wyatt Hale excitedly ran over to her sideline job.

"Sister-in-law! Did you fight with Serena Conner yesterday?"

"Huh?" Zoe Bell paused for a moment.

"Don’t play dumb, the video has leaked out." Wyatt took out his phone, got close to her, and on the screen, she indeed slapped Serena Conner.

From the angle, it must have been sneakily filmed by a guest yesterday.

The title was even more sensational:

[Rich heiress becomes a mistress for love, offers herself and is tragically rejected]

"Now everyone in the circles is saying you two fought over my brother."

"That’s not true."

Zoe lowered her head, it was mostly just her hitting out.

"But now everyone in the circle knows about Serena Conner’s bed-climbing incident. It is said she even got her engagement forcefully called off. Now the entire Conner family has become a joke."

"Why did she bother you if she could just have taken the high road?"

Wyatt sighed, "She got what she deserved."

The Conner family indeed faced a huge mess at that moment. As soon as Serena arrived home, her father stormed back from the company and without a word, furiously slapped her across the face.

"Dad? What are you doing?"

"You’ve been dumped, and you still ask what I’m doing? The things you’ve done yourself... I’ve warned you not to provoke William Hale. So, you went and provoked his woman?"

"She provoked me first."

"Don’t I know your character? After doing that kind of stuff, you should’ve kept a low profile. What? Do you still have feelings for William Hale?"

"If that wretched woman can, why can’t I?"

"I told you a long time ago that with someone like William Hale unless he’s willing, you can’t hold onto him."

"Are you telling me that he likes that wretched girl?"

"Anyway, don’t do anything unnecessary. You’ve seen what happened to Liam Hugh. The Hale family is not to be trifled with, so don’t get any wild ideas."

Even with her father’s warning, Serena Conner still felt unresolved.

The key point was, the video got out.

She was slapped by someone like Zoe Bell, which was an embarrassment to her and instantly turned her into a joke in the circles, making the entire Conner family a laughing stock as well.

Her father wanted her to swallow her pride and leave the country to avoid the storm.

Just leave with her tail between her legs?

How could she be willing!

----

Zoe Bell naturally didn’t know what Serena Conner was thinking. It was almost time for dinner, and she entered the front hall with Wyatt Hale. As soon as they arrived, she noticed a gaze, faint yet immense with pressure.

That gaze was light, but the sense of oppression was intense.

She looked up, and her eyes met Finn Hale’s.

He was idly playing with Logan Hale’s pet hamster, Sweetbean. The hamster squirmed in his hands, quite restless.

He suppressed his voice, "Stay still!"

Instantly, Sweetbean calmed down.

Then, he turned to smile at Zoe Bell, his smile sending a chill up Wyatt’s spine.

Good grief, my dear uncle, what’s got you so irked?

That look was clearly murderous!