Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 251: If you like it, go after it; being too rational is also a form of cowardice

Chapter 251: If you like it, go after it; being too rational is also a form of cowardice

Before William Hale left the country, he had arranged everything for Lucas Bell, including renting an apartment off-campus and hiring a nanny to take care of his daily needs and meals.

"Brother-in-law, are you really leaving?"

"Yep."

"I kind of don’t want you to leave."

William’s face showed no emotion, while Zac Cruz almost burst into laughter at his side.

Young Master Bell, remember, just a few months ago, you two were love rivals. Not wanting to part? That’s almost laughable.

But a few minutes later, Zac couldn’t laugh anymore because Kyle Lowe sent him a message:

[Big crisis!]

[Is it the wife?]

[No.]

Zac, feeling helpless, [Then what else could be a big crisis?]

[The wife caught Cousin Miss living with Teacher Shea, what now?]

[...]

Zac almost wanted to kill him!

In such a situation, couldn’t he just play dead?

When their boss received a call from his wife, Zac was particularly nervous. Zoe initially wanted to talk about Hannah Johnson with William, but since their relationship wasn’t public, she swallowed the words back.

"Grandpa said you were originally going to move in with your cousin? Why suddenly move in with Junior President Payne?"

Zoe bit her lip, "My uncle won’t stay in China for long, and this event has already troubled him. I wanted to spend more time with him."

"That’s good."

"..."

As Zoe and William chatted, they were unaware that Martin Yates quietly passed behind her.

Hearing their conversation, his lips couldn’t help but curl up slightly.

This puzzled Tim Payne:

What happened?

Why did it make my uncle smile like that?

Grinning foolishly, he carried his camera gears and went out to shoot birds.

Meanwhile, Tim Payne’s apartment was seldom visited by guests, but then Hannah Johnson came with cake and coffee to see Zoe.

"Sis, you don’t look so good." Hannah’s eyes had visible dark circles and she looked in bad shape, "Haven’t been busy with work lately? How come you have time to visit?"

"I’m a bit frustrated, not in the mood for work, and I didn’t sleep well last night."

"Thinking of Teacher Shea?"

"..."

Hannah didn’t deny it.

The first night Isaac Shea left, she couldn’t sleep all night.

Accustomed to him staying up late with her, he would warm up the bed in advance, and even learned to make frothy milk for her, creating various foam art patterns in her coffee, including meals for three times a day...

Her appetite had grown picky because of him, resulting in her hardly eating all day.

"If you miss him, why not go find him?" Zoe looked at her.

Hannah hung her head silently.

She had thought a lot,

Knowing Isaac Shea liked her, yet selfishly keeping him by her side was unfair.

Maybe, it’s better to set him free this time.

But the thought of another girl appearing beside Isaac Shea someday made her feel utterly comfortable.

"People say that Miss Hugh from the Hugh Family is straightforward and bold in love and hate, so why are you hesitant when it comes to feelings?" Tim Payne listened to their conversation from not too far away.

He had known about Isaac Shea long before.

Hannah hadn’t planned to hide it from him.

"Given that your uncle and aunt are in love, you probably wouldn’t understand. Seeing parents arguing and betraying each other since childhood, I have no illusions about marriage, better never to have started..." Hannah sipped her coffee.

A hot Americano, very bitter.

Tim Payne chuckled lightly, "So, you’re just living together, not even really dating?"

Hannah remained silent.

Their relationship was unfair from the start.

She was on the receiving end of affection,

Emotionally, she had the upper hand and took advantage of it.

"But you’ve fallen for him," Tim Payne pointed out sharply.

Hannah paused, wanting to deny it, but then saw this renowned Junior President Payne leisurely drinking his coffee and saying: "Miss Johnson, you’re actually not as invincible as you appear."

"You wrap yourself so tightly simply because you’re afraid of getting hurt."

"Although I haven’t met this Mr. Shea, since you have lived together for so long, I guess you’re very compatible in many aspects."

"To like someone is to subconsciously want to possess them completely, so you won’t be satisfied with such a transient relationship. If it continues like this, your separation is inevitable."

"Meeting each other was already something beautiful, why fret about things that haven’t happened yet?"

Hannah understood the logic.

It’s just that this relationship wasn’t well-known, so no one spoke so frankly.

Tim Payne continued:

"Sometimes, too much restraint and rationality are actually signs of cowardice."

Spot on!

Hannah’s breath tightened as she looked at Tim Payne.

He really...

Was perceptive!

No wonder he’s considered a formidable rival by the younger uncle of the Hale Family. Indeed, he’s not ordinary.

"Junior President Payne, have you had many girlfriends?"

Hannah’s words fell just as Zoe curiously stared at her brother. Tim drank his coffee and responded, "My own love life is a mess, and you have the nerve to ask me, mind your own business."

With that, he turned and walked away.

Hannah was left speechless, somewhat annoyed.

This temperament...

How he resembles the annoying younger uncle of the Hale Family!

"Sis, when exactly did you and Teacher Shea start?" Zoe was dying of curiosity.

"Just focus on getting better, don’t worry about so much."

"I..."

——

After leaving, Hannah had planned to go directly to the school to find Isaac Shea, but then she received a call from her mother and returned to the old house. Old Lady Hugh sternly asked her: "Do you know about Ryan Wells’s disappearance? Is it related to William?"

"The Wells family came here?" Hannah felt a headache coming on.

After all, Ryan Wells was the only childbirth of the Wells Family, and now that he had vanished, they would undoubtedly be frantic in searching.

"They came looking for you too?" Yumi Johnson frowned.

"Yes."

"Then you shouldn’t go back tonight, it’s not safe if the Wells family comes over again since you’re a girl."

"Mom, tonight..."

"No going anywhere!" Yumi huffed lightly, "I don’t know what you’ve been busy with lately, even trying to see you is difficult, and now that you’re back, you want to leave again?"

"There’s really something."

"What’s so important that you need to go out late at night?"

"Mom, grandma, I haven’t been coming back recently because I’ve been living with a boy, and now he’s run off, and I plan to chase after him."

Yumi and Old Lady Hugh exchanged looks, then scoffed: "You’re spouting lies without even drafting them, even fabricating a lie about cohabiting, and claiming he ran off and you’ll chase him? You stay right at home."

"..."

Hannah had always been bold, and her actions and words straightforward.

In the past, Liam Hugh had forced her to go on blind dates, to which she even boldly declared: "If you keep forcing me, I’ll grab a man off the streets and get married right now."

Liam responded: "You’re not getting any younger, if you don’t have kids now, your life will be incomplete."

"I could just find a man to have a child with, keep the child without getting married."

Liam was extremely annoyed.

So, Hannah was capable of saying anything.

Yumi and Old Lady Hugh were completely unconvinced.

Hannah was also helpless, "Mom, I’m telling the truth, please believe me."

"What’s his surname?" Yumi persisted.

"His last name is Shea."

"What does he do?"

"A university teacher."

Yumi crossed her arms, "Alright, keep making things up."

"..."

Hannah was almost in tears, no matter what she said, her mother simply wouldn’t believe her. Helpless, she could only stay home, so she sent Isaac Shea a message: [Let’s meet tomorrow.]

Isaac Shea immediately replied, [Okay.]

He knew Hannah disliked beating around the bush, she probably wanted to talk about their relationship.

——

The next day was William Hale’s return to the capital. As soon as the plane landed, Zac whispered in his ear, "Sir, Ryan Wells’s parents have blocked the airport, shall we use a special passage?"

"Yep."

William nodded, but he didn’t know, besides Mr. and Mrs. Wells, there was also...

Zoe Bell!