Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 320 - 319 Everything in the dream is about him, the old man’s scheming

Chapter 320: 319 Everything in the dream is about him, the old man’s scheming

After hearing what Finn Hale had said, it took Sussie Lopez a while to calm down.

Would her senior brother really entrust her to him?

This guy must be spreading false military reports!

"My senior brother would never say such a thing to you," she said with conviction.

But Finn Hale laughed out loud.

As Sussie Lopez saw the apartment getting closer, she gritted her teeth and said, "Mr. Hale, about the matter I just mentioned to you, what are your thoughts?"

"Let me think about it."

"..."

"After all, I was the one who was bullied back then, so I need to consider whether or not to report him."

Sussie Lopez gasped for air, her face turning red.

Could it be,

he was going to start digging up old grievances with her?

And report it?

Is he a three-year-old child? She had never realized before that he was like this.

Feeling uneasy all the way, Finn Hale did not speak. He dropped her off at the apartment and left without saying anything superfluous, while Sussie Lopez went home and lay on her bed, lost in thought.

She thought of many possibilities of reuniting with Finn Hale.

But she had never expected that the Hale Family and the Payne Family would become in-laws; now she truly couldn’t avoid it.

While showering, she saw through the mirror the bite marks on her neck, clearly visible.

The bite was indeed fierce.

As for Finn Hale, he had just returned home when he encountered his father, who had not yet gone to sleep. Old Sir Hale had met an old friend today and had drunk a bit too much, which displeased Old Lady and got him kicked out of the room.

"I thought you weren’t coming back," Old Sir Hale examined his rebellious son, "I heard that today, while you were eating dinner at home, you received a message and ran off. What were you doing?"

"There was an important matter."

"What matter?"

"When the time is right, I’ll tell you," Finn Hale glanced at him. "I’ll make you some sobering tea, talk to mother, and ask her to let you return to the room to sleep."

Old Sir Hale was dumbfounded.

Watching his youngest son make tea for him, personally serve it, and even kindly caution, "It’s a bit hot, be careful."

Old Sir Hale stared intently at his son.

This kid...

He couldn’t be planning to harm him, could he?

Favors for no reason!

Naturally, Old Sir Hale loved this son, but his natural disposition didn’t suit a tender father, and whenever they spoke, they would end up arguing.

He had even lamented:

He had given birth to an enemy!

"Finn Hale."

"Hmm?"

"Did you cause trouble outside?"

"..."

Finn Hale was speechless; could his father be some kind of masochist?

After sending his father back to the room, he messaged William Hale to thank him for his help today but hadn’t gotten a response. Instead, Tim Payne called him to ask if he had safely seen his junior sister home.

Clearly, Tim Payne held deep affection for Sussie Lopez.

Remembering the evening’s events, Finn Hale instinctively touched the corner of his lips, his mouth slightly curving.

That night, he slept well.

However, Sussie Lopez tossed and turned, struggling to fall asleep. When she finally did, amidst her hazy dreams...

The night deepened with heavy dew, the moon bright and stars sparse.

Pain shot through her neck, her instinct was to cry out, but someone covered her mouth, "Keep it down, do you want to draw Tim Payne here?"

She gritted her teeth, striving to keep her voice from spilling over her lips.

But the person behind her grew more audacious.

Just as her mind became disordered and confused, suddenly a light shone on her, and her senior brother descended from the sky, "What are you doing!"

A roar,

Startled her, making her body tremble, and she awoke from her dream.

She rubbed her temples.

Finished!

What had she even dreamt about?

Fortunately, in the following period, she was busy with the hotel’s design work and had not seen Finn Hale again.

Since Zoe Payne learned about the special relationship between Sussie Lopez and her young uncle, she thought about playing matchmaker, but aside from being busy with the store, there was also the wedding to prepare—there was no time to care for anything else.

The Hale Family and Payne Family Members gathered together for a meal.

They set the wedding date.

During this time, Martin Yates remained silent.

Having just found his niece, to see her so charmingly swept off by "the pig," he always felt uncomfortable.

"Martin, you might as well stay put recently, with the approaching New Year and the company being busy, plus the wedding preparations, you could help us out," Julia Yates looked towards her brother.

Martin Yates nodded, "I will go abroad in a couple of days to hand off some work."

"Okay."

"Are you bringing back the falco rusticolus you have been nurturing?" Tim Payne asked.

Wyatt Hale was originally bowing his head and focusing on his meal.

The task his parents gave him today was:

Talk less, eat more!

But the moment he heard "falco rusticolus," his eyes instantly brightened, and he looked towards Martin Yates, "Is it a gyrfalcon? Can it be kept domestically?"

"A license is needed."

"When will you bring the falco rusticolus back? Can I come and see?"

"Sure."

"You are really incredible. I’ve long heard from my sister-in-law that you used to learn horse riding and bird photography, and even keeping a falco rusticolus as a pet—that’s so cool," Wyatt Hale was bold and had completely forgotten how Martin Yates used to slap people before the family reunion.

He just thought about getting close to Martin Yates, so he could later take some photos with the gyrfalcon and show off in his social circle.

"Zoe spoke highly of me to you?" Martin Yates raised an eyebrow.

Zoe Payne glanced up at Wyatt Hale.

When had she ever said such a thing?

She was also afraid of her uncle.

Wyatt Hale then gave his sister-in-law a reassuring look, "Often praises you, you know I work at my sister-in-law’s store, I often hear her menetion, saying Zoe is wise and valiantly skilled..."

Anyway, flattery doesn’t harm!

Unexpectedly, the usually aloof Martin Yates actually fell for it.

He got along quite well with Wyatt Hale.

Tim Payne rubbed his temples:

So, the uncle liked this type of younger family member.

As Martin Yates was about to leave to go bird hunting, Wyatt Hale followed along to carry the equipment, and the two left early, leaving Julia Yates to sigh deeply.

"Mom?" Zoe Payne looked towards her mother, "What’s wrong?"

"Just feel sorry for your uncle."

"Originally, he should have, like most people, established a career, gotten married, had children, but then your incident happened, I was devastated, and he had to step into the company. One thing led to another, delaying his own life."

Accepting business duties, helping in searching for people.

Martin Yates didn’t have much energy to spare for other things.

"Over the years, I’ve mentioned to him about considering personal issues, but he always said this was good enough."

Whether it’s good enough, only he himself knows his feelings, but as a sister, I always hope his life can be fulfilled.

Thus, Julia Yates always felt she owed her brother.

Old Sir Hale, hearing this, glanced at his ungrateful offspring sitting not far away.

This kid probably won’t follow Martin Yates’s path, planning to never marry.

Nowadays, there is such a thing as choosing to remain single.

The old man respected personal choices.

Yet, as someone more traditional, he still hoped his younger son would settle down soon, but most of the time, he was either drawing design plans or shuttling between various construction sites, and those he dealt with were all men; under such circumstances, it’s hard to even find a girlfriend.

Even if he wasn’t planning to marry ever, he should at least try and maybe he’d find someone suitable.

His grandson was already getting married, yet his youngest son showed no signs of it.

It seems,

It’s time for this old father to help him think more about his future.