Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 326 - 325 Fell into the Hale Family’s den, feeling like sitting on pins and needles

Chapter 326: 325 Fell into the Hale Family’s den, feeling like sitting on pins and needles

Study Room

Old Sir Hale took the lead, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to pull out a leather whip, a ruler, and a wooden stick, ready to teach a rebellious son a lesson.

Regaining the dignity of an elderly father.

Meanwhile, just a few meters away from the study, in the hallway, Sussie Lopez’s gaze fell on the intertwined hands of the pair, her heart racing.

How had things turned out this way?

In a daze.

"When we go in, just cooperate with me, don’t be afraid, my dad is quite amiable."

"..."

Sussie Lopez forced a smile.

Amiable?

Everyone in the Capital City knew that Old Sir Hale had a fiery temper in his youth; he was treating her like a naive child.

"Mr. Hale, do I look stupid to you?" Sussie Lopez snorted.

Finn Hale chuckled softly, just as they reached the door of the study, raising his other hand to gently caress her head.

His fingertips brushed through her soft hair, touching lightly before withdrawing.

Sussie Lopez was stunned for a moment, feeling as if a firework had suddenly exploded in her mind.

It reminded her of the first time she participated in a design at Finn’s studio, when the client was satisfied...

He had also touched her hair like that.

But the current situation wasn’t appropriate for reminiscing about the past.

The next second, Finn Hale pushed open the door of the study.

Old Sir Hale sat on the sofa drinking tea, with a pile of "torture instruments" in front of him!

"Dragging your feet—I thought you were going to run away again. Today, you owe me an explanation, I..."

Old Sir Hale hadn’t finished speaking when he saw his son bringing a girl in.

His expression instantly turned from angry to shocked.

As if he had seen a ghost!

"This, this is..." Old Sir Hale squinted his eyes, his gaze fixed on Sussie Lopez and unable to move away.

After all,

This was the first time he saw his youngest son taking the initiative to hold a girl’s hand.

"Dad, let me introduce her again, this is Sussie Lopez."

"My girlfriend."

Old Sir Hale: (ΩДΩ)

With things having progressed to this point, Sussie Lopez had no choice but to put on a brave face and play along with Finn Hale, smiling at Old Sir Hale.

"Please... Please sit."

Old Sir Hale invited them to sit down, and Finn Hale bluntly said, "Dad, we haven’t been dating long and our relationship isn’t very stable, so I didn’t have the chance to tell you."

Old Sir Hale remained silent, sipping water, and continued to stare at Sussie Lopez.

"We’re in the same industry, met through work."

"She was abroad for the past few years and only recently returned..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sussie Lopez distinctly saw Old Sir Hale’s finger tremble, some tea spilling out and dampening his trouser leg.

Old Sir Hale was too astute.

He saw at a glance that these two were not really a couple.

Tension was understandable.

But there was no intimate atmosphere that young lovers should have.

He was curious as to what method his grandson had used to temporarily coax this girl into playing along.

When he heard that the son mentioned she had returned from abroad, he seemed to understand instantly.

Could it be...

This girl is the one rumored about?

Old Sir Hale immediately gave her a smiling glance, startling Sussie Lopez.

It was really frightening.

Especially since Old Sir Hale took the initiative to stand up and pour her a cup of tea, "It’s cold, have some tea to warm up."

"Thank you, Grandpa Hale, I can manage on my own."

Last time it was William Hale, this time Old Sir Hale.

The actions of the Hale Family were truly baffling.

Quite frightening.

"I’m truly sorry, because I and Finn Hale haven’t gone public, and my coming here was also at the request of Boss Payne, I came empty-handed, which is indeed rude."

With the situation as it was, Sussie Lopez could only try her best to cooperate.

"Don’t blame yourself, it’s Finn who didn’t plan things well, relax a bit, don’t be too formal, have some tea."

"Thank you, Grandpa Hale."

"Don’t call me Grandpa Hale, choose another name."

If she was the girl he was thinking of, his wayward son had been waiting for her for so long; he couldn’t afford to scare her off.

Old Sir Hale could only try his best to appear more amiable.

Otherwise, with his grandson’s temper, he might end up fighting with him!

Sussie Lopez smiled wryly, and compliantly said, "Grandpa Hale."

"Cough—"

Old Sir Hale was choked by the tea again.

Father and son exchanged glances.

Grandpa?

Finn Hale whispered, "This is my father; you calling him Grandpa doesn’t sound appropriate."

Sussie Lopez bit her lip.

The Old Sir himself was over 70, and she was supposed to call him "uncle" at their very first meeting?

It truly was difficult to utter.

Then how was she going to face Boss Payne and Mr. Hale afterward?

Her client had become her nephew’s wife...

Finn Hale really was a disaster!

"Forget it, it’s just a title, it’s not a big deal." Old Sir Hale waved his hand, put down his cup, and looked at Sussie Lopez, "Stay and have dinner before you leave."

"I..." Sussie Lopez wanted to refuse, but her eyes met Old Sir Hale’s.

The sternness in his eyes scared her so much that she swallowed back the words she had almost blurted out.

"You what?"

"I would respectfully comply."

"Good!"

Finn Hale struggled to hold back his laughter.

Sussie Lopez seemed meek, but actually, she had a lot of courage. He never expected his father would frighten her.

Old Sir Hale commented, then glared fiercely at his own son.

Dammit!

Why hadn’t he mentioned this earlier, causing him to worry about arranging matchmaking opportunities for him?

"Let’s go, let’s sit in the front hall first." Old Sir Hale stood up and left.

Sussie Lopez finally sighed in relief.

After Old Sir Hale left, she turned to Finn Hale, "I’d rather not stay for dinner, it’s too awkward, and I still have a lot of work."

"I can’t explain that to my father."

"..."

——

After leaving the study room, Sussie Lopez took a work call and went to the restroom.

When she and Finn Hale arrived at the dining room and saw a crowd...

She was stunned!

Who are all these people!

"Big brother, sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law." Finn Hale greeted them in turn. As for the younger ones, they respectfully called him "young uncle."

The entire Hale Family was here tonight.

Sussie Lopez was completely dumbfounded. She had no idea how to address this group of people, who were the age of her parents. Even calling them the brother-in-law or sister-in-law as Finn did was hard for her to say.

Calling them uncle or aunt also didn’t seem right.

When in doubt:

Just smile.

Brock Hale and Quade Hale, the brothers, could understand the girl’s embarrassment and respectfully checked out their future sister-in-law.

Because Old Sir Hale had come over in advance to instruct:

Be polite!

If anyone scares her away tonight, they’d be punished by family rules.

Sussie Lopez didn’t know how to address the Hale Family, and actually, Hale Family’s younger generation also found it difficult.

Wyatt Hale nudged his second brother’s arm, "Damn, this feels so awkward."

"It’s not you who’s dating, what’s there for you to feel awkward about?"

"I used to call her ’beautiful sister’, and now... am I supposed to call her ’beautiful aunt’?"

"..."

Besides the Hale Family, there were also Hannah Johnson and Isaac Shea in the room.

Since Simon Hale had spent the afternoon working on an experiment with Isaac Shea, and Hannah Johnson came looking for her boyfriend. Seeing him rushing off, she thought something had happened in the Hale Family, asked the reason, and found out that the young uncle brought his girlfriend home.

This kind of liveliness wasn’t always available.

Naturally, she wanted to come and see.

Indeed, it was quite a spectacle.

"Sit here." Zoe Payne actively pulled Sussie Lopez to sit between her and Hannah Johnson.

Hannah Johnson, who had a daring personality, took the initiative, "Hello, my name is Hannah Johnson, I’m Zoe’s cousin."

"Miss Johnson, hello."

All over the Capital City, everyone knew Hannah Johnson’s "infamy".

The key was that everyone only dared to steal glances at her, only Hannah Johnson, with her cheeks rested on her hands, squinted her alluring fox-like eyes and smiled at her, "Are you an interior designer? Then you’re sort of in the same field as my young uncle."

"Yeah."

Sussie Lopez felt like she was sitting in a den of wolves, on pins and needles.

"You look young."

"27."

"So, the young auntie is quite young."

Sussie Lopez was utterly baffled.