Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 370 - 369 Confirmation of Relationship: A Proactive Kiss (2 updates)

Chapter 370: 369 Confirmation of Relationship: A Proactive Kiss (2 updates)

Sussie Lopez had been worried that when these two former arch-enemies met, sparks would fly.

But...

It turned out differently than she had expected.

She always felt that her senior fellow apprentice had a slightly smug expression on his face.

What on earth had Finn Hale said to him?

Because on the way back to the Payne Family’s place, Tim Payne suddenly said to her, "Your arm wound has healed up nicely, hasn’t it."

"Yep."

"If you don’t want to stay at my house and prefer to go back home, you can do so anytime now that your wound has almost healed."

"Senior fellow apprentice, are you trying to get rid of me?"

"I just don’t want to see Finn Hale hanging around my house all the time."

"..."

Tim Payne also reminded his junior fellow apprentice to keep an eye on Finn Robinson.

"As far as I know, this assistant has been with Finn Hale for many years, probably spending more time with him each year than he does with the Hale Family."

"Plus, he’s been with Finn Hale for a long time and has some influence in the circle. If he wanted to make things difficult for you, it would be easy."

Sussie Lopez smiled faintly, "Thank you for the heads up, senior fellow apprentice. I’ll watch out."

"You’ve worked at M & R before. You should know something about this man. Why is he targeting you? Do you know the reason?"

"Probably..." Sussie Lopez pursed her lips.

"He thinks that my presence will affect Mr. Hale’s career."

Tim Payne was stunned for a few moments.

Then, tentatively, he asked, "Doesn’t Finn Robinson secretly love Finn Hale? Maybe he wants to keep him to himself for a lifetime?"

Sussie Lopez felt a tingling on her scalp.

Senior fellow apprentice,

you sure do think of bold ideas!

That must be impossible, right?

Tim Payne thought about how Finn Hale was willing to call him "senior fellow apprentice" and felt much more at ease in his heart.

He couldn’t help but reflect:

Love is truly a miraculous thing.

**

Sussie stayed at the Payne Family’s house through New Year’s Day before going back. Finn Hale came to pick her up.

Julia Yates watched as Finn Hale bustled about helping her move things and then saw her own son standing on the side, totally calm, and she frowned, "Aren’t you going to help?"

"Mom, he’s trying to woo my junior fellow apprentice. I’m giving him a chance to show off."

"No wonder you’re still single."

"..."

After watching the two leave, Julia Yates sighed, "Sussie has been staying at our place lately, and now that she’s gone, I feel a bit empty."

"Her parents are coming to Capital City and she has to clean up her apartment," Tim Payne explained. "Besides, Zoe’s wedding is approaching, and she felt like staying at our place was too much of a disturbance, worrying it would cause us trouble with all the busyness."

"What’s to trouble about that?" Julia said, then glanced at her son again, "You should learn a thing or two from Finn Hale."

Tim Payne was helpless.

His mother had been quite displeased with him recently.

When she lived far away in Summerland, every time they met, everything was cordial and they enjoyed a mother’s kindness and a son’s filial piety.

Now that they were living together, seeing each other day and night, she actually found fault with him.

Was it really like the saying went?

The farther the fragrance, the closer the stench.

Once his sister’s wedding was over and the lunar New Year had passed, he’d have to move back to his own place, but...

His old place had been "occupied" by his uncle.

He didn’t dare to kick his uncle out; at this rate, his place was quickly turning into a bird sanctuary.

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On this side,

Before Finn Hale took Sussie Lopez back to her apartment, the two of them stopped by the supermarket on the way.

"What do you need to buy?" Finn Hale looked at her.

"I’m buying some daily necessities for my parents."

Finn Hale nodded and followed her with the shopping cart. In addition to daily necessities, she also bought a bunch of other things.

He originally thought that since Sussie Lopez was willing to let him accompany her shopping, the day when things would become official between them couldn’t be far off.

But now, looking at it:

Oh boy,

she couldn’t possibly be treating him as free labor, could she?

In his lifetime, Finn Hale, relying on his seniority and being a contrarian at heart, rarely listened to Old Sir Hale and was almost never ordered around by anyone, but he knew how to direct others, just like how Sussie Lopez was now instructing him to fetch ingredients off the shelves.

"What else do we need?" Finn looked at the shopping cart.

To the uninitiated, it would appear that she was stocking up for a supermarket.

"That should be about everything."

From her hospitalization to now, the personal items that Sussie Lopez had accumulated weren’t few, and with those from the supermarket, Finn helped her move them all into the elevator.

To avoid occupying the elevator for too long, upon reaching their floor, he first moved all the items out of the elevator, not yet into the apartment.

Because there was some distance from the elevator to her apartment door.

"Should I help you bring them inside?"

Finn noticed that there were still two pairs of men’s shoes outside her door.

"No need, I can handle the rest myself."

"After all these years, you really haven’t changed a bit."

"What?"

Finn suddenly leaned in close to her and whispered in a low voice, "Hit and run, use and discard."

"..."

Those few words, like a spark falling, burned her ears red hot. In broad daylight, does this man not have any sense of shame?

"During the New Year’s Eve, I asked you a question, and you still haven’t given me an answer. Do you, or do you not want to give me a chance?" Finn didn’t want to rush her, but his heart was always in a hurry.

Sussie did like Finn.

But deep down, she felt hesitant,

after all, in her heart, Finn was once so unattainable, yet now he was willing to bend for her.

"If you need time, you can take as long as you want to think about it, after all, I’ve waited for you these few years you were abroad, I don’t mind waiting a bit longer." Finn reached out and ruffled her hair.

Affection is, after all, mutual,

it can’t be forced or rushed.

"You’ve just recovered your hand, don’t carry heavy things. I’ll bring the items inside for you," said Finn. Just as he bent over to help her with the items, Sussie suddenly moved closer...

and pecked him gently on the side of his face.

The kiss was light.

It was tender and seemed to come with an indescribable penetrating force. He held his breath for a moment, just because he heard someone whisper in his ear:

"Mr. Hale, your chance has arrived."

His fingers tightened suddenly, his heartbeat pounded against his ribs, stirring an unspeakable flutter within him.

Was she...

agreeing to him?

Sussie didn’t reject his closeness, which was enough to show that she had him in her heart, but having an official status or not still made quite a difference.

By the time he snapped back to reality, Sussie had already quickly walked towards her apartment, "Mr. Hale, please bother to help me with the things."

Finn nodded in agreement, the response from the person he liked probably the best New Year’s gift he could receive.

As he carried the things to her door and Sussie opened it, they heard him say: "Girlfriend, could you do me a favor?"

"What is it?"

"Could you throw away those two pairs of men’s shoes at the door? They’re quite an eyesore."

"..."

"If you need, I can give you two pairs," he said. His own girlfriend having another man’s shoes at her door was something he didn’t feel comfortable with.

"That works, I’ll throw them away later."

Sussie led the way into her apartment, and as soon as she opened the door, the scent of food greeted her, numbing her senses because she saw her father sitting on the couch at first glance.

Finn hadn’t stepped foot in the door when it...

Bang—

shut abruptly.

What on earth was that about?