Chapter 175
After speaking, Eva returned the invitation card. Instead of taking his hand back, Michael held onto the invitation card cover and looked at Eva. “The best gift for Grandpa is probably a daughter-in-law.” Upon hearing this, Eva froze. She felt that Michael was implying something.
Just as she was about to speak, Michael added, “Unfortunately, I don’t currently have the ability to fulfill that wish, so I can only temporarily buy the antiques he likes p>
As he finished his sentence, Michael took back the invitation card as well. Seeing Eva still frozen in place, he asked with a smile, “Is this too much for you p>
“What’s wrong with you?” Eva came to her senses and awkwardly smiled, “Nothing p>
“Really? You didn’t think I was implying something just now p>
Eva stuttered, “No, no, I didn’t think that way at all p>
“Even if you did think so, it’s alright. The old man really likes your two children, and you know my feelings for you too p>
Eva pursed her lips and remained silent.
Two years ago, Michael had actually confessed his feelings to her because of a certain incident, but Eva had rejected him back then. Since then, she had been avoiding Michael until he found her.
“If you’re hiding from me because of my feelings for you, Eva, then there’s really no need. You’ve seen it for the past three years. I’ve never forced you to do anything. So, are you really going to hide from me and lose a friend over this little thing p>
His earnest words made Eva feel like she had become a bad person if she continued to avoid him.
Over the next two years, he continued to treat her well, with no other women appearing by his side. Even if there were some who wanted to get close to him, Michael would reject them.
In short, Eva was almost the only woman by his side, along with her two children.
Although he didn’t always confess his feelings to her and ask her to be with him, the more he stayed silent, the more difficult it became for Eva.
Without him saying anything, she had no way to reject him, and she even wondered if she had influenced his search for a partner.
“Alright, don’t think too much about it. As someone about to start a company, you should focus all your attention on it p>
Michael’s voice brought her back to reality.
After regaining her senses, Eva nodded.
“You’re right. If I want to start my own company, I’ll be very busy p>
After having breakfast, Eva packed the remaining food in a lunchbox, left a note, and then took a ride to the company with Michael.
It was rare for the two of them to come to work together. Today, their presence as a handsome man and a beautiful woman attracted quite a bit of attention.
“I never expected Mr. Cooper and Ms. Hansen to come to work together. How unusual p>
“What’s so unusual about that? Everyone in the company knows that Mr. Cooper likes our Ms. Hansen p>
“But everyone in the company also knows that Ms. Hansen doesn’t like Mr. Cooper. Otherwise, they would have been together after so many years p>
“Why do you think Ms. Hansen hasn’t agreed to be with Mr. Cooper? Our Mr. Cooper is so outstanding and handsome, and he treats people so kindly. Just looking at him makes me feel weak, let alone how well he treats Ms. Hansen. Can any woman resist such a man p>
“I heard it’s not that Ms. Hansen doesn’t like Mr. Cooper, but that she has a past that makes her feel unworthy of him. It’s because of this that she has been avoiding being with Mr. Cooper p>
“What happened p>
“What’s going on p>
The crowd immediately started gossiping.
Wherever there are people in this world, there will always be gossip.
“Ms. Hansen has been divorced and she even has two children p>
Upon hearing this, some were surprised as they thought there might be some love-hate relationship, but it turned out she had been divorced.
And not only that, she also has two children.
“I heard that the Cooper family has strict values. With Ms. Hansen having two children already, Grandpa Cooper would never allow such a woman to enter their home p>
“A woman who has been married twice and has two children, it’s possible to marry an ordinary man, but to marry Mr. Cooper, that’s really reaching too high. Grandpa Cooper definitely won’t agree. No wonder they weren’t together. I guess it’s because she’s not good enough p>
Someone said sarcastically.
“Where did you hear that from? Mr. Cooper’s father had taken a mistress into their home. Is that what you call strict values p>
“Yeah, isn’t Mr. Cooper’s stepmother the one who gave birth to his younger brother, who’s only about seven? I heard she treats him terribly p>
It started with gossip about Michael and Eva, but gradually, everyone became more interested in Michael and started discussing his family affairs.
It wasn’t until the supervisor coughed lightly and interrupted their conversation that they dispersed.
“All day long, if you put as much effort into your work as you do gossiping and prying into other people’s affairs, you wouldn’t still be in the same position. It’s really lacking ambition p>
The supervisor shook her head and quickly left.
Eva was unaware of everyone discussing her.
Even if she knew, she wouldn’t mind how others talked about her.
After all, she can’t control what others say since everyone has a mouth. Therefore, all she needs to do is to focus on herself.
After separating from Michael, Eva went to her own office.
On her way, she thought of something and deliberately detoured to David’s office.
David was preparing today’s schedule when he heard the knocking and looked up, his eyes brightened when he saw Eva.
“Ms. Hansen, why did you come over p>
He immediately stood up and greeted her with a smile.
“Do you have something to do p>
Eva glanced at him, “Can’t I come if I don’t have anything p>
“What are you talking about? You can come anytime if you want p>
David was Michael’s assistant at the airport back then and witnessed Michael’s special treatment towards Eva. In the past five years, he had come to understand it even more.
In his mind, although he was surprised that Michael hadn’t pursued Eva during these five years, and even somewhat disdainful of Michael’s lack of skills in pursuing women, it didn’t stop him from seeing Eva as the future lady of the house. “I wanted to ask, does Michael have any plans recently to develop in America p>
After a moment, it dawned on Eva that the market research report Mr. Cooper had asked him to work on was for this purpose.
“Yes, Mr. Cooper asked me to investigate it before. What’s wrong p>
“Do you have the research report? Can I take a look p>
Considering it was all in her head, Eva still wanted to see if the research report truly existed or if Michael had made it up to deceive her.
She couldn’t handle this situation, really.