“Madam, that Shannon stays...”

The maid Amy took the mobile phone and quietly reported it to Dayle.

Dayle on the other side of the phone said something, and the latter nodded continuously.

Coade came over from nowhere. He stopped her and forcibly confiscated her phone.

It was found Amy and another babysitter Susan had been keeping in touch with Dayle. Coade reported it to Ethan. For his mother’s sake, Ethan sent them to the garden as gardeners.

Wesley and Nancy were five months old. Shannon took good care of them every day. The two little babies were also increasingly dependent on her. Sometimes Shannon took them outside. In order to avoid the paparazzi, she would put them in the stroller, with curtains hanging on it. And she herself would dress up as a pregnant woman. In this way, people would think of her as a mother, who had nothing to do with Ethan.

Shannon took them to the children’s amusement park to see the outside world.

Wesley pointed to the toys sold outside through the curtain and babbled, so did Nancy.

Shannon knew they wanted those cute and novel toys.

“Excuse me, how much is this?”

“Fifty dollars. It is very cheap.”

“Isn’t it expensive? I’ll take two if you lower the price.” Shannon bargained with the stallholder.

“Madam, I’m offering you at the cost price. You don’t look like a poor woman. Can’t you afford fifty dollars?”

Shannon curled her lips, “It’s not that I couldn’t afford it. It’s just the toy is worth the cost. Eighty for two. Not negotiable.”

Shannon pretended to leave.

The stallholder greeted Shannon at once and offered her the toys.

She then gave them to Wesley and Nancy.

Holding her “pregnant belly”, Shannon sat there to play with the babies.

About ten minutes later, Shannon pushed the stroller, ready to go back. It was almost evening. Coade would be worried if she didn’t go back, even though he had already sent two safeguards to protect them.

However, Shannon felt vigilant since she had a feeling of being followed. The moment she turned around, she saw a man with a cap walking behind her. He would pretend to enjoy the scenery and look away whenever she looked at him. The man was wearing a square plaid shirt, with a black coat around his waist. He had a luxuriant beard.

Shannon sped up the pace and intended to get rid of him.

But she failed. He was like a piece of sticky candy.

Shannon suspected that it was a tabloid reporter who wanted to take candid photos, so she pulled down the curtain.

The man followed Shannon all the way along the lush avenue. Shannon finally could not help taking the private mobile phone and walked to the man in a fierce manner. Unexpectedly, the man did not even dodge. He stood there with his hands inside the trouser pocket, looking at Shannon.

“Why are you following me? What do you want to do? I’m telling you, if you dare to go forward one more step, I’ll show you no mercy!” After that, she took an electric baton out of the bag and pretended to be evil.

The man continued to get close to her.

Shannon stunned for a while and felt him familiar.

She finally recognized him when he came to her, “Mr. Yates?”

She could barely recognize him with his disguise because she was too nervous to worry about him as a stalker. Otherwise, she would easily know it was him through a glance of his figure.

“Isn’t it amazing?” Ethan walked over and looked at the electric baton in her hand, smiling warmly, “I admire you for your courage, it’s just...”

He reached out and held the electric baton, “If this button is pushed backwards, you will get hurt. Be careful next time.”

Since he was holding the electric baton, she was embarrassed and loosed her hand, “Okay, I’ll keep it in mind.”

Ethan looked at her swollen belly curiously, “What’s in it?”

Shannon smiled, “It’s a pillow.”

“Smart. I will try it some other day to see if I can pretend to be a fat man.” Ethan drew aside the curtain and felt soothing when he saw the two babies playing with the newly bought toys in the stroller.

“No one can recognize you like this.” Shannon knew Ethan would be surrounded by journalists and fans once he went out. In order to live an ordinary life, he would disguise himself as another person.

Ethan seemed very pleased with his work, “Well, my camouflage technique is not bad.” He drew aside the curtain again and turned to her, “Are you hungry? How about a dinner together?”

“We’d better go back, what if you are recognized by others?” Shannon did not want to get close to Ethan. She kissed him by mistake last time, which caused her embarrassed whenever they met each other.

“They won’t recognize me.” He pushed the stroller and moved firstly, so did Shannon.

A subordinate can never say “No” to the boss. Last time she proposed to resign, he has already shown his coldness when he took out the Confidentiality Agreement to spite her.

Shannon followed behind him slowly. Ethan seemed to be impatient, so he stopped to wait for her.

She had to keep up with him side by side.

Finally, they reached a restaurant, named Bellview Cate.

Ethan looked at the menu. These home-made dishes were visually exquisite and rich, which made them easy to arouse people’s taste.

“These are your hometown dishes. Feel free to order, anything.” Ethan gave the menu to her.

Shannon shook her head shyly, “Mr. Yates, will you do me the honor? I’m okay with all the dishes.”

Shannon did not understand why he would do this. After all, she was kind of afraid of him ever since the Confidentiality Agreement event.

Was it because of the medical expenses for her mother?

Ethan took a sip of coffee, “I need you to introduce the most delicious dishes.”

Shannon had to pick up the menu, “The shrimps saute is good, and this, this...”

“Well, take them all.”

Ethan smiled like the spring breeze. Even the beard could not hide his charm.

After ordering the dishes, Shannon took a sip of coffee, and said cautiously in a perturbed mood, “Mr. Yates, I will repay my mother’s medical expenses to you, please give me some time. As for the liquidated damages, I’ve already assured you that the postman did not know that the address is yours.” So was there any other reason for him to make things difficult for her?

Ethan held the cup and looked at her, “I don’t care about the money.”

“I know, but it’s a fact that I owe you that. If I don’t give it back to you, I’ll be perturbed...”

“What else do you like to do besides being a babysitter?” Ethan interrupted her. Obviously, he did not like to mention anything about money.

“Well, I like... I like costume designing.” If it was not because of Sienna’s debt and her mother’s illness, she would work as an intern by working her way through college now.

Ethan nodded, “You can try to learn.”

“I will think about it later.” Shannon sighed. Nothing could be done without money. For a big star like Ethan, how could he understand the situation when an ordinary people short of money?

“If you have a dream, you should pursue it. Don’t regret for your mediocrity when you get old.” Ethan mentioned lightly, but his words made her touched unexpectedly.

Through his black eyes, Shannon saw the pure light that refreshed her soul.

Shannon nodded inarticulately.

In a short while, all the dishes were served.

Shannon introduced these cuisines to Ethan one by one. He listened carefully and then picked up the chopsticks verdantly.

“Mr. Yates, you are supposed to pick it like this.” Shannon smiled slightly.

However, the chopsticks performed as the shape of X in his hand.

“No, you should fix your thumb here.” Shannon got close to him and shook her head.

“Like this?” Ethan asked Shannon, “Where should I put my thumb on?”

Shannon stood up, walked over to Ethan and sat beside him. Then she put his thumb on the chopsticks, pressing and fixing it there.

“You’ll get used to it. Hold it like this and take the food. No, no, you should do it this way.” Shannon seemed having forgotten his position, and taught him hand by hand as if he was a pupil who was not enlightened.

Finally, he picked up a piece of shrimp, and Shannon smiled happily, “Yes, that’s it.”

When she came back to her mind, she found herself getting too close to Ethan. Her hands covered his hands, and she herself almost against to his chest. The cool smell of his body spread to her little by little.

Then she found him looking at her when she raised her head.

The chopsticks slipped through her fingers to the ground. She got hurried to pick it up, but Ethan held her arm and said, “Allow me.”

Under such atmosphere, Shannon only felt her fierce heartbeat. She lowered her head and ate silently, not even daring to look at Ethan.

Shannon swore that she would never be alone with Ethan in the future.

It was already dusk when they finished dinner. The night lights were shining all over the city.

Shannon and Ethan pushed the two babies, strolling in the bustling street.

“I will go back to Modopolis next week. You can take the babies and come with me.” He said in a low voice, looking more serious than before.

His words caused a sense of melancholy in the lightened city.

“Mr. Yates, Amy and Susan were hired by your mother. She would be very happy if they take the babies back. As for me, I will stay here to take care of my mother.”

Dayle was in Modopolis. Since she always misunderstood the relationship between her and Ethan, it’s better for her not to go there.

Once Dayle and Ethan argued, things went bad.

“A Subordinate can never say ‘No’ to the boss.”

“...” There was nothing for her to say.

At this time, an elderly voice shouted from behind them, “Vince! Wait! Mommy has been looking for you everywhere!”

Ethan frowned and subconsciously turned around. Then he saw an old lady sitting in a wheelchair, chasing after him.