Chapter 178: Chapter 190: She is My Unexpected Surprise (3) Chapter 178: Chapter 190: She is My Unexpected Surprise (3) The two did not talk much, and the elevator quickly reached its destination. Percy still followed behind Isabel as they got out of the elevator. With a bit of distance between them, he pressed the car key in his hand and unlocked the car.

As they approached the car, Percy quickly took a few steps forward and opened the car door for Isabel. She pursed her lips, bent down, and got in the car.

As she fastened her seatbelt, Percy got in the car as well, started the engine smoothly, handed her his mobile phone, and waited for Isabel to input the address of the Smith family home before driving out of the underground parking lot.

On the way, both of them remained silent. They happened to avoid the peak traffic period, and with a steady car speed, they entered the villa district where the Smith family home was located within just about an hour.

Tall spruces lined both sides of the road, and as Isabel looked at the gate of the villa ahead, a subtle tension arose in her heart.

At this point, the navigation system had already finished, so Isabel pointed at the familiar road and said, “Turn right, and when you reach the end, you’ll be there.”

Percy gave a hum of acknowledgment, skillfully controlling the steering wheel and turning right.

On both sides of this road were tall French sycamores, much larger than when Isabel had left six years ago. Only sparse sunlight fell on the road.

It was quiet, with few cars around, and Percy slowed his car speed to under 30 as they gradually approached the end of the road and the gate of the Smith family home.

…

How Elijah had fallen asleep the previous night, he had no idea. When he woke up, he found himself lying in bed, all scattered around him were cigarette butts. He frowned, grew impatient, got up from bed, walked to the window, opened the curtains and window, and then went to the bathroom to take a bath.

Perhaps because he hadn’t been home for a long time, there was no razor prepared in the bathroom, he wrapped himself in a bathrobe, his hair wet, and went downstairs.

Before he even called for the servant, he heard them talking in the kitchen: “Madam said that Miss Isabel will be coming today.”

“Miss Isabel has been gone for six years, and now she’s finally come back.”

“I remember Miss Isabel’s favorite dishes were sweet and sour fish and garlic scallops. Get some fresh ones and make something she likes.”

Elijah could tell that the servants talking were all old employees of the Smith family, one of whom was the aunt who had taken care of him and Isabel when they were young.

Today, Isabel was coming to the Smith family home?

Suddenly, Elijah remembered what he had done last night, and a wave of anxiety flooded his heart. The original plan to shave and leave was immediately dismissed, and he turned back upstairs, intending to wait for Isabel to arrive and see if she had any trouble.

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Mrs. Smith had already instructed the housekeeper, so when Percy’s car approached in the distance, the housekeeper opened the gate to the Smith family home.

Under the guidance of the housekeeper, Percy slowly drove the car into the Smith family’s parking lot. Just as the car came to a stop, and before the engine was turned off, the housekeeper opened the car door on Isabel’s side, his face filled with joy and excitement, and called out, “Miss Isabel.”

Isabel gave the housekeeper, whom she hadn’t seen in six years, a shallow smile and slowly got out of the car. After standing still, she looked around and found that the courtyard of the Smith family home hadn’t changed much since she left six years ago.

The fence was still made of white wood, but it seemed like it had been replaced with new wood. It was still covered with large clusters of colorful roses. Beside the fence was a row of tall, sturdy paulownia trees, on one of which hung a swing. The rope of the swing was wrapped in colorful flowers, which bloomed just right, bright and enchanting.