CHAPTER 305: HIS SOLEMN DECLARATION?

"Gifts," Adrian responded with a single word.

Knowing his Second Master’s nature, Ji Yan took it upon himself as he stepped forward, "This is the first time the Second Master is visiting Miss Yu’s childhood home so he took it upon himself to bring gifts for everyone."

"Ah, there was no need for this at all... Haha... All that matters is you visited," Mr. Yu laughed heartily.

Adrian did not say anything.

And nobody minded his monosyllabic response or even the absolute lack of it. Who was Adrian King? A man who was untouchable, an enigma very few in the world had seen and an existence people could only discuss about him from afar.

So, him, gracing them with a single glance was already a blessing for the Yu Family.

But at this moment, everybody noticed that there was a faint line between Adrian’s brows.

His initially indifferent expression showed a hint of displeasure as his gaze travelled around the mansion.

Mr. Yu cautiously looked at Ji Yan.

But before Ji Yan could utter a word, there were sounds of approaching footsteps.

Adrian’s eyes lifted and when he spotted Ella descending the stairs, his icy eyes suddenly filled with warmth.

Mr. Yu, Mrs. Yu and Esther, all sported different sorts of expressions when they witnessed this scene. So, he was simply... waiting for her to come down?

Ella nearly rushed into the man’s arms but seeing the crowd, she halted in her tracks and restrained herself.

"You are here..." She blinked slowly.

Adrian’s lips tugged up and his eyes overflowed with affection when he looked at her, "Not asleep?"

Once again, everyone apart from Ji Yan was shocked. Nobody expected this man to be capable of making small talks. In their eyes, Adrian was not even the kind to talk at all.

It was already a blessing if he responded to a person but how can a man of his calibre do such... mundane discussions?

However, Ella responded to him very naturally, saying that she was about to sleep.

Seeing how normally she reacted to his question and behavior, it made one realize that this was not something new to Ella. Maybe Adrian always treated her like that.

Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu exchanged a small glance.

At this moment, Ella finally noticed her two little kids who had tagged along with their Daddy to meet her.

Riri immediately jumped into her arms while Lala remained seated on her father’s shoulders, with a look of ’don’t bother me, peasants!’ on her face.

Still standing on the stairs, Esther felt her blood boil when she watched the interaction between Adrian and Ella.

When her gaze landed on Riri, she gnashed her teeth, remembering how Ella had slapped her last time over that insignificant thing. At that time, they had not even shred the pretense of cordiality between them.

However, what was more ironic was that from the beginning till the end, Adrian had not spared a single glance in Esther’s way.

Even when Ella crossed her while descending the stairs, Adrian did not look at Esther who was standing right beside her. Not even accidentally.

It was as if Ella was wrapped in a divine halo and other than her, nobody could enter his eyes.

Esther observed Ella, who was wrapped in a delicate silk nightgown. Although she was completely covered, it seemed to hug her snugly. Now that she has lost weight, her figure was more beautiful and her features were prominent.

Then, Esther glanced at her own body and gnashed her teeth. Had she known Adrian was coming over, she would never have donned this plain nightsuit.

Esther left the place in a hurry.

Adrian and Ella who were wrapped in their own pink bubble did not notice it.

But Esther’s departure did not go unnoticed by Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu.

"We have already arranged the room for you, Mr. King. It’s already late so you can take some rest first," Mr. Yu stepped forward to speak.

Then, the man turned to look at Ella, "Dear, you should also retreat to your room."

Ji Yan shuddered when he heard of Mr. Yu’s arrangements.

His second master came rushing at this hour to see his wife and these people were actually thinking of putting them in different rooms? Do they not fear death?

As expected, Adrian remained quiet. His face was growing darker and darker every moment.

It looked like the Yu couple also sensed something amiss. So, it was Mrs Yu who stepped forward.

"Mr. King, we know of your special relationship with my daughter. But as parents, we still expect you to be a little patient with our daughter..."

Ella was stunned when she heard the soft concern in her mother’s gentle voice.

"Ella is still so young and you... We can see you are sincere to her but the world won’t understand. We just don’t want our daughter’s reputation to be tarnished..."

As she spoke, Mrs. Yu’s back was stiff, as if she was scared of Adrian.

But at the same time, she couldn’t stop herself from speaking up for her daughter, "After your marriage, we will never force these bounds on you. But for now, we hope for your understanding and expect you to stay in a different room."

A suffocating silence lingered in the room and nobody uttered a single word.

After Mrs. Yu finished speaking, she kept her head lowered.

Finally, Adrian opened his mouth, "Your daughter is my..."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt soft fingers wrapping around his wrist.

When he looked at Ella, she was looking at him with wide and pleading eyes.

Adrian’s breath hitched when he looked at her sparkling eyes.

After a beat, he sighed helplessly and turned to look at the Yu couple who were looking confused, "She is my girlfriend," Adrian finished his words and leaned in towards Ella.

Then, right in front of everyone, he placed a soft kiss on her forehead. As if that was a mark of his sincerity towards her.

His words were changed at the last moment but the Yu couple didn’t know.

To them, his words, combined with his consequent action, looked like he had just made a solemn declaration in front of them: She is my girlfriend now, but she will soon be wife.

Of course they were just overthinking it.