"Oh." Maeve obediently curled into his embrace, "Being able to see you smile in a dream, it’s really nice."
She was so well-behaved that the smile in Caiden Ward’s eyes deepened naturally, and he raised his hand to touch her cheek twice, his eyes slightly moved, suddenly saying, "Why did you suddenly want to move back to the Myres Family."
"Everyone’s saying you’re about to get married, and it’s inconvenient to take care of me."
"Everyone?" Caiden Ward was taken aback.
"Yes." Maeve nodded, "Everyone is saying that."
"What do you think?"
Maeve thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "I think everyone’s reasoning makes sense. You aren’t my uncle after all; you don’t really need to take care of me, and you should get married. When you get married, isn’t it about having babies? In the future, you’ll be even less able to take care of me."
The soft words of the little girl fell on his ears, Caiden Ward pursed his thin lips, and for a moment, he didn’t speak.
Marriage and children?
This matter doesn’t have much attraction to him right now.
Actually, it never really did; he had originally planned to get married around thirty, to give the family an account.
But—
Right now, he doesn’t quite understand himself.
No desire to settle down, always feeling that this is extremely boring.
But—
He doesn’t think this idea has anything to do with the little girl in his arms.
His affection for Maeve is caring and compassionate, this feeling is very clean, and because it’s clean, he treasures it dearly.
How could he not know about the speculation of others?
But in his heart, Maeve is just a child, innocent, cute, and obedient. He has been raising her because being with her helps him relax, this is undoubtedly precious to him, and he is willing to preserve her purity and innocence, that’s all.
Raising a daughter to become a wife?
Ridiculous, he’s not quite at that point.
Caiden Ward thought randomly, held Maeve tighter in his arms, and asked softly, "Regardless of what others think, are you willing to always follow Uncle Ward?"
"Um." Maeve puffed out her cheeks, frowned thoughtfully for a long time, then pursed her lips and shook her head.
Caiden Ward was surprised, "Not willing?"
"Yes." Maeve mumbled softly, "In the future, I can always stay at home and accompany Odin Myres."
The bed my brother sleeps on is too hard, she doesn’t care, tomorrow she’ll tell my uncle to get him a new comfortable and soft big bed.
Maeve frowned in thought, not noticing that the gentle smile on Caiden Ward’s face slowly faded away. After a long time, she finally heard him suddenly laugh and say, "I suppose I’ve overthought it, never mind."
He thought Maeve couldn’t do without him.
But he didn’t expect, this too is just his wishful thinking.
Just as Louis Cox said, things change with time. Louis Cox has now grasped the Myres Family and is fully capable of protecting Maeve, and he really has no reason to keep an unrelated girl by his side anymore.
Caiden Ward let out a long breath and cast his gaze out the car window.
——
The night was deep.
Cloudy Capital, Jackson Residence.
Mia Ginger and Koa Jackson had not yet rested.
The place of the banquet wasn’t close to home, it was already past ten when they arrived.
Koa Jackson and Louis Cox had a bit of alcohol, white, so he didn’t drive; Mia Ginger drove him, and once they got home, she was truly worn out.
At this moment—
After finally settling Koa Jackson down, she also got into bed.
She took a look at her phone, it was half-past eleven.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, the phone suddenly rang, showing, Mom.
Mia Ginger was taken aback, only then did she realize she forgot to call Aurora Cooper after arriving home, quickly answering, she smiled and said, "Mom, why haven’t you slept yet?"