Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 766

Howard had already got up when she rushed home. He was sitting on the sofa, looking at the breathless woman with a frown. "Is there a ghost chasing after you?"

Elaine looked at him while catching her breath.

She rushed home because she was afraid that he would be starving.

But all he did was teasing her.

Annoyed, Elaine ignored him, thinking about how the adorable Dr. Perkins who had trouble sleeping returned to his mischievous self today.

This version of him was not adorable at all.

Pouting, she turned to the kitchen.

Howard raised his eyebrows, thinking, "The brat dares to ignore me now."

Holding the glass in his hand, Howard followed her into the kitchen and asked, "What's taking you so long? Were you in trouble?"

As she washed the vegetables, she shook her head. "No."

He took her answer as it was. Then, after staring at her back for a while, he slowly said, "I'm sorry for what happened yesterday. I shouldn't have lost

my temper with you."

Elaine was stunned. Was Dr. Perkins apologizing to her?

Confused, she turned to look at him.

Feeling a little embarrassed, he cleared his throat and announced, "I have to go on a business trip to attend an academic conference, so I won't be home for a few days."

"W-Why so sudden?"

"It was supposed to be another doctor, but he had an emergency and couldn't attend, so the hospital appointed me at the last minute." Howard stared at her with a smile. "What's up with that expression? Do you not want me to go?"

Red in embarrassment, Elaine blurted, "N-No. Stop it. How many days will you be away for?"

"Three days."

"Okay. Work hard! Go for it!"

Looking at her pink and tender face, Howard felt the urge to pinch her, but he suppressed it. "So... you won't move out, right?"

After what happened last night and that he didn't force himself on her again, she felt that he could be trusted.

So she nodded. "Yes, I've made up my mind. I won't move."

Only then did Howard let out a sigh of relief. He had been worried that this stubborn girl would insist on moving out. But from the looks of it, she was quite sensible.

Due to the urgency as Howard was sent to attend the conference at the last minute, he hopped on the plane that very night to another city.

As Elaine was busy packing up the luggage for him, she inquired, "How is the weather of the city you're going to? It's getting cold here in Beachmarsh, so it must be colder when you head to the

North. I put a thick jacket in this bag, so remember to wear it as soon as you get off the plane, okay?"

All this while, Howard was leaning against the door listening to her nagging, but he didn't find it annoying at all. Instead, a gentle smile was pasted on his face.

He grew up with his grandparents, and he had the idea of becoming a celibate the entire time, but, suddenly...

"It doesn't seem so bad to marry a woman who cares about you all the time, nags at you, and takes care of you," he silently thought.

When she didn't hear any response after nagging for so long, she turned back and saw Howard in a daze, and sighed helplessly, "Dr. Perkins, did you hear what I said?"

"Hm?" Howard snapped back to his senses. "What did you say? Say it again."

"I said I've already prepared your luggage. Come over and take a look. Is there anything that is left out?"

"Never mind. I can just buy it there if I need it."

"Why waste money?" Elaine grumbled. "You can't spend money recklessly even if you're loaded."

Howard chuckled, "You should spend the money you earn. You can't be too finicky."

However, Elaine did not want to continue this meaningless argument. "Fine. You're rich. You can spend your money however you want."

Taking a look at her, Howard suddenly changed his mind. "On the other hand, it's better to have a housekeeper like you in the long run. We have to be careful of our spending."

Nonetheless, the dull Elaine did not understand the hidden meaning behind Howard's remark, so she nodded in agreement. "You're right! You need to be careful of your spending and plan ahead. You finally get the hang of it!"

Blinking mischievously, Howard teased, "How about you manage my money for me in the future?"

"Ahem!" Elaine was so shocked that she choked herself. "No way! I'm not good at this! You need to find someone professional. I can't do it, absolutely not!"

Howard stared at her, dumbfounded.

What was her brain made of anyway? Why was she so slow? Didn't she understand the implication of his words since he was so straightforward?

Massaging his forehead in frustration, Howard uttered, "What I mean is, I'll leave my bank card to you. You're good at managing money, but I'm not, so I'm more at ease if you keep it for me."

She should be able to understand his point, right?

With a puzzled blink, Elaine said, "Why do you want to give me your card? I have my own card!" Oh my god!

Initially, Howard was very confident of himself in terms of women since he had a rich and infamous history of romance, but never did he think he would stumble upon such a woman who was as dumb as a block of wood!

Scratching his hair in irritation, he arched his eyebrows to her and cut to the chase, "When a man wants to give his bank card to a woman, he either wants to marry her or to have a serious relationship with her. Do you understand?"

All of a sudden, Elaine was dumbfounded.

So that was what he meant!

Why had she never heard of it?

After understanding what he meant, she was at a loss for a moment. "1-1 don't... You'd better not give me your bank card. I am afraid that I may lose it."

She was very clumsy. It would be acceptable if she lost her own things, but she did not want to lose his belongings.

Hence, she should not keep his cards.

As for Howard, after hearing her words, he thought that she rejected him in disguise, so his expression immediately darkened.

Annoyed, he stared at her indignantly.

No woman had ever rejected him before. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

But he had suffered setbacks again and again from Elaine. He was so pissed that he wanted to swear at her!

However, she was so dumb that she might run away in a fit of anger again if he scolded her. In the end, he would regret his action!

Thinking of this, Howard took a few deep breaths and slowly calmed down before saying, "Don't reject me so quickly. I'll give you three days to think about it. When I come back after the conference... give me your answer."

"W-What answer?"

"Do you want to be with me, or do you want to date me!"

"Aren't they the same thing?"

Howard snorted, "I want to hear only one answer from you three days later! Stop messing with me already!"

He could accept whether it was a yes or no.

In short, he wanted a clear answer. Period.

After seeing Howard off, it occurred to Elaine that she had promised to meet Paul at night, so she quickly cleaned up the house and headed out.

As soon as she arrived at the small inn, she saw Paul lying on the bed, wailing. "You're finally here. If you don't come, I'll starve to death!"