Chapter 199 Seduce You
In the afternoon, after her tutoring was done, Charles was about to leave as packed up.
"You have your glasses on!" Charles exclaimed.
Chloe looked toward Donovan and saw him wearing a pair of silver-rimmed glasses. His former domineering and steady demeanor had faded slightly, replaced by a somewhat refined yet devilish aura.
"Yes."
"You're always fooling the women," Charles said before leaving.
Chloe put on her backpack and asked Donovan, "Why are you wearing glasses?"
"I look good, right?" His eyes were sharp and alluring as he looked at Chloe.
"Well, you're very..."
"Very what?" He insisted, wanting Chloe to answer.
"Very seductive."
"Have I seduced you?" he asked.
Chloe nodded. "Yes, very seductive."
"He has always hoped I would end up like this," Donovan added.
"Him?" Chloe was puzzled, then realization struck her. "Gordon?"
"There's only him," Donovan said, walking away from the desk and grabbing Chloe's hand. "Let's go."
Chloe nodded and followed him.
After getting into the car, Chloe turned and asked him, "Does he want you to be an academic?"
"Yes," Donovan said as he drove.
Chloe felt that Donovan wasn't very happy today. He seemed to be drawn back into the past as his mood worsened.
"What kind of academic?"
"Just like my grandfather," Donovan chuckled, then continued, "Being a scholar is useless. In the end, if not for me..."
This was the first time Donovan had stoppped halfway through a sentence. He usually didn't do that.
"An academic…" Chloe nodded thoughtfully. "No wonder you love reading so much and don't like socializing. If you really became a university professor, I wonder how many girls you could charm."
Chloe got lost in her endless imagination.
"Could I charm you?" he asked.
"Hard to say. Maybe." Chloe laughed, "If you don't like Gordon that much, why wear glasses to please him?"
"I'm avoiding a conflict, preventing him going crazy." Donovan turned his head and frowned at her. "Why do you have so many questions? Shouldn't you be worried?"
"I'm not worried." Chloe looked smug.
"You're meeting my parents!"
"I'm not ugly. I'm a pretty woman," Chloe proudly said.
Donovan didn't say anything. Chloe was beautiful, and he couldn't argue with that.
"Oh, last time I talked my mom, she asked if should she meet your parents were back now that they're back." Chloe felt that to Donovan's parents, Amelia was probably a nobody.
"It doesn't matter." He seemed a bit annoyed as he held a fish up to his mouth and softly coughed.
"Are you okay?" Chloe asked.
"I'm fine. It's late."
Just as they arrived back home, Chloe saw a stylish middle-aged couple sitting on the couch in the living room. They were both tall and were clearly a handsome couple in their youth that made them the envy of others.
However, Gordon's hair had turned into a brilliant white. It did not seem like the typical dull gray that came from aging, but more like an overnight transformation into a head of white hair.
Chloe was stunned. When Donovan grabbed her hand, she glanced at him.
Donovan was staring at them.
"Donovan, how have you been these years?" Clara asked Donovan, sounding a bit nervous and trying hard to please.
Donovan kept staring at Gordon and did not respond. "You're here. I'll tell Maya prepare a room for you."
With that, he went upstairs.
Chloe stayed downstairs.
"Mom, Dad, don't mind him. Donovan just isn't used to you." Chloe sat downstairs and greeted them. She asked Maya to lead Donovan's grandfather out. Otherwise, she would feel awkward all alone with them.
Perhaps Gordon and Clara had already talked to Donovan's grandfather. Hence, when Donovan's grandfather came out, nothing unusual happened.
"You must be Chloe." Clara shook Chloe's hand. "Grandpa has mentioned you. He really likes you. Donovan likes you too. That's why we like you even more."
Chloe didn't expect the first meeting with Donovan's parents to go so smoothly.
Donovan's parents didn't criticize her at all as they seemed to want to use Chloe to bridge the gap with Donovan.
During dinner, Donovan didn't come down, so Chloe asked Maya to save him some food.
At the table, Chloe learned that Gordon had been teaching at a foreign university for the past few years while Clara did nothing but accompany Gordon.
Gordon kept his head down and remained silent.
Chloe thought to herself, 'Does an adult man still need someone to accompany him?'
"Chloe, do you have any plans for after dinner?" Clara asked.
"Nothing."
"If you're free, accompany me to the supermarket to buy some flour."
"Why do you need flour?" Chloe was puzzled.
"I want to make pizza for Donovan tomorrow if he's free. He loves it," Clara said, sounding a bit sad as if she was about to cry.
"He loves pizza?" Chloe and Maya both exclaimed in surprise.
"He didn't tell you?"
"No." Chloe's hands froze midair. He never mentioned it. Usually, when they ate pizza, Chloe felt that Donovan did not care much for it.
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