Chapter 34 Hubert's Misunderstanding
"Even if he is a normal person, he won't have any dealings with ordinary normal people like me."
Teresa had gossiped about the eldest son of the richest Donovan family at the banquet but soon forgot about him.
As she said, no matter how normal Young Master Donovan was, he would never have dealings with ordinary people like her.
She was not at the bottom of the social ladder but was only a few rungs above. And the richest people she knew were Ezra and Gwendolyn.
Ezra could be said to be born with a silver spoon.
But the young master of the richest family was not in the same world as her, so they would never have any dealings with each other.
Ezra smiled without replying. He had never looked down on Teresa, but other rich and young people might still do it. In high-society circles, people's attitudes changed according to others' family backgrounds and statuses.
When attending high-level banquets, as the young master of the Porter family, Ezra still had to take the initiative to make friends with those big shots, and he might also be cold-shouldered.
"He arrived."
The person Ezra had called parked a truck on the side of the road, got off, and walked toward them, greeting him politely.
It was not until now that Teresa realized he had called the driver of the Porter family over.
The driver had borrowed a truck from his friend. After he and Ezra carried the electric bike onto the truck together, the latter said, "Teresa, it's too late. The repair shop must be closed. Mr. Keenneth will help send it to the repair shop tomorrow and take it to the bookshop after it is repaired."
"Thanks." Teresa sincerely thanked Ezra. If she hadn't met him, she would have had to push the bike home at night and would not arrive until dawn.
Ezra smiled, "It is my pleasure. Teresa, get in the car. I'll send you home. Are you still living at your sister's place?"
"No, I live in Florence Garden now. Fortunately, I met you tonight. Otherwise, I would have had to walk back while pushing the bike. I don't know what's wrong with it. The battery is fully charged, but it can't be started."
She suspected some line inside was broken. Then, she got into Ezra's car.
Ezra knew she had married a man surnamed Donovan who had nothing to do with the richest Donovan family. He thought she must be living with her husband now, but he didn't abruptly ask her husband's name.
On the way, Ezra asked, "Teresa, do you want a late-night snack? My treat."
Teresa smiled, "I barely have late-night snacks. What's more, it is too late today. You still have to go to work tomorrow. Don't waste your time."
Hearing her reject, Ezra did not persuade her anymore because he knew her very well. If she refused, he should not insist. Otherwise, she would dislike him.
Teresa asked Ezra to stop the car at the entrance of Florence Garden and said, "I will walk in by myself."
Ezra had planned to send her to her apartment because he wanted to know which building she was living in. But Florence Garden was a high-end community, so it was hard to enter. In the end, he gave up.
After all, he could also ask Gwen which building Teresa was living in.
"Ezra, thank you for your help tonight," Teresa thanked him again.
"Never mind. You've thanked me several times tonight. If you want to show your gratitude, what about you buy me a meal when you have time?"
Teresa smiled, "No problem. I'll invite you and Gwen to dinner."
Ezra pursed his lips and then said, "Can't we two have dinner alone?"
"Of course, we can have a meal alone. You're tired of Gwen's nagging, right?"
Ezra smiled his acquiescence.
Teresa said goodbye to him, swiped her card, and entered the community.
It wasn't until she was no longer in his sight that Ezra closed the window and started the car.
When Teresa walked back to her small apartment, she took out the key to open the door, but she found it was locked from the inside.
Maybe Hubert had mistakenly thought she had come back and was in her bedroom, so he had locked the door after he had returned home.
What should she do now? Could she wake him up?
But Madam Donovan had told her he would be angry if he was woken up from his dream by a call.
Teresa looked at the time and found it was about midnight.
Hubert usually returned home at such a time, so she guessed he had not gone to bed yet.
Then, she made a call to him.
Hubert hadn't slept yet. He had deliberately locked the door although he didn't know why he had done it. Anyway, seeing Teresa and Ezra together like a perfect match, he felt upset.
Teresa was a scheming woman! When she had known that she could not get many benefits from him, she had begun to date another man.
His grandmother had been deceived. After all, she had known Teresa for only three months. So, she must not know her very well.
But his grandmother trusted Teresa very much because the latter had saved her life. And she had even asked him to marry Teresa...
The phone kept ringing, but he didn't answer the call.
After a while, Teresa hung up, but she immediately called him again
After she had made three calls in a row, he finally picked up the phone.
She asked, "Mr. Donovan, are you asleep?"
He replied coldly, "No. What's wrong?"
"You locked the door, so I can't get in."
Hubert remained silent for a moment and said coldly in a sarcastic tone, "I thought you were going to a high-end hotel tonight."
Teresa heard the sarcasm in his words, but she was confused, wondering why she would go to a high-end hotel.
He was angry with her and talking to her sarcastically. Had she offended him?
"Mr. Donovan, can you open the door?"
Teresa was good-tempered, so she was not angry with him about his sarcastic tone.
Hubert didn't reply.
After a moment of silence, she said, "It will be OK if you want me to go to a high-end hotel. Anyway, you gave me a credit card for family expenses. I will go to Waternll City Hotel tonight and swipe your credit card."
Hubert was speechless.
"Wait a minute!" he said in a cold voice, hung up the phone, and went out to open the door after a few minutes.
As soon as the door opened, he turned around and walked inside.
After Teresa entered the door, she locked it up. Seeing that he was about to enter his bedroom, she hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Mr. Donovan, wait!"
Hubert stopped his steps but didn't look back.
"Mr. Donovan, you're talking sarcastically tonight, so I want to know whether I have offended you. If you have a problem with me, we can talk. Don't sleep with the problem or cold-shoulder me. If you lock me outside the door again, I will move out. Anyway, this apartment belongs to you, so you have the final say."
Teresa was also angry.
When Hubert turned around and looked at her coldly with his dark eyes, she even suspected that he could freeze her into an ice sculpture with his gaze.
"How did you get back tonight?"
"What?" Teresa was confused.
"Who send you back?"
Teresa was stunned. She had gotten off the car at the gate of the community, how could he still see Ezra sending her back?
Did he have clairvoyance?
Or had he happened to pass by when she had gotten out of Ezra's car?
But she hadn't noticed him at all.