Chapter 69 His Scheme of Getting a Fortune Tree
After saying that, Gwendolyn looked at Ezra suspiciously and asked, "Ezra, why are you asking this?"
Ezra would never admit that he had feelings for Teresa and expected Teresa to get a divorce. Then he lied, "I just care about Teresa. I have no other intention. If her husband doesn't like her, it would be better for her to get a divorce sooner. Then, she can find another man who appreciates her. And she'll have a better life."
"Teresa is a very nice girl. I'm sure Mr. Donovan will fall in love with her. Maybe he'll have feelings for her before Teresa does."
Gwendolyn hoped Teresa would get better and better.
Ezra was upset.
Then, he couldn't tell Gwendolyn that he had a crush on Teresa.
And he was afraid his cousin would tell his mother.
He was a little younger than Teresa. And Teresa was married. Even if she got a divorce, his mother won't accept Teresa right away.
Ezra discreetly hid his feelings for Teresa. And he didn't dare to let anyone know until he was sure that he would win her heart.
The sun set into the sea. The darkness had fallen. Then it became dark.
In Florence Garden.
Teresa was busy cooking in the kitchen. The aroma of food wafted out of the kitchen from time to time, which attracted Hubert to the kitchen door.
He wanted to help Teresa at first, but since Teresa was going to invite him to dinner, she should cook without his help. He relaxed in the living room watching TV, but he found it boring. Then he thought it would be more interesting to watch his wife cook.
As Hubert watched Teresa busy cooking, his eyes grew deeper and softer. He didn't even notice the change in his eyes. He realized that Teresa really had a lot of good qualities.
"Teresa."
When Hubert thought of something, he suddenly called out to Teresa.
Teresa turned to look at him and went back to cooking the food. She asked, "Mr. Donovan, just say it."
"I notice that you're taking good care of those fortune trees on the balcony. Would you let me move them to my office and put them on my desk?"
Teresa immediately said, "They are quite big. If you put them in the office, you'd better not put them on your desk because they'll take up a lot of space. You can pick a spot in the office to put them."
"I want to put them on my desk. And those are fortune trees. If I put them on my desk, it will bring me good fortune."
"Then you might as well buy a fortune cat and put it on your desk."
Teresa shoveled up the stir-fried dishes on a plate and said, "If you want to put a fortune tree on your desk, then I'll give you a crochet fortune tree. It is not big and does not take up a lot of space. It's pretty, and it has a good meaning."
In fact, Hubert racked his brains to trick Teresa and let her give him a craft made by her. Now that Teresa had entered his trap of her own accord, he couldn't wait to make his further request.
"Do you have any in stock? Your crafts are all knitted very well. And my grandmother especially likes them. And she keeps all the crafts you gave her in the most prominent place in the house. Whenever someone asks about those crafts, she will compliment that you made them."
He went from complimenting the crafts she made to complimenting Teresa.
"I did, but the guests had already booked those. After all, we are a couple. Since you're not in a hurry, I'll weave you a fortune tree tomorrow. Do you still want the fortune cat?"
Hubert was pleased as long as she was willing to give him those crafts. And he wouldn't snatch those crafts from her customers.
"Do you know how to knit a fortune cat?"
"Yes."
Hubert smiled and said, "Then I'll be greedy. I'd like you to knit a fortune cat."
Since Chad didn't have a fortune cat craft, Hubert had one more craft than Chad.
"If anyone in your company likes my crafts, send them the link to my online store. It'll help my business."
After a moment of silence, Hubert said, "Many people in our company know about your online store, and Chad recommended it to them."
Hubert felt a little depressed that Chad had found Teresa's website first. However, on second thought, since Chad had marketed Teresa's crafts to others, Teresa would be making money. And Teresa was his wife, which meant he was also making money. With that in mind, Hubert was in a better mood.
When Teresa finished cooking, she brought out all the dishes and set them on the table.
Then the couple was seated and had dinner together.
Hubert was in a good mood, so he enjoyed the food very much.
And he really wanted to compliment Teresa on her excellent cooking. He was so lucky to have such delicious food.
After dinner, Teresa washed the dishes. Then she picked up the bag of clothes from the couch, took the clothes out of the bag, and handed them to Hubert as she said, "Mr. Donovan, try on these two suits to see if they fit."
"You've helped me a lot. It wouldn't be enough if I just made dinner, so I bought you two new suits and ties. And I chose your favorite color, black."
Hubert had guessed that these were the clothes she had bought for him, but he put on a long face. He took the clothes and looked at them. Then he asked her, "How did you know my size?"
"I asked your grandmother."
Hubert remained silent.
"Do you want to try them on?"
"No need. They seem to fit me."
She picked out the color he liked.
"Just ask me if you have any doubts about buying stuff for me next time."
He thought, 'She'd better not ask my grandmother. If my grandmother finds out, she'll be up to no good.'
"You're busy with work, so I think it would be inappropriate to bother you."
Hubert stopped talking.
He was indeed very busy. And he really didn't like her asking him about trivial matters.
"Mr. Donovan, it's still early. Let's go out for a walk. We moved here a while ago, but we haven't walked around the neighborhood yet."
Hubert hesitated for a moment before agreeing to her proposal.
He wasn't familiar with Florence Garden either.
It was his housekeeper who had helped him buy the apartment in the first place.
Then the couple went for their first walk together.
Hubert was a calm and quiet man who did not talk much. And the couple did not have feelings for each other as others did. When they went downstairs together and walked around the neighborhood, they walked for a long time, but no one spoke up.
After a long time, Teresa found a topic and asked him, "Mr. Donovan, how far is your hometown from downtown?"
She hadn't been to Hubert's hometown yet. And she had heard Vivian say that their family lived in the suburbs.
Since the couple had signed an agreement, Teresa was mentally prepared to get a divorce at any time. Therefore, she didn't ask much about her in-laws. And she had never even been to her in-laws' house. She didn't care about it either.
The couple kept walking around and remained silent, so Teresa felt too awkward. Then she asked Hubert about that.
"It's convenient. If I drive fast, I can get to my hometown in less than an hour. That's not very far, but it's not close either."
His family owned a lot of villas in the major upscale areas of the city, too. Anyway, his family had properties everywhere.
When something big happened at the old manor, he would go back there.
"I heard your grandmother say that your family also has fields. And your family grows a lot of crops."
"Yeah."
Hubert muttered in reply to her. What she said was indeed true.
Then Teresa didn't ask him any further questions, because she knew his grandmother was telling the truth. It seemed that the Donovan family was also an ordinary farming family. Thus, she did not marry Hubert for money. And she and Hubert were in the same class.