Nearing the end of the day, Le received a message from Mason.


    Mason: [Heading to the hospital after work?]


    Le quickly replied: [Yes.]


    Mason: [Waiting for you in the parking lot?]


    Le: [Okay. I’ll ride with you. I had drinks at lunch.]


    After a short dy, Mason responded: [Alright.]


    Mason’s been out meeting clients all day and had just returned, unaware of Le’s lunch appointment with Mr. Mickle. After texting Le, Mason casually adjusted his tie and asked Daniel, “Did Le go out for lunch?”


    “Yes, she had lunch with Mr. Mickle and managed to recover the twenty million.”


    Upon hearing that Le had recovered the twenty million owed from six months ago, Mason chuckled lightly. “All that from one meal?”


    Daniel confirmed, “That’s what I heard. This afternoon, everyone in thepany is talking about it, praising Miss Patel.”


    Mason raised his headzily and asked, “Daniel, what do you think of Le?”


    Daniel nervously took a deep breath before responding, “You and her seem very well-matched, Boss.”


    Mason teased, “Is that all?”


    Daniel knew Mason might be asking about something else, but he dared not say anything else besides his initial answer. “Really, Boss. I didn’t think much of it before, but the more I see, the more it seems like you and Miss Patel are a perfect match, like you were meant for each other.”


    “Daniel.”


    “Yeah?”


    “You’ve gotten a lot smarter now.”


    Daniel thought to himself, I never thought being an executive assistant would be this tough…


    At 6:50 in the afternoon, to avoid colleagues seeing her in Mason’s car, Le intentionally left work twenty minuteste. She took the elevator directly to the underground parking lot.


    Just as she stepped off the elevator, she spotted Mason talking to Daniel.


    She couldn’t hear what they were discussing, but Daniel looked extremely embarrassed.


    When Daniel saw Le, he seemed relieved, his eyes were blinking desperately.


    Le understood and walked over.


    Mason had his back to Le, so he didn’t see her approaching.


    Seeing Leing closer, Daniel stood up straight, and his voice greeting her was louder than usual. “Miss Patel, what a coincidence. Did you just finish work too?”


    Le yed along with him, “What a coincidence.”


    Mason nced at her, then at Daniel, and smiled, “Nice coordination.”


    Le remained silent.


    Daniel also remained silent.


    Fortunately, Mason just snorted lightly and said, “Car keys.”


    Daniel didn’t want to stay in this troublesome ce for a moment longer. He quickly handed the car keys to Mason respectfully. “Boss.”


    Taking the car keys, Mason naturally reached out to put his arm around Le.


    Le initially wanted to avoid it, but Mason looked at her. “Daniel is not an outsider. He knows we’re dating.”


    Mason met her gaze, and the smile in his eyes slowly became gloomy.


    Seeing this, Le’s heart suddenly tightened. Somehow, she felt like she had disappointed him.


    Half a secondter, Le looked away from his eyes, took a deep breath, turned, and walked to the passenger side to open the car door. “Get in, it’s gettingte.”


    Mason stood behind her, watching her back. He tightened his grip on the car keys in his hand.


    They didn’t exchange a single word from The Ramirez Group to the hospital. It wasn’t until the car reached the hospital that Mason unbuckled his seatbelt, ready to open the door. Le reached out and grabbed his arm.


    “Mason.”


    Mason nced down at her hand on his arm. “What’s up?”


    Le hesitated. “Let’s talk.”


    Mason leaned his entire bodynguidly back toward the seat, “Okay.”


    After about half a minute, Le hadn’t figured out how to start. Mason reached out, hooked his arm around her waist, and pulled her towards him, settling her onto hisp.


    Looking down at the person in hisp, Mason sighed helplessly, securing his hands around her waist and resting his forehead against hers. “Le…”


    Mason’s voice was low and tinged with a hint of grievance. “Did you promise to date me for six months?”


    Realizing what he was asking, Le didn’t respond.


    Seeing her silence, Mason didn’t rush for an answer. He continued, “I said, I want us to be in a rtionship with acknowledgment, and you promise me that you would make keep us public.”


    “I didn’t promise that.”


    Le had never been forced by any man to admit to a rtionship, and her cheeks reddened involuntarily. “You did, but I didn’t promise to make it public.”


    Mason chuckled in exasperation. “If you don’t make it public, then aren’t we just in an unacknowledged rtionship?”


    Faced with Mason’s probing, Le chose to remain silent.


    They locked eyes for a moment, and Mason sighed heavily.


    His hand around her waist moved up to her neck, and he kissed her at the corner of her lips, tangling his lips with hers.


    “Le, can we at least let our acquaintances know about us in these six months?”


    When Le didn’t respond, Mason’s voice grew hoarse. “If you really don’t want to, then forget it. I just…” Mason paused abruptly.


    “Okay. Acquaintances we both know, like Daniel, Shirley, Samuel, Caleb…”


    “Can my friends also know about us?”


    Without waiting for Le to object, Mason continued, “They’re all my close friends.”


    Le could only agree, “Sure.”


    “Am I putting you in a tough spot?”


    Le spoke honestly, “No.”


    If they were in a normal rtionship, Mason’s requests would bepletely reasonable. In fact, if he didn’t want to go public, she would feel a bit resentful. However, they weren’t in a normal rtionship.


    Six months. The duration of this rtionship was just too short…


    A few minutester, Mason and Le got out of the car. Mason walked to the trunk and pulled out several gift boxes, then interlocked his fingers with Le’s as they headed towards the orthopedic VIP ward where Omar was staying. At the door stood seven or eight bodyguards, instantly on high alert as Mason approached.


    The hospital room door opened from the inside, and Kara stepped out with a smile on her face. However, upon seeing Mason, she faltered. “What… what are you doing here?”


    But in a moment, she quickly recovered her smile, “Mason, why did youe here?” She nced at Mason, then at Le. “You must be Le, right? We didn’t even get a chance to know each other yesterday.”


    Observing Kara’s behavior, Le mentally gave her a thumbs-up. Yesterday’s situation was brushed off so casually by her as if it were just a rushed meeting.


    Le smiled back. “Aunt Kara.”


    Kara looked back at Mason, curious about his purpose at the hospital. “Mason, did youe here for something today?”


    Mason remainedposed. “To see Omar.”


    “To see Omar?.”


    After a pause, Kara added, “You have indeed grown up.”


    Mason chuckled softly. “It’s been so many years; I ought to have grown up.”


    Understanding Mason’s unspoken meaning, Kara pretended not to notice and continued, “I’ve always told you, in this world, no one is as important as family. Only family truly cares for you. It seems you finally understand my good intentions.”


    “Indeed.”


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    Normally, Mason wouldn’t bother to engage in conversation with Kara. Even if he did, he would leave her speechless after just a few exchanges. But today…


    Kara couldn’t help but nce at Le a couple of times, sensing Mason’s change was somehow rted to the person before her.


    Since Mason mentioned visiting Omar at the hospital, Kara couldn’t keep him standing in the hallway indefinitely. After a while, she led them into the ward. “He’s still lying in bed, unable to move. We don’t know how long it will take for him to recover.”


    Kara walked ahead, Mason and Le following behind. The two exchanged a nce, and Le gently squeezed Mason’s slender fingers, “Aunt Kara, don’t worry. He should recover soon.”


    They arrived at the hospital room.


    As Mason suspected, Omar truly went all out to frame him. His leg was indeed broken, and it was clear he had suffered quite a bit. Hey on the hospital bed, his face pale.


    Kara stepped forward and gently tapped Omar, who was dozing. “Omar, Mason’s here to see you.”


    Mason watched behind her with a hint of derision in his eyes.


    Seeing this, Le shot him a warning re and mouthed, “Get your grandfather toe to the hospital now.”


    Le’s request came suddenly.


    After saying it, she hesitated for a few seconds before continuing with her mouth, “Is it convenient?”


    Mason smiled. “Of course.”


    The next moment, Mason took out his phone from his pocket and sent a message.


    Meanwhile, Omar’s voice, apanied by intermittent coughs, came from the bed.


    “Cough… Mason…”


    “Mom, cough… tell them to stay away from me. I started fever and coughingst night. Don’t infect them.”


    Kara patted his back, saying to him but meant for Mason and Le to hear, “Alright, you still worried about Mason.”