Mr. CEO's Substitute Bride

Chapter 1422 - 1416: Secret Observation

"Joseph, since you think it’s boring to be alone, why don’t you find a woman? You’re not getting any younger, while you’re still not too old, have more children, so you have someone to inherit your business in the future."Daemon Lancaster saw an opportunity to interject, while Joseph Lancaster continued pacing in the living room, sighed and said, "Not looking for one, I’m getting old, used to being alone, women are troublesome, as for my business."

At this point, Joseph Lancaster lifted his eyelids to look at Little Robert sitting on his shoulder and said with a smile, "We are destined as grandfather and grandchild, so in the future, all my business will be inherited by Little Robert,"

He said Little Robert’s name in the course of speaking.

"Little Robert, when your second granduncle gets old, I’ll give all my business to you, but you need to see me off when I die, okay?"

Little Robert didn’t understand what seeing someone off when they die meant and asked in his childish voice, "Second granduncle, what does it mean to see you off?"

Joseph Lancaster chuckled and said, "It means that one day when second granduncle can’t walk, Little Robert will push second granduncle in a wheelchair."

"Okay!" As soon as Joseph Lancaster finished speaking, Little Robert readily agreed.

On the sofa, as Robert Lancaster and his wife exchanged a look, Violet Zimmerman frowned in disapproval at Joseph Lancaster’s words.

Watching the interaction between granduncle and grandchild, Daemon Lancaster suggested with implied meaning.

"Joseph, it seems you’ve taken Little Robert as your own grandson!"

Joseph Lancaster sighed, "No choice, my brother passed away early, so as his real younger brother, I can only take care of his grandson more."

At Violet Zimmerman’s place for a while, Daemon Lancaster didn’t find any valuable leverage, so he stood up with his cane, "Alright, it’s getting late, I should be going back!"

"Safe journey, brother."

"Safe journey, uncle."

Violet Zimmerman and Robert Lancaster stood up, saw Daemon Lancaster out, and then sat back down after he left, Mina Drake immediately complained discontentedly.

"What kind of person, can’t even bear to see others doing well!"

"Madam, Young Master, Young Mistress, dinner is ready." Mrs. Xu came out from the kitchen with a bowl of soup, and Robert Lancaster discreetly grabbed his wife’s wrist.

When Mrs. Xu saw Joseph Lancaster, she clearly hesitated for a moment, but quickly smiled and said, "Second Master is also back, dinner is ready!"

Watching Mrs. Xu’s back, Joseph Lancaster slightly frowned, if he remembered correctly, he hadn’t mentioned going out to meet a friend, but from her words, it seemed she knew he went out, a hint of emotion flickered on Joseph Lancaster’s lips.

After all, Mrs. Xu was just a housekeeper, without much scheming, though she tried her best to hide it, she kept glancing at Joseph Lancaster and Violet Zimmerman during the meal.

Everyone in the family noticed, even Aunt Zhang saw her odd behavior and secretly reminded her under the table a few times, yet each time she smiled it off, her eyes couldn’t help but sneakily glance at the two.

After dinner, Robert Lancaster suggested taking Little Robert for a walk in the courtyard to help with digestion, inviting his mother and second uncle to join.

Mina Drake took Little Robert back to their place first, in the large courtyard of the old house, the family leisurely strolled.

"Second Uncle, how about... we dismiss Mrs. Xu." Any observant person could see she had been "secretly" monitoring Violet Zimmerman and Joseph Lancaster’s every move.

Joseph Lancaster walked ahead with his hands behind his back, his expression serious.

"We can’t, if we dismiss her, wouldn’t it be a blatant admission of guilt?"

"Then what do we do? Are we just going to let her continue being an informant for that side?"

Robert Lancaster asked anxiously, while his mother, Violet Zimmerman, followed silently, having been briefed by Joseph Lancaster on everything upon their return, and reminded to be cautious at home in the future.

Joseph Lancaster stopped and looked ahead with a cold smile, "As long as we conduct ourselves properly, what do we have to fear from an informant like her?"