Chapter 293
The car pulled over to the side of the road, and I hopped in, turning to ask, "What are you doing here?"
We were just a short distance from my house.
Did he come here just to find me?
Earlier, Kathy had dropped me off nearby. I told her I wanted to take a walk along the roadside, so she let me out.
Royce raised an eyebrow at my question. "Is it really that weird for me to be in your neighborhood?"
"Not weird, just... you didn't text or call me. You just showed up out of nowhere. A heads-up would've been nice."
Thinking about Kelly's enthusiasm for Royce and what I had said to her last time, I felt a bit guilty.
After clearing up the misunderstanding with Royce, I hadn't properly talked to Kelly about it.
If Royce was planning to visit Kelly now, it might be a bit awkward...
Just as I was about to say something, Royce started the car.
And he left me with a sentence.
"I did text you. You just didn't see it."
Hearing Royce's words, I opened my mouth, about to say something, but instinctively pulled out my phone to check.
Sure enough, Royce had indeed sent me a message.
Just a few minutes before Maeve called me, he had sent a WhatsApp message.
He mentioned that he had bought some gifts today, including a necklace he had ordered a while back, and planned to bring them to my house to visit Kelly.
Seeing the list of gifts he had brought, I quickly turned to look at the car's trunk.
Sure enough, there were several stacked boxes.
"Why did you buy so many gifts..."
I was startled.
Suddenly, I remembered Royce's habit of visiting my house and turned to ask him, "When I wasn't home for those years, did you always bring this many gifts when you visited?"
"Not really. I was worried it would put too much pressure on Mrs. Sharp, so I mostly brought some health supplements."
I asked quietly, "Then why so many this time?"
Royce sighed.
At that moment, the light turned red, and the car stopped.
Amidst the bustling traffic, I could feel the atmosphere in the car becoming subtly intimate.
"Our relationship is different now. I'm officially pursuing you, so of course, I can't visit your house as casually as before."
My heart tightened.
"Even though I haven't agreed to be with you yet, you still put in so much effort to visit my house?"
Royce smiled, reached over to hold my hand, and said softly, "Caroline, I've told you before, I'm serious about you."
"Today, whether you were here or not, I had already decided to visit your house. I wanted to have a good talk with Mrs. Sharp. Maybe by the time you got home, we would have already finished talking. Who knew I'd run into you on the way."
It sounded like Royce was a bit reluctant.
I pulled my hand away and looked out the window in a huff. "Then you didn't have to call me from the roadside."
The light turned green, and the car started moving again, heading towards my house.
Royce's gentle voice sounded in my ear, "I saw you, how could I leave you alone on the street?"
Hearing this, my heart suddenly felt warm.
No matter how much things changed, Royce was still Royce.
As the car reached my house, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't properly explained things to Kelly about Royce and me...
Bringing Royce home like this, Kelly would definitely tease me later!
So, as I got out of the car, I hesitated and said to Royce, "Can you let me go up first and talk to my mom for a bit before you come in?"
Royce had just opened the trunk and was taking things out. He looked at me steadily, then, as if thinking of something, teased, "Is it because you told Kelly you wouldn't be with me after the incident with Yvonne?"
It was pretty much what I had told Kelly...
I was speechless. "How do you know about that!"
Royce shook his head calmly.
"I've been visiting Mrs. Sharp regularly. Lately, I've been too busy to go. Do you think if I hadn't visited for a while, Mrs. Sharp wouldn't have noticed something was up?"
I bit my lip. "Anyway, let me go up first..."
"But I bought so many things. Are you going to make me carry them all by myself?"
Royce shrugged and looked at the gift boxes beside him.
I hesitated for a moment, realizing he probably couldn't carry all of them alone.
Resigned, I stepped forward and helped him carry a couple of boxes.
We finally got into the elevator.
At my front door, I glanced at the two of us.
Suddenly, it felt like we were a married couple...
Almost like we were visiting my parents after getting married.
Carrying all these bags, facing Royce's future mother-in-law.
Thinking of this, my cheeks suddenly felt hot.
The door opened, and Kelly looked at me, startled. "Why are you carrying so many things..."
Her gaze then fell on Royce's face, looking a bit awkwardly at me.
This was exactly the kind of scene I was worried about.
I quickly ushered Royce to put the things in the living room, and Kelly hurriedly pulled me aside, "Didn't you say you broke up with him? What's going on now?"
"Mom, how could I just break up with him..." Thinking about explaining this, I felt a headache coming on, so I simply held Kelly's hand and acted spoiled, "Besides, don't you like him? You think he's a good person!"
"I do think he's a good person, but it's important that you like him. If you said it wasn't working out, what could I say!"
Kelly was anxious.
"You're not doing this just to please me, are you?"
I thought, this misunderstanding is huge!
I quickly explained the whole situation with Yvonne and what Royce did afterward to Kelly.
Hearing that the issue with Yvonne was resolved, Kelly finally breathed a sigh of relief. "That's great. I knew Royce wasn't that kind of man."
"I've been so busy, I didn't get a chance to tell you." I felt a bit embarrassed.
Royce had come over today, and Kelly still had this misunderstanding.
Kelly looked at me and sighed, "But Caroline, I remember what you told me last time... No matter what happens, I don't want you to force yourself."
"Mom, I'm not forcing myself."
I quickly reassured Kelly and then went to help Royce put the things away.
When I turned around, Brett had already come back and was chatting happily with Royce.
Seeing their smiling faces, I felt a bit dazed.