“I think he did it on purpose. He just wanted to have more things to talk about with Winson. Teenagers these days are rather different from our time,” Fabian explained.
“Are you sure?” Hannah did not seem convinced at all. It was not that she doubted what Fabian said, but rather, she felt that Jason was unreliable.
“Yeap, I’m sure. I wouldn’t bring him over if he were a bad influence on Winson.” An annoyed frown settled on Fabian’s brows, but he still explained again patiently. If it were not for her operation, Fabian would not be this patient. Last time, Hannah never dared second guess his decisions.
Hannah observed his expression, but she simply had to get to the bottom of things. “How did he end up coming to the hospital with you?” she asked, softening her tone.
Fabian let out a resigned sigh. “The Nortons and the Goldsteins share close ties. He admires me a lot, and he followed me around a lot when he was younger. Now that he’s in college, his dad wanted him to gain some business experience in the family, but the kid said he wanted to learn from me instead.”
Children born into rich families really had their own ways of doing things. No one could understand how someone could give up such a good opportunity to gain business experience just to have fun. Unlike them, college students from mediocre families would do everything they could to do some part-time jobs. One could only say that the rich kids never knew what it meant to feel desperate.
“Helen is also a college student. Which year is he in?” Since her own sister was also in college, Hannah wondered how old Jason was.
“He’s a junior.”
“Oh! He’s in the same year as Helen. What a coincidence.” It so happened that Helen also had a queer character.
“So?” Fabian shot her a question uninterestedly. To him, there was nothing coincidental about the two being in the same year. After all, it was not like they attended the same university and were in the same class. They just happened to be in the same year.
“We’re both humans. Wow, what a coincidence,” Fabian added, rolling his eyes at her.
“Whatever. I just feel like it’s amazing they happen to in the same year.”
Hannah realized Fabian had been more talkative these two days, so she decided to probe further. “So… Are we getting a divorce anytime soon?”
Hannah had wanted to ask him this a long time ago, but she did not manage to find the right time. She was afraid Fabian would lose his temper and force himself on her if she mentioned it.
“Why do you want to get a divorce?” Fabian’s frown intensified and his tone suddenly turned cold.
This familiar expression brought back bad memories and sent a chill down Hannah’s spine. The frantic woman quickly explained herself. “No, what I mean is…”
“Why did you ask in the first place?” Fabian leaned closer, drilling his gaze into her eyes.
Hannah instantly regretted asking that question but it was too late.
“It’s… It’s nothing. I am just curious,” she mumbled.
Fabian leaned back in the chair. His eyes and his mouth curved subtly in a smile as he spoke. “I’ll tell you when it’s time.”
“Alright.” Hannah had nothing else to say.
You’ll tell me when it’s time? How will I know when that is? Ah, whatever. I’ll get to leave one day. It’s just a matter of time.
Hannah looked at him as she thought about what he said. A hint of dejection slowly grew in her eyes.
“Why? Are you unhappy about it?” Fabian saw the smile fading on her lips and asked. He knew she wanted to object, but she did not voice it.
“No. I’m not unhappy about anything.” Hannah faked a smile and answered.
This is why I like you. You keep your feelings to yourself, unlike other women. They keep acting cute and bothering me with all their petty games.
