Chapter 145,Coolest Girl in Town
“Have you come to the point of loathing me, Papa?” “Hahaha! What are you talking about, you little girl? I’d never loathe you.” Owen chimed in, “Mr. Fassbender has always sung your praises in front of me, Miss Ellie. In his eyes, you’re undoubtedly the best person to ever exist.” “You hear that, Ellie? I’ve been thinking about you all the time. You, on the other hand, have completely forgotten about me long ago, haven’t you? You heartless little girl.” Elise stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. “I wouldn’t dare do that, Papa.” Luckily, Quentin merely meant his words as a joke that he definitely didn’t take seriously. “How are you doing these days, Ellie? Anything interesting to talk to me about?”
Elise held Quentin’s arm and told him about the interesting things that had happened recently. The two walked into the mansion as they chatted, whereas Owen followed closely behind them. Before this, Owen had only learned of Elise’s existence from Quentin, so he knew nothing about her looks and disposition. All he knew was that Quentin was very fond of this goddaughter of his, and that she had amazing skills as a hacker. After the previous two encounters, he had gained a fairly thorough understanding of her capabilities as a hacker. “Owen!” Suddenly, Quentin called out to him. “At your service, Mr. Fassbender.” Quentin replied with a laugh, “Spare me the formalities, you. I just have something to discuss with you.
Do you remember what I told you last time?” Owen knew that Quentin wanted to fix him up with Elise, but he really had no feelings for her at all. Therefore, he played dumb by replying, “I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I don’t.” Quentin didn’t mind his response, though. He merely suggested, “Elise, you’re no longer a little girl, so it’s time for you to be dating someone. What do you think of Owen?” Elise was stupefied right away by the blunt, straightforward, and concise manner in which Quentin said those words. “What are you talking about, Papa? I’m only 18!”
However, Quentin replied, “Which makes you an adult. Besides, your godmother was about your age when I married her, so now’s the right time to be in a relationship.” Elise was utterly speechless. Despite finding it embarrassing to say something in Owen’s presence, she declined tactfully, “I don’t feel like dating someone, Papa. I’m still a student.” Quentin replied with a deep frown, “Why are you still attending school when you’ve got a double degree? You should listen to me and take over my company.” Inevitably, Owen was surprised when he heard this.
Has this lady done a double degree at such a young age? I couldn’t tell at all. How incredible. Just then, Quentin asked, “What do you think, Owen? Elise is my only daughter. Though she’s not my own daughter, I love her more than I love my own daughter. It’ll be a huge load off my mind if you two can get together.” Owen didn’t find himself drawn to Elise, but he didn’t turn Quentin down at this moment. “A romance takes time to grow, Mr. Fassbender. This is the first time I’ve met Miss Sinclair, so there’s nothing romantic between us to speak of yet.
But we can spend more time with each other from now on.” Quentin was very satisfied with Owen’s reply. “Owen is a nice kid. Trust me, Ellie; he’s a good match for you.” Elise didn’t expect this meeting to be a blind date. After rolling her eyes for a moment, she could only reply, “Sorry, Papa. I didn’t know you were trying to fix me up with someone. I’m already in a relationship…” Silence filled the air right away as soon as she said those words. After a few seconds, Quentin replied in a tone of apparent disbelief, “You’ve got to be kidding me, Ellie.
Why have I never heard you mention before that you’re in a relationship?” Elise blushed with embarrassment, but she, of course, couldn’t take back what she had said. Therefore, she could only lie, “We’ve just started seeing each other, so our relationship isn’t steady yet. I’ll definitely bring him to meet you next time.” Quentin couldn’t help but doubt whether Elise was telling the truth when he saw how serious she sounded. He had always thought highly of Owen, so he hoped that the latter and Elise could become a couple. However, if Elise already had a boyfriend, he couldn’t force her to break up with him.
“Are you serious about it?” Elise nodded vigorously. Quentin turned to look at Owen apologetically, but the latter gave him a smile of relief. “It’s alright, Mr. Fassbender. I’m already honored to get to know Miss Sinclair. Perhaps she and I aren’t meant to be together.” Quentin wasn’t convinced, though. “Ellie, if you really have a boyfriend, you should bring him to me and let me check on him for you.”
Elise was about to say something in reply when the bodyguard outside suddenly came in and reported, “Sir, someone forcibly broke into our turf, but we’ve successfully subdued the intruder. What are your orders?” Quentin was not in the mood to deal with such things, of course. “Just leave him there for a while first. We’ll talk about it later.”
However, Elise suddenly recalled something and hurriedly stopped the bodyguard. She asked, “Is he a young man in his early 20s named Jamie Keller?” The bodyguard answered, “He’s indeed in his early 20s, miss. As for his name, we haven’t had time to ask him about it.” Elise checked the time. Figuring that it had to be Jamie, she then said to Quentin, “Please let him go at once, Papa. He’s my friend.”
