Chapter 1
Today was the last day to submit College Application Preferences.
Evelyn Hart sat in front of the computer the day before and, in the last second before the deadline, finally filled out all the volunteer forms for Halewick University and clicked submit..
Just as I finished filling it out, the homeroom teacher’s phone call came in.
“Evelyn Hart, why did you fill in Halewick University for your preference in the volunteer form? Mr. Scott had been instructing us to have you choose Cyndale Institute of Technology, and you yourself seemed to prefer Cyndale Institute of Technology, didn’t you?”
Respected Mr. Scott, as spoken by the homeroom teacher.
He was her uncle.
Evelyn’s slender fingers tightly gripped the phone, her face youthful, but her spoken voice was resolute.
“I grew up and could make my own decisions, teacher. Thank you for taking care of me for these three years. I hope you can keep this matter confidential.!!
After getting the sighing approval from the homeroom teacher, she hung up the phone.
Meanwhile, the television in front suddenly began reporting on the grand engagement banquet that Ethan Scott had hosted for Sophia Lane several days
apo.
Watching Ethan, who was dressed in a suit and being doted on by Sophia Lane, Evelyn suddenly remembered that in the past, this kind of tenderness and Intimacy belonged solely to her.
When she was eight years old, Evelyn’s parents died in a car accident, and she became an orphan with no one to rely on.
When she held her parents‘ photos and faced a group of relatives who wanted to fight for the inheritance but didn’t want to take care of her, it was Ethan Scott, a good friend of her father, who stepped forward and helped her drive away those relatives, bringing her back to the Scott family.
He touched her head and said, “Evie, in the future, I will take care of you. You can call me Uncle.”
From then on, she called him “Uncle” as she followed the younger generation of the Scott family, and he showered her with all his love and favor.
When she was eleven years old, she was mocked by her classmates in the class for not having parents. They said she was a jinx who had lost her father and mother, and that it was because of her that he turned down a five million cooperation and came to school to vent his anger for her. He said to her, “Evie, you will always be Uncle’s treasure.”
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When she was twelve years old, she had her first period. In the midst of panic and embarrassment, he smiled and told her that it was a normal physiological phenomenon and there was no need to feel ashamed. Later on, it was also him who, countless times, left his work behind and came home to help her cook brown sugar water and massage her stomach when she was uncomfortable during her period.
When she was fourteen, she went on a trip with her friends but unexpectedly encountered an earthquake. Upon receiving the news, he rushed over immediately, disregarding his own danger, and ventured deep into the epicenter. After conligning her location, he dug with his bare hands for a long time before finally rescuing her
Alter being rescued, Evelyn loolord at Ethan with dark circles under his eyes, and her heart was suddenly touched. The seed of love took root and sprouted from that moment on. However, because of their identities, she could only carefully hide this love and never dare to declare it.
Until the age of sixteen, her diary filled with infatuation was discovered
Ethan was furious as she held her diary, but she refused to admit her mistake.
“You were never my real nucle, and we didn’t have any blood relation, so why couldn’t I like you?”
At that time, he had a tired face, rubbed his forehead, and after a while, he sighed and said, “You are still too young, you don’t know what it means to like
The disguised rejection fell into Evelyn’s ears, but it took on a different meaning. She seemed to have received some encouragement and stubbornly said With red eyes. You’re only twelve years older than me you think I’m too young now, does that mean it’s enough for me to become an adul?”
y willing
to call him by his name.
From that day on, the conceded her feelings, and she refused to call him “uncle” anymore, only v Even on every Valentine’s Day, Evelyn would confess her love again, even though each time his answer was a rejection, she would not give up.
But he became increasingly distant from her, started avoiding her, and even brought back Sophia Lane, who was of the same social status as him, to her 18th birthday party and announced their engagement on the spot.
