Maisie did not know that Ezra thought so far. Much less known was that he was sad for his imaginary daughter. She thought he was overly worried about Nancy.
So she comforted him softly, "Take it easy. I know you wish her happy."
Ezra raised his head to look at her, and Maisie added, "Me too. I want her to be happy and carefree, but we can't always be around her and take care of her."
They had their own careers to fight for, and children to look after, so they were not able to give Nancy much company.
"If she has an intimate partner living with her, she would feel happier and live better."
"Of course, the premise is that she is willing to, and he is a good man."
Maisie said all that she could think of. Ezra looked at her for a long time, suddenly stretched out his arm to hold her into his arms, and gritted his teeth, "If Noel dares to hurt her, I will not let him go!"
He would gonna make his life hell.
Maisie was helpless and amused, "I think you are thinking too much. It's up in the air. Your mom will certainly not agree to be with him so soon."
Ezra grunted and held her tighter.
"I like girls. Every time I see Alana, my heart melts. So I wish to have my own daughter. But now I don't."
"She will have a boyfriend and get married in the future. Oh I just can't stand it."
Maisie laughed, and hit him unceremoniously, "You do think too much."
Their son was just a baby, and he was already thinking about having a daughter, and his daughter getting married in the future?
Everyone had a fate. If they would have a daughter, and she might meet bad guys, it was her fate. The only thing that Maisie could be sure was that she would teach her daughter how to be a strong girl.
She would teach her to be brave and strong, would teach her to grit her teeth and stick it out even in adversity, and would teach her that nothing was impossible to overcome.
It was not terrible to be hurt. The terrible thing was that you couldn't get up after you got hurt.
Ezra was dissatisfied that she didn't even coax him but hit him instead. He retorted with a snort, "You don't care about my feelings at all."
"What? I'm trying to enlighten you, aren't I?" Maisie felt so innocent.
Ezra snorted again, "That's perfunctory."
Maisie simply pushed him away, "I'm going to take a shower."
Maisie had already guessed how he would push his luck next: he would say that she was not sincere to him, and then to let her show sincerity. For him, her sincerity was to take the initiative to hug him and kiss him.
She would no longer be trapped by him. Some time ago she was fooled for several times because he was so crafty.
Every time he was unhappy she hurried to coax him, but in the end she found that he was simply taking the opportunity to get her care and affection. Especially when she paid her attention only to Ezio, he must cause some trouble.
Maisie left without looking back. Ezra threw himself into the bed in despondency. He thought: she figured it out. I have to find another way.
Nancy stayed another day and left. Ezra and Maisie went to the airport to send her off. They met Noel there.
Noel also had a suitcase with him. He seemed to be go with Nancy.
Although it was just a few words, Ezra had already felt his sincerity.
"I missed Nancy once. I really don't wanna miss her again. How many years do I leave to miss her again?"
"If I hadn't been thinking about her, why would I have suddenly started to pursue her after being single for so many years?"
Ezra felt Noel's sincerity, and he said all he wanted to express, so Ezra did not say anything more.
Noel was right. Nancy and Ezra's attitudes towards him all depended on his actions.
Ezra asked another question, "How long are you gonna to stay there?"
Noel answered truthfully, "Nancy said she has some business there. I think I'm much freer, so I'll stay there with her. I can provide help in time if she needs."
Ezra glanced at him and thought: that is to say, he won't leave until my mom comes back?
"Where are you living then?" Ezra didn't mean anything else by this question. He knew that his mother would not let Noel enter her house, so he wanted to provide help to Noel.
"I've booked a hotel," said Noel.
Ezra took out a business card and handed it to Noel, "My house near my mom's place is vacant. I'll have the housekeeper there contact you later. If he doesn't contact you in time, you can follow this address. The housekeeper's phone number is also on it."
Noel was surprised when Ezra offered him a place to live.
Ezra explained tonelessly, "My mom will stay there for a long time. You'd better live in a real house instead of the hotel."
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