The Charismatic Charlie Wade

Nirina’s words had a profound effect on Maria, making her eyebrows tremble unconsciously. Though she seemed to grasp something, she decided not to probe further, choosing to brush the matter aside. With a delightful smile, she said to Josef, “Since the Young Master can’t make up his mind, let me choose.”

Pausing for a moment, she continued, “In ancient times, I would definitely call you ‘husband’, but nowadays, no one addresses anyone like that. We pretend to be lovers rather than husband and wife, so how about you calling me dear and I call you my baby?”

Maria’s face flushed as she anxiously awaited Nirina’s response, fearing he might refuse or be dissatisfied.

However, Nirina didn’t dwell on it much. To him, acting like a couple, even wearing matching outfits, warranted using such endearments. Nonchalantly, he nodded and replied, “Baby, right? Sure, let’s do it that way.”

Afterward, Nirina reminded her, “Just remember, don’t use that term ‘Nujia’ in front of others. We’re living in a new era now and such old titles are no longer appropriate. If you say that outside, people who don’t know might get the wrong idea…”

Maria playfully stuck out her tongue and said, “Young Master, Nujia has lived through the transition from the old age to the new era. I understand what you’re saying. Besides, I haven’t used that term in hundreds of years, only in front of you. After leaving this place, I’ll adjust myself.”

“Sounds good.” Nirina acknowledged. He glanced at the time and suggested, “It’s getting late; let’s go.”

Maria nodded, asking Josef, “Young Master, after we leave can I call you my dear?”

With a casual tone, Nirina replied, “As long as you’re not worried about the teasing from the old folks downstairs, you can call me whatever you like.”

Blushing immediately, Maria corrected him, “No, no, what I meant was after we leave the Zilian Villa…”

Chuckling, Nirina shook his head, “Alright, let’s get going quickly. They are still waiting downstairs, probably eager to say goodbye to you.”

“Okay,” Maria apologized, “Young Master, I’m sorry. Wait a moment, I’ll come after offering incense to my father.”

Nirina readily agreed, then left the room on his own.

three incense sticks. She carefully lit them before inserting them into the incense burner. Kneeling on the futon in front of the tablet, she joined her hands and muttered in a soft voice, “Father… Maria wants to marry her husband… oh no, oh no… I made a mistake pretending to be someone else… Maria is going back to the south with

her prayers, she kowtowed before the spiritual tablet three

courtyard, greeting Maria with a smile as they

Their eyes widened when they saw the two in their matching outfits and Marius exclaimed,

but wonder, “Marius, between the three of us, you’ve known Miss the longest, have you ever seen

it was evident that she was in a great mood. She would occasionally steal glances at Josef, her

a heartlessness, playfulness, and dominance that set her apart. Coquettish and shy were words that hadn’t been associated with Maria for ages. But now, they were in for a surprise, as they finally witnessed

and exclaim, “Just imagine

of you old men should stop gossiping until Miss and Mr.

the other two, “Enough, we’ll talk once Miss and

of them continued to chat casually while Nirina and Maria entered

his companions hurried forward, accompanied by Larry Cole’s wife

parent, saying, “Mr. Paul and I are leaving for a trip to the southern province. I’m entrusting this place to you. Remember, no one is allowed to

worry, I’ll take care

been averted by Mr. Paul and there won’t be any major changes for the next twenty or thirty years. You can rest assured. If there’s something to attend to in Eastcliff, you can confidently handle it

that Keagan Myers had a unique path, which meant he couldn’t choose as freely as others. She sympathized with

he expressed his desire to stay

alright for you to stay. Make reasonable arrangements

hands, “Miss, don’t

down to business,” Maria nodded. “In that case, Mr. Paul and I will take

and Maria to the yard, where they settled

glance at Josef, then turned to look out of the

casually, “About half