I'm not interested in you

Upon hearing these words, Fiona's heart was filled with worry. "How has society fallen to such a state!" She stared at Ophelia, her words tinged with concern. "I've always advised you, why did you have to leave your hometown, why did you have to come to this city! Look at what your life has become now!" Connor chimed in from the side, "If you move over to my side, I can take good care of you."

Fiona glanced at Connor, feeling displeased by this sudden prospective son-in-law, but since her daughter was away, having someone to look after her was still a good thing.

"Since that's the case, then move in with him!" Fiona thought, perhaps there had been something inappropriate between her daughter and this would-be son-in-law. Alas, young people these days were always so reckless!

Ophelia never expected her mother to 'sell her off' so quickly.

But if she refused to move, her family would likely start suspecting her relationship with Connor.

At this point, Ophelia had no choice.

She shot Connor a glare in secret, but ultimately could only reluctantly start packing her bags.

As Ophelia packed her belongings, Fiona approached her, her expression somewhat grave. "Are you really sure about choosing that man?" She looked Ophelia straight in the eyes. "I thought because of Andrew, you wouldn't easily accept any man."

Ophelia's face turned slightly awkward at the mention of Andrew. "Mom, I've told you before, I have nothing with Andrew. I just want to pursue my career. I've always disagreed, wasn't it just because I had just graduated six months ago? You're rushing me into marriage, and I really feel uncomfortable!"

"But what about Connor?" Fiona pressed.

Ophelia realized she not only had to handle conversations with her father carefully but also couldn't take her conversations with her mother lightly!

She cleared her throat. "Well... about Connor, he's been pursuing me all along. We also work in the same company, and over time, feelings naturally developed."

Fiona looked at Ophelia, sighed deeply, "Well, since you've made your choice, there's nothing I can say now!" She glanced at Ophelia again, "Just know, your father won't be that easy to deal with!"

Ophelia thought getting someone to marry her would be the best solution, but now she understood that some things weren't as easy as she imagined.

...

Ophelia didn't have many belongings, so packing didn't take much time.

With Connor's help, it was even less exhausting.

The next step was moving to the neighborhood where Connor lived.

Connor's neighborhood was quite upscale, with beautiful surroundings and only eight floors in the building.

He lived on the fifth floor.

Ophelia didn't know that Connor already had a house here when they first met.

Upon arriving at Connor's home, the first thing that caught the eye was the spacious living room on the right, about forty square meters in size, decorated in a classical style, exuding an atmosphere of grand classical beauty.

On the left of the entrance was a dining room, with the kitchen hidden on one side of the dining room, and there were two bedrooms next to the living room.

Fiona scrutinized Connor and asked, "Is this a rented house?"

Connor nodded, "Bought it a few years ago."

Fiona was somewhat surprised, "Bought it? The property prices here are around sixty to seventy thousand, and your house doesn't look small." According to property prices, this was no small sum.

Connor seemed unaware of the property prices, "It wasn't that expensive at the time."

Ophelia was speechless; this man really knew how to act! Even if it might have been relatively cheaper to buy at the time, a house like this in this location was definitely not cheap, yet he acted as if it didn't matter!

Although Fiona was displeased with Connor's old-fashioned attitude, seeing that he had some wealth, she didn't want her daughter to suffer.

However, she was curious about Connor's background. She whispered to Ophelia, "Is he from a wealthy family?"

Ophelia felt speechless. "Mom, aren't you being a bit nosy?" How could she possibly know what Connor's background was?

"My own son-in-law, and I don't know anything about him?" Fiona said, then glanced at the time, startled. "It's not early anymore, I need to rest at the hotel now. I have to catch a flight back at four in the morning. Otherwise, your father will surely ask about my sudden trip here during the business trip!" She reminded, "After you go back, you have to explain everything to your father, just pretend I never came!"

After saying these words, Fiona left.

Ophelia felt like she had a hypocritical "fake mother." She wondered, what was going on? How could she leave her daughter like this?

After Fiona left, Ophelia's gaze fell on Connor. "What exactly are you up to? Why did you deliberately tell my mom that I was moving in with you?" She picked up her luggage. "Okay, now that my mom's gone, I'll find a place to stay by myself!"

While her mother was present, she still needed to put on a show, but now she didn't want to pretend anymore.

Connor looked at her displeased expression. "I know you're not happy with what I did, but when your mother suddenly appeared, I just wanted her to believe in our relationship, that's why I said that. Now your mother doesn't suspect our relationship, right?"

Ophelia realized Connor was right; her mother didn't seem to have many doubts.

Connor continued in a calm tone, "I think the current situation is quite good. You living here with me will make your parents believe in us more, right? And this way, my family will also trust our relationship more. If we get married and then live separately, anyone with common sense would suspect our relationship."

Ophelia thought for a moment...

Yes!

But, she still felt uncomfortable living with a stranger man!

Ophelia glanced at Connor, and after some consideration, she said, "Well, I'll stay with you temporarily." She looked fierce, "But don't get any funny ideas. I studied martial arts in college. If you dare to do anything inappropriate, I'll make sure you regret it!"

She thought to herself, being kicked out by the landlord would be troublesome, and searching for a new place now would also waste time, with work tomorrow.

In that case, temporarily staying with Connor wouldn't hinder her from doing what she needed to.