Despite Figario’s insincere comment, he still held the gift box tightly. Soon, his awkward behavior was met with laughter from the others. Timothy didn’t mind and handed Melina her gift. “Mrs. Gulliver, this is for you.”
“Oh, it’s good enough that you’re here. There’s no need to give me a gift. Although Melina said that, she still happily accepted and liked the gift.
He smiled and replied, “It’s my pleasure.” He then handed Yaromir his gift. As he had done his research in advance, the gifts he gave Melina and Yaromir were well received.
Figario looked at his wife and son, who were instantly charmed by the gifts, and he was displeased by it. Then, he sneered and deliberately picked on Timothy. “So, let me get this straight. You didn’t like Sabrina before, and she was very upset about it for a long time. All of a sudden, you’re now interested in her? Are you messing with her, or do you actually care about her?”
“Mr. Gulliver, you have misunderstood. I-” Timothy wanted to explain himself. Before he could finish, Figario interrupted him, “Listen to me first.”
“Okay, Mr. Gulliver, please continue.” Timothy nodded and obediently sat on the sofa, appearing attentive.
Figario continued, Listen up. I know you’re close with the Sawyers, but if you mess with my daughter, I’ll stand up to you no matter how small or humble my family is. I’ll do whatever it takes to seek justice for my daughter.”
“I understand what you mean, Mr. Gulliver. I initially failed to recognize Sabrina’s interest in me because I was somewhat dimwitted. However, now I know how I feel about her. You have my solemn word that my feelings for her are genuine and profound.
Don’t worry. If I even thought about toying with her, you and my sister wouldn’t let me get away with it.” At that moment, Timothy chuckled. “She likes Sabrina too and made it clear from the start that if I hurt Sabrina, she won’t want me as a brother anymore.”
Hearing that, Figario finally felt satisfied. Nevertheless, he didn’t plan to let Timothy off easily. ‘Whether you’re sincere or not, time will tell. Now let’s talk about your family situation,” he said.
“Mr. Gulliver, what would you like to know?” Timothy was not surprised by his abrupt change of subject.
Figario took a sip of tea and said slowly, “I have researched your family’s history and know you are now in charge of Old Mrs. Reinhart. This is your responsibility, but you know better than me what kind of personality she has. So, I cannot let my daughter suffer with you.”
Timothy couldn’t help but laugh after hearing his words. He didn’t expect that Figario would be worried about that. Then, he looked at Sabrina indulgently and said, “Regarding this issue, I think you don’t need to worry at all, Mr. Gulliver.”
“What do you mean?” Figario raised his eyebrows. Timothy explained, “Previously, I was too busy to care for Old Mrs. Reinhart at the hospital. So, I asked Sabrina to care for her on my behalf a few times. I didn’t expect her to handle that old lady so well, and it’s already good enough that she didn’t have a heart attack from all that.”
Sabrina felt a bit embarrassed after hearing that. She had seemed to be quite fierce toward Amber back then. Figario, on the other hand, was unhappy and glared at Timothy, “What do you mean? Are you saying that Sabrina is rude?”
“No, Mr. Gulliver, please don’t misunderstand me, Timothy shook his head and denied. He then said thoughtfully, “I didn’t mean that. Since you have researched my family situation, you should also know that the old lady is a troublemaker.
My sister and I have no way of dealing with her, so Sabrina’s handling of the old lady is what we needed.” “So, you’re saying you only wanted to use my daughter to deal with Old Mrs. Reinhart?” Figario twisted Timothy’s words on purpose.
Timothy felt helpless but patiently explained, ” I’m with Sabrina because I want to be, and she’s my lucky charm. I will treat her right and show that I mean it with my actions. Mr. Gulliver, if you still don’t trust me, you can keep an eye on us.”
