Delayed Passion: Miss Lynch's Unrequited Love-Chapter 85: Lovers’ Enchantment

"Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

Silas Cheney scrutinized her.

In recent days, he hadn’t been in Coronet, and he owned more than just Stratus, so he hadn’t been paying much attention to Stratus’ activities lately.

Stratus’ main affairs were decided by the vice-president.

He didn’t usually get involved, truly just a figurehead boss.

Thea Lynch recapped the recent meeting’s content to him, "So I feel like we might have some disagreements."

Silas raised an eyebrow, "That’s not likely."

"You’re a businessman, you value profit, unlike me."

"So you’re against the robotics point?"

"Not exactly." Thea pondered for a moment before rephrasing, "Since we have the foundation, let’s not waste resources. It’s just that I’m not in favor of attacking this product line at this stage."

It’s still important to distinguish between primary and secondary.

Silas understood, "I see. I’ll go back and communicate this with them, don’t worry."

"Secondly, I always believe technology should aid humanity and benefit mankind. I don’t agree with researching and producing with the intention of replacement or absolute profit.

Thea smiled wryly, "I’m giving you a heads up, if we have disagreements in the future, I will definitely leave Stratus."

"I have my principles, I hope you, fourth brother, can respect them."

She honestly called him fourth brother, there was no reason for Silas not to respond.

Moreover, it wasn’t an unreasonable request.

"Just do what you want to do, go ahead boldly. With fourth brother here, there’s never going to be clashes with you."

"I’m an adept businessman, true, generally don’t do profitless things. But fourth brother also knows how to weigh things, understands what’s important."

"Rest assured, you always come before all interests."

"Actually, not just with me, but also with second brother, third brother, including Sean Bell, you’ve long surpassed many people and things, definitely up front."

"Though I know sometimes you don’t quite believe what I say, and I indeed love saying flattering things. But these few sentences are absolutely sincere."

He raised his hand and smiled, "Fourth brother swears, absolutely, absolutely not deceiving Dee Babe."

Thea was slightly stunned, laughed and pressed his hand down, "How many times have I told you, stop calling me that. I’m not a child anymore."

She didn’t really have a nickname, the elders liked calling her Dee.

Other brothers as well, but only Silas liked to be different.

In childhood it was okay, now hearing him call me that in public, the intimacy carried a hint of awkwardness.

She couldn’t help but remind him, "I’m already twenty-four."

"So?" Silas didn’t mind, "You’re still younger than me."

"Really, now you’re unwilling to hear a nickname." He feigned hurt, clutching his chest with one hand.

Again, again.

Silas had the most drama among the group.

Thea sighed, helplessly went along with it.

"If you resist this much with me calling you now, you’d explode if it was third brother."

"..." Thea’s pupils widened, "Why bring up third brother out of the blue?"

"What’s wrong." Silas was extremely innocent, "Third brother called you that when you were little too."

"How come I didn’t know???"

Thea was dumbstruck.

She only remembered Silas calling her that. Silas genuinely treated her as a little sister. The elders said at that time, when he had just come from Kingsford to Coronet, he liked her immensely upon first meeting.

Calling her sister, visiting The Lynch Family eight times a day, never coming empty-handed, always bringing snacks or toys he liked for her.

They said before Kingsford, Silas didn’t have many siblings his age, his three cousins were twenty to thirty years older. The only one near his age was his eldest cousin’s son, but even he was younger by a few years.

So Silas had always wanted a younger sibling.

Unfortunately, when he came to the compound, peers were all his brothers. Besides her, the only one younger was Sean Bell, but that kid always had a rebellious streak.

In her memory, seemed like back then when she was in kindergarten, Silas began calling her Dee Babe.

Said it sounded closer.

As for Ian Preston...

In her impression, he never called her that.

She really suspected Silas was lying to her.

"Really." Silas explained to her earnestly, "Seems the first one to call you that was third brother."

"...Ah?" Thea looked incredulous.

"Anyway, I remember it that way, if you don’t believe, you can ask third brother."

Thea’s mouth twitched slightly, not knowing how to ask, "Forget it, it’s not important."

No need to ask.

Imagining Ian Preston calling her that, it’s, uh, a bit awkward, a bit indescribably strange.

She inexplicably thought about him singing ’Baby’ to her to lull her to sleep earlier.

Tender and lingering...

Like the intimate whispers between lovers.

Silas watched her with a sly smile, eyes teasing, seemingly seeing through her thoughts at this moment.

Thea coughed, shifted her gaze away, "It’s getting late, aren’t you leaving, fourth brother?"

"Hold on, I’m leaving with third brother. What about you, with us?"

"No." Thea shook her head, "Not on the way."

"You’re not going back with Sean Bell, are you?"

Thea wanted to say no, but Silas didn’t give her the chance, quietly advised, "Stay away from him these days."

"Why?" She instinctively asked.

She actually didn’t want much interaction with Sean Bell, no need for Silas to remind. But she felt Silas saying it like this must be for other reasons.

"Sean Bell’s been causing a lot of trouble lately, Old Master Bell’s been holding back anger, tonight this incident will soon reach him. Don’t get caught up in it."

Actually, Silas hinted without explicitly saying.

Old Master Bell likely won’t blame Thea, but others are uncertain.

Like Sean Bell’s mother, or... Sean Bell’s aunt, Auntie Rong.

——

Silas’ words seemed prophetic, the next morning, while Thea was at work, she received a call from Auntie Rong.

"Dee, are you busy?"

"Auntie, is there something you need? I’m still at work."

"Probably can’t explain over the phone, if you have some time, could you come downstairs to chat in person?"

"..." Thea walked to the window and peeked downstairs seeing a black Bentley quickly.

It’s Preston family’s car.

Thea pursed her lips, "Does it have to be now? I’m in the lab."

"It’s mainly not me who wants to see you, but Sean Bell’s mother."

Probably knowing Thea’s reluctance to come out, the other quickly mentioned reinforcements.

Sean Bell’s father passed away early, his mother, who was of poor health and seldom went out, but very kind-hearted, and had been quite attentive to her before.

Thinking of this, Thea sighed, "Auntie can meet me at the coffee shop next to the company, about ten minutes."