Awakening of the Scheming Wife
Chapter 39: Stupid? No!

Chapter 39: Stupid? No!

He was clearly saying that they were nothing more than friends and that they were the real family.

The women could clearly understand the meaning behind Vernon’s words.

Weirdly enough, Father Ford did not sense these slight hints. He felt elated that his daughter and also his son-in-law were caring and worrying for him.

His smile blossomed like a flower as he nodded, "Fine, fine. If my children would feel relieved by that, I will accompany you. But remember, you should spend more time with each other and not with me. Only if you agree to this, I will come with you."

"Fine. We accept. Our new family of three will go on a trip for the first time. I am very excited," Helena said these words as she looked at the two women from the corner of her eyes.

She said those words specifically so that they wouldn’t harbor the idea of joining their trip. Now that she said that the trip belonged to their ’family’, if they wanted to join, it would seem like they were shameless.

She hoped that they got the hint. Having them at their house on that day had already changed her mood. There is no way she would let them join their trip as well.

The two women seemed to understand that they weren’t welcome by the new couple. They did not like staying there any longer and left the house after eating.

Once they were out, Helena and Vernon sighed in relief and smiled at each other.

Helena looked at Vernon and praised him, "Good job. You are a good partner in crime."

For some reason, Vernon felt prideful hearing her words, and he grinned, showing his dimples, "He he. You did a good job as well."

Father Ford looked at the two youngsters in confusion and asked, "What are you kids talking about?"

Helena looked at her father and scoffed. She turned her head away, not wanting to talk to the man at all.

Vernon blinked his eyes. He did not know what came over her all of a sudden.

Anyway, he was a ’good and obedient’ boy. So, he answered Father Ford, "Father. Today is supposed to be our family event. Why did you let the Hedworths join us? Do you know how it would seem to the outsiders if the word spreads?"

"Huh?" Father Ford did not understand immediately. But after registering his words, his face darkened immediately. "Oh no. That would have been too bad. I did not think too much when they came and said that they wanted to help with the arrangements for your welcome. As you know, I don’t know too much about what to do and what not to do regarding these customs. So, I thanked her for her help."

Vernon’s lips twitched, "You want to thank her. But who knows what they were thinking?"

"Vernon, we shouldn’t speak like that. Maybe she had no thoughts and just wanted to help us as her friends." Father Ford, as an elder, ’taught’ Vernon not to talk badly behind the elders, while also trying to think positively of the matter.

"Dad, you are a bit too optimistic, you know? How can they have no thoughts at all? The way they were treating Helena and me as guests showed how she wanted to treat herself as a host. You shouldn’t be too naïve when it comes to such matters.

"Also, Father, it has been just a few days since Mother passed. If word spreads that there is a woman beside you at this time, do you know what everyone will think? Even as a friend, you should keep your distance at such times." Vernon never cared about old or young. He would say what he wanted to say. That is what he did this time as well.

As his daughter, Helena wouldn’t be able to speak a few things clearly to his face. Vernon understood this as well. So, he did not hesitate and said it directly.

Father Ford did not think that Vernon was rude. It was clear that he was saying all those things for his sake. He pondered his words for a few minutes and finally nodded, "I understand. I will be careful from now onwards. So, is that the reason you wanted to take me on the trip?"

For some reason, Father Ford felt disappointed at the thought.

He thought that his daughter cared for him, but it turned out that she was just trying to keep him away from potential gossip partners. How could he not be disappointed?

Vernon almost said yes, but suddenly his EQ rose to an unbelievable amount and shook his head, "Of course not. We were really worried about you. But of course, if that could also be used to get rid of these issues, it would only be more beneficial to us, right? We don’t have to turn away from such a good idea."

After saying that, Vernon turned to look at Helena and gave her a cheeky grin while raising his eyebrows. He was practically begging her to praise him for his words and his intelligence.

He doesn’t want to be called ’stupid’ by her anymore.

Helena’s lips twitched, and she awkwardly nodded her head as an acknowledgement for his ’intelligence’.

They don’t know if Father Ford believed his words or not, but on the surface, he looked satisfied and smiled happily.

They changed the topic and started to chat on random topics.

Most of the conversation was between Vernon and Father Ford, as Helena was still not ready to talk to her father.

Father Ford had already understood that his daughter had talked to him earlier just because of the presence of the two outsiders.

Now that there were no outsiders anymore, she did not care about talking to him. He sighed in his heart, but he continued to talk to Vernon enthusiastically.

Vernon is a man who can talk about anything to anyone. So the topics between the two men seemed to never end.

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