“Tobey is coming back?” Deirdre could not help feeling surprised. “Why? Isn’t there still some time until Christmas?”

Madame Russell looked toward Deirdre with a smile. “He called me up some time ago, and it was only natural that I brought you up in our conversation. Then, he applied for a long leave of absence from his company, claiming he missed me after not seeing me for more than six months. However, I’m quite certain that he is coming back to see you.”

“To see me?” Deidre wrung the towel and was confused. “Why is he coming back to see me?”

“Silly girl, I refuse to believe that you don’t have the slightest idea about this.” Madame Russell cracked a gentle smile. “Didn't you know that Tobey has liked you since he was a child?”

Deirdre choked on the water she was drinking.

Madame Russell hastily soothed her. Deirdre recovered from the cough, but she was still in a daze.

She regarded Tobey as her elder brother all this time, and they did not interact much with each other before