Chapter 1837

Since she was born in the Schick family, she did not have to worry about life. She was born with a golden spoon. She was destined to live freely for the rest of her life. She could even be a proud and fearless person. Isabelle smiled and said with joy, “Father loves me, and he gives me freedom.” Lucas could not help but smile as well because of her smile. “That’s good. Belle, you can be a free person and live as the best version of yourself. That’s great. I heard that you’ve been learning parkour for two years now. Was it hard? Do you have any significant improvement yet?” Hearing that, Isabelle said in distress, “It’s tough. I kept falling, and I had bruises all over my body. However, I had great improvement. I got busy later on in the Junior Class, so I rarely practiced. I can pick it up again once I get my long vacation. I decided to go to Europe first and find my previous teacher to continue learning. After that, I’ll go on an adventure. Maybe I’ll spend several months there before coming home.” “It’s good as long as you already made your arrangements.” The two people continued playing the chess game. Isabelle continued to blabber about other things the entire time. When she was about to leave, Lucas reminded her, “I already told you before that your Brother Cedar is a lonely person. You should spend more time with him.” “Oh, okay.” After Isabelle left, someone opened the bedroom door from the inside. Cedar came out from the bedroom. He then sat on where Isabelle just sat earlier and continued the chess game. Lucas cleverly asked, “You’re avoiding her because of what she said?” The man said, “I troubled her.” Lucas moved the king piece to another position and reminded Cedar, “You can't be hasty in achieving your goal. I’ve taught you that concept since you were young. Not only that, but you have to make sure to act like what you said. Bella isn’t a girl who will casually choose her partner. “On the contrary, she has deep and mature consideration about what she wants. What you told her made it sounded like you’re compromising for her. I know that those aren’t your real thoughts. I know you’re afraid she’ll avoid you if you confuse your real feelings for her.” Lucas pinpointed the issue and hit the nail on the head. Cedar’s mood dropped after he heard Lucas’s words. Cedar replied, “You already know everything.” Lucas continued guiding Cedar, “You won’t achieve your goal if you’re too impatient. Bella is the kind of person where she’ll have to come to her own realization. You should let her get used to your companionship first. You should be there when she needs you. Cedar, do you understand?” What Lucas told Cedar was precisely the same as what Zachary said. Cedar suddenly realized that he got too aggressive with Isabelle. He felt relieved after knowing the issue. “About Isabelle, I'll plan it and take it slowly.” When Isabelle went home, she saw her father plucking some Eustoma flowers from the flower field. She went over to him and squatted down in front of him. She propped her face with both her hands and said, “Dad, Big Brother got angry at me.” Zachary asked indifferently, “Are you complaining?” “Not really. I’m just telling you that he’s angry.” Zachary could tell that she wanted to talk to him because she was feeling sad. She was in a low mood because Cedar was angry at her. However, she could not understand why she was feeling down. She only knew that Cedar got angry, and that bothered her. Zachary reminded, “You’re trying to complain about how petty he is. Indeed, he’s my son too, but I care about you more.” Zachary did not realize that he already looked at Cedar from a father-in-law’s perspective. Isabelle quickly explained, “Anyway, I was the one at fault! I caused trouble for him again. Big Brother is so handsome and makes others feel safe around him. Daddy, why is Big Brother so lonely?” Zachary patiently asked, “Why do you think he’s lonely?” “I don’t know why either. I just feel like Big Brother looks really lonely when he walks away. He was just like how Mom described you when she first met you, Dad. Mom said you felt like a lonely person when she first met you.” Caroline always told Isabelle about her love story with Zachary. She also shared her admiration for Zachary and his doting love for her. Isabelle was very envious of her parent’s relationship. Zachary plucked a pink Eustoma flower and said, “Lil Lion, I need to remind you about something. When your Mother looks at me, she’s looking at me as a lover. She thinks I’m lonely because she felt sad for me.” Isabelle was startled. She quickly stood up properly and immediately drowned in helplessness. She said, “Dad, are you saying that I’m looking at Big Brother as if he’s my lover? How can that be? Mom will kill me if she finds out about it!” Zachary continued and plucked a light green Eustoma flower. He pointed out the critical issue and told her, “Look, you didn’t deny that you like Cedar. Your first reaction is that you’re more afraid that your Mom will hit you.” Zachary was the perfect wingman for Cedar. Since Zachary was Isabelle’s father, she took his words to heart. Not only that, but she would spend her time pondering that question over and over again. Zachary already knew that clearly. That was why he pointed it out for Isabelle. It was not because he deliberately wanted to help Cedar. Rather, he felt that his dearest daughter was a little slow in that aspect. She was not clear-minded enough to understand her true feelings. If he did not enlighten her, she probably would not understand why she felt sad when Cedar got angry at her. She probably would not have realized it for a year or more. She might even forget about it later on. “Dad, you’ll lose me like that!”