Huxton paused and raised his head. He looked at the little girl sitting on the steps and said, "Miss Ashley, I can chat with you as well even if I'm standing here."
"But I like men who are wholehearted," Ashley said in an overbearing tone. "If you want to chat with me, you must stop the work on your hand."
In the face of Ashley's requirements, Huxton said indifferently, "But I like to work wholeheartedly. I hope Miss Ashley won't make things difficult for me or my master would be angry."
Ashley raised her head and asked rudely, "Which master are you talking about?"
Huxton replied respectfully, "It's your uncle."
"Oh, are you referring to my uncle Patrick?" Ashley patted her chest as her eyes lit up with pride. "Let me tell you this. My uncle dotes on me the most. If you serve me well, my uncle will not blame you, he might even reward you."
Huxton opened his mouth but before he could say anything, he heard the sound of a car coming from behind him.
As he turned his head back, a Lamborghini stopped gracefully at the gate of the small garden.
Huxton immediately stood up and shouted, "Sir."
Patrick's handsome face was seen as the window was rolled down.
Ashley stretched her neck to see what was happening. When she saw Patrick, she jumped up from the steps and shouted while running, "Uncle Patrick!"
Patrick's cold glance followed the call and shifted to the small fella behind Huxton.
Seeing that it was Ashley who shouted, he was a little surprised. He then opened the door and stepped out of the car.
"Plop!"
When he looked down, he saw that Ashley had crashed into his thigh. She had also reached out to hug one of his thighs and rubbed her cheek on it intimately.
Patrick's glance went warm. He raised his hand and rubbed her head.
Huxton, who was beside him, took the chance to ask Patrick while he was distracted, "Sir, shall I drive the car into the garage?"
Patrick nodded and said, "The key is in the car." "Alright," Huxton responded and quickly stepped into
the car.
It was not until when Huxton had driven the car far away then Ashley realized what had happened and shouted, "Oh no!"
Patrick wanted to ask why Ashley was here but he swallowed it back and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ashley pouted her lips towards the direction of Huxton and said, "I let him slip away!"
Patrick raised his eyebrows. He did not know if Ashley was talking about the man or the car.
Then, he heard Ashley saying, "Uncle, I want you to give me someone!"
Patrick looked at her and asked, "Who?"
"Little Hux!"
"Little Hux?" Patrick thought to himself. "She must be referring to Huxton, wasn't she?"
Ashley nodded her round and chubby cheek, "Bingo! It's your butler!"
"You want him?" Patrick said slowly, "Then, you have to ask him yourself. As long as he agrees, I won't stop you."
Ashley's eyes lit up. "Really, Uncle Patrick?"
Seeing that Patrick nodded his head, Ashley clapped her hands happily and said, "Uncle Patrick, you are so open-minded!"
Patrick smiled but did not say anything.
The reason why he promised her so quickly was that he knew Huxton would not have left with Ashley.
With these thoughts wandering in his mind, he asked, "Now can you tell me what you're doing here?"
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