"Come in!" Stanley's cold voice came from inside.
Violet pushed the door in, "Mr. Murphy, are you free on the weekend?"
"What's wrong?" Stanley put down the files in his hand and looked at her.
Violet clenched her fists, and said with courage, "Here’s the thing. Calvin and Arya's kindergarten will hold a parent-child activity on weekends. You also know the situation of our family, so..."
"Do you want me to act as the father of two children to participate in this event?" Stanley raised his eyebrows slightly, and instantly understood what she meant.
"Yes." Violet nodded.
Stanley's slender fingers tapped gently on the desk, "Why are you looking for me? Isn't there a Dr. Joe by your side?"
Violet touched the tip of her nose, "George is not free."
Hearing this, Stanley's face suddenly sank.
So she came to him because she couldn't find anyone else?
Thinking about it, Stanley was slightly angry. Just as he was about to refuse, a somewhat lazy voice came from the door, "I can help you."
Um?
Violet turned to look.
Ivan walked in slowly with holding a file, and then stopped beside her.
"Director Murphy." Violet greeted him politely.
Ivan first glanced at Stanley, who was expressionless, before turning his gaze to Violet, "I just heard about it. You want to find a father for your two children to participate in parent-child activities. How about me?"
He pointed to himself.
Stanley frowned, but didn't say anything. He was just looking at Violet, wanting to know her answer.
Violet didn't let him down either. She bowed apologetically to Ivan, "Thank you, Director Murphy, but no need."
She refused so directly. Ivan's eyes flashed annoyed, but it was fleeting, "Why don't you consider me? There shouldn't be any difference between looking for me and looking for Stanley?"
"Yes!" Violet turned her head to look at Stanley, "Mr. Murphy looks like my son. If he goes with us, I don't worry about being suspected."
This was indeed!
Stanley's thin lips hooked slightly. His mood improved a bit because of her words.
Seeing Stanley was happy, Ivan was not happy. He lowered his eyelids to cover the gloom in his eyes, and said softly, "What's the use of being similar? Parent-child activities are definitely indispensable to the game. Stanley doesn’t recover completely well. He can’t play games!"
"This..." Violet was stunned.
Yes, she actually forgot about it.
Seeing it, Stanley stood up from the wheelchair, "I agree to your request."
"But Mr. Murphy, your injury..." Violet pursed her red lips slightly. Although she was very happy that he agreed, she was still worried about him.
Ivan pushed his glasses and said, "Yes, Stanley, you haven't recovered. Just rest at home. In case something happens to you, won't it get Violet involved?"
However, Stanley ignored him, looked at Violet, and replied, "My injury doesn't matter, as long as I don't exercise vigorously, it will be okay. Well, you can go out first. I will contact you on weekends."
After hearing what he said, Violet had no choice but to leave before thanking him.
As soon as she left, Ivan stopped pretending and exposed his true face. He said, "Stanley, I really don’t know that you care about this woman so much. You even want to be the father for her children. If I tell Phoebe this, will Phoebe make things difficult to her?"
Hearing this, Stanley narrowed his eyes. There was an endless chill in his pitch-black pupils, "Ivan, I warn you, you'd better give up these ideas!"
Ivan sneered, "If I say no, what can you do to me?"
"You can try." Stanley replied in a sharp voice.
Ivan stared at him for a while, then suddenly laughed, "Look at you, I'm just kidding. But you take it seriously. All right, this is the information you want."
Ivan passed the document in his hand.
Stanley did not answer.
Ivan didn't feel annoyed. After shrugging, he put the document on Stanley’s desk and left.
At this time, Fraser came in from outside, carrying a thermos barrel in his hand.
Stanley sat back in the wheelchair, looked at the thermos barrel and frowned slightly, "What did you bring this in?"
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