220: Chapter 220: Her First Love 220: Chapter 220: Her First Love When Yusuf Zuck came out from Everest Zuck’s house, he made another call to Jade Cooke.

Jade had been discharged from the hospital, but since they had often chatted during their time there, becoming friends, it was perfectly normal for him to make a call and check in!

“Delaney Valencia wants to invite you for dinner tonight, see if you have any time,” Jade Cooke didn’t ask anything else over the phone, just mentioned that Anna Cooke wanted to invite him for dinner.

“I can’t do tonight, I have to head out; going to Hubei,” Yusuf Zuck said “Hubei” instead of “Hunan” in order to keep his whereabouts secret.

“Oh, then let’s wait until you get back,” Jade Cooke said with a laugh.

“Sure, once I’m back I’ll come over and visit you,” Yusuf said and then hung up the phone.

He then drove toward the Ruiz Family district, needing to inform Miles O’brien, as he might not return for three to five days.

Therefore, if Leila Brown’s ashes arrived in the next couple of days, it would require Miles O’Brien to pick them up.

Even if she didn’t go herself, she needed to let Samuel Ross and the others know to do it.

As for Marlon Shepherd, Yusuf wasn’t planning on visiting him before the investigation report came out.

Everything would wait until after he saw the results of the investigation, which would also take several days anyway.

“He’s looking for you, it must be for no good reason.

I just know when he’s being overly attentive, it’s never for something good!” Having finished speaking with Miles O’brien in the store, she expressed her reluctance.

She had issues with Everest Zuck because he had never said a nice word about her, and now here he was, taking Yusuf Zuck to Hunan for business.

Although Yusuf didn’t specify what it was, she was sure it was nothing good.

“I’ve already agreed to it, and besides, with arranging the cemetery and the funeral, I need his help to manage things,” Yusuf said with an embarrassed expression, quoting the old saying that women and vile characters are difficult to raise.

Everest had uttered some nonsense previously, and that made her harbor resentment.

“Hmm, just be careful, I can’t control you, but you better not get into trouble,” Miles’ eyes reddened, she didn’t concern herself with what Yusuf did outside, but she genuinely cared for him.

Yusuf hugged her: “Don’t worry, nothing will happen.

Just take care of the home.”

“I have to leave for a bit soon.

Macklin Greene has arrived and I haven’t shown up yet, I need to make arrangements and ask when she’s going to school,” Yusuf said with a smile, “Macklin’s dad is loaded now, he’ll keep transferring money to us nonstop in the future.”

“I won’t deal with other stuff, only the store, including the new company.

Don’t make me worry about any of it.

Everyone has their specialty, and I’ll just stick with the store for life,” Miles said, holding back her irritation.

“Alright, alright, you stick with the store,” Yusuf knew what he was doing, feeling guilty towards Miles O’Brien, so he always felt uneasy around her.

However, Miles’ understanding and her generosity touched Yusuf deeply.

After instructing her on what to do, Yusuf continued on his relentless pace toward the Grand Hyatt Hotel, while also calling the young nurse Paisley Kirk, asking where they were.

“Great Wall, we’re at the Great Wall.

Bro, Macklin can really walk, I’m about to die of exhaustion…” Paisley complained over the phone.

“Ha, she went straight to the Great Wall upon arrival?

Then I won’t come to find you guys.

You ask her when she’s planning to go to school for me!”

“Alright, hold on,” Paisley asked Macklin Greene on the phone when she was planning to go to school.

“Bro, she says at least three days from now,” Paisley conveyed Macklin’s reply after a moment.

“Fine, then just have fun with her.

Do you still have money on you?” Yusuf asked with concern.

“Yes, yes, I haven’t even spent the hundred thousand from last time,” Paisley had taken care of old Mr.

Zuck for a month in the hospital and upon discharge, Yusuf had also secretly given her a big red envelope, unknown to others.

Yusuf laughed, “Well, spend it as you please.

I have to go out now, but I’ll give you more when I get back.

The money for arranging Macklin shouldn’t come out of your pocket.”

“No worries, no worries, it’s not like it’s that much money,” Paisley quickly dismissed the concern.

“Take it when it’s given to you.

You’ll need to buy a house and a car in Beijing too.

Even as a girl, when you find a husband’s family, you can’t let them look down on you, right?

How much is that bastard Jerome Hart paying you a month?” Yusuf joked and cursed.

“Doctor Hart told me, eight thousand a month with bonuses every quarter,” she replied.

“Damn, that’s stingy.

Wait till I get back and I’ll have him raise it, at least fifteen thousand a month,” Yusuf said decisively.

“Brother, thank you,” Paisley Kirk whispered on the phone.

“Haha, you’re a good kid, so no matter what, I won’t let you suffer,” Yusuf Zuck laughed.

He actually admired the young nurse’s courage and boldness greatly.

She resigned from her job just like that and without a word started looking after his dad.

And she did it for a whole month.

Where could he find another girl like this?

Even old man Zuck, when chatting with Yusuf in private, lamented how great it would be to have a daughter-in-law like her.

“I did it willingly, but brother…

I want…

I want to ask you for a favor during the Spring Festival!”

“A favor during the New Year?

What is it?

Tell me, and I’ll do it if it’s within my power,” Yusuf Zuck said, thumping his chest.

“Mm, you’ve promised now, so I’ll tell you later, and you can’t back out…” The young girl was being mysteriously coy.

“Alright, is it something like pretending to be your boyfriend and going home to meet your parents?” Yusuf Zuck was sharp and guessed it immediately.

“Ah…

how did you know!” Paisley Kirk said, surprised.

“I’m not criticizing you, but how old are you exactly?

If I go with you, what if your dad comes at me with an ax?” Yusuf Zuck couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

After New Year’s, she wouldn’t even be nineteen.

“Not a chance, I called home a few days ago, and both my mom and dad were asking me if I was seeing a boyfriend and if I’d take him home for New Year’s.”

“So what did you tell them?”

“I said…

I…

I told them I was seeing someone and I told them your name,” Paisley Kirk said in a low voice.

“Fine, then I’ll go back with you for the Spring Festival.”

“Thank you, brother,” the girl said with a sweet smile, seemingly triumphant and very happy.

“Have fun, but be careful, and don’t go to any nightclubs late at night.”

“I know, I never go to places like that, don’t worry.”

“Then I’ll hang up.”

“You’re outside too, so be careful and dress warmly since it’s getting cold,” Paisley Kirk instructed before Yusuf hung up.

Yusuf didn’t have time to respond before he ended the call himself, and he also shook his head with a wry smile.

It was still early in the evening, and Yusuf, alone in his car, took a drive around the streets.

Afterward, he took another phone out of the glove compartment and parked by the roadside to dial Ruth Wilcox’s number.

Since he had been back, he had been so busy that he hadn’t had a chance to talk to Ruth.

Normally, it would not matter much if they didn’t talk, but with the big news from Las Vegas blowing up, Ruth probably knew about it and would be worried.

So making a call to assure her he was safe seemed like a good idea to put her mind at ease.

The call connected, and it took only a ring and a half before it was answered: “Yusuf…

is it you?” The tone was very anxious, and the voice sounded like she had a cold, or as if she had just been crying.

“What’s wrong with you?” Yusuf got quite a shock from her hoarse voice.

“Wuhuuhu~” Upon hearing Yusuf’s voice, sobbing suddenly erupted from the other end of the phone.

She cared about Yusuf too and had been following the news non-stop, refreshing constantly, calling him without end.

She had cried many times, her voice was hoarse, her lips blistered, and she hadn’t eaten for two days.

Yusuf…

was also her first love, the one engraved in her heart, the only man who could make her happy and feel safe!