Not A Small Town Girl (Danielle and David) novel Chapter 87

Chapter 87

Danielle and David sat in the car.

Patrick, who was behind the wheel, glanced at Danielle through the rearview mirror. He usually spent most of his time abroad managing affairs for David and rarely interacted with Danielle.

David looked at Patrick and said, "If you don’t want your eyes, gouge them out."

"Mr. Charrington, I was wrong," Patrick said.

He was also aware that he had been impolite, but he was just a little curious about how Danielle knew that the rosary beads were poisonous. ’She seems to be an expert at removing poison,’ he thought.

"What do you want to ask?" Danielle asked.

She had long noticed that Patrick had something to ask, and she reckoned that it was probably because David was around that he felt embarrassed to ask immediately. Patrick glanced at his boss, who was the jealous type when it came to romantic matters.

David then nodded at him.

"Um, Mrs. Charrington, I wanted to ask how you knew the rosary beads were poisonous with just one look?" Patrick asked.

"I smelled it," Danielle said. "My sense of smell is much sharper than average people’s. Coupled with his physical condition, I deduced it."

Patrick thought, ’Oh wow. I’m surprised she can actually deduce based on that...

"Mrs. Charrington, you’re amazing," he said. "You can even tell that they are poisonous. Where did you buy that small pill? It looks really powerful."

"I didn’t buy it," Danielle said. "I made it myself."

Danielle knew that Patrick was one of David’s right-hand men, so she did not hide it from him.

"Mrs. Charrington, you can make medicine too? That’s amazing. No wonder you’re the woman our boss has a thing for."

David could not help but smile.

Danielle showed a stern expression and said coldly, "If I couldn’t make medicine, does that mean your boss wouldn’t have a thing for me then?"

Patrick said, "No, no. Mrs. Charrington, that’s not what I meant. I meant you’re amazing. Even if you didn’t know anything, our boss would still have a thing for you."

Patrick was so frightened that his words started to become jumbled.

As Danielle saw Patrick stuttering while replying, she burst out laughing.

"Feeling happy now?" David asked as he playfully held Danielle’s small hand, finding it very soft.

The car slowly moved into the manor.

"Do you want to grab some snacks?" David asked.

"Nope," Danielle said.

"Rest early then."

At the Darling family’s Treeside Villa, Howard said coldly, "Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Dixon, I wonder what brings you here today."

He thought, The Dixon family still has the nerve to come over. I’m not sure if they had a hand in drugging Joseph back then.

He squinted and stared at the Dixon family with an intense gaze, as if wanting to see through their intentions. The entire living room was filled with a tense and oppressive atmosphere, as if time had frozen because of his presence.

Although Robert and Emily also felt that Joseph’s aura was too powerful, they were delighted. They thought, ’The CEO of Darling Group is about to become our family’s son-in-law. The more they thought about it, the happier they became.

"Joseph, you’re back," Robert said, greeting him with a touch of respect and ingratiation.

He did not put on airs just because he was an elder. Instead, he showed more respect simply because Joseph was the heir of the richest family.

However, Joseph had no intention of paying attention to Robert at all, which made him feel somewhat awkward. Emily, who was sitting at the side, felt humiliated to the point where she could not maintain her composure anymore. She thought, ’No matter what, it’s your future father-in-law greeting you. How come you are still acting all high and mighty?’

"Joseph, no matter what, Robert is your future father-in-law," she said. "How can you be so indifferent? With an attitude like this, how can I feel at ease about letting Sienna get married to you?"

After Emily finished speaking, she felt a pang of heartache.

"Mom, don’t criticize him," Sienna said. "Joseph isn’t usually like this. Maybe he faced some difficulties at work, which is why he’s in a bad mood. Don’t hold this against him."

Sienna appeared to be reasonable, putting in a good word for Joseph.

Emily said, "Alright. Fine. You haven’t even married yet, but you’re already siding with an outsider. Your dad and I have doted on you for nothing." She shot Sienna a doting glare, looking like she had no way of dealing with her.

Howard and Vivian thought, ’The Dixon family is really dramatic. We haven’t said anything, and they’ve already started acting.

’If Sienna really married into our family, we wouldn’t dare to imagine how chaotic our family would become. Fortunately, our precious daughter has found out about Sienna’s evil intentions in time. Otherwise, the harmony and prosperity of our family would be lost.

"Joseph, we’re here today to discuss Sienna’s marriage with you," Robert said. "You two have been together for a few years. It’s time to settle down."

Noticing that the Darling family kept avoiding this topic, Robert had no choice but to speak up again to urge them about the marriage.

"Doesn’t Sienna know why we’re together?" Joseph said. "If it weren’t for her scheming against me, would I have been with her?" Speaking of this, Joseph was extremely disgusted. He thought, ’She’s too scheming. If Danielle hadn’t sent me the video in time, I might have really jumped into the Dixon family’s trap.’