Joseph, who was furious, raised his foot and was about to walk towards Audrey. As soon as he took a few steps, he suddenly paused, and after a while, he turned around and left the park.

Unconsciously, Evan and Audrey got tired of it in the park for an afternoon, and they parted only when the sky was getting darker.

When Audrey returned home, she smelled a scent as soon as she opened the door. When she passed by the restaurant, Audrey saw a bowl of pumpkin soup emitting steaming in the middle of the dining table.

“Daddy?”

Audrey called out.

At this time, Joseph, dressed in a chef, walked out of the kitchen with two steaks. When he saw Audrey, he put the steak on the dining table and said with a smile: "Audrey, we're back. I'll cook today, you can rest."

"It's just right, it's all done. Go and wash your hands."

"Oh... OK." Audrey blinked and nodded slowly.

A few minutes later, the father and daughter sat opposite each other. Audrey had no appetite when eating at the table. She thought for a while, put the knife and fork in her hand, looked at Joseph and said, "Daddy, do you have something to say?"

Joseph's hand stuttered and asked, "Why do you ask this? Can't Daddy get paid? I want to celebrate?"

Audrey blinked and answered again: "Is that true?"

Joseph held a fork and sent a piece of beef into his mouth. After chewing it, he tried to change the topic and said, "Well, it tastes good, Audrey, try it."

Audrey didn't move.

Seeing this, Joseph had to put down his knife and fork. After a moment of silence, he pretended to be relaxed: "Okay, since you insist, I will say it."

"Audrey, in the afternoon...the guy next to you is...boyfriend?"

Joseph asked carefully, as if he was afraid of hurting his daughter. At the same time, he stared at Audrey tightly, not letting go of any clues.

Audrey was stunned when she heard this, then her face turned slightly red, she looked at Joseph in surprise, blurted out and asked, "How did you know... you followed?"

Joseph was so scared that he shook his head and waved his hand, firmly denied his daughter's "accusation". "How is it possible? Of course I did not follow him!"

"I just had a rare rest, so I went to McCrachee Park to see you draw."

"Really, I promise, to God, no, swear to your mother."

"Well, for God's sake, I'll believe you first." Audrey breathed a sigh of relief. She hated following this behavior, because it would make her unable to help but recall the sufferings of the war. This disgust even overwhelmed the panic of her and Evan's secret being discovered.

"That's good, Audrey." Joseph also breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to be hated by his daughter. If he lost his daughter, he lost it.

"Now, you can answer my question, right? That boy..."

"His name is Evan Warren, and he is my classmate."

Audrey's answer obviously did not satisfy Joseph.

Joseph asked, "That's it? What else?"

"If you ask me if I'm dating him?" Audrey hesitated for a moment and decided to confess to her father, "The answer is YES!"

"Sure enough, it's the same as I thought." Joseph nodded, feeling a little disappointed, and the anger that was suppressed showed signs of revival.

He scooped himself a bowl of soup, took a big sip, and then asked, "So, because of him, you don't want to go to art high school, right?"

Audrey didn't expect her father to ask about this and didn't know what to do. She thought her father would break up with Evan in anger. This was a common reaction as a father.

Audrey calmed down and immediately denied: "Daddy, it's not about Evan's business."

"Why doesn't it matter! Audrey, I will never allow anyone to interfere with you or bind you! He can't do it!" Joseph said excitedly: "Even myself, it can't do it!"

"Thank you, Daddy, I'm happy to say that!" Audrey was moved, but she still needed to explain to Evan: "However, Evan doesn't know anything about this, how could it be hindered me."

"Of course, I admit that there is an Evan factor in not going to Los Angeles, but more because I don't want to change the current state."

"Don't want to change anything?" Joseph didn't understand what Audrey meant.

"Daddy, I like the stability now!"

"Even if you can only dance ballet in a small classroom like Sylvia's House?"

"..." Audrey was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes, I do!"

"You!" Joseph looked at Audrey and couldn't speak for a long time.

He was suddenly disappointed, disappointed that his daughter had given up her ideal so easily.

But he felt even more guilty, guilty that he had actually had such a profound impact on Audrey in the past.

"Okay, Daddy, this ends with this. Let's have a meal. If you don't eat it, the steak will be cold."

Audrey picked up the knife and fork, ate a steak, and praised Joseph's craftsmanship.

Seeing that his daughter didn't want to continue talking, Joseph had no choice but to follow her.

However, he added at the end of the supper: "Audrey, you don't want to go to Los Angeles or have a boyfriend, I don't want to say anything more, but I hope you can bring that guy to me."

"This is a father's request, and I don't want you to refuse."

...

As the new week approaches, Evan suddenly finds that many people around him are looking gloomy.

Virginia was tortured in pain because she was reviewing math and didn't like anything and was in a state of unlucky mischief. Therefore, Evan and Dora were wisely away from her.

His father, Governor Earl, was worried about the wave of strikes and the almost out of control of prices.

The general strike of auto workers since November last year has not only not ended, but more workers have held strikes in order to support, including General Electric workers. As governor, Earl cannot help but worry about the chaos in California.

In less than two months, the ruling primary election will begin, and Earl Warren does not want any problems.

He went for re-election.

Seeing this, Evan comforted him at the breakfast meeting and said, "Don't worry, California can't get messy."

Carl Patton was frustrated because of his setbacks in negotiations with North Sacramento and was unable to obtain a permit for construction.

In response, Evan not only did not comfort others, but also kept mocking: "It's useless, I can't even handle a civil servant."

Carl looked resentful after hearing this.

Evan also found that negative emotions seemed to be contagious, and in the end even Audrey seemed to have something to worry about. Audrey often wanted to speak but stopped when they were alone, but when he asked her, she deliberately changed the subject.

Evan felt suspicious, but did not force Audrey until February.
Chapter completed!