Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 465 - 274: Marcus Shaw’s Past

Chapter 465: Chapter 274: Marcus Shaw’s Past
"Crystal Hughes?"
Nora Scott suddenly spoke, calling out the name.
Upon hearing her voice, both Peter Hughes and Andrew Hughes were taken aback, looking over suspiciously.
Peter Hughes seemed curious as he leaned over, walked behind her, glanced at her, then at the photo, and asked nonchalantly, "Did she come out of the photo?"
"..."
Nora Scott’s temple throbbed as her gaze sharply turned towards Peter Hughes.
Peter Hughes held out for two seconds, couldn’t withstand it, and sensibly stepped back.
"Is your daughter really named Crystal Hughes?" Nora Scott asked.
"Didn’t you know? I thought Marcus Shaw would’ve told you," Peter Hughes smiled as he opened the fridge, "Do you know her?"
"... I’ve met her."
Nora Scott didn’t answer very specifically.
She once encountered a war correspondent named Crystal Hughes during her travels to a war-torn country. A delicate and beautiful woman, yet quite resilient. Witty, humorous, gentle, and talkative, her temperament somewhat resembled Peter Hughes’.
They only had a brief encounter.
However, Crystal Hughes left a deep impression on her, so much so that upon seeing the photo, she could still recall the name.
Peter Hughes turned his head and casually asked, "On TV?"
"Sort of."
Nora Scott shrugged.
"Just joking," Peter Hughes teased, pulling out two bottles of hot sauce, "Where did you meet her?"
After a brief hesitation, Nora Scott mentioned a place, prompting Peter Hughes to think for a moment, then he responded with an "Oh," his demeanor losing some of its frivolity, showing a hint of regret and nostalgia, "That was three or four years ago, she was just starting in this line of work then."
"Really?" Nora Scott was a bit surprised.
"She probably told you some nonsense, claiming she’d been doing it for ages." Peter Hughes perceptively deduced.
Nora Scott chuckled lightly.
This ability to fabricate stories at the drop of a hat must have been inherited from Peter Hughes.
A father knows his daughter best.
"Back then, she was young and inexperienced, often underestimated by others." Peter Hughes said a couple of sentences, then curiously sized up Nora Scott, "Three or four years ago, you were just in your early twenties, what were you doing in a place like that?"
"... Having fun." She raised a hand to touch her nose, recalling the past, Nora Scott felt a bit down, "Didn’t have much luck, hit by a revolution on the second day."
She had intended to travel around the world with a carefree mindset, not expecting that in such places, war would break out like child’s play. Went to bed and woke up to a full-scale battle, half of the small town gone in no time.
"..."
Peter Hughes gave her a sympathetic look.
Such matters weren’t appropriate to discuss at length in front of children, so Nora Scott and Peter Hughes stopped at an appropriate point.
As evening approached, Peter Hughes told Nora Scott to make herself comfortable as if she were at her own home, then went off to busy himself in the kitchen.
Nora Scott finally realized why Andrew Hughes had a "self-reliant" nature.
Peter Hughes didn’t treat Andrew Hughes like a kid at all.
The entire time it was—
"Handsome Young Yang, come here and peel some garlic."
"Wash the scallions."
"Go to the fridge and bring over the cured meat."
...
As for Andrew Hughes, he paced with his short legs, shuttling between the living room and the kitchen, occasionally frowning and complaining a little, but the moment Peter Hughes called him, he would obediently respond, running back and forth.
Since childhood, taken care of by Antonio Easton to the point of being a living disability, Nora Scott: "..."
By comparison, Easton really spoiled her.
Unable to sit still, Nora Scott stayed in the living room for a moment, switched the TV on, and after inadvertently seeing Luna Durant’s face on the screen, couldn’t bear to watch any longer and turned the TV off directly.
Taking out her phone, she messaged Pedro Langley.
[Nora Scott]: Is it confirmed that Luna Durant will be starring in "Reversing Life"?
Pedro Langley, known for always replying instantly, didn’t respond this time.
Nora Scott quietly noted this, put away the phone, and then got up to walk towards the kitchen.
She didn’t enter, just stood at the doorway, watching the grandfather and grandson coordinate and cooperate.
"How did Marcus Shaw get to know you?"
Nora Scott hadn’t forgotten what Peter Hughes mentioned downstairs.
Thinking carefully, she realized she had never inquired about Marcus Shaw’s past.
She wasn’t fond of asking about past events.
Aside from Pedro Langley and certain specific matters, she couldn’t be bothered to ask about others’ pasts.
Not putting in that effort, not being overly curious, saved her a lot of trouble.
Moreover, it was her first time experiencing a kinship bond outside Antonio Easton, which took some getting used to.
"Oh, at the police station."
Peter Hughes answered while chopping vegetables.
Without thinking, Nora Scott asked, "Committed a crime?"
Giggling, he glanced over, Peter Hughes chuckled, "Your tone suggests you’re quite the troublemaker?"
Nora Scott ignored his teasing, "You were working as a detective, him being a minor, what kind of crime would he have to commit to meet you?"
"No crime involved."
Peter Hughes mischievously used his onion-smelling hands to touch Andrew Hughes’ face, which Andrew quickly dodged in disdain.