11 Uncle Ben

Even though Benjamin never returned to this house even once and chose to stay in his personal house, Benjamin did not close his eyes to his nieces.

He hired someone to investigate his nieces' school, friends, and work environment. If there were one thing that hurt his nieces, he would not remain silent.

Therefore, before sending them to school, he will ensure that the school has an adequate quality of education, a good environment, a place where his young nieces could feel comfortable and not be hurt.

No exception regarding the restaurant where Cathy works. From the start, he did not agree with his eldest niece working as a lowly employee. But this certain young girl was very stubborn to the point that became a pain in his neck.

Therefore he did nothing as long as the girl was not in danger. But recently, he had news; the manager who was Cathy's boss had the guts to touch his family member.

The pervert old manager dared to touch Cathy lengthily. Not only that, but some of Cathy's co-workers also supported her manager's actions while waiting for his niece's destruction.

He realized that his worries made no sense for someone who never returned home to care for his nieces.

He had a reason for that. First, he was young and unmarried. If he had to live with four grown-up girls stubbornly, his common sense could not accept it.

Last and foremost. No one knows if Benjamin Paxton was completely unrelated by blood to the four children.

His mother was pregnant with him when she married Daniel's father. Daniel was the father of the four girls he accepted fifteen years ago.

Knowing his father had remarried, Daniel ran away from home and has never contacted the Paxton family since. He changed his surename to prove he cut ties with the Paxton and became Daniel West.

Even Benjamin wasn't sure whether Daniel knew he had a half-brother or not.

In essence, Daniel and Benjamin have never met or had any contact at all. Miraculously the court managed to find him and asked him to become the guardian of four little girls. One of them was still a baby, and the other two were still infants, making him unable to speak.

At first, he refused and did not want to accept those who were none of his business. Plus, Benjamin had no idea his stepfather had a son. He only knew he had an elder sister who died in an accident eighteen years ago. His mother never told him and made sure he was the one who inherited all the assets owned by Paxton.

Because of that, he did not want to take the four children and reclaim their inheritance rights. Besides, he felt girls only could be a wife and not fitted to be heiress. Not to mention became a Paxton's heir was so tempting.

But... when he saw the eldest girl sitting next to her twins in a baby cot while holding her two-year-old sister moved his cold heart.

He couldn't just leave them like that. As if he didn't care being Paxton's next in the line, he walked over to the poor kids.

In the end, he let the four of them into his life. It's just that, at that time, he was very young and didn't know what a child needs. That's why he hired a nanny for them.

He was lucky to inherit from his stepfather before he became orphaned. He inherited two villas in the mountains, several houses scattered throughout the country, and dozens of lands either on the village's outskirts or in the city center.

However, only one house was not inherited by his name. The owner of this house was named Daniel. That's when he found out that he had an older brother.

He left the house empty and neglected it for years until the appearance of the four girls. He cleaned and renovated the house for the four of them to live in. He even lived there for a year with them before deciding to live in his own home.

He didn't know how to give parental love, but he still made sure their necessity was fulfilled. He will ensure their safety and comfort during their stay in their home.

Lately, he was relieved to know that the four children had grown up and looked happy. Unfortunately, his relief vanished when he heard someone taking advantage of his eldest niece.

"Catherine, I don't want to hear a 'no' answer. From onward, you won't be working there." Benjamin spoke in an authoritative tone to show her that he wouldn't accept rejection.

"..." Cathy did not understand the nature of her uncle. She couldn't comprehend what he was thinking at this time.

Her uncle had never cared about them all these years, now why did that man suddenly care? Or is it possible that he wants to control her life?

Cathy hated someone who tried to control her life the most. She owned her own, and no one had the right to decide what she needs to do. Even so, this man has paid for her education along with her three younger siblings. After all, this man had merit in terms of their education and shelter.

Only because of it, Cathy decided not to go against her uncle. After all, she could always find another job besides that restaurant. Furthermore, she also had plans to quit her current work. So this time, Cathy obeyed her uncle.

"Okay."

Benjamin might never have seen Cathy grow up, but he has heard what his four nieces have been up to over the past ten years.

More or less, Benjamin could judge the character and way of thinking of each of his nieces.

Even though Cathy seemed to agree to quit her job, the girl was sure to find another job sooner or later.

He didn't have time to investigate the workplace Cathy would choose, so he resorted to other means.

"In exchange, I want you to be my assistant."

Cathy's eyes widened, not expecting the offer at all. Why did her uncle want her to be his assistant? Isn't he afraid that she will make a fatal mistake that will cost him a lot?

Wait a minute. How did her uncle know that she worked in a restaurant? She was sure she never mentioned about work every time Uncle Ben phoned her to check on her.

That man had a strange way of thinking and never allowed her to work as a part-timer, so she did it secretly.

"Did you spy on me?" the tone in Cathy's voice was not like a question but more of an accusation. And how she crunched her nose was showing how she feels disgusted with this unexpected fact.

Benjamin was somewhat surprised by their drastic change in topic, but his expression remained unchanged.

Not getting any answer from the older man convinced Cathy that her uncle had spied on her behind her back!

If the man was investigating her, then it was sure that the man would know her abilities. Could this be why her uncle wanted her to be his assistant because he already knew what she was capable of? It turned out that her uncle just tried to use her.

However... even if she had to work under her uncle without being paid... she would not be able to pay off the debt of gratitude towards the man who had supported the four of them for dozens of years.

Therefore...

"All right, I will do as you say."

Relieved to hear his niece's answer, Benjamin took two big folders and three thick books and gave them to Cathy.

"Learn all of this in three days. After that, I'll test you. If you can answer all my questions, you will start working."