"Well, he's the uncle, so even if he's not here, of course, he would send a gift as a token of his presence." Violet's words were humble, but her smile was filled with pride.After Mia, many others sought Violet out to chat. Although it was supposedly "chatting", they were actually just trying to kiss up to her. Larissa was quite shocked as she was hearing more compliments than she ever had in the past twenty years within ten minutes.A middle-aged couple walked over together."Mrs. Rogers.""Mr. and Mrs. Hermes!"They greeted each other.Violet introduced them to Larissa, "This is the president of Torqua Corporation, Mr. Xander Hermes. This is his wife."Larissa knew Torqua Corporation. If she recalled correctly …She glanced at Lucas, who was not far off. These two before her must be his parents.Lucas happened to look over to where they were too. When he locked eyes with Larissa, he immediately let out a polite smile, which Larissa also gave in return.Lana, who was next t

"Honestly, Larissa, you …" Lana pouted, her eyes showing a hint of reproach as well as exasperation.Larissa was just wondering how to get out of this "deep sisterly affection" act when her wheelchair automatically rolled back a foot's distance—No, it was Violet who pulled back the wheelchair for a foot's distance.Having no warning, Lana, who had been leaning against the wheelchair, nearly pitched over sideways. Thankfully, Lucas quickly caught her before she could hit the floor."My apologies, Mr. and Mrs. Hermes." Violet smiled with charm. "Lari and I are going to go see the child. We'll talk later!"Lucas' parents quickly said, "Of course, of course! We'll talk later!" Once Violet had left with Larissa, Xander turned to glare coldly at Lucas.Knowing he was in the wrong, Lucas looked down with guilt, his hand tightly gripping Lana's. He said in a low voice, "Let's go, Nana."Lana glared at Larissa's silhouette with resentment, nearly crushing her own teeth from all the gnashi

Chris' mother—Rebecca Hermes looked up and exclaimed with delight, "Aunt Violet!" and Violet nodded, reaching out to her. "Here, let me hold him." She gazed at the baby in Rebecca's arms with warmth in her eyes, and Rebecca handed the child over, murmuring, "Chris, your grandaunt is going to hold you …"Chris was very well-behaved; he did not cry even after leaving his mother's embrace.Violet held him, rocking him gently while cooing at him at the same time. "Chris! Do you know who I am? Do you know I'm your grandaunt? Look at you! So well-behaved! You're not crying at all!"Larissa watched quietly at one side, thinking to herself, "Thank goodness Kevan did not come today." Otherwise, they would definitely be urged to have children as soon as possible.That thought had just entered her mind when Rebecca asked, "Larissa, when are you and Kevan going to have children?"Violet paused momentarily in her baby entertainment but said nothing. She just watched Larissa carefully from her

This was the first time Christopher had cried after leaving the house today. It was also said that this was the only time he had ever wailed with such sadness, apart from the time he emerged from his mother's womb.Hearing his loud cries, all the cheerfully chatting adults panicked, especially his grandmother, who frantically came over and asked, "What's wrong with my darling grandson? Did he poop or is he hungry?"Rebecca held back her laughter and said,"Neither!" She pretended to glare at the baby. "He just doesn't want me to hold him.""What?" Mia was stunned. "What happened?"Rebecca smiled at Larissa. "Larissa held him for some time, so I guess there's some emotional connection there. Speaking of which, Chris has never been so attached to me! I'm kinda jealous, just thinking about it!"Larissa was a little embarrassed by her words. Seeing as the child was still wailing, she quickly took him from Rebecca's arms. The amazing thing was, the moment Chris was in her arms, he st

Many people came over. Violet glared at Kevan harshly before sullenly letting go.Larissa was also watching them with confusion written all over her face. She had no idea what had happened.Leaving his mother behind, Kevan sat on the empty seat next to her."Here, your nephew." Larissa lifted Chris before him. Kevan stared at him for a while before uttering two words with a frown, "He's ugly."The child's mother was sitting right in front of them, and he just blatantly scorned the baby—Larissa panicked and hurriedly apologized on his behalf to Rebecca, "I'm so sorry, Rebecca. That's not what he meant …"Rebecca was a little panicked too—but of course she was also very much unhappy. But as it was Kevan Rogers, she could not show just how unhappy she was."It's alright." She waved her hand, forcing herself to be gracious. "Babies are honestly quite ugly when they have just been born. My husband and I find it quite disgusting, really."Larissa naturally knew that this was just

"Bro, why do you care about Kevan so much?" Rebecca covered her mouth while laughing as she teased him. "You can't possibly have feelings for Kevan, can you?"Lucas glared at her. "What nonsense are you spouting?"Rebecca pursed her lips. "Well, the way you looked earlier, you certainly looked like it!""You're already a mother now, why are you still so indecent? Aren't you afraid of influencing your child negatively?"While Lucas was criticizing his younger sister, Lana had herself plastered next to Larissa again."Larissa!" She hugged Larissa's arm and asked, "Are you also staying in Bartham for only a while?""... Probably." Larissa gave a vague answer. The truth was that she was not sure herself. She did not know if she would ever be transferred back.Lana was very disappointed to not find the information she needed from Larissa. She discreetly glanced at Kevan before deliberately praising the kid in Larissa's arms with great exaggeration. "Wow! Little Chris is so cute!"Bu

"Do not bring her before us ever again! And never bring her with you to attend family gatherings such as this!" Xander said.…Because she nearly dropped the baby, the looks from the crowd were filled with reproach and resentment.Lana had never experienced such humiliation before, so she felt a little indignant while blaming Larissa for everything again."Larissa …" Her eyes were all teary and she was pouting, looking for all as if she was the most pitiful one in the world."I … I was startled. I didn't mean to …" She seemed to be explaining herself to Larissa, but she was actually trying to say it to Kevan instead.Larissa's reaction was very bland. "I know."There were no words of comfort.Kevan's reaction was even colder. He did not say anything, much less look at her.Lana was gritting her teeth again, her fists were clenched so tightly that veins had popped out on the back of her hands."Larissa …" She sat next to Larissa once more, reaching out to take her hand. "When

Everyone had the heart for some gossip, and everyone loved watching some family drama.The chattering crowd quieted down, and all kinds of looks were thrown over at Larissa, who felt their gazes stabbing into her back."We can talk about our matter next time." Pushing down the anger she felt, she reminded Lana, "This is a baby's party. Do not ruin everyone's spirits."Lana had been spoiled since young, so she always put herself first. How could she care about this sort of thing?To her, Larissa's attitude in looking at the bigger picture screamed guilt to her, so she refused to let her off, digging her claws furiously into her. "If we hadn't met here, how on earth was I supposed to see you? You refuse to answer my calls and my texts, and you even refuse to let me into your house when I try to visit …"Seeing that she was going to cry again, Larissa accommodated her helplessly. "Fine. If you have to talk about it now, we'll go out and do it alone. Let's not affect the others here."

"Can't you tell that my mom's angry?" he asked coldly."Of course, I can!" Cecilia's anger was obvious. Anyone could tell, Lana included. "But I haven't dealt with my thing with Larissa yet! I can't go!" She dragged Lucas back toward the private room."Do you even know what the occasion is? And you come here to deal with your thing with Larissa?" Lucas did not know if Lana was really innocent or stupid. "Can you have a little bit of observational skills?"With the way he shouted at her, Lana froze. Lucas froze too.Ever since they got to know each other, Lucas had never spoken harshly to Lana. She had always been his precious little princess. Even if she was unreasonable on multiple occasions, he was always gently tolerating her.Lana was struck speechless in an instant, her eyes filled with tears once again."You're shouting at me …" Her voice was so soft and filled with endless grievances, which immediately caused Lucas to go soft. He quickly pulled her into his embrace and c

After Violet got down from the car, Larissa let out a sigh of relief. Prior to that, there were several instances in which she did not know how to pick up after Violet's conversations. Moreover, Kevan displayed a demeanor of indifference and detachment, only focusing on driving even when her awkwardness was so obvious. He never once helped rescue her from her predicament.Seeing the discreet glare Larissa was giving him through the rearview mirror, Kevan's lips twitched upward."If you don't want to be troubled by my mother, don't ever attend this sort of event with her again," Kevan admonished.Having learned her lesson, Larissa would naturally not make the same mistake. "But Chris is pretty cute," she said sincerely. "I guess it's worth the nagging from Mom."Kevan was intrigued, and he deliberately asked her jeeringly, "What, you want to have children now?"Larissa denied it at once. "No!"Entertaining someone else's kid was one thing; raising one's own child was another. She