Xander did not mind. He smiled instead. “You don’t have to thank me now. I want to ask you guys for a favor.”Hearing this, the little ones were immediately on guard.Rosalie was also in a puzzle. This time was the second time Xander and the little ones met. She wondered why he wanted to ask them for a favor.As she wondered, she noticed Xander’s gaze on her.Rosalie was startled.Then, Xander spoke as he looked at the little ones again, “Can I borrow your mommy for a while?”The little ones looked at each other as if they had seen this coming.They knew Uncle Xander was going to take their mommy away again.If their daddy knew about this matter, they wondered when Daddy and Mommy would get back together.With this thought in mind, the little ones shook their heads without hesitation and responded firmly. “Mommy has promised to take us out to play today! Grown-ups shouldn’t lie to their kids!”Xander looked at Rosalie bewilderedly when he heard the little ones’ answer.Rosal
Rosalie frowned and stared at the little one for a while.Nox was fine a moment ago, yet he suddenly had a stomachache and seemed to be in great pain.Lucian noticed their mommy’s doubt and quickly thought of something. He quickly frowned and said, “I think we might have caught a cold last night while sleeping. I feel unwell too.”Rosalie finally believed them. Then, she turned around and apologized to Xander. “Young Master Xander, I’m sorry. My kids are unwell, so I’ll have to take a look at them.”Xander glanced at the little ones and smiled with understanding. “The kids are more important. I can wait for a while. Feel free to tell me if you need any help.”After all, Xander’s medical skill was as professional as Rosalie’s. Moreover, he had experience giving free treatments to kids and knew how to treat them well.Hearing this, the two little ones looked at each other and panicked.They had almost forgotten that Uncle Xander was also a professional doctor.If he examined them
Nox tried to suppress the fear in him, but his voice trembled a little as he asked, “Mommy… Do I have to undergo surgery?”Rosalie nodded as though Nox was ill for real. “Acute appendicitis is serious. If we don’t take you to the hospital as soon as possible, it’ll hurt more in the future. I’m worried about you.”Nox hesitated for a few seconds, then grinned before letting go of his tummy. He confessed, “Mommy, I’m okay. I don’t feel pain. Please don’t have me undergo surgery, okay?”Rosalie shook her head without hesitation.Nox and Lucian looked into each other’s eyes. The fear of surgery and the regrets of lying surged through them.Lucian cautiously tugged their mommy’s shirt and apologized obediently. “Mommy, I’m sorry. We lied just now. Nox isn’t sick. I asked him to pretend to be sick. Please don’t have Nox undergo surgery.”Nox also climbed down from the bed and stood before their mommy guilty.Rosalie looked at the two little ones beside her. She sighed and caressed the
Rosalie touched the little ones’ heads apologetically. “I’m sorry, but my work today is important and urgent. As you’ve heard, they’ll shut the company down soon, so I have to go out today.”The little ones looked disappointed and said nothing.They knew how important work was to their mommy.However, they still did not like Mommy going out with Uncle Xander.Seeing the little ones’ reluctant expressions, Rosalie felt sorry and strange.When they were abroad, she had always been busy like now. However, the little ones never complained anything about it.She was also busy day and night finding pharmaceutical companies for the research institute when they first returned. Even then, the little ones were obedient and did not make a fuss about it.Rosalie had no idea what had happened this time.“Mommy…” Nox couldn’t help but ask, “Are you going to make Uncle Xander our daddy?”When Rosalie heard this, she was stunned for a few seconds. She then realized the little ones’ concerns a
Seeing that Mrs. Zora was ignoring her, the little one began to sulk again.After a while, Mrs. Zora had no choice but to give in and explain, “Master is very busy these days. He told you to stay home and wait for him to return. He’ll take you out then.”The little one puffed her cheeks angrily when she thought of her father.Mrs. Zora sighed helplessly and dialed Byron’s number.“Yes?”Byron was at Lawrence Corporation, having a meeting with the higher executive officers. When he saw the call from Mrs. Zora, he hesitated for a moment before answering it.Mrs. Zora looked at the little girl, who was still sulking, and said, “Sir, Little Lady has been sulking all morning. She didn’t eat breakfast.”Hearing that Mrs. Zora was on a call with Daddy, the little girl turned around slowly and stared longingly at the phone.She wanted to talk to her daddy too.Mrs. Zora saw through Estelle’s thoughts and handed the phone to her.On the other end of the call, Byron was about to ask Mr
When Byron was back at Lawrence Manor, he did not see Estelle or Mrs. Zora in the living room.“Sir.”When Byron was about to make a call, Mrs. Zora rushed down the stairs and looked worried.Byron frowned and asked, “Where’s Estie?”Mrs. Zora pointed at Estelle’s room upstairs as she said with concern, “Little Lady locked herself up in her room again. I can’t make her open the door…”Estie had been crying non-stop after hanging up the call with Byron. She kept sobbing.No matter how Mrs. Zora coaxed Estelle, Estelle turned a deaf ear to it.After crying, the little one suddenly got up and ran back upstairs.Mrs. Zora could not run as fast as Estelle. When she was upstairs, Estelle had already locked herself in her room. She would not open the door no matter what Mrs. Zora said.At first, Mrs. Zora could still hear Estelle’s faint whimpering from the room.However, it became quiet after a while.Mrs. Zora was so anxious that she called Byron countless times. However, no one
Seeing the little one not responding to him, Byron felt helpless.Since the little one got to know Rosalie, she had been treating him differently from Rosalie.The little one quickly forgave Rosalie for what she did yesterday.All Byron did was not listen to the little one, yet she was so angry that she refused to listen to him.If he did not know that Rosalie was Estelle’s birth mother, Byron would not have any explanation he could use to convince himself.“Didn’t you want to say something to me yesterday? I’ll listen to you now.”After a while, Byron suppressed his helpless feeling about Estelle’s attitude and coaxed her gently.Then, Estelle lifted her head and looked at Byron.Byron’s gaze deepened. Seeing the little girl’s face, his heart sank.He had heard nothing from Estelle and thought she was only sulking.However, he noticed the tears on Estelle’s face when she lifted her head. Tears were still shimmering in her eyes and flowing down her cheeks.“Bad Daddy...”Es
Xander smiled and said nothing.The 1.2 billion Xander had given last night was enough for Director Spiros to say this.Therefore, he calmly accepted Director Spiros’ humble attitude.Rosalie had no idea what had happened between the two men and quietly followed behind Xander.The three of them had just walked out of Heronial Corporation when Rosalie’s phone rang suddenly.The two men in front of her stopped and looked back at her.Rosalie smiled apologetically at the two of them. She took out her phone and glanced at it. When she saw the caller ID, she froze.“What’s the matter? Are the kids unwell?” Xander looked concerned.Rosalie was startled. Then, she casually rejected the call as she smiled and said, “It’s nothing. It shouldn’t be anything important. Let’s sign the contract first.”Xander and the others did not think too much and continued walking.Rosalie had taken only two steps when her phone rang again.When Rosalie saw the caller ID, her heart sank. Then, she tol