Lucas was silent for a while before saying, "That's alright. I've never met my dad. It has always just been me and my mom. I did ask my mom who my dad was before, but she would always cry after that, so I stopped asking. My mom loves me the most in this world, so I don't want her to cry or be sad. Mommy is also really good to me! The first few years we were in Amerstica, we weren't doing good at all, but she would rather suffer than see me suffer."Lucas continued, "She still works even when she's sick just because she wants to earn money to raise me in a good environment. So, I don't talk about my daddy, and I won't let anyone bully her or make her cry either."Jonathan listened to Lucas attentively and felt a twinge of pain in his chest. He didn't know that Scarlett and Lucas had such a tough life before moving back to Catheden and that she had to endure it all alone. He thought she had been living well for the past six years, but it seemed he was wrong. Inexplicably, he found hims
Listening to Scarlett and Dylan's lively chatting bothered Jonathan more than he would admit. Scarlett was never this happy when she talked to him. "What's your mom's relationship with Dylan?" he asked Lucas, whose body was still intertwined with his.Lucas, who was still quite drowsy from sleep, answered seriously, "I don't know. They met in Amerstica."Lucas paused before continuing, "Uncle Dylan seems to have a crush on Mommy, and Mommy seems to like Uncle Dylan too. So, I guess he will be my future daddy."Future daddy! Jonathan fumed at this thought."Do you like him?" Jonathan asked with thinly veiled jealousy.Lucas was much more honest in the morning as his brain was yet to be calculative, so he said earnestly, "He's alright. As long as mommy likes him, so do I. Anyone mommy wants to be with will automatically be my new daddy."Lucas always put his mom first and could accept people he didn't like as long as his mom did. However, Lucas wasn't a fool either—he knew that D
Jonathan and Lucas looked so similar that Scarlett had to fight the constant urge to kiss Jonathan on the cheeks due to their stark resemblance."Mommy, did Uncle Dylan leave?" Lucas asked, even though he knew the answer."Yeah, come eat breakfast," Scarlett said as she led him to the dining room to have breakfast.Breakfast was the most important meal for a growing child.Lucas grabbed Jonathan's arm as Scarlett led him to the dining room. "Let's eat!" he cheerfully said.Jonathan's heart swelled when Lucas invited him to breakfast, but he looked at the breakfast spread prepared by Dylan and thought, "Why did he, the president of Leonard Corporations, have to eat breakfast that was prepared by another man?"His expression soured at that thought. Scarlett noticed his demeanor, but she was already used to his mood swings at this point, so she just ignored him and shifted her attention to Lucas.Lucas had excellent table manners, and he ate his breakfast elegantly. Jonathan also h
"I'm not scared. Besides, it's not like Mommy can find anyone to have babies with," Lucas said smugly to Jonathan.Jonathan couldn't help but guffaw at Lucas' blatant insult toward his mom.Scarlett was fuming—how could her son be like this? She glared at Jonathan. It must be his stupid genetics again. Lucas had inherited Jonathan's savage way with words and none of her kindness!Jonathan felt aggrieved at Scarlett's hostile glare and said accusingly, "Why are you glaring at me? He said it, not me!"Scarlett turned her head away, deciding to ignore them both.After they had finished their breakfast, Scarlett was annoyed to see that Jonathan was still in her house, and he didn't look like he was planning to leave anytime soon either. She furrowed her eyebrows. It looked like he was going to be here for a while."Why aren't you going to work? Are all president's this carefree?" she shot at him."What's the rush? Who would scold me for not showing up to my own company?" he drawled.
The sand at the beach was fine and unpolluted with trash, so they didn't need to worry about hurting their feet.Scarlett and Jonathan each held one of Lucas' arms and strolled leisurely along the beach. Lucas was excitedly skipping and eventually broke free to run toward the ocean to swim.Jonathan did not follow. Instead, he leaned in, whispering in her ear, "Your body is so sexy."She was stunned, and when she came to her senses, Jonathan had already run over to Lucas to play with him. Scarlett yelled at his retreating figure, "Jonathan Leonard, you shameless bastard!"Scarlett didn't swim with them and instead chose to sit on the beach to watch the both of them play. They were quite the sight to behold and easily the most attractive ones at the beach. Many middle-aged women were gushing and cooing at Lucas, while the younger women were busy drooling over Jonathan. Some bolder women actually tried to make a move on Jonathan, but they were all scared away by Lucas' harsh words. A
Jonathan didn't know where the overwhelming urge to kiss her came from, but once he had kissed her, his hands also roamed all over her body, making her blush.She tried to push him away but couldn't. Eventually, Jonathan released her after he had his fill of her.Scarlett's head was still reeling from the passionate make-out session, and she glared at him viciously. Suddenly, she thought of Lucas. What if he had seen them kissing? She hurriedly searched for Lucas in the ocean but could not find him.Scarlett started to panic. Where had he gone? She frantically got Jonathan's attention. "Where's Lucas? He's missing!" she shakily said as she pointed at the ocean.The severity of the situation dawned on Jonathan, and he ran toward where Lucas was last seen to look for him. He searched for a long time but did not find any traces of Lucas. Eventually, he asked a few people about Lucas and discovered that Lucas had returned to the shore a while ago and hadn't returned back to the ocean.
Jonathan was determined not to be lenient with the people who kidnapped Lucas. He wasn't entirely sure what got him so worked up, but he knew that Lucas was precious to Scarlett. If anything were to happen to Lucas, she would be devastated, and his heart would ache to see her like that.Besides, he also really liked Lucas. Though he still wasn't sure what it was that he felt for Scarlett, he had this overwhelming urge to protect them. Moreover, Lucas wouldn't have been kidnapped if it wasn't for him. So, since this had all happened because of him, he was responsible for bringing Lucas back to Scarlett.In order to be one of the most powerful men in Atville, Jonathan expanded his work beyond Leonard Corporations. As such, Jonathan was not only the president of one of the most successful companies in Atville but also the boss of a notable gang in Atville.He had founded the Demonic Gates for the sole purpose of guarding himself against his stepmother and stepbrother, and finally, it s
Lucas had deliberately wailed loudly for the guards to hear so that they would lower their guard and think that he was just a regular child. However, Lucas was worried that the kidnappers had planted a camera in the room to observe him. So, he, too, decided he was going to look like a child.He kept rubbing at his eyes with his hands, forcing the tears to fall, which further sold his pitiful child act, and his crying got progressively louder. Eventually, Lucas' voice had become rough from all the wailing. Soon, his wailing also decreased in volume as if he had no more energy to cry, and he guessed that someone would come in to check on him soon. As expected, a stoic guard entered, holding a tray of food for Lucas. He studied the guard closely, the guard had a sturdy gait and an incredible poker face, and Lucas concluded that this guard must've had specialized training. After crying for a long time, Lucas' voice was practically gone, and he settled for staring at the guard in fear.