CHAPTER 3

Fortunately, her drawing talent which she had fostered at a young age, landed her a job which she loved. And through her hard work, she had managed to leap to the position of chief designer.

Three years ago, just after giving birth, she had become a jewelry designer. Her creativity had won her numerous international awards. And the relocation of her company’s headquarters had resulted in her transfer.

It had never occurred to her that the ultimate address for her company’s relocation would be the city that had beaten her black and blue.

She had initially thought of quitting her job and finding another. However, four years had passed and her resentment had disappeared. She had deliberated over it. Why should she have to give up three years of her hard-earned position because of the past? She had already lost everything to them, and she refused to start from scratch again because of them.

So she came back.

“Where is Chief Designer Cynthia Lawson? Is this not her flight?” The female assistant muttered to herself.

At this time, a clear and attractive voice sounded from beside her, “I am the person you were sent to pick up.”

As soon as the female assistant turned her head, she saw a lady around her age looking her way. Staring at her in astonishment she asked, “You are Miss Cynthia Lawson?”

“What’s wrong? Do I not look like it?” Cynthia chuckled. It can be difficult to comprehend how a person like her, who only at the age of twenty four, was appointed as chief designer. However, to obtain such a position, it was not dependent on the fact that the older you get, the more sought after you are. But it was all based on one’s own capability.

“My bad, my bad. I’m Tania. I’m here to pick you up.” Right after saying this, she was enthralled by a pair of the world’s most dazzling eyes. She laughed in surprise for a few seconds. “Designer Cynthia, I supposed this is your brother! What a cutie!”

The little boy immediately retorted, “I am not mommy’s brother! I’m mommy’s baby.”

Mommy?

Tania was once again in shock. There was not much difference in their age, that alone was enough to startle her. Now, she even brought along a three or four year old little bean saying it was her son? Tania was dumbfounded.

“This is my son, Zion.”

“What a lovely name.” Tania beamed with undisguised admiration.

On the ride back to their accommodation, Tania couldn’t help but play with Zion enthusiastically. Because he was too adorable she could not resist teasing him.

Cynthia stared out the car window. The cityscape felt familiar to her yet foreign at the same time. Memories from four years ago drifted into her mind. This was the place where she had experienced love and hate. For four years, she had not concerned herself with any news relating to this country. Therefore, she knew nothing about the current situation of the Leonards Group.

Of course, she wasn’t all that interested in finding out.

Back then, the circumstances surrounding her pregnancy were strange. At first, she wasn’t even aware that she was five-month pregnant. Only when she had felt the movement of the fetus did she visit the hospital with every intention of aborting it.

The doctors in the hospital refused to perform an abortion of her fetus. She went to so many hospitals but she was denied because the fetus was healthy and the body had already been formed.

She had initially felt nothing but anger and disgust, but as the child began to grow in her womb, tossing about daily like a mischievous troublemaker, her resentment gradually wore off.

While she had been arduously giving birth and had been languishing in a state of drowsiness, she had heard the soft whisper of the nurse in her ear, “Your child is quite healthy and very beautiful.”

She had not believed her. But when the nurse had finished cleaning up her child and had placed him in her arms, it had seemed like her heart was engulfed in beaming radiance. It was as if a little angel had suddenly appeared at her side.

She had never once imagined that the man who had violated her body could possibly leave behind a beautiful and lovely child.

Ever since then, her life had undergone tremendous changes. She had dug herself out of the pit of depression and had put the resentment for the Leonards family behind her. She had begun to work hard to earn money in order to raise her child. Until an opportunity had arose which had contributed to her success as a jewelry designer, leading up to today.

She had finally achieved success. And her child had become her everything.

As the car was passing through a busy road, she looked up and saw the gilded signboard of the Leonards Group gleaming in the mid-day sun. Resplendent and magnificent. It seemed to cut right through her heart.

She had cursed the Group to fall into a state of bankruptcy. Unbeknownst to her, her curse did not materialize. Instead, the Group had grown rapidly and even had its office set up in a large building.

Thinking of Jude and Angela, and the thought of them holding onto her father’s shares which he had once owned during his lifetime, the four years of buried resentment resurged like a tide sweeping over her.

If there ever came a day where she has acquired the means to do so, she would surely take back ownership of her father’s shares.

She solemnly made this pledge in her heart.

The accommodation which her company had arranged for her was quite good. It was situated at a high-end residential area. There was also a bilingual kindergarten located here. It was well-suited for family with kids.

The company gave her a week off for her to unwind before resuming work.

She was prepared to spend the week off with her son in the city leisurely going about the city.

However, just after two days, an important client came knocking at her door. Her boss personally called her up, notifying her that a wealthy lady had made a request for her to design a diamond ring for her upcoming wedding anniversary.

Cynthia was a notable figure in the company. She was a designer who was sought after by the rich and famous.

She just came off the phone with her boss and her client was already waiting to meet her back at the company. However, her kid hasn’t even been enrolled yet, so she had no choice but to bring him along with her.

“Zion, listen to mommy, I’ll be meeting some clients in a while, you stay in mommy’s office, don’t run about, okay?” Cynthia softly warned the little boy.

“Mommy, don’t worry, I am very obedient, I will behave.” The little boy blinked his big eyes in earnest and nodded.

Cynthia looked at her son’s beautiful, almond-shaped eyes, and his little handsome, refined face. People who have seen him said that his features did not resemble her except for his fair skin.

This made Cynthia’s heart bitter. If he did not resemble her, then this must mean that he resembled his father. In her mind, what the man looked like that night, she could not remember.

Whether he was old, ugly, tall or short, she had absolutely no clue.

However, when she saw her son exceeding the average height of that of a three-year-old, and approaching the height of a five-year-old, with good looks that were beyond her expectations, she felt that the Heavens have blessed her.

What’s more, the IQ of her child was that of a genius. At a young age, he was adept at everything including conversing in both Mandarin and English. Interestingly enough, her kid had even helped out her aunt’s grandson who was already in the third grade of primary school, with his homework.

His IQ was too high.

“Mommy, there you go staring at me again. Am I that good-looking?” The little boy quipped.

She kissed him on the forehead. “Mommy gave birth to you, of course you’re good-looking.”

“Mommy, everyone says that I don’t look like you. So I must look like Daddy.”

Cynthia’s heart clenched. She felt a twinge of guilt at the absence of a father figure in his life.

“Probably!”

“Does that mean as long as a man resembled me, he could be my father?” The little boy was filled with excitement. “What does he look like? Daddy must be an older version of me.”

Cynthia smiled and looked down at her watch. “Alright, I’m going to be late. Let’s go!”

Cynthia took a cab to the company. Her office was located in a multi-storied building that could be considered impressive. Cynthia strode to the centre. Looking up, she caught sight of an imposing skyscraper. What was unique about it was that this skyscraper was comprised of three towers, slicing up the skyline, converging to a single point at the pinnacle akin to a colossal pyramid, looming over the surrounding buildings.

Cynthia looked at the Leonards group’s company not far away. In front of this building, it seemed like it had lose out on its imposingness.

What corporation was this?

“Wow! How beautiful!” The little boy exclaimed. He already had a sense of appreciation for the finer things in life.

Cynthia’s office was right beside this skyscraper. Compared to it, her office was no doubt smaller. However, it was still situated smack dab in the heart of the central business district. Here, an inch of land was an inch of gold.

Even if it was just a small high-rise building, it had to be an established company.