“Since when did we get along that well?” Shaun was even more convinced of what Suzie said. “Liam Hill, you already have a daughter. How old are you? You need to stop fooling around all day and take responsibility for your daughter. Suzie needs you.”“But I need freedom. Hey, to tell you the truth, I was very happy to have a daughter at first, but after a few days, it became troublesome. I have no freedom, and Suzie doesn’t want to sleep with Mom, so I can only hand her to you.”Then, Liam hung up the phone.Shaun looked down and saw a teary-eyed Suzie, who said, “Daddy doesn’t like me anymore.”“No, Daddy is busy. You’ll sleep at Uncle’s tonight, okay?” It hurt Shaun to see her cry. “Uncle, sorry for troubling you.” Suzie’s clever appearance made Shaun curse Liam ten thousand times over.How could he find such a lovely girl troublesome? Did he know how envious Shaun was? Damn it.… In the seaside villa.When Sarah heard the sound of the engine, she immediately put on some ma
Under the warm yellow light, Sarah gritted her teeth and wanted nothing more than to slap Suzie.… After dinner, Suzie wanted to take a bath.Shaun had no experience in bathing children, so he could only ask Aunty Zara to bathe her.However, Suzie shook her head. “Mommy said I can’t let strangers look at my body. Aunty Sarah, can you bathe me?”She looked at Sarah expectantly.Sarah’s scalp tingled. “I… I don’t know either…”‘Besides, we’re not that familiar, okay?’“Forget it. I won’t bathe.” Suzie lowered her head. “Uncle can’t bathe me either. It’s improper for a boy and girl to touch.”Shaun laughed and turned to Sarah. “Just bathe her. Haven’t you been thinking of having a child? You can get some practice first.”Sarah stomped her feet and acted like a spoiled child. “I shouldn’t be the only one responsible for the child. When the time comes, we’ll definitely hire a nanny. We can just leave bathing the child to the nanny.”Suzie tilted her head with a puzzled look. “Bu
That scene made Shaun’s blood boil, and his heart could not help but clench in pain.He hurriedly pulled a bath towel and rushed over to wrap the tiny body in it tightly. Then, he picked Suzie up in his arms and quickly walked out of the bathroom.While Suzie was carried to the bedroom bed, she sobbed. “It hurts… It’s so cold…”Shaun touched her skin, and when he found it icy cold, he checked her body to see a bruise on her elbow.“Suzie, it’s okay. Uncle will dress you right away.” Shaun took the quilt and wrapped it around her. As soon as he turned around, he bumped into Sarah, who was coming over with a set of children’s clothes.She looked flustered and aggrieved. “Shaun, I’m sorry. I didn’t know how she suddenly fell…”“I told you to bathe her, but is this how you do it? You were just sitting there when she fell.”A wave of inexplicable anger welled up in Sarah. It was the first time Shaun could not control his anger towards her.“I… I didn’t mean to. I was so shocked that
Shaun shuddered.If someone else said those words, he would not believe it. However, Suzie was just an innocent two-year-old child. She was at an age where she would not lie, so it must be true.He never thought that Sarah would say such a thing.Did she blame it on Suzie just because he reprimanded her a little during dinner?He was unfamiliar with this side of Sarah.All along, the Sarah he knew was a gentle, considerate, kind, and lively woman.He thought that they would have children in the future, so Sarah would definitely be very patient toward children. However, after bringing Suzie here today, he realized that Sarah had no patience with children at all.That was fine, but how could she say such cruel words to a child who had just lost her mother?Did Sarah change, or had he never truly understood her?“Suzie, tell Uncle. How did you fall in the bathroom just now?” Shaun asked in a low voice.Suzie bit her small mouth, and fear flashed across her eyes.“You have to te
“Isaac Stringer.” Catherine said faintly.“...”Shaun’s handsome face clouded over. He really wanted to scold her, but they were already divorced, so he had no reason to accuse her. “Come back right now. Suzie is injured. I’m at your door.”“What?” Catherine’s nervous voice sounded. “How did she get injured? Where’s Liam?”“I don’t know. Liam is an irresponsible guy. Come quickly. Suzie is crying and says she wants you.” Shaun actually did not expect much when he said that. After all, Suzie was not Catherine’s daughter.To his surprise, Catherine said, “Okay, I’ll come back now.”After hanging up the phone, Shaun lowered his head and looked at Suzie beside him. He did not expect that Catherine would be so concerned about Suzie. It was as if Suzie was her daughter.… On the other end, Catherine hung up the phone and immediately said to Isaac, “Sorry, something came up at home. I need to go.”“I’ll send you back.” Isaac got up.“No need, I’ll just drive back by myself.”Cathe
Having been accused, Shaun glared at her with dissatisfaction. “You have a lot of nerve to say that. If you didn’t scold her so suddenly, would she have been startled and dropped my phone? You’re the one at fault.”“Shaun Hill, do you not understand at all? She’s still young, and her eyes are not fully developed yet, so she can’t play with mobile phones.” Catherine walked up to Suzie very seriously. “Were you right or wrong?”Shaun thought Suzie would be afraid and start to cry. Just as he was about to scold Catherine, Suzie nodded obediently. “I was wrong. I won’t play with mobile phones anymore.”“If you want to watch cartoons, you can turn on the TV and watch for a while. But you can’t watch them on mobile phones.” Catherine’s tone changed to a very gentle one again.Suzie nodded obediently and even extended her hands towards Catherine for a hug.Catherine picked her up, and Suzie immediately buried her face in Catherine’s arms.Those who did not know would think that they wer
Shaun did not know what to say. Fine. Although he thought so too, he had not tasted the motherly taste of Catherine’s dishes yet. Maybe Catherine’s cooking tasted very similar to Suzie’s mother.“Well, it’s normal for children to get hungry at this time. I’ll make you… a souffle.”Catherine rubbed Suzie’s head and turned to the kitchen.Suzie immediately followed at her heels like a kitten eager to be fed.Shaun had never eaten souffle before, but he had heard Sarah mention that it was a dessert.“It’s not good for a child to eat dessert so late at night.” Shaun criticized her with a frown. He did not forget her blaming him for giving the cell phone to Suzie earlier, and she was no better.Catherine ignored him and took out three eggs from the fridge. Then, she separated the yolk from the whites.The bright egg yolks made her fingers look slender, and her clean, white wrists gave him an urge to hold her.Shaun was lost in thought for a while until Suzie answered him, “The sou
Shaun, who was snubbed again, could not find the words to reply.He felt sullen, really sullen.However, Catherine had already ignored him. When she walked out, Suzie had finished eating and burped. “It’s delicious. I feel like sleeping now.”“You little piggy. You have to brush your teeth first.” Catherine took out a brand-new children’s toothbrush and toothpaste from her bag.Shaun was shocked. “Why do you have that in your bag?”“I bought it downstairs earlier. Since you brought Suzie here so late, I guessed she would be sleeping here.”Catherine then led Suzie to the bathroom.“Wait, where’s my toothbrush?” Shaun said, “I don’t feel comfortable leaving Suzie here alone. I’m staying too.”“Sorry, but I don’t allow men to stay overnight, and I don’t want the Neeson siblings to destroy my home again,” Catherine said bluntly.“Sarah… doesn’t know I’m here,” Shaun said vaguely. “I’ll sleep in the guest room. In any case, I can’t leave Suzie behind.”“Aunty, just let Uncle slee