Victoria wanted to roll her eyes at Desmond. She looked at Desmond's eyebrows and then looked at Franklin's. They didn't resemble at all. However, she couldn't help but smile.
She was delighted because Desmond loved Franklin.
In front of the handrail on the second floor, Grace and Kaylin were looking at the scene. Both of them flashed resentment and regret in their eyes. Grace snorted unhappily as she saw the loving scene between Desmond and Franklin.
"You have already come back! I thought you were going to arrive in the afternoon!" Grace pretended to welcome Victoria's arrival as she walked downstairs.
"Grace." Victoria greeted Grace, nothing more than out of politeness. When her eyes fell on Kaylin, her face turned even more indifferent.
"He's so cute." Grace had to act like a hostess in front of her husband. When she sat down and reached out for Franklin, Victoria immediately felt tensed up. She was afraid that Grace would hurt Franklin in the dark.
Anyway, she knew very well how wicked Grace and Kaylin were.
"My dear sister," Kaylin smiled proudly as she walked over to Victoria. "Long time no see."
Victoria turned her head away to avoid seeing her. Five years ago, the scene of Kaylin hugging her fiancé naked was still lingering in her mind.
Austin was her childhood sweetheart, and their relationship was intimate. She hated Austin and her shameless half-sister. In the end, no matter how long Austin and Victoria had known each other, Kaylin managed to steal him away.
That year, she got hurt twice in a row. First, she lost her virginity to someone unknown. Second, her fiancé had cheated on her. Since then, she never believed in men.
"Grace, please clean up a guest room for Victoria and Franklin."
"No need for that, Dad. I'll bring Franklin to stay with Betty."
"Your home's here. How can you live with someone else?"
"She's my best friend." Victoria insisted. She would be worried if Franklin lived in this house. Grace and Kaylin were not easy to deal with. Desmond's attention to Franklin had already made them jealous.
"Grandpa, Betty's my godmother. I also want to see her." Franklin also spoke for his mother.
"Alright! It's up to you!" Desmond stopped arguing and stood up to hold Franklin's hand. "Take a walk in the garden with me."
Franklin immediately smiled and held his hand. Desmond's stone-cold heart was warmed by his smile.
He always felt that he owed Victoria and Franklin a lot all these years. No matter what happened, they were his kids.
Victoria didn't follow them out. Since Desmond wanted to spend some time with Franklin, she'd better leave them alone.
"Victoria, why did you come back suddenly? Don't you feel comfortable abroad?" Kaylin said in a mocking voice.
"This is my home. Why can't I come back?" Victoria cast a cold glance at her. Grace looked at her in surprise. In the past five years, she seemed to have changed a lot. Grace was still jealous of her beautiful face, yet at the same time, there was something more. She had to admit that Victoria's temperament was more charming. Looking at her daughter again, although she was also pretty, she seemed to be no equal to Victoria.
"I now know why you didn't marry Austin. Given your son's birthday, you had betrayed him a long time ago." Kaylin scoffed.
Victoria didn't want to argue.
"Well, if you say so. Since you liked him that much, I didn't mind yielding him to you."
"Thanks. I'm now Austin's girlfriend. We're getting engaged soon." Kaylin sneered with pride.
Victoria thought that she would no longer feel heartache for Austin, but she was wrong. At that moment, she felt that it was difficult to breathe as if her heart were clenched by a hand.She still cared about him because Austin had been in her heart for so long, and she had loved him so deeply. She still had feelings for him even after five years."You should know about the Lawsons' current position and wealth. That's the height you can only look up to, and I'll become Austin's wife. People will envy me." Kaylin smiled even more complacently.Grace pretended to be annoyed as she looked at Kaylin."Why are you telling her this? Right now, the Lawson family has no relationship with her any longer. They still have a grudge against her for running away from the wedding!"Victoria looked at the two hypocritical women as they bragged about their relationship with the Lawson family. The Lawson family was indeed one of the richest families in the country. Even the Marquez family wouldn't be a
"Godmother, what do you mean?" Franklin was puzzled.Victoria glared at Betty and warned, "You're not allowed to misguide my son. It means that you are handsome and good-looking. That's why Betty thinks that there will definitely be a large group of girls around like you in the future.""I don't want them! I only want Mommy."Betty giggled and asked, "What about me? You don't want me anymore?"Franklin quickly put his arms around her neck."I want you, too!"Betty was satisfied."That's my boy!"When Victoria was cooking in the kitchen, Betty crossed her arms and was about to speak to Victoria in private.Franklin was holding a remote control of the TV, looking for his favorite channel, but suddenly he stopped and heard a host's standard news voice saying, "We are waiting for you with special skills. As long as you are no younger than four years old and have a skill, you can come to the competition. We will be waiting here for your talented child to shine on the stage. We are also loo
Victoria smiled and touched his little head."Of course, I agree with it! This is a good opportunity for you to be emboldened in the stage. Besides, I believe you'll definitely be able to do it.""Yes, I won't let you down. I'll definitely take the first prize so that you'll be proud." Franklin grinned, his large watery black eyes flickering with mischief.He hadn't thought that it would be done so easily.Victoria thought that it was good that Franklin was willing to participate in the competition. It could not only show his ability but also let him be more confident and energetic. He could also become more courageous. After dinner, Victoria borrowed a car from Betty and brought Franklin to register at the Children's Channel station. Betty wanted to go, but given her job, she had to wait at home for news.Victoria signed up for Franklin. Franklin was a competitor for playing the piano, so he had to pass a few piano contests first. His small hands were still plump. However, when they
Franklin naturally entered the final, and there were only eight contestants left. Half of them would fail in the finals. The songs chosen by Franklin always attracted the audience, and they exclaimed in admiration. In the end, he stood on the last final's stage.On that day, Victoria was also quite nervous. However, she only calmly told Franklin to try his best. The first prize didn't matter that much. What did was to stay calm and face the challenge. After these matches, he had already become more and more famous and many people predicted that he would get the first prize.Betty set her job aside for Franklin's big moments. She followed Franklin every day, going to watch all his contests.In the last final, Victoria had invited Desmond over, who was proud to see how outstanding his grandson was. In the past, her daughter had a talent for playing piano. After he had sent her daughter to study the piano, she had become more like an artist.During these years, Victoria earned her salary
"Is that the best you can do? Why are you enchanted by such a little guy?" A very handsome boy stared at a young girl in pajamas."I love him so much. He's my little idol. What matters most is that he looks just like you! Look at you two! Oh, no! No, no. You're not as handsome as him! "The girl belittled her brother."How could it be?" The boy was unconvinced. He was extremely confident in his appearance."Alas, it's about to start. Sit down and watch the last final with me." The girl pushed her brother onto the sofa and took out the snacks she had prepared."You are always eating these snacks. No wonder you got fat.""You're the fat one! I have a standard figure." the young girl retorted unhappily.No one could shame her body!"You're fifteen years old now, but you're less than 5 feet. Don't you feel ashamed? I'm five foot eleven." The boy was being mean."I'm still growing, maybe a bit slowly. The genes in our family determine that my height will definitely reach at least five foot
Finally, Franklin appeared on stage. He walked to the center calmly and politely bent down towards thousands of spectators. His face was magnified to the entire screen so that everyone could see him.The audience took in a deep breath. What an excellent child!What kind of person could give birth to such a child?Desmond's eyes were filled with tears as he watched Franklin's performance. He truly felt proud. It had been long since he had such a feeling.Grace and Kaylin looked at each other, resentment surging within them. This was a child born out of wedlock, but how could he be so talented? Even if Victoria worked in the piano industry, she still couldn't have been able to teach such a young child to play the piano that well!Moreover! Kaylin looked at the child's face.'He doesn't look like Victoria at all. Can his father also be very handsome?' Kaylin was jealous. But at the same time, she also sneered coldly. 'How can it be?''Maybe he only looks good now. Once he grows up, he'll
When the host was to announce who would be the champion, the four children on stage were already quite excited. They embraced each other, and then the host had Franklin stay behind because he was the champion.At this time, Betty immediately ran over to send flowers to Franklin. Although she walked away quickly, the media still caught sight of her. This little child was indeed not simple as they imaged, even the one who sent flowers to him was an A-list actress.The little guy quickly kissed his godmother's face and then held the host's hand, walking to the center of the stage.The host squatted down and looked at him at the equal level with great respect. He smiled and asked, "Franklin, do you have any feelings you want to share with everyone now?""Sir, can I borrow your microphone?" Franklin asked politely."Of course, but I will let someone give you a microphone. You can say whatever you want on stage.""Ok!"On the nearby stage, Victoria and Betty looked at each other. They never
He didn't want to win the first place, nor did he want to win the award. He just wanted to become famous and then find his real father in front of the television? On the stage, after the host was shocked for a few seconds, he hurriedly got back his usual composure, "It's so sad that the lovely child is from a single-parent family. I wish Franklin can find his father who can give him to a complete family. Next, we award him the gold medal."Beside the host, the Ms.es Etiquette had already prepared them to go forward on stage. Off the stage, it could even hear the soft sobs and a group of tearful women. OMG! How could such a cute child from a single-parent family? This was so sad. Tears welled up in Desmond' eyes. He had been too ruthless over the past few years and didn't give his grandson a loving environment. That was why Franklin wanted to use the television to find his father.However, what he didn't know that in the backstage, Victoria was furious. This wasn't the agreement she an
Amelie came out of the conference room, and when she returned to her office, while Chaim was still in the middle of the meeting, the phone in front of her office suddenly rang.Stunned, she stretched out her hand to pick it up. "Hello?""Amelie, what is the relationship between you and Mr. Leveson?" Hudson's angry voice came out.Amelie only felt extremely bored as she coldly said, "Hudson, please don't interfere in my life anymore.""Amelie, I am so disappointed in you. I never thought you would be such a shameful woman. The reason why you fell for Mr. Leveson is because of his power and influence!" Hudson, on the other hand, seemed to be pleased with his guess, and continued to speak, "So you're not innocent either. It turns out, you're also not that different from other ignominious women.""You shut up." Amelie replied angrily."I know, this position of mine is definitely not safe! Mr. Leveson will not let me work here.” Hudson's to
From the direction of the President's Office, Chaim's footsteps came over. He stood at the entrance of Amelie's office and suddenly heard a man's voice from inside.Amelie stood in front of the desk, and Hudson pressed his hand on her shoulder, as if he wanted to do something indecent to her. Moreover, with Hudson's excited face, he kept his distance from his face, as though he was going to kiss her the next second.Fury surged up in Chaim's heart, as if someone had touched something on his own. That feeling made him want to directly punch the Hudson in front of him.Hudson saw Chaim walking in, and was shocked, before he could even react, he felt a fist striking towards his face, he was too shocked to dodge, a severe pain appeared on his face, and his body was also forced to retreat due to the punch.Amelie was also shocked by Chaim's sudden appearance. In the next second after Hudson was beaten up, she was violently pulled into the man's embrace, not to
As she sat in the office, Amelie was in a bit of a trance, and Chaim did not ask her to go over to do anything. At this moment, other than reading the email, Chaim didn't need her to do anything.Suddenly, the phone call came in, Amelie's heart skipped a beat, she extended his hand and picked it up, "Hello.""It's me. Do you have time for a cup of coffee?" At the other end, Chaim's gentle voice carried a trace of pleading."Of course, I'll send it over to you immediately." Amelie's voice showed that she was still working."Alright." Chaim smiled and hung up.Amelie carried the coffee and walked into his office. She knocked on the door and entered, leaving Chaim alone there. Amelie placed the coffee and coffee in front of his table.Chaim held the coffee in his hand and drank it gracefully. His eyes unknowingly fell on her and seeing her serious look, she was truly enchanting.Amelie knew that he was looking at her, but she restrained
"Alright, I agree." Valery nodded her head; she could interfere with this matter."Then I'll go back first, madam. Goodbye." Amelie stood up politely, turned and left.Valery looked at her and sighed.On the way home, Amelie powerlessly sat in the back seat as tears silently fell. The faint yellow light covered all her sad expression, making her look as calm as if she was sitting on a statue.But no one knew, her heart felt as if it was being cut by something. It hurt, but she didn't dare to exhale.Back at home, Amelie told her mother that she had gone back to her room after dinner. She couldn't eat anymore.She closed the door tightly. Only at this moment could she let her tears fall freely. She thought, everything should be over.How she wished that such a thing could happen earlier, before she even left the country with him. That way, she wouldn't have to suffer so much anymore.Because at that time, she hadn't been tempted
After sending off his mother, Chaim heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. At least, on this matter, he had given his mother an attitude, he was not overly unyielding, and was also considering that from now on, he would have to introduce Amelie to his family.If he rejected Keyla unyieldingly right now, then, in the future, his mother would also know that Amelie was by his side, and might even have some complaints towards him.Now, Chaim did not want to involve Amelie in this matter. If his mother mentioned Keyla again, he would use all sorts of reasons to shirk this matter. Just like before, his mother would understand that he did not like Keyla not forcing him.Chaim couldn't wait and wanted to recall Amelie and come over to his side. He picked up his phone, walked to his study and dialed Amelie's number."Hey!" Amelie's gentle voice came out.Chaim felt that all the depression in the bottom of his heart had disappeared with these words. His expre
After eating, Valery was prepared to take her on a tour of Presidential Palace. She initially wanted to have Chaim accompany her, but Chaim rejected her with the excuse of being busy.Valery could only accompany her, the two of them went upstairs to visit. As Keyla walked up the stairs with an extraordinary atmosphere, she wondered if this was the place where she would live in the future.When they arrived at the second floor, they saw that there were many famous paintings, each of which was very valuable. The two of them walked as they admired the paintings until they reached the last room on the third floor."This is my son's master bedroom. I'll go in and take a look." It had been a long time since Valery took care of her son's private life. At this moment, she couldn't help but be curious about how her son's life was going.Keyla's beautiful face slightly flushed, but she was even more curious about Chaim's master bedroom. Valery very naturally pushed
After Keyla expressed her thoughts, she couldn't help but look at his expression, but what made her disappointed was that in Chaim's eyes, she didn't see any anticipation or pleasant surprise.Chaim's gaze was as clear as water, there were no ripples.Thank you, Ms. Bidon, for your kindness. You probably don't understand me too well; I don't like others to take care of me. Chaim's thin lips opened gracefully, and looked towards the cold weather outside the window. He squinted his eyes and said, "Ms. Bidon, sit for a while.With that, Chaim got up and called Talan over, "Help me get Ms. Bidon another cup of hot tea.""Alright!" Talan nodded.Seeing that Chaim had left just like that, she couldn't help but to send him off, wanting to call him over. However, Chaim's back had an indescribable majesty, causing her to not dare be presumptuous.Talan gave her another cup of hot tea and went back to work. In the entire hall, only Keyla was left sitt
Returning home, Amelie's head was still heavy. Seeing that she was clearly wearing her private clothes and now that she had changed into a set a suit, Letitia was surprised, "Where did you go last night?""I wasn't feeling well last night, so I stayed at a friend's house.""Is your friend male or female?""Of course it's a woman." Amelie replied with a smile.Letitia also hoped that it was a girl, that her daughter was still someone with an important reputation. Looking at her holding the medicine in her hands, she asked her in detail about her illness.Amelie could finally rest at home. While lying on the bed, she wanted to sleep a little more, but discovered that she couldn't sleep at all.In the afternoon, in the garden outside of Presidential Palace, a black car slowly drove in, and the bodyguard got off the car and gently opened the door, Valery was the first to step out, following behind her, a graceful young lady walked in.She
Early in the morning, Amelie opened her eyes. She thought that she was at home, her hands habitually wrapped around her pillow, preparing to sleep for a while more.Then, she suddenly thought of something and quickly opened her eyes. Sure enough, she was in Presidential Palace's guest room, covering her forehead.She took her phone and looked at it. She had gotten up early out of habit, and it was only 7: 00 PM.She originally applied for leave, but now that she was in Presidential Palace, she felt awkward.This Presidential Palace was not like a hotel on the main streets where one could call a taxi and go home the moment they stepped out of the door. Here, without Chaim's decision, she could not leave.Amelie got off the bed and changed into a set of clothes. Since she was here, she could not wear her private clothes.Amelie thought that she should just go to work! If Chaim wanted her to work here.Inside the training room, Chaim's f