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
Kaylin flashed a hint of resentment, and she coldly replied, "No, it has nothing to do with her.Austin frowned slightly, "You don't have the qualifications to hate her, and she doesn't have anywhere to let you down.Based on Kaylin's temper from before, she would definitely be mad with anger now, but now, she laughed at herself, "Right, you all say it like that, Victoria is definitely extremely pleased with herself now, she has finally toppled my mother, but what is she leaning on? Isn't it all just relying on a man?"After saying that, Kaylin looked at Austin, "Are you and Roderick business enemies?""In the business world, they are either partners or enemies." Austin replied indifferently.Kaylin couldn't help but stammer out, "But the Lawson Group has always been subordinate to the Arnold Group in every aspect."Austin's expression changed slightly. He really did not like people comparing them this way, because he did not have a good imp
Outside the window, the year was approaching. A cold rain was falling on the window and the sky covered the distance.Before her father fainted, the only ones present were Valentine and Grace. Now, after such a long time had passed, would the police still be able to obtain evidence regarding her father's death?Could they still pin this crime on Grace? Even though Grace had a life in her hands, which was already not far from her death, she would never forget how her father had died. Before her father had died, she had pointed that furious and trembling finger at Grace, as if there was a strong hatred in his eyes, What had Grace done?Behind her, a pair of warm arms wrapped around her waist. Victoria comfortably closed her eyes and snuggled against his chest, feeling the familiar aura. Only in his embrace could she put aside all her thoughts and immerse herself in his warmth."Soon, the truth will be revealed about your father's death." During this past mo
Because Waldo was abnormal, she suffered a lot. Amidst Kaylin's anger, she suddenly wanted to let others see Waldo's abnormal side. Trembling, she placed his phone on the table beside and opened the recording method.In the past, no matter how much she suffered, she would only make her mother show her face. But now, the only thing that made her suffer this kind of treatment was that her mother was unkind when she met people, allowing her to get close to a pervert like Waldo, and let her suffer inhuman treatment.Waldo took a bath, bringing a cup of red wine down from the second floor, he was in a good mood and asked Kaylin who was on the sofa, "Kaylin, do you want a cup?""You're not a human, you're a beast." Kaylin scolded."You are already my woman, what else do you have to scold? Why don't you stay by my side from now on! I'll give you good food and shelter."Waldo asked disapprovingly."What did you do to me just now?" Kaylin sobbed, "You
In a black car headed towards the Arnold Group, Victoria snuggled quietly in Roderick's embrace, a trace of tiredness appearing on her face. Roderick spoke in a low voice, "Go rest in my office.""Alright!" Victoria replied. No objections.The car drove from the underground car park all the way to Roderick's personal parking space. Roderick took the initiative to get off the car, walked to the other side, and personally opened the car door for Victoria, pulling her out.Roderick walked into the elevator and caressed the messy hair by her ears, "I will prepare the purchase contract as soon as possible, and let the shareholders in the Marquez Group sign it. You don't have to be so tired."Victoria took a deep breath and shook her head, "I'm not tired. It's probably because I didn't sleep well last night."She had indeed not slept well last night, and had thought about it every day, and had thought about it every single time. She had always been think
In the resting room next door, Carson knocked on the door and came in. He then spoke to Roderick who was sitting on the sofa: Mr. Arnold, Waldo is here.A hint of worry flashed across Victoria's face. Roderick held her hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, his arrival will not help with anything. Grace won't be able to escape this time.""Waldo isn't the type of person to be kind and benevolent, his ambition forbids others to hold him back. If my guess is right, he didn't come here to save Grace this time, but to discuss a divorce with her.""Really?" Victoria didn't really understand what kind of person Waldo was.Roderick answered her with complete certainty, "Once Grace is convicted, he will definitely sue for divorce."Roderick's guess was not wrong. The reason why Waldo came here today was not to help Grace, but to kick her when she was in trouble.Waldo was definitely one of the scumbags, at this moment, his new wife was still in her c
This was their joke after lunch, a joke to gloat over!This was also the reason why Grace was such a terrible person, causing everyone to step on him the moment she fell into the trap.As Waldo sat at a seat close to the window, his mind was thinking about how to handle this matter. He thought that he would marry a woman who could help him achieve great things, but who would have thought that he would actually be married into a family that would drag him down.Originally, he wanted to sit back and do nothing. However, Grace was his wife and everyone in the business world knew that if he did too much, it would be hard for him to not fall for it.If it was necessary, he would ask Grace for a divorce at this time. It would be best if he could shake off such a woman, otherwise, being stuck would only make him feel annoyed.Waldo had checked the accounts of the Marquez Group, and always suffered a loss, but Grace did not have the actual funds in her han
Her teeth were trembling and her eyes were filled with intense hatred. Her hair was in a mess as well.At that time, she had indeed treated the money spent in the company as her own ATM. When she was organizing the wedding, she was a little nervous, and didn't want Waldo to underestimate her abilities, so at that time, she transferred 50 million from the company to her own hands and spent it on her wedding. Furthermore, when she bribed Lemoine to kill Valentine previously, she did not have enough money, and had spent more than 10 million, plus the previous time when she spent 20 million, Grace had a feeling of coldness behind her back now.She suddenly thought of another terrifying place. If Victoria were to investigate her accounts, what if he turned up on Lemoine's head? Grace suddenly went crazy, she immediately walked to the front of the metal pole and shouted, "Let me out, let me out, let me make a call, I want to see a lawyer.""What are you arguing about!
When they saw Betty, they immediately recognized him, and were so excited that the two waiters rubbed their hands together. They did not expect Betty to come to their shop to choose a wedding dress.In fact, Betty was bored to death staying at home. In any case, the wedding was still far away, but every girl yearned for marriage. Even if they came to visit, they would still feel a sweet and blissful feeling.Betty did not want the wedding to be too hasty, so she still had a lot of time to choose her wedding dress, but the style and style of the wedding dress were too many. She also wanted to choose the most ideal one in her heart, Victoria wanted to be her bridesmaid."How about this? So beautiful!"Betty's eyes flashed with starlight, and in her mind, she imagined the scene of a wedding. She was wearing this wedding dress, holding Bryson's arm and walking across the red carpet.An actor, perhaps! She was naturally more imaginative."Looks goo
Mamie was also trembling in fear, she had just regained her senses when Grace had alighted, she sat in the coffee shop and immediately thought about how to save Grace. Waldo was unreliable, and who else was by her side?Oh right, there was also Kaylin, her daughter.Although Mamie did not hold much hope for Kaylin, she still had to notify her in case this young miss, who only knew how to eat, drink and play, didn't know anything.The call connected, on the other end was Kaylin's charming voice, "Hello, Mamie, what's the matter?""Kaylin, where are you?! Something has happened to your mother, you should hurry back to your country!""My mother? What happened to my mom?"Kaylin immediately asked in shock."Your mother is in big trouble. She was accused by Victoria of embezzling the company's public funds and now that she is caught, she will be prosecuted and punished very soon." Mamie told the truth.Kaylin gasped from shock, "What?