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
"Oh!" Cassie immediately stuck out her small head, trying her best to see the distance between her and the textbook. She saw his slender and pretty hands pointing towards the first question.Cassie's muddle—headed mind, under Lennon's extremely clear calculation and answer, turned and she exclaimed, "So that's how it is!""Your formulas are all wrong. What were you listening to during class?" After Lennon finished speaking, when he saw that her small head was so close to him, he could not help but reach out and knock on her."Ouch!" Cassie immediately glared at him in pain, "Why did you hit me?""I was wondering if hitting your little head would make you smarter." Lennon snappily laughed.Cassie immediately bulged her eyes, pouting her small mouth as she looked at him in displeasure, "it is not going to get smart! It will only become more stupid."Lennon burst out laughing, "Alright, then I'll tell my aunt to let you eat more brain nourishing food in the future so that you can become
Cornelia had always been waiting for the chance to be summoned by Roderick, but she never did. However, she did investigate Victoria's information thoroughly.The current her was seated in the hotel's teahouse, carefully reading over Victoria's information. Snorting lightly, she continued, "I never thought that she had such a strong background, and grew up in a rich environment, but unfortunately, her mother died first, and her stepmother brought her daughter to the Marquez family. Now, her father has also died, and her stepmother took over her father's company.With that, Cornelia flipped open another page and saw a photo, it was an old photo of Victoria and Austin that Santigao had spent a lot of effort to find, causing Cornelia to squint her eyes slightly, "This man looks so familiar, have I seen him before?""He is a Lawson, and also the current CEO of the Lawson Group, Austin. He is Victoria's former boyfriend." Santigao opened his mouth and asked.A flash of astonishment appeare
Last night, when Roderick hugged the little fellow and told him a story, Victoria was hypnotized to sleep by the man's low and magnetic voice.When she opened her eyes, it was already morning. She was hugging her son who was sleeping in her embrace. Behind her, there was an arm firmly placed on her waist. It was a bit domineering as it tightly wrapped around her.Victoria gently turned around, and behind her, Roderick's sleep was extremely heavy. It was obvious that he was tossed around by the little fellow until he fell asleep very late.Surrounded by the father and son pair, Victoria was no longer sleepy. She gently sat up and carefully got off the bed.Roderick knew that she had woken up. He squinted his eyes slightly and immediately moved behind the little fellow, sticking closely to his son and continuing his sleep.It was still early when Victoria finished washing up. It seemed that she could go upstairs to exercise first, then make breakfast. She would wait for them to wake up
As expected, Victoria was a little flustered from his gaze, because in the heart of a girl, she actively believed that she, who had just woken up, must be in an appearance that could not be seen."Go to sleep!" After Victoria finished speaking, she turned around and was about to look at her son.Just then, a strong arm grabbed her wrist and pulled her away. Victoria who had just turned around immediately threw herself into the man's embrace again.She raised her head in astonishment and saw a pair of eyes on his head that was even deeper than Midnight's. A familiar glow surged from within. Her heart was in a mess and she couldn't help but gasp for breath."It's too late, you should go to sleep ..." Victoria said in a low voice, and also subconsciously pushed him. She knew very well what this man wanted to do.Roderick's eyes burned with a raging fire, and at this moment, he was even more stubborn to the point of not wanting to extinguish it."Your son must be sleeping soundly!" Roderi
The Marquez's residence, 10 PM.Grace was still sitting in her study room, taking care of the Marquez Group's work. In the past, although she was holding the position of the vice president of the Marquez Group, most of her work was still being done by Desmond, Grace was not confident in being able to make decisions.She had obtained the Marquez Group, but she was not relaxed at all. It could be said that the group was already facing a financial crisis.The phone beside her rang. She reached out her hand to pick it up, a little annoyed. "Hello.""Grace, you're still awake?" A deep male voice asked.Grace's annoyance immediately disappeared, and was replaced with a gentle tone. Her expression also became somewhat dependent on one, "Waldo, it's you!""Grace, I've been paying attention to your company's stocks. It's always been very unstable!"Grace felt wronged as she heard Waldo's voice. She sighed, "Right, I don't have any other choice.""Grace, don't worry, I will help you. In the fut
"Why don't you eat your fill? Don't you have food at Bryson's house?" Betty curiously turned her head to look at her."That's not true. Every day at noon, his assistant would pack up the food in the hotel and give it to me to eat. It's just that I don't like to eat recently and I want to have some snacks."Looking at her depressed expression, Victoria did not sympathize with her at all. She even wanted to laugh, and she actually did laugh, "Then, just have a good meal! This is also for your own good.""I know! So, I kind of want to move out of his house." Betty whispered into her ear quietly.To be honest, she really did not dare let Bryson hear these words.But now he was in the hall with the little boy."You live well, why did you move!? Did he bully you?" Victoria immediately looked at her good friend worriedly. It must be a girl! It's not convenient for girls to live together.Betty's face slightly blushed, and said with a guilty conscience: "That's not true, I just feel that my h
Betty thought that he was joking. However, the seriousness in his eyes made her unable to doubt his determination in saying those words.Her heart was instantly seized by something.She was a little alarmed, but happy.At night, Victoria took the initiative to call her and ask her to dinner at her home. As Franklin's godmother, she naturally did not refuse. At the same time, she had not seen the little guy for a period of time, she wants to give him a present.At around five o'clock, the two of them went to the nearby shopping mall to choose their gifts.Standing inside a toy store, Betty's gaze was fixated on the cute doll, causing her young heart to immediately flood over. She reached out to pick it up, her eyes shining with a desire to buy it home.Bryson saw through her thoughts, his tall body bent down, and his thin lips fell beside her ears, "If you like this, you can give it to her after we give birth to our daughter."Betty's hand that was holding the cloth doll stiffened. Her
Bryson sat down beside her. He knew that his overly strict actions just now had made her angry.At least, she had already blamed him."Would you like some water." Bryson brought the water in front of her.Betty was thirsty, she looked at the cup of water, took a few sips from it and placed it on the table, she turned and looked at him, "Are you working?"Bryson had indeed been busy these past few days with work, so he didn't spend much time with her."Do you want me to spend more time with you."he asked."I'm not a child,I don't need you to accompany me." Betty retorted."Still angry at me?" Bryson's voice revealed a trace of helplessness.Betty put the potato chips to the side, then took her lollipop and placed it in her mouth. She answered vaguely, "No!"Seeing that she looked just like a child, Bryson couldn't help but chuckle. Perhaps it was because the light was dim, or because the music in the movie was too flirtatious, but in short, Bryson wanted to do something bad to her.Bet
In Bryson's villa, Betty had unknowingly stayed for a week. The matter of her previous car accident was completely suppressed and no one dared to talk about it anymore.Betty lived here. During the day, when Bryson went out, she stayed in his house, but there were no snacks to eat.Bearing one day, two days, three days, four days was okay, but, after enduring for a week, how could she bear it?Therefore, she put on her sunglasses, a low—key t—shirt, a small bag on her back, and her long hair that fell to the side of her head. She looked like a university student who had just left school, and she was about to go out to buy some snacks.Betty only was dared to go out to buy snacks when Bryson was not around. She took his car keys and drove a car out of the garage, and of course, he didn't have bad cars.Betty drove the car very carefully and went straight to the villa's entrance, which was a large shopping mall.After Betty parked her car, she went into the shopping mall to purchase som