Frederick had heard someone say that he would do something bad one day. He wasn’t a bad boy. He hadn't even been trying to push Yannick down the stairs.Just as he wanted to say something, Jacqueline’s figure flashed through his mind. He would be leaving the Valors and Solaria if he followed Weston back to Lanford, and he wouldn’t be able to see Jacqueline again. “I’m…not leaving,” Frederick whispered. Weston raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that his son was dead set in his ways. “Is it because of Jacqueline?” Frederick remained silent. “Do you think Jacqueline will think highly of you even if you stay here? You're nothing more than a playmate to her. She doesn’t care much about you. Look, did she choose to believe you? Like others, she was sure that you pushed Yannick down the stairs. She doesn’t believe you no matter what you say, right?” Weston said. Frederick widened his eyes and looked at Weston in disbelief. He couldn’t understand why he knew about the inc
Just then, she was startled by a light tap on her shoulder. She turned around only to realize that it was Micah. “Why are you…” “I saw you coming out, so I followed.” “Micah the Great, do you know who is that uncle who came out with Fred? What’s his relationship with Fred?” Jacqueline asked. She would only nicely call him by that nickname when she needed something from him. Otherwise, she would just call him by his name. “He’s Fred’s father,” Micah replied calmly.“Father?!” Jacqueline nearly choked in shock. “His name is Weston. Daddy investigated the Stanton family. I hacked into his computer and saw the information,” Micah said. However, Jackson had found out about it, and Micah had gotten a hard time from him. He wasn’t allowed to touch the computer for a week. “What kind of person is he?” Jacqueline asked.“He’s from Lanford, and he owns the Stanton Group. It seems that he came to Solaria to look for Fred.” Jacqueline frowned. She wondered if Weston was here to t
Fred’s eyes widened, and he panicked. At this age, he still wasn't good at hiding his emotions even though he was attentive.“What’s your decision? Do you want to go back? Or are you going to stay with us?” Jackson asked while smiling. Fred felt overwhelmed even though Jackson was smiling at him. “I-I…” he couldn’t continue saying that he wanted to stay with the Valors. The words were stuck in his throat.“I won’t stop you if you want to leave, but if you want to stay here, don’t do anything bad. If you have any ill intentions, I won’t forgive you even if you’re still a kid. I don’t care who your father is,” Jackson said. Fred trembled. “I… I don’t have any ill intentions. I didn’t push Yannick down the stairs either,” he said after mustering some courage. Jackson smirked. “I don’t care what the truth really is. It doesn’t matter to me even if you did it or not.” Jackson was not bothered about Yannick's life and death. All he cared about was the safety of Serenity and their
After some time, Fred opened the drawer and took out the piece of paper with Weston's phone number on it.He knew what Weston said was correct—he would never get what he really wanted if he stayed with the Valors. There was something else that he wanted besides Jacqueline’s smile. In the middle of the night, Fred went to the living room and dialed the number on the paper using the telephone. Weston picked up the phone after a while. “It’s Fred calling.” “So, have you decided?” Weston asked. “Hmm. I want to go back to the Stanton family,” Fred said softly with teary eyes. “I’ll be at your door in half an hour,” Weston ended the call. Fred realized that he only had half an hour left before he had to leave the Valor Residence. He went back to his room to pack, but everything in the room didn’t belong to him. He hadn’t brought anything with him when he came here. He hesitated and only took the doll that Jacqueline had given him. Then, he went to Jacqueline’s room and
“Alright, let’s go.” Weston led Fred into the car. He glanced toward the villa and smirked before getting into the car. Then, the car drove away from the Valor Residence. Meanwhile, Jackson received a call from the security guard at the villa’s entrance. “Mr. Valor, someone has picked up Fred.” “Good.” Jackson hung up the phone. Serenity, who was already asleep, asked groggily when she was woken up by the ringing phone, “Who is it? It’s so late already.” “Sorry, go back to sleep. The security guard at the entrance reported that Weston had picked up Fred,” Jackson said while tucking Serenity back to sleep. “What?” Serenity was wide awake now. “Fred left?” “Well, he called Weston in the middle of the night and asked him to pick him up.” Jackson easily discovered that as Fred had called Weston using the landline in the living room. He had then asked the servants to leave the gate open so that Fred could get out easily.“Why did Fred suddenly…” Serenity frowned. “Is
“Yes, he’s gone.” Micah was also surprised at the news. Although he knew that Fred would leave sooner or later, he didn’t expect it to be so sudden.Jacqueline jumped down from her chair and ran toward Fred’s room. Everything in the room was the same as yesterday. The quilt was neatly folded, and the room was tidy. The only thing that was missing was the doll on the headboard. That doll was one of Jacqueline’s favorites. She had given it to Fred when he first came to the Valor Residence. Jacqueline looked at the quiet room and thought of the words she had said to Fred in this room yesterday.She couldn’t believe that he was gone because Weston just came looking for him yesterday, and she suddenly burst into tears.Serenity and Jackson came to her side on time. As soon as Serenity saw her crying, she picked her up and comforted her in a soft voice, “Don’t cry. Fred went home with his Daddy. It’s a good thing for him. Fred has his own Daddy, he can’t live with us forever.” “
A faint smile appeared on Jackie’s face as she agreed with Micah’s idea, but then she was stumped. “How do we know where Fred's daddy has taken him? Mommy and Daddy definitely won't approve of us sneaking Fred back if we ask them to take us there.” “We’ll go by ourselves.” Micah reassured his sister, “I’ll find out where he is.” Jackie’s eyes glowed. “Thank you, Micah!” Then, she kissed him on the cheek. Micah touched his face, and he vowed to help Jackie. He liked it when Jackie trusted him. -Fred followed Weston back to the Stanton family in Lanford.The Stanton family was prestigious. Although they were wealthy, their birth rate was low. They only had a few members in the family, and it was a headache for them. When it came to Weston, he wasn’t even interested in dating anyone. In the beginning, George Stanton and Mia only wanted their son to get married and give birth to the next generation. However, their son had been harmed by someone and became infertile. It wa
At the end of the corridor, there was a piano room prepared for him. Fred lowered his eyes as if he had thought of something after looking at the piano. “What’s wrong? You don’t like this piano?” Mia asked. “Your daddy told me that you like to play the piano very much, and you play it wonderfully. He specially asked someone to prepare this piano room for you. If you don’t like this model, let’s go to the music store and pick another one. We’ll buy you any model that you like.” “No, it’s not that,” Fred lowered his head and said. The piano made him think of Jackie. He might have to play the piano alone in the future. He wondered if Jackie would miss him when he was gone or if she wouldn’t be bothered by it. “Well, I think Fred is a little tired. He has just gotten back. I’ll take him back to his room to rest,” Weston said. George and Mia immediately agreed. “Yeah, it’s time to take a rest. It has been a long ride for Fred. He must be tired.” Fred followed Weston back to hi