“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
"What?" Wilson was surprised by Clara's last wish."I know you have no intention to undo it now, so just promise me, don't ever think of reversing it. Let everything that happened between us be gone and vanish into thin air," Clara said softly.Wilson might eventually break the hypnosis, maybe a few decades later. Even if they were to get back together, the time lost would not come back. The reversal would only give him more regret.Instead of that, Clara would rather Wilson stay like this forever. She would rather Wilson not love her.When the clock struck twelve, Clara finally signed the divorce papers. "Wilson, you're finally free." A corner of her mouth lifted, becoming a soft smile. She was glad she would no longer be a shackle to him.Wilson stared at Clara, feeling complicated. Her smile, it stung like mad!-After that, Clara returned to Solaria. Serenity was shocked to learn about her return and quickly rushed to the store. When she got there, she only saw Mrs. Wells
Fred was only a five-year-old kid. He was still so young. Looking at Serenity’s guilty face, Lisa knew what she was thinking about. “Well, it will be a good thing if we can prove Fred’s innocence. Don’t blame yourself. Haven't you been helping Fred to find evidence to prove his innocence? You should be happy now that you didn’t disappoint him.” “Yeah, I’m happy for Fred. He’s probably innocent. He didn’t push Yanny to harm him,” Serenity mumbled.The police’s test results were out very quickly. Yanny cooperated with the police, and they concluded that Yanny couldn’t hear it when the pellets were shot out. However, a child with sensitive ears could hear it. According to the police, the pellet would have hit Yanny from the place where he stood. Fred had wanted to push Yanny to a safe place, but Yanny had subconsciously dodged, so it made him fall down the stairs in the end.The test proved Fred’s innocence. Yanny looked guilty. “I’m sorry, Aunt Serene. It’s my fault that I didn
“Sob… Mommy, what should I do now? I misunderstood him! I don’t want him to hate me! I want to meet him. I want to apologize to him!” Jackie couldn’t stop crying. Serenity gently embraced her daughter and consoled her, “It’s okay. Don’t cry. Fred isn’t that petty. He’ll forgive you if you sincerely apologize to him.” “I will apologize to him very, very, very sincerely…” Jacquline nodded while crying. “Well, I will bring you to Lanford to meet Fred in a few days, and you'll apologize to him, okay?” Serenity asked. “Alright,” Jackie quickly agreed and added, “Does it mean I still have to wait a few more days? Mommy, I want to see Fred soon. I want to apologize to him and make up with him.” “I need time to find out where Fred lives now and have to talk to his Daddy first before we can go meet him. I will make arrangements as soon as possible,” Serenity said.“I want to go too,” Micah suddenly said.Serenity was stunned. “You're going too?”“I also misunderstood Fred that day,
“I’m coming to Lanford with my wife and kids for the next couple of days to visit the Stanton family. You won't say no to that, right?” Jackson said. Weston paused momentarily before saying, “I wouldn’t want my son to go back to Solaria before he is familiar with Lanford.” “Don’t worry. He’s a Stanton, and it’s only right for him to remain in Lanford. I'm just bringing the kids over for a visit.” “Well, you guys are welcome to come over anytime.” Both men made arrangements and ended the call. Weston came out from his study and went to the piano room after looking at the time. He knew that Fred should be practicing in the piano room at this hour. He hadn’t expected Fred to play the piano so well. After listening to Fred's performance, even the renowned pianist in Lanford said that Fred was extremely gifted although he was a little weak in conveying his emotions because he was still young. However, the piano skills he had mastered were already far beyond those of his age.
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly