"I don’t care if it's old or if it's a girl's toy, it's still mine! No one has the right to take it away from me!" Fred roared like an angry lion cub. "Where's the doll?" It was the only thing he had brought with him from the Valor Residence. It was a gift from Jackie, and it was a priceless treasure to him!The maid was taken aback, her voice faltering as she replied, "It's... it's in the store room." Normally, items in the store room were useless items that the servants would store and sell to scrap collectors in bulk. It was a source of extra income for the servants.Fred dashed downstairs towards the store room, with the maid trailing closely behind. From the shadows, Jacqueline blinked her eyes.She had indeed seen Fred, but there was something different about him, a change she couldn't quite put into words. The way the maid respectfully addressed him as "Master Frederick" indicated that he was living a comfortable life here. Jacqueline suddenly felt hesitant to ask Fred to g
Jacqueline swiftly ran away, equipping her night vision goggles as she moved. The power in the mansion went out once more. However, with her night vision goggles, Jacqueline had no problem moving around and effortlessly made her way to the store room.Inside, the store room was engulfed in darkness. Fred was there, clutching the doll tightly in his hands. The maid who followed him there was grumbling, "The power has already gone out twice today. What the heck is going on? But the power will be restored soon, Master Frederick, so don't worry."Through her night vision goggles, Jacqueline stared blankly at the person she had been tirelessly searching for. Fred was right there, standing just a short distance away. If she walked up to him, she could reach out and touch him!"Who's there?" Fred's sudden question pierced the silence.His acute hearing, heightened by the darkness, allowed him to sense her presence."Huh? Is someone else here?" the maid asked, puzzled.Jacqueline felt
Jacqueline's words gushed out in a rapid stream, filled with apologies she had wanted to express to him for days. She told him that, ever since he left, she had been constantly thinking about him. She thought about him when she ate and when she slept. Even her favorite chocolate no longer tasted good.She rambled on incessantly, leaving the maid feeling overwhelmed.What is the girl even saying..."Me and Micah and Daddy and Mommy came to Lanford specifically to see you. Why didn't you come? I was so disappointed this afternoon that I almost cried!" Jacqueline pouted.Fred clenched his lips tightly. His father had mentioned that Jackie and her family were coming to Lanford and asked him if he wanted to see them. He did want to see Jackie, but... he was afraid that she would look at him like she's looking at a bad boy again, afraid that she would ask him to go back with her to apologize to Yanny.So he told his father that he didn't want to go and that he would rather attend his
Weston's eyes narrowed. Today, his mansion had experienced two power outages and a security system breach. When he came out of his room, he saw a bunch of servants lying on the floor surrounded by beans and scattered banknotes. It was complete chaos.Two children actually managed to cause so much chaos in the Stanton mansion. When people heard of this, they would surely have a hard time believing it."Fred, come here," Weston called out to his son.Fred hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he didn't move because Jackie was holding onto his hand tightly."Daddy, why didn't you tell me that the reason Jackie and her family came to Lanford to see me was because they already found out that I didn't push Yanny down the stairs on purpose, and they're here to apologize to me?" Fred asked, looking directly at his father.Weston simply shrugged with a nonchalant smile. "I forgot to mention it. But now you know, don't you?"He acted as if it was no big deal at all.Fred bit his lip."
The problem was, this girl was Jackson Valor's daughter. The Valor family was based in Solaria while the Stanton family was based in Lanford, so there wasn't much interaction between the two families, but the Stanton family wouldn't want to offend the Valor family if they could help it.Mia gave Weston a stern look. "That's enough. You're scaring the girl."Weston smiled without saying a word.Mia approached and comforted Jacqueline. "Alright, child, stop crying. Since you've come to apologize, I'm sure Fred will accept your apology. Your parents will come pick you up soon, so get ready to go back with them."Mia simply wanted to send the girl away as soon as possible.She tried to pull Jacqueline into a hug, but the little girl stubbornly clung to Fred and wouldn't let go, sticking to him like glue. Mia couldn't separate them.When she tried using a little more force, Jacqueline cried even louder, as if she would be separated from Fred forever. She screamed, "No, I don't want to
"This is my favorite chocolate, and this is an apology card I wrote. Fred, we're still friends, right?" Jacqueline said tearfully.The chocolate and the apology card felt heavy in Fred's hands.When he opened the card, he saw that it was packed with densely-written words.He knew that she hated writing. Whenever her kindergarten and home teachers told her to practice writing, she would slack off. Aunt Serene always complained that, because she wouldn't practice, she couldn't even write her own name properly.But he could see that every letter on the apology card was written by her. There were so many words!Because Fred didn't say anything, Jacqueline nervously asked, "Is... my handwriting too ugly? I... I tried my best! Keep the card for now. I promise I'll practice my handwriting. I'll make my handwriting really, really pretty!" After all, she was only 6 years old. When she grew up, her handwriting would definitely become really pretty!Just then, they could hear another voice
Jacqueline bit her lip. With her eyes still moist, she asked Fred, "Fred... do you... do you want to go back with us?" She wasn't feeling that confident because she could see that he's living a good life here, with many people taking care of him and his grandparents and father being around. It was different from when he was at her house.He must prefer it here. He wouldn't want to go home with her."Go back where? This is Fred's home!" Mia immediately interjected, worried that the girl would take away her precious grandson.Weston added, "That's enough. You're Jackie, right? Fred might have stayed at your house for a little while, but he's now back in his own home, so he’s not going back to Solaria with you."However, Jacqueline simply kept staring at Fred as if she couldn't hear them. She waited until Fred said, "I'm sorry... I'm not going back with you."Tears welled up in her eyes once more, and she lowered her head.She knew it... She knew he wouldn't go back with her."I...
Only by staying here could he stand tall in the future and not be looked down on.He no longer wanted to hear people whisper behind his back that he's unworthy of being friends with Jacqueline.Jacqueline’s expression turned from gloom to joy when Fred expressed his desire to be her close friend.Excitedly, she approached him and said, "Then... let's be good friends forever. You have to visit me often, and I'll come see you too!""I will!" he agreed."And this doll..." she pointed at the doll he was holding, recognizing it as the one she had given him. "Treat it as if it were me and let it sleep with you every night.""I will," he replied."Also, you have to eat all the chocolates I gave you earlier. They're delicious!" she added, although she’s disappointed she couldn't share them with him."I will."With his third agreement, Jacqueline was finally satisfied, her gloomy expression giving way to a happier one.Suddenly, Jacqueline hugged Fred tightly and planted a huge kiss o