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
Micah initially wanted to explain that they had made ample preparation for their little trip, but Jacqueline discreetly tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to stay quiet.Speaking up would only lead to more lecturing from their mother, with countless reasons that they couldn't argue against.Micah obediently kept his mouth shut.After Serenity finished her lecture, she asked, "Do you both understand your mistake now?"Both children quickly nodded."Will you do it again in the future?"They shook their heads in unison.Serenity felt relieved. At least her children had repented.Jackson glanced at his son and said, "Micah, since you enjoy hacking into security systems so much, when we get home, hack into our home security system and see if you can find any loopholes. If you can't, you're not allowed to use the computer for a month."Micah looked as if he had been struck by lightning.He had been hacking into the home security system since he was young, and any vulnerabilities h
Jacqueline finally brightened up a bit when she heard that.Jackson, who was standing nearby, chimed in, "Do you really like Fred that much? Daddy can find you other friends who play the piano well, maybe even better than Fred. You can play the piano together with your new friends every day. That way, you won't miss Fred so much.""But they're not Fred. Even if you find someone else to play the piano with me, I'll still miss Fred," Jacqueline replied."But you like Fred because he plays the piano well, right?" Jackson asked.Jacqueline blinked her eyes a few times and tilted her head, pondering for a moment before saying, "I don't know. I just like Fred, and he likes me too. He misses me too."Jackson smiled and didn't push the issue. Although his daughter said she liked Fred, maybe she herself didn't even know in what way she liked him yet.But, at least the two children were now separated. With time, he would definitely be able to find other well-behaved and understanding child
"Terry is a capable man, so I'm sure he'll find out soon," Serenity said. She then looked towards Clara's abdomen and said, "Looking after the convenience store must be tough for a pregnant woman like you. I can get someone to look after the convenience store for you until you've given birth and recuperated."Clara replied with a smile, "That won't be necessary. I'm doing just fine, and the morning sickness has stopped too. The baby is behaving and isn't causing me too much trouble. My mother is also helping me out. If I really need help, I won't hesitate to ask. Don't you worry about me."Thus, Serenity could only say. "If you have any problems, remember to reach out to me.""I will," Clara replied.After saying goodbye to Clara, Serenity visited Lisa. She wanted to ask Lisa if there was any progress in the investigation of the toxin injection incident. However, upon reaching the mansion where Lisa and Terry resided, she was taken aback."What is he doing here?" Serenity asked in