Soon, they landed in Lanford.Coco felt quite refreshed having rested on the plane. She looked around curiously as soon as they exited the airport.They took a taxi straight to the hotel prepared for the comic exchange event participants. The rooms provided were single rooms, but the attendees who had brought family members could choose to upgrade to larger rooms at their own expense.Naturally, Coco and Lucas upgraded to a larger room. However, even the upgraded room was quite different from the presidential suites Lucas was accustomed to staying in.“Will you be comfortable here?” Coco asked hesitantly.“Why not?” Lucas replied with a smile. “I’m not as pampered as you think.”The word “pampered” made Coco imagine a pampered Lucas, and she couldn’t help but burst out laughing.It was almost evening after they unpacked their luggage, and Coco and Lucas decided to go out for dinner.“What do you feel like having for dinner?” Lucas asked.“Something local, I guess. This is my first time
The loneliness was overwhelming for Coco back then.“What are you looking at?” Lucas broke the silence.Coco turned to Lucas and said, “Look. A child is squatting there across the street. I've been watching for a while, and it seems like his parents aren’t around. Maybe he doesn't want to go home after school?”She had noticed that the child seemed to have a school bag beside him.Hearing this, Lucas looked across the street. After a moment, he frowned slightly.“It’s Hayden,” Lucas said.“You know him?” Coco was surprised.“I’ve only seen him once. He’s Summer and Harry’s son,” Lucas said, still puzzled. Normally, the Scott family wouldn't leave a child unattended like this. Moreover, he didn't see any bodyguards or nannies around the boy.Coco was stunned. She had just heard Summer’s story on the plane, and she had been watching Summer’s child the whole time she was here. Lucas stood up, saying, “I’ll go bring the child over before something happens.”“Mhm,” Coco replied.Lucas got
“Exactly! My child secretly used my phone to buy in-game credits, and when I found out, he kept denying it! He could lie without batting an eye.”As the onlookers chimed in one after another, a glint of satisfaction flashed in the middle-aged woman's eyes. She reached out to grab Hayden.Lucas stepped forward and blocked her. “You're not taking him anywhere as long as I’m here!”“Everyone, look! I’m trying to take my own child home, and this man won’t let me! Where’s the law in this?! What's your intention of stopping me?” The middle-aged woman clearly wanted the crowd to side with her.Some kind onlookers seemed inclined to help, and a few even began to berate Lucas.At this moment, Coco stepped forward and addressed the woman, “I should be the one asking that! You claim to be the child’s mother, but you’re dressed quite plainly. Your clothes probably cost only a couple of hundred, at most. However, this child is wearing branded clothing.”The crowd, listening to Coco, began to notice
Lucas stepped forward swiftly and grabbed the woman. "You’ll regret it if you lay a finger on her.” Lucas's tone was cold and laced with menace.The middle-aged woman trembled in fear as she wondered who Lucas was. Coco immediately went to comfort Hayden. "It's alright, you’re fine now. I'll call the police, and they'll handle the bad guys," she said as she dialed 911.Seeing Coco calling the police, the woman struggled more desperately. "Let me go! Let me go!" She shouted.However, Lucas held her firmly, refusing to let go.Since the truth was out, the bystanders began to scold the middle-aged woman. Those who had initially wanted to help her now wished they could give her a good beating."How dare she impersonate the child's mother?! She must be trying to kidnap him!""How can someone be so vicious? Your actions are unforgivable!""The kid’s family would have been devastated if she had managed to take the child!""Human traffickers deserve the harshest punishment!"Soon, the police
Lucas could see that if they had a child in the future, Coco would surely share stuff that children find interesting with their child, and she would undoubtedly be a wonderful mother.About twenty minutes later, someone from the Scott family arrived. Harry was clearly surprised to see Lucas among the people with his son. Lucas had helped Summer back then. Without him, Summer might not have been rescued from the Hope family so quickly. And now, Lucas had saved his son again.Harry approached Lucas and said, "You stopped the kidnappers from taking my son, didn't you? Thanks!"From the police call, Harry had learned about what happened to Hayden.Lucas looked at Harry. The man before him looked more haggard and thin than the last time they had met. Despite Harry being dressed in a suit with neatly combed hair, there was a dead look in his eyes. He looked as if he had lost faith in life."No problem, but if you had actually lost Hayden, Summer would probably hate you even more," Lucas sai
Thinking about this, Harry felt a pang in his chest.Coco looked at him and simply greeted him. After all, she didn’t have a good impression of Harry. Summer's suffering was largely because of him. If Harry had trusted Summer back then, she wouldn’t have endured so many years of hardship.Harry replied, "Hello. Thank you for protecting Hayden today. Feel free to ask for help if you guys ever need the Scott family’s help in the future, and I will certainly assist you."This was his promise to them.After saying this, Harry turned to his son, "Hayden, let's go. It's time to go home. Your grandparents are very worried about you."Hayden reluctantly moved away from Coco. As he left, he glanced back at Coco several times.Coco felt a pang of heartache. She could sense that Hayden was just longing for love.Back in the hotel room, Coco said, "It seems like Hayden wants to visit his mother. On one hand, he hopes his mother loves him, but on the other, he doesn’t believe she does.""Do you fee
"Six languages?!" Coco gasped. If Lucas only had a basic understanding of a few others and was truly fluent in these six languages, he could be considered a language genius.In comparison, she felt like an underachiever. She could only handle basic daily conversations even though the only foreign language she studied was French. "Do you think my grades would have improved drastically if I'd known you during school days? Maybe I could have picked up a few more languages," Coco mused."Why? Isn’t it better that you don’t even have to study hard now since I can be your translator?” Lucas replied.She thought about it and realized he was right.During the event, Coco met many of the cartoonists she admired. She made sure to get their autographs and take photos with them. They were all happy for Coco when they found out that she and Lucas were a couple.The event was enjoyable for Coco. She befriended many of the cartoonists and got to discuss various drawing techniques. They even exchang
"It's Saturday, and I don't have school today," Hayden said, his eyes shimmering with hope.Coco found it hard to refuse his puppy eyes."Hayden, come here!" Harry called, but Hayden acted as if he didn't hear him and kept holding Coco's hand.Coco glanced between the child and Lucas. "Lucas, what do you think?""I'm fine with anything," Lucas replied, giving Coco the final say.Coco thought for a moment and then said to Harry, "Mr. Scott, if you're okay with it, why don't you let Hayden spend the day with us? We'll bring him back to your place later."Harry responded, "Are you sure? Hayden might disturb you.""I actually quite like Hayden," Coco said. She just didn’t like Harry. Harry looked at his son, who was firmly holding onto Coco's hand, and sighed. "Alright, but you don't need to send him back to my place. I'll come to pick him up later.""That works," Coco agreed.After Harry left, the three of them began their outing. For convenience, Lucas had asked the Gomez Group's branch