The adults hurried to the hotel's garden when they learned about the children's fight.The security guards surrounded the hotel garden and barred people from entering. Only the parents of those involved in the fight could get in.Coco looked at the girls, all of them with their hair messy and their dresses dirty. Even Eden, the weakest of the group, had several footprints on her dress, and her braids were loose.Wondering what had happened, Coco turned to her daughter, who looked like a little mess. Beatrice looked like she had been rolling on the ground, her pink dress torn, and one of her white shoes was missing. The boys were in a better state than the girls, but everyone could tell Micah, Morgan, Frederick, and Caden had just fought. At least the boys were wearing dark-colored clothes, unlike the girls who were all in light-colored clothing and looked so dirty.The children on the other side of the fight were all about the same age, ranging from seven to thirteen. There were
Renee explained, "I only had Eden and Amy with me. I can't let Eden fight, and I can't let Beatrice get hurt. So, I rushed in with Amy and told Eden to get help!"Renee told everyone about what happened, and how getting more help could help them win the fight. That felt like a good strategy, and she was proud of it. Having more power meant they had a higher chance of winning!Lisa went from watching her daughter talk with interest to paling and looking embarrassed. It was embarrassing listening to her daughter praising herself for the strategy she had come up with."Okay, enough. You don't have to say anymore," Lisa interrupted Renee, wondering if her daughter was just dense or ignorant. Renee could still go on, but she stopped. Her words did explain why so many of them had gotten involved in the fight.Lucas looked at the children, his lips pursed in anger. It was his daughter's birthday party, yet his dearest wife had been belittled and his daughter had gotten hurt.Lucas knew
Eden would not let anyone badmouth Aunt Coco.Beatrice and Eden were like two angry little monsters—as if they would jump on the other children and fight them again if they refused to apologize.Coco watched the two angry girls demand the other party to apologize, and she saw how the other children got hurt in the fight. Tears welled in her eyes even when she realized the girls were defending her. She stepped toward the girls, squatted down, and hugged the two girls. "Thank you, girls. There are all kinds of people in this world. We can't possibly ask everyone not to say anything bad about us. However, we can make ourselves strong so that these things won't hurt us."Coco studied the girls before her. "Please don't get into a fight for me again. Even if someone says something bad about me, it's fine. I just don't want you guys to get hurt."Eden understood Coco's wishes.Beatrice listened but did not quite understand her mother's words. "But they…" She was reluctant to let it
"Are you serious, Lex? You want us to apologize?""Yeah, seriously? We were outnumbered, and they beat us! They should be the ones apologizing to us.""Whoever said those nasty words, apologize," Lexington said, his carefree yet serious tone causing the children's expression to change.Eventually, four of the children stepped forward. They approached Coco and somewhat reluctantly apologized.Beatrice's eyes went wide. Realizing Lexington was the group's leader, she rushed over to him."Why didn't you apologize?" Beatrice asked in a loud voice, looking at him with curious eyes.Everyone was shocked by the sudden change of events. The hotel manager anxiously looked at both sides, finally understanding how it felt to be stuck in the middle. Still, he had to calm down and smile at both sides.The hotel manager had thought that it was an honor that the Gomez family was holding Princess Beatrice's birthday party at the hotel venue, but it seemed like the worst event he ever had."I d
"I want to know his name," Beatrice said."But he doesn't want to tell you. You have to respect his wish," Coco urged."Oh." Beatrice pouted and let go of her hand reluctantly. Then, she turned a wide grin at him, "Anyway, I'm sure you'll tell me your name one day!"Beatrice was filled with confidence, as if certain this would happen one day.Lexington frowned and grunted before leaving with the other children. Not far away, the bodyguards followed the children.Then, it was time for the parents to check on their kids and lecture them.Serenity and Jackson were the busiest among them. All their four children had been involved in the fight, after all. Fortunately, the youngest, Eden, had only called for help instead of participating in the fight.According to Eden, she had wanted to join the fight after calling for help, but her sister, Jacqueline, had held her back. Jacqueline said Eden would be in the way, and the older kids would have to divide their attention into protecting
Meanwhile, with the Gomez family. Beatrice had been thinking about her playground trip after coming home to the villa.When Coco was bathing Beatrice, the little girl gave her mother a pleading look and asked, "Mommy, I got into a fight today… Does that mean I can't go to the playground?""I really want to go… Can you give me another task? I'll do it properly!" Beatrice tried to bargain."Mommy and Daddy will take you to the new playground, just like we promised," Coco said softly."Really?" Beatrice's eyes lit up."Yes," Coco promised. "Although it was wrong for you to get into a fight, you did it to defend Mommy. You're braver than I ever thought you could be."Beatrice's cheeks flushed with some embarrassment. "I'm brave? Mommy, really?""Yes. Beatrice, you're a brave girl." Coco was shaken to the core when she learned that the three-year-old Beatrice had fought the other kids to defend her."But you mustn't fight like that again, okay? Because if you get hurt, it'll make
"Yeah," Coco replied. "I'm afraid Beatrice will encounter more of this because of my leg."Pain and heartache exploded in Coco's chest as she saw her daughter's injuries earlier. Thank goodness it was just some light scratches. What would she do if her daughter's injuries were any more serious?And this might be just the beginning. What about the future? Beatrice would grow up with people calling her mother a cripple. Would Beatrice have to fight every time whenever people called her mother names?After all, Coco's leg would not recover, and it would stay like this for the of her life.Coco thought everything would be fine as long as she faced her fears bravely, but her condition was affecting her daughter."Don't overthink it," Lucas soothed, fearing Coco would blame herself for something beyond her control. "Beatrice will learn her lesson. Fighting doesn't work, and there are better ways to shut someone up. Besides…" Lucas paused, staring at his wife intently. "You are Beatric
After this incident, Lisa realized her daughter was different than she thought. Her daughter loved to join in the fun, but she assumed her daughter would run faster than anyone else, especially in case of danger. It seemed she was a bit biased and did not understand her daughter well enough."I-I had to help Beatrice! I can't let Beatrice get hurt!" Renee said in her defense."Beatrice is only three years old. And how old are you?" Lisa scolded in annoyance."I'm only eight," Renee answered, trying to remind her mother that she was still a baby too.Lisa almost choked on the sorry look on Renee's face."Okay, okay. Renee knows she was wrong. Don't lecture her anymore." Terry finally spoke up and said something for his daughter.Fortunately, the group fight ended without causing too much of a big deal. If it had been any worse, their families might have gone directly against the group of secretive families, and things would end badly."Renee. Have you learned your lesson?" Terr
“……” 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