Fiona couldn't help laughing and crying at the sight.She put down her flowers and woke up Ashton."Back already?" yawned Ashton."Let's each take one and get them to bed." Fiona suggested.Ashton nodded, still groggy, picked up Charles, who was closest to her, and carried him upstairs.Charles half-woke, blurred-eyed, saw his mom waving at him, and let his head drop back to sleep.Fiona, with a smile, scooped up Chicago, who was sleeping like a little piglet, and couldn't resist giving her cute cheek a kiss.Then she too climbed the stairs.Fiona gently kissed each of them goodnight, whispered softly that she loved them, and quietly left the room."How's it going? Is the project coming together?" Ashton yawned."More or less." nodded Fiona."I've nearly cleared up my company's affairs, and I can finally rest for a few days." said Ashton, visibly relaxing.Fiona congratulated her, then abruptly changed the subject, "By the way, I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned resting. A
Darwin had always disliked crowded places.After entering, he glanced at the crowd and frowned subconsciously.At that moment, behind the scenes, Fiona planned to take Chicago and Charles away."The art show has already started... all the artists are here. It wouldn't look good without Chicago... what if someone wants to buy Chicago's paintings?" the art show manager said, clearly troubled."Mommy, I don't want to go!" Chicago clung to Fiona's fingers, looking pitiful."Wait just a minute, Chicago sweetheart, let me talk to your mom!" Ashton took Fiona's arm and led her into an office.Before Ashton could ask, she spoke first, "Darwin and Lilian have arrived."Ashton paused for a moment. Since Darwin had already met Chicago, he didn't see it as a big deal. "What are you afraid of? Although Chicago looks like both you and him, there are many people in the world who resemble one another. Why let that bitch couple spoil Chicago's good mood?"Today, Chicago was truly happy. The two painti
"Uncle, I have to work now." Chicago looked at Darwin and, plucking a small flower from her braid, took Darwin's large hand and placed the flower in his palm, "This is a little flower for you."Darwin's heart was suddenly filled with an indescribable sentiment.After offering the flower, Chicago ran off toward the manager.Wendy looked gratefully at Darwin, "Thank you, Sir!""Don't get left behind by your boss." Darwin said as he stood up, immediately putting on a stern expression.Wendy, intimidated by him, quickly rushed to follow.Darwin watched Chicago's small figure vanishing into the crowd, then looked down at the flower in his hand."I remember now, isn't this the little girl from the hospital that day?" Lilian's voice broke Darwin's train of thought.Darwin closed his hand around the flower and looked back at the two paintings.With so many questioning her talent, would anyone buy her paintings?If no one bought them, she would surely be heartbroken."Let's go to the auction."
With a humph, Ashton accepted the chocolate.Her phone had buzzed in her pocket hundreds of times.Shee ignored every single call.Fiona couldn't help but glance towards the corner where Darwin was.It was pitch dark over there, unclear what the people were up to.But, based on the silhouettes, it seemed like Darwin had been on the stands since the Chicago footage started.He couldn't have discovered something, could he?Indeed, Darwin had been watching Chicago.He was surprised at the richness of emotion in such a young child.Understanding romance, capable of conveying it through art.Understanding devotion, also displayed in the paintings.She knew how to express love.Love for her great-grandmother, her mother, her brother...Her parents had raised her well.The artists had finished presenting, now came the auction.Up till now, everything had gone normally, almost all the artists' works had been bought.There wasn't much competition, after three or four bids over the starting pri
But before she could speak out, Darwin inquired, "Shouldn't you ask your parents first?"Wendy's expression shifted.The young miss didn't have a father, so the topic of 'Dad' was never brought up around her."My mommy is really nice, she won't mind at all!" Chicago proclaimed proudly, lifting her little head high.However, upon hearing the news from Chicago, Fiona immediately and decisively rejected Chicago's request after hearing it, "No."Chicago's eyes widened in surprise."Why... why not?" she asked, confused. "Uncle bought my painting, which can help a lot of people, and Uncle is a good person, I just wanted to invite him for dinner..."Ashton stood to the side, somewhat torn.Should she tell Fiona the truth?"Uncle is currently on a date with someone he likes. Inviting him to dinner now would mean interrupting their date, wouldn't it?" Fiona crouched down in front of Chicago, struggling to suppress her own anxiety while gently persuading her.Chicago had seen a few romantic mov
"Chicago, did your parents agree to this?" Darwin asked.Chicago didn't want to lie, "Mommy is very busy, didn't have time, so Chicago invited Uncle for dinner, come on Uncle! I'm so hungry!"Chicago seemed genuinely in a rush.Darwin chuckled and decisively picked her up, "Alright.""Miss!" Wendy had been through a roller coaster of emotions but still decided she had to stop her young lady's reckless action. If Fiona found out, the sky would fall! She always knew that Fiona was an angel when not angry, but when she was, she was terrifying beyond words!Chicago gave Wendy a fierce glance.Darwin also stopped and turned around, looking at Wendy with a calm gaze, "What's up?"Wendy was so overpowered by his presence that she couldn't utter a single word. She could only shake her head in the end."Uncle, let's go!"Taking advantage of the fact that Uncle seemed to have already forgotten about the mean aunty, she had to leave the art exhibition quickly with Uncle!"Okay."Soon, Darwin had
At the restaurant, Darwin ordered the signature children's meal set for Chicago. The meal came with a cute duck figurine which Chicago had a blast playing with.During the meal, Chicago looked at the delicious food in front of her and began to worry again."Uncle, you know you shouldn't casually eat food or drink water given by strangers?" Chicago looked at Darwin with her big, serious eyes."Of course. You are so clever, knowing all that stuff." Darwin praised wholeheartedly."Yeah, Mommy taught me." Chicago nodded, "Uncle, you have to remember, okay? There are lots of bad people out there, and if someone tries to use a kid to trap you, that would be dangerous!"Listening to Chicago's out-of-the-blue remarks, Darwin pondered deeply."Did you hear something?" Darwin asked.Chicago wrinkled her little nose.At that moment, Wendy finally snapped back to reality: "Sir, it was that lady who attended the event with you today... she said some off-the-wall things, and the little one overhear
After Chicago left with Darwin, Fiona was restless. After taking Charles home, she made an excuse and left the house.From a nearby car, Fiona watched Darwin hug Chicago, watched Chicago reluctantly embrace him, and watched him stand still, long after Chicago had left.Her feelings were indescribably complex.But who was to blame? Darwin could have had it all. She had given him a chance, but what had he done?"Drive." said Fiona coldly, turning away.The driver started the car, and as they passed by Darwin, Fiona didn't cast him another glance.When Fiona arrived back at the house, Chicago was just getting out of the car.Without the lightness of stepping out in the morning, she hung her head, staring at her shoes, walking ahead distractedly.She didn't even notice Fiona's arrival.Wendy wanted to speak up to advise her that her mother had arrived, but Fiona stopped her.Only after Chicago had entered the house did Fiona ask Wendy, "Didn't you say she had a great time? What happened?"