Nydia, looking aggrieved, exclaimed loudly, "Lydia, you're being too much! I treated you wholeheartedly, like my own daughter. Is this how you treat me? At least I'm your elder, right?"Lydia didn't respond immediately, but instinctively retorted, "If you had even a hint of an elder's demeanor, I wouldn't have laid a hand on you!"Then, she saw Nydia look even more aggrieved as she glanced towards the door. "Lambert..."Lydia's heart sank. Before she could turn around, a tall figure walked up to Nydia, carefully examining her wound. "Mom, are you okay?"Nydia shook her head. "Lambert, I know we haven't treated Lydia well before, but we've truly changed now. We genuinely accept her, but..."Lydia felt extremely aggrieved upon hearing this. She looked at Lambert and saw his gaze, complex with incomprehension, disappointment, and a hint of indescribable discomfort."No, Lambert, it's not what you think at all!" Lydia interjected.Standing beside, Nydia took over, "Forget it, Lambert. I k
Lambert, although still upset with Lydia, couldn't refuse his son's request.He paused for a moment, intending to sit back beside Lydia, but saw her releasing Wythe."Wythe, why don't you eat by yourself? Mommy's full and needs to rest!" With that, Lydia left everyone behind and walked away.Lambert's gaze grew colder. He wasn't even angry yet she seemed to be.How ironic, she was the one at fault, wasn't she?This only confirmed Wythe's suspicions further. Mom and Dad were really having issues, but what was going on exactly?Nydia sighed, "Lambert, looks like Lydia's still mad at me!"Lambert responded coldly, "Ignore her! Let's eat, Mom."Nydia smiled, seemingly in good spirits. However, Wythe felt uneasy. He slid off his chair without waiting for anyone's response. "Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, you guys enjoy your meal. I'm full. I'll go check on Mom."Without waiting for a reply, Wythe dashed upstairs.In the second-floor room, Lydia sat despondently on the edge of the bed, enveloped in
Before Andrew could ponder further, Lydia spotted him. She lifted her hand gently, trying to summon a smile, but it appeared more like a grimace than anything cheerful.Andrew pushed open the café's door and walked in. Lydia looked worse for wear, her spirits down, and she seemed to have lost weight.Andrew frowned instinctively. "Lydia, what's wrong?"Perhaps it was Andrew's gentle tone, but Lydia's tears started flowing instantly.Andrew quickly stood up, walking over to her and pulling her into a comforting embrace. "What happened? Why are you crying? Did you have a fight with Lambert?"As soon as Andrew mentioned Lambert, Lydia cried even harder!Now Andrew didn't need to guess. They must have had a fight!After Lydia calmed down, she shyly withdrew from Andrew's embrace, embarrassed as she looked at his now damp shirt. "I'm sorry, Andrew, I dirtied your shirt.""It's nothing, just a shirt. Don't you remember what my family does? We deal with clothes all the time!"Lydia managed a
Lambert stood up from his desk, his tone as cold and indifferent as ever. "Who is it?""Dad, it's me. When are you coming back today?"Lambert paused slightly at the sound of Wythe's voice, his tone softening a bit. "Wythe, what's wrong? Is there something going on? I still have some work to finish here, so I might not be able to come back for a while. I'm sorry, Wythe."Wythe furrowed his brow. "You haven't been back recently. Are you abandoning us?""How could you think that? Wythe, dear, there's just a very difficult project I have to focus on right now. Once I'm done with it, I'll make time to be with you, okay?"Wythe pouted. "But, but then you and Mom...""What your mom and I have to deal with is our business. You don't need to worry about it. We're adults, and we have our own ways of handling things."Lambert didn't linger on the call for too long before hanging up. He took a deep breath and refocused on his work.These days, it felt like he had reverted to his old days of work
"Previously, we weren't clear about what exactly happened, and my decision not to investigate was out of respect for Mom. But I also don't want you to think that you can just arbitrarily kick Lydia out!" Lambert's tone was resolute, which made Odgen's expression turn sour.Subsequently, Lambert left the study, leaving Odgen sitting behind the desk, unable to regain his composure for a while.Not long after, Nydia entered carrying juice. Seeing Odgen's less-than-pleasant expression, she furrowed her brows. "What's wrong? Didn't Lambert agree?""No! He did agree," Odgen shook his head."Since he agreed, why do you still have that look on your face?""I'm just thinking, by deceiving Lambert like this, will he resent us when he finds out the truth in the future?" Odgen glanced at Nydia with a complicated expression. "Does he know about me mistreating Lydia?""I don't know if he knows or not, but judging from his attitude, it seems like he hasn't given up on Lydia at all."So did Lambert r
Lambert's words caused Penny's expression to change, but she didn't dare to confront him directly.She could only compromise for the time being and quickly left the office.Wythe, with a blank expression, watched Penny leave. At the moment she closed the door, a mischievous smile crept onto his face.Lambert caught sight of this and chuckled indulgently and helplessly, gesturing with his finger to Wythe.Wythe approached and was immediately lifted onto Lambert's lap."Was that intentional?" Lambert asked.Wythe wrinkled his little nose. "Well, she was trying to seduce you, right? Humph!"Lambert chuckled helplessly. "So now you're a supervisor for Mom? Do you really not trust me that much?""Not really, Dad. I'm just worried that the enemy might be too energetic, and you might inadvertently lose ground."Lambert found it increasingly amusing. He playfully tapped Wythe's nose. "You're worrying about a lot of things. But for this lifetime, besides your mom, I won't be interested in any
Penny, on the other hand, quickly went back to change her clothes, she was very glad that the coffee wasn't too hot, otherwise she would have been out of luck, but even so, her chest was flooded with a red mark.Looking at the red marks, Penny's eyes flashed with a trace of resentment!On the other hand, Wythe was in a good mood as he sent a message to Lydia, "Mum, I'm at dad's company, do you want to come over?"Lydia received her son's message and hesitated for a moment, "Mom's side of the action is also very busy, baby, why don't mum have someone pick you up and bring you over?""I don't want to! I'm on a big mission right now, I can't just leave at will!" Wythe returned in a serious voice.Lydia, on the other hand, was a bit puzzled, what kind of mission could he have as a little brat, it couldn't be Lambert asking him to do something, right?When she thought of this, Lydia couldn't sit still! In her heart, she was worried. She wondered if Lambert would be angry with Wythe because
Lydia lifted her gaze, meeting Lambert's deep, accusing eyes. The reproach and interrogation in his eyes made her feel inexplicably guilty for a moment.But that guilt was fleeting. She quickly snapped out of it. What did she have to feel guilty about? After ignoring her for so many days, he was the one who should feel guilty, not her.The more Lydia thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Deciding not to speak to Lambert anymore, she grabbed Wythe and prepared to leave.Lambert seized Lydia's wrist, turning to Wythe. "Sweetheart, why don't you go play for a while? I need to have a talk with your mom."Lydia raised her voice. "What do you think you're doing, Lambert? There's nothing for us to talk about!""Is that so? Maybe you have nothing to say, but I do!"Lambert forcefully held her hand, pulling her into his embrace.Wythe chuckled behind his hand. It seemed like the issues between Mom and Dad could be resolved now!Lydia widened her eyes, attempting to struggle but findin