Baby Robbie reached out with his cute little hand and pulled out six banknotes from the stack. He smiled sweetly. "Great Grandpa, six hundred is enough for a welcome gift." Everyone was stunned by the gesture. The other great uncles, great aunts, uncles, and aunts had also prepared their lavish welcome gifts. Now that Grand Old Master Ares did not manage to bestow his welcome gift upon the boy, they looked at each other and did not know what to do. John was the first to stuff his red packet back into his pocket. "If the little fella doesn't want it, then we shouldn't force it on him. Don't you think so too, Jay?" "It's fine if we skip the welcome gifts. We're not short on money anyway," Jay said. Grand Old Master Ares waved his hand at the other people. "All of you can leave the hall. I have something to discuss with Jay." The other people filed out of the hall. Josephine left the hall while carrying Jenson in her arms and holding Robbie by the hand. Jay looked at his
Grand Old Master Ares examined closely Jay's handsome but impassive face. Jay was piqued when Rose's name was mentioned, though he remained emotionless, which showed that he still rejected Rose's existence. "Sigh!" Grand Old Master Ares was suddenly melancholic. "You can't seem to ever forget about her, can you?" An almost imperceptible, yet persistent shadow appeared on Jay's impassive face. A long time later, he nodded very slightly. "I owe her a lot. Those words that I had said to her when we were children, she had treated them seriously. I didn't respond to her advances… If I knew that she would end her life that way, I would have told her that the promise I made to marry her is the most truthful and honest promise that I have made in my life." Grand Old Master Ares nodded. "I believe you. You love Angeline from the bottom of your heart. She is a good girl, and I have also thought that only her intelligence and beauty could match you. Unfortunately, fate is cruel!" When A
"Do you have the time?" Jay was silent. Meanwhile, Josephine brought Jenson and Robbie back to Fragrant Vessel Court. That was the name of Jay's home in Tourmaline Estate. The annex was not as lively as before. Most of the servants had been transferred elsewhere, but what was left was nonetheless an extravagant display of wealth: Six caretakers, and two chefs respectively responsible for Eastern and Western cuisine. As for cleaners and gardeners, they were shared with the other annexes. The servants opened the doors wide when Jenson and Robbie arrived. They stood on both sides of the entrance and bowed deeply in a previously-rehearsed welcome ceremony for the children. "Welcome home, First Young Master, Second Young Master." Josephine was panting heavily from carrying Jenson all the way from the meeting hall. "Can you come down already, Jens?" She said. Jenson resisted. Robbie stretched out his arm. "Jenson, if you're afraid, you can hold my hand. I'll protect you!" Jenso
Jay arrived at the entrance of Jenson's private fortress. When the servant saw Sir Ares, they cowered and did not even dare to breathe too loudly, as though he was a tyrant that would send them to the chopping block on a whim. There was another reason why the servants were so afraid of Jay. Young Master Jenson was like a toggle for Jay's temper. Sir Ares would usually be a walking dormant volcano, but if something happened to Young Master Jenson, the dormant volcano would erupt violently. The two young masters were fighting intensely, and the sounds of glass and porcelain shattering were heard from within. If either Young Master was injured in any way, then Sir Ares would erupt, and doomsday would arrive for the servants. Jay with a darkened and ruthless expression, lifted a hand to knock on the door. Then, an earth-shattering boom was heard, followed by Jenson's frantic screams. "Ah…." Jay's worry was at its limit. He slammed on the door again and shouted, "Robbie, Jenson, ope
Jay was even more sure that Robbie was lying. "Baby Robbie, good children don't lie," he said. Robbie blinked innocently. He did not argue for himself, because he indeed had done something wrong. He only wanted to teach Jenson martial arts, but he accidentally kicked the ball onto the antique shelf which had caused it to collapse. Then, a chain reaction happened and one shelf fell onto another, which resulted in the current scene. Anything that was breakable on those shelves was in pieces. Robbie had once accidentally broken a vase back in his previous kindergarten. Mommy had to perform cleaning duties for three months to settle the issue. Now that Robbie had broken so many expensive antiques, what should Mommy do if Daddy asked her to pay up? Robbie did not know what to do. "Baby Robbie, your punishment is to clean up the room," Jay said angrily. Robbie did not hesitate. He found the broom and dustpan and started to sweep up the broken pieces. Jenson's eyes were tran
Robbie's little body trembled. When Jay opened the door to the fortress, he saw Robbie staring at him with a ghastly pale face. "Baby Robbie!" Jay's heart sank when he saw Robbie's face. He ran forward and hugged Robbie tightly in his embrace. The Elephant's Eye and its spooky voice disappeared without a trace. "I'm sorry, Daddy. I won't do that again," Robbie said softly, begging for his father's forgiveness. Tears sparkled in his eyes. Jay hugged Robbie tightly and patted his back gently. He was extremely guilty of himself at that moment. "It's all Daddy's fault. Daddy shouldn't have punished you this way. You're still too young." Jay noticed that the room was already clean, and the broken porcelain shards were already swept into one corner. He suddenly hated himself. How dare he blame his most vulnerable weakness on an innocent child? "Baby Robbie, Daddy only hopes that you can be good friends with your brother. I hope that the two of you don't argue or fight, or have
Jenson wrinkled his nose tightly and pouted his lips. He would have this cute expression whenever he did not know how to answer.“Play.” Jenson squeezed a word out after some time.Jay closed his eyes regretfully. ‘I’ve indeed misunderstood Baby Robbie!’Jay uncontrollably hugged Baby Robbie tighter out of guilt.“I want to go home.” Baby Robbie suddenly sniffled. He was blamed for something he had not done, thus he naturally wanted to seek comfort.“Baby Robbie, this is your home.” Jay tried to compensate for his wrongdoings and be extra gentle when coaxing the child.“I miss my mommy.” The tears in Baby Robbie’s eyes could not stop flowing. Anyone who saw him would feel for his plight.Jay was frozen on the spot and did not know what to do.Josephine came over and reached out her hand. “Baby Robbie, sleep at Aunt Josephine’s place tonight.”Baby Robbie leaped over to Josephine without a second thought. Jay was stunned, and his gaze darkened.After Josephine carried Baby Rob
Jay dug out the CCTV recordings of Tourmaline Estate to find that Baby Robbie had snuck out of the estate during the rainy night. He guessed that Baby Robbie must have returned to Exuberant City to look for his mommy, thus he immediately called Rose. The phone rang, but nobody answered it.Jay was feeling uneasy without any news about Baby Robbie. He took along Josephine and Jenson who were both equally worried for Baby Robbie and rushed back into the city center.After a whole night of drizzle that washed away the dust and grim of a bustling city, the surroundings looked much more vivid and beautiful.When dawn broke, Rose heard the security door being banged a few times. She frowned in alertness. She walked over to the door to see Baby Robbie who looked like he was in a pitiful predicament. He was covered in mud and standing in front of her. Rose was dumbfounded.“Baby Robbie, what happened?”Baby Robbie’s eyes become bloodshot as he sniffled. He had convinced himself to not cry