Be Your Lover Forever (Alicia)

"Uncle Daddy, someone bullied me..."

Yvette threw herself into Elijah's arms and bawled as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"A big bird ate Dree. Bree's gone. Boohoo... Someone bullied me. Uncle Daddy, Daddy, beat him. Ask him to give me Bree back. Give me back..."

Standing back up, Willy was stumped when he turned his gaze over to his side. Elijah?

This little girl couldn't be Lauren's child, could she?!

Just as the exciting thought came to him, a wet blanket doused his inchoate enthusiasm as he heard the little girl call Elijah 'Daddy'! He had wanted to ask, but his suspicion was dispelled right then, giving up asking as he nearly instantly concluded she was his illegitimate child of sorts!

Only then did he recall seeing him holding a little girl in his arms during a car exhibition. He said she was the child of a relative. Could it be this little one? She was already so big?

No wonder he thought she looked familiar. So he had seen her before!

Willy walked over.

Holding Yvette in his arms, Elijah coaxed her with rare patience, "Okay, okay, Yvette, good girl, don't cry. I'll teach him a lesson for you and find you another Bree..."

"No more Bree. No more. Wah..."

After giving Willy two feigned punches, Elijah asked, "What are you doing here?"

With that, Willy briefly told him the situation. "I didn't know she's yours. But it's quite dangerous for a little girl to be carrying a snake around!"

"Yeah! Tell me about it! But maybe she was born with an affinity to cold things. She found an egg out of nowhere, and it hatched into a snake. She grew up with it and always treated it like a treasure! No wonder she's distraught! This little one is really mischievous; she'll scare you with the snake when she's upset. Good that it's been gotten rid of! Me and... her mom really don't know what to do with her!"

to swing and coax

Yvette. I'll buy you a birthday cake later. We'll get your favorite strawberry princess Barbie; how does that sound? We'll go home after eating

chatting a little while

in her room, not even eating. With that, she hurriedly got the servants to cook up something light, and she brought it upstairs. "Yvette, it's Mommy. I bought you your favorite Q yogurt drink. There are red and yellow and many other flavors. I'll drink them all if you

on the door and twisted the knob

wriggling further in the little tent. "Looks like she's really upset! This girl can really be a stubborn one when she gets mad!" she mused. Walking over, Lauren sat on the carpet. "What's wrong, Yvette? Will you tell Mommy? Who messed with our sweet baby girl? How

through it, and deliberately made a loud suction noise. "Mm,

to meet, and the little one pulled

Smiling, Lauren kneeled again.

anyway; maybe I should give it to the neighbors..."

cross-legged, she pulled her baby girl into

Yvette. How can I not want you? Tell me what's wrong. Don't cry. Have some yogurt. I'll read you a bedtime story and tuck you in

gave her the yogurt drink. Then again, a tear hung from the corner of her eye, pouting, looking all

and fixing her clothes, Lauren kissed her forehead. "Our Yvette is the sweetest child in the world, right?

took another sip as she

not

then shook her head, suddenly

man let a big bird eat Bree. He even said to eat me. I don't have

Bree back to me. Big bird ate Bree. No more Bree. I don't have

little witches are bad. He called me a little witch. I'm sad. I like Bree.

continued bawling

Lauren wiped

had told her

at least understood one thing; Bree was gone. It was either killed or eaten by something; she wasn't too

her daughter in her arms, she felt quite helpless. Personally, she didn't like Yvette