"We're here to..." Before the boy could finish that sentence, he saw an older lady walking toward them. 1

Was this grandma Miss Bea's mother?

"Hi, Grandma!" Lanie greeted her politely.

Grandma...? 1

Bianca followed Lanie's gaze and looked behind her.

There was an older woman in her fifties, wearing a white-and-pink Adidas tracksuit. She was just passing by, but then she suddenly stopped in front of the three of them.

Luke knew that she was not Bianca's mother, so he did not greet her.

"Is something the matter, ma'am?" Bianca was confused by the woman's intense stare.

The woman then frowned and began to sincerely advise her, "Once you're

married, girl, you gotta learn how to take care of your family. You can't let your husband and child go hungry. I mean, look at you! It's already this late, and you're only back now?" 2

By "your husband", she clearly meant that man with the poker face behind her.

Bianca felt quite embarrassed and awkward.

She was about to explain when the woman looked at

Luke instead and turned on him mercilessly as well." You're not being a very good husband either. You can't go throwing a tantrum at your wife just because she ticked you off. What kind of an example are you giving your son? These days, men have to learn how to cook too. You can't ask your wife to take care of all the housework alone. You married a wife, not a maid!"

Bianca was starting to think that the woman was going too far.

How could she misunderstand something like this?!

After all, anyone should be able to tell at a glance that the two of them were from vastly different worlds.

"Ma'am, you're mistaken. He's just my boss, and I'm just his employee," Bianca explained hastily.

After a pause, the woman opened her mouth again, but she did not manage to say anything.

She just appraised the man, woman, and child once more...

As if they were unrelated. Did they take her for a fool?

'It's clear as day that you have something to do with that handsome man!

'Seriously, what has the world come to these days? To think that there's a sugar baby living here in this area... I

her lips as she watched that woman leave. She had no idea

son if she

all, she was not really familiar with the man

girl should and should not do. It was fine for her to interact with other men

him and said in a low voice, "You have something to say, right? Get on with

Bianca turned around.

blinked at the two adults. He had no idea what he was supposed to say... but Dad said that he had

Oh, Lanie remembered now!

because his dad wanted a sidekick, though.

carried two huge boxes from

boxes was light blue, and the other was white. They even had

around to look at his father after

a short little kid, after all. Bianca could hear what he was saying, but she

not want any more gifts from Luke Crawford, Bianca decided to accept them for now when she saw how hard it was for the boy to hold the gifts

up at her, and the

this?" Bianca asked the boy at her feet, but she was waiting for his father

that the icy-cold man happened to see the diamond ring on her

ring meant that

either..." Blanche was not guarded around Bianca any more. His expression was pure and innocent, befitting his age, and he scratched his hand as he turned around to look at his father in confusion.

go home!" Luke told

the presents, one

the man who had left all of

Lanie wanted to say something, but he

really can't accept these

"Why?" 1

to a five-year-old boy. He would not understand

child would understand,

back in Lanie's

to your father before he goes too far away. Take these

a white Porsche stopped by the curb at

he sat in the driver's seat, one hand

it to

his fingers, and

dreg from it viciously.

a

the trash can behind you? Throw it

son had carried

were back at the Crawfords'

the car to a stop

The boy had not said anything

Master Crawford was having tea in the

into the car, going upstairs without a word, he was quite

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