Seeing how straightforward I was, Valerie smiled and said, "Hey, can't I even have a casual chat with you?"

Pedro, on the other hand, started saying, "We felt that you were awfully familiar when we first got to know you. And I'm sure you already know it, we have reunited with our daughter recently. But we still feel that it's destined that we met you. If you don't mind, Miss Reid, we'd like to adopt you as our goddaughter."

I frowned. Knowing that things wouldn't happen without any reason, I said in reply, "Meeting you two is a good fortune on my part. But I think you two should get to the topic."

Valerie's face fell. She paused for a moment before saying, "Miss Reid, you should be aware of the relationship between Mr. Roberts and Andrea, right?"

speak on behalf of

and nodded, then I said calmly. "Yes, I am. Madam Lawson, are you attempting to convince me to divorce Hendrix so that

this. To be frank, Pedro and I had given it a lot of thought before deciding to meet you. I hope that you

to divorce and give my position to Miss Burton, she'll still need Hendrix's approval. Moreover, I am three months pregnant. I am as much a parent as you both are, so what should I consider for my child's sake?" Pedro was a businessman, so naturally, he

the table and said mockingly, "It must have been painful for you to lose your daughter for more than twenty years, right? Presumably, Miss Burton has also suffered a lot for these past decades. I don't want my child to experience the same. I believe my child would

Group may not be as wealthy and influential as you two at the moment, it doesn't mean that it won't be in the future. Since you guys appreciate Hendrix this much, you should know better just

Pedro looked at each other, both

that's it. Miss Burton has her parents to fight on her behalf,

through. Miss Reid, I hope that you won't take this matter to heart. Parents will tend to lose their sense of aptness when it comes to

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