Tangled Temptations

Chapter 225

Harvey pulled into his gated estate. The exclusive subdivision was developed by Everest Technologies, ensuring top-notch security and privacy. He kept a villa here for his own use. His black luxury Maybach glided through the ornate wrought iron gates. As the car entered, all the lights in the villa lit up like a stage, and the musical fountain started to play, spraying water high into the air.

Harvey parked the car and handed his coat to the waiting housekeeper.

"Miss Linda is in one of her moods again." She informed him.

Under the moonlight, he walked over to an apple tree where Linda was sitting, silent and withdrawn.

Harvey squatted down beside her, looking at her with affection. Her chestnut hair, slightly curled, tumbled around her shoulders. Her petite face was delicate, her eyes as dark as blackberries. Her small mouth was pursed in displeasure. She was plucking leaves from the apple tree, one by one, lost in her own world.

Harvey didn't rush her; he just sat there. Around half past ten, the little girl suddenly snapped out of her mood and threw herself into his arms. "Some kids at school said I don't have a mom." She declared.

Harvey carried her back into the house. He patted her head gently, "Linda does have a mom. She's just like you, a little fairy." He reassured her.

He placed her at the dining table. The housekeeper immediately set the table, serving warm food. Linda, famished, started eating, making a mess as she did. After she finished, she looked at Harvey with big, pleading eyes, "I want a mom! Other kids have one. I want one too!"

Harvey carried Linda upstairs to her room.

Linda insisted on pouring her own bath water, and after her bath, she snuggled up to Harvey, smelling of sweet soap.

Harvey helped her dry her hair. He tried to console her, "Linda, if you want a mom, you have to find one yourself."

Linda was puzzled. "If I have to find a mom, what do I need you for, Dad?" Linda asked.

Harvey was calm, "I'm going to send you to piano lessons. There are many beautiful female teachers there. If you see one with the same hair color as yours and who is pretty, you can ask her to be your mom. But remember, don't tell anyone your full name or who your dad is."

Linda was confused.

a reasonable explanation, "If they know who your dad is, they'll be attracted to

her dad

girl looked at herself in the mirror. A mom would be a beautiful fairy with

Vanessa called her from Switzerland, asking her to take care of a

excused herself, "I

the Crescendo Sound Workshop. Upon inquiring at the reception, she found out there

came over and said, "Ms. Laurent, the kid is here. You can meet

a child so young. The girl was brought in by a nanny and was barely three feet tall. Eloise was about to decline when the

chestnut hair and

She looked just like...

similar

more excited than she was! She stared at her colored hair and her beautiful face. Eloise was like the mom tailor-made

her to touch. Not only did she allow her to touch, but she also snuggled into Eloise's arms. With her little

held Linda so tightly. But after the excitement, she still had to follow the process. "What's your dad's name?"

filled with tears, "My dad sells eggs, and people call him a swindler! My mom is no

Eloise felt extremely sorry for her. She wiped away the tears from the little one's face, couldn't help but give her a kiss.

decided to keep the child, despite her young

too young to sit at the piano by herself, so Eloise had to hold

learned. Linda nodded and her smalle fingers

The child was a prodigy by any standards. Linda was the best she had ever seen, even better than Eloise herself had been at that age. As she marveled at Linda, the little girl looked up at her and asked innocently, "Eloise, is

used to tease her by calling her by her first