Chapter 4 Are You Single, Pretty Lady?
Hmm? Tessa was a little stunned to give an immediate response.
“Pretty lady, I want upsies,” the little boy repeated, this time with a bit more emphasis as he stared up at Tessa with wide eyes, which were lit with a childlike gleam.
At the sight of how endearing he was, Tessa felt her heart melting, and she quickly picked him up. It was like holding a soft bundle, and as she carried him, she could pick up the faint powdery scent on him that made her want to nuzzle into his chubby cheek.
She was inexplicably fond of the child as she smiled and said gently, “Hey, little guy, thanks for speaking up for me earlier.” Without him, she would never have been able to clear her name.
Seemingly unfazed, the little boy shook his head and said with an air of impishness, “You’re welcome. I did what I had to. Besides, I hate two-faced women like her.”
Upon hearing this, Tessa was so entertained that she laughed. “Do you truly understand what it means to be two-faced when you’re only so young?”
He nodded solemnly, his chubby face very grim as he replied, “Of course, I do. My uncle told me that a two-faced person is someone whose actions don’t match their words.”
Tessa’s eyes curved into crescents. “Well, I’m impressed. You’re a very intelligent little boy, aren’t you?”
tried to act indifferent. In the
baby would turn out this adorable had
her motherly love practically overflowing. She was just about to speak when a voice interjected, “Young Master Gregory, the banquet is about to start. We must be leaving now, or the old master and
Tessa, “Seeing as I’ve helped you out earlier, could you carry me over to my daddy? I’m tired, and
ready for the performance, and
his grip on her as he whined stubbornly, “No, if I say it’s appropriate, then it is! Also, how are you going to perform without a violin, pretty lady?” His eyes grew to the size of saucers as a bright idea popped
eyes, and Tessa found herself relenting after
body slumped against her as he grinned with satisfaction. This pretty
asked aloud, “Are you single,
down at the child with affection. She was starting
definitely marry my
couldn’t hide her shock. Isn’t this little guy’s father Nicholas Sawyer, as in the president of Sawyer
Group to new heights. He was a man of legendary proportions in the business world, with a tenacity that matched his formidable reputation, not to mention how he ruled the
boy has mentioned it… Unable to suppress her curiosity, she
my mommy, pretty lady.” As soon as he said this, he nuzzled into her, and she felt an overwhelming
the Little Prince of the Sawyer Family—the object
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