It was dawn; the clouds were gray and it soon started to drizzle. Henry was leaning in his chair to take a nap. The ashtray beside him was filled with cigarette butts.Angel, in the room, shouted, “Mommy.”Then, she was awakened from her dreams. She looked around the room with her hollow eyes. It was big and empty. She wiped the tears at the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand and searched for her phone. It was placed at the side of the bed, and there was a blanket over her. Did that mean Daddy was back?Angel picked up her phone and called Mommy again. It was still turned off. She climbed out of bed and walked out of the room. The servant was still at her door. She looked at the time and said, “Young Lady, it’s still early. You can sleep a little longer.”Angel shook her head and walked toward her mother’s room. The room was filled with the smell of cigarettes. She closed the door, opened the closet, and found a worn-out handbag. Mommy had brought it over from the rented
Neither Henry nor Angel spoke. Mrs. Lawson could not get in a word. The atmosphere in the house was a little awkward.Angel finished the pierogi on her plate and wiped her mouth with a tissue.“Are you full yet?” Henry asked.“Yes, Daddy. I want to go to the office with you today,” she said, nodding.“Sure.” He smiled, as if he already knew she wanted to go, so he did not ask why.There were some pierogi left after he finished breakfast. Angel asked Mrs. Lawson to pack it up; she said it was delicious and wanted to bring it to the office so she could eat it when she was hungry.After breakfast, Henry brought Angel to the office. It was still early and the office was quiet. There were a few people in the meeting room on the 23rd floor. Henry went back to his office and worked as usual.Angel walked around the office and into the dressing room. She searched every room; it was clean and nobody was in it. However, she smelled a familiar scent when she was in the master bedroom. She
The secretary came in soon. She was the pretty secretary. Angel remembered her as she brought sweets for her last time. It was easier to trick her than her father. “Chairman Moore, is there anything I can do for you?” The pretty secretary looked at Chairman Moore with her sparkling eyes. The chill over Henry's body had disappeared. Angel twitched her mouth as she saw her infatuation with her father. “Take Angel to the playground.” Henry did not even bother to glance at the secretary. He turned around and looked at Angel. “Be a good girl. Do not run around!”Angel nodded obediently. She held the pretty secretary’s hand and went out. When they arrived at the lobby, Angel pouted and said to the pretty secretary, “Pretty sister, I wish to have Aunt Louise come along with me.”Angel’s little face looked pitiful. Even though the receptionists heard of the rumour yesterday that the little girl in front of them was not the Chairman’s biological daughter, she could not bear reje
The pretty secretary was touched by Angel’s adorable look. How on earth could there be such a beautiful and mature kid. Apparently her mother taught her well. Louise was still sound asleep as she did not sleep well the previous night. She quickly picked up her phone as she heard her phone rang just so that she would not awaken Monique. “Hello.”“Louise, I am Ysabelle, the receptionist. Why did you not come to work today?” asked Ysabelle. Louise said, “Ysabelle, I have something on today. Could you apply for leave on my behalf?”“Pretty aunty, let me speak to Aunt Louise,” Angel said with her head lifted. Her small hand held high. She could not wait to snatch over the phone. Kids are kids. There was no difference between people with different statuses in her eyes that she could treat a receptionist so well. The receptionist, Ysabelle was so touched. She instantly turned into Angel’s loyal fan. She would be angry if she heard anyone speak ill of this pretty little girl. S
Angel asked surprisingly, “Why?”As Aunt Louise had a carefree personality, she should have agreed. However, she rejected her without even giving it a thought. With a kid like Angel calling her, should she not have intuitively asked about her mother? However, she did not even mention her mother. It seemed like she knew her mother was not by her side. Louise hesitated and said, “My house is too far away. It is not safe for a kid like you to come alone.”It was indeed as she expected. Aunt Louise knew she was alone. Did this mean Aunt Louise was now with her mother? Angel frowned with her beautiful brows, twitched her little mouth and hung up the phone grievously. The pretty secretary felt sorry for her and comforted her gently, “Don’t be sad, Angel. I’ll bring you to the playground. I will bring you to her when Aunt Louise comes, alright?”Angel’s bright eyes turned dim. Her long lashes slightly fluttered. She shook her head, “I no longer wish to go. I want to go to the
She did not enter as she thought she could just wait for her at the door. Angel saw the pretty secretary stopped at the door and did not follow her in, she then took out her phone and made a call. “Hello, is this Uncle Simon?” Angel asked right after the person on the other side of the phone picked up. …Mandy waited for Simon at the kindergarten early in the morning. Simon did not want to bother Mandy when he saw her, so he walked straight into the kindergarten. Mandy stopped him, “Headmaster Leeds, let’s chat.”“There is nothing to chat between us.” Simon frowned and said coldly. Mandy stood there in her workwear, her eyes looked slightly tired, her attitude was very sincere. “Headmaster Simon, please believe me. I am doing you good. I will get you ten times the price, or you...How much do you want? Propose a price.”“I will not sell this kindergarten regardless of how much money it is. You don’t have to waste time on me.” Simon was very persistent. Mandy became anxi
Despite Ms. Sophia felt suspicious deep down, she took over the photo. Simon sat on the wooden chair in the office and frowned as he thought about everything that had happened the past few days.In fact, it had been on his mind the entire night. He had never asked Monique the occupation of that man even though he had met that man before. Although he did not like him, he was undeniably handsome and elegant. Clearly someone of a prestigious social status. However, he did not expect him to be so rich. He heard from Mandy that he was the wealthiest man in B City. Despite this, he did not offend him. Why did he demand himself to leave the school and B City? Was it because he wanted him to stay away from Monique? Did he quarrel with Monique again? Simon took out his cellphone and fell into deep thought. He was already dialing Monique’s phone number. He hesitated, yet he eventually called her nervously. However, a female voice sounded from the other side of the phone, “I
“Simon, I know you are a nice person. I did not want to force you this way too. However, my husband signed the contract. The other party also agreed that if you leave the school today and stop handling the matters at school, they will acquire it at ten times the price. They will continue to operate the school at the same charges as you fixed earlier. Headmaster Simon, did you offend anyone? I could feel that these terms were against you alone.” Aunt Catherine was put in a difficult position. They signed the contract. She could do nothing about it. Simon knew it was Mandy’s doing. He adjusted his mood and begged Aunt Catherine, “Aunt Catherine, I have been paying you rental on time these two years. Furthermore, I am the one who renovated this kindergarten. I have only operated it for two years and have yet to recover my cost. Considering our cooperation these years, could you please spare me some time? Give me a month to look for a new location.”Simon did not want to consider Aunt