Chapter 13


    Chapter 13


    After the banquet, Lauren received a call. It was from that little boy called Leo that she met today. Leo


    said he wanted to invite Lauren to his home and he would show her his paintings.


    Hearing his voice, Lauren thought this little boy was cuter. Actually, she didn’t like children, but she


    liked Leo very much. Even herself couldn’t tell why.


    “I’d love to.” Lauren nodded and then said to Leo, “Do you go to bed now? Have a good rest today if


    you want to grow taller.


    Ha–ha-”


    Hearing this, Leo was a little nervous. He was worried that if he would not grow tall, Lauren would not


    like him so he immediately nodded and said, “I’m going to sleep now, Lauren. Good night.” Then he


    added, “I will grow taller and taller.”


    The maid Daphne was surprised to find that the light in Leo’s room was out.


    In her mind, Leo liked staying up, and rarely went to bed so early. It was only 10 o’clock now, and he


    turned off the lights. Yesterday, he stayed up until 12 o’clock in the middle of the night, and got up at


    noon the next day. Mr. Frank was so angry that he said he would send him away.


    Could he be sick? Daphne was very worried about Leo.


    She gently pushed the door open and whispered, “Leo, are you still awake?”


    Leo was trying to make himself sleep, but Daphne disturbed him so Leo immediately became unhappy


    and kind of lost his temper. “Why did youe in without my permission?” All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org.


    Daphne felt sorry and immediately said, “I’m sorry, I just want to make sure that you are alright.”


    After all, it was not easy for kids to control their temper and Leo was only four years old. But he soon


    realized his mistake. “How can I be angry with Daphne? Daphne was so good to me,” Leo thought.


    Leo now was still very worried that I would not grow tall, but he couldn’t fall asleep because he felt


    guilty about Daphne. He was just a four–and–a–half–year–old boy and he couldn’t handle such mixed


    feelings right now. He didn’t how to express to Daphne so Leo had to cry, which made Daphne more


    worried.


    “Why are you crying? Are you ufortable?” Daphne asked another maid to go find Mr. Frank, and


    she went to Leo’s side and. touched his forehead. Daphne was sure that Leo didn’t have fever and


    there was just sweat.


    So Daphne pulled the quilt a little bit down andforted him softly, “Can you tell me why you are


    crying? Did someone bully


    you?”


    When Charlie came over, Leo had been crying for a long time, and his eyes, nose, and face were very


    red. His neck was very wet


    because of his tears.


    “What’s wrong?” Charlie asked.


    Leo said with a sad face, “I can’t fall asleep, but I want to fall asleep.” Leo thought that then he would


    grow taller.


    Charlie signaled Daphne to go out, and theny on the bed next to Leo, saying in a soft voice, “Daddy


    will sleep with you.”


    Leo slept in Charlie’s arms and told his father about Lauren, “I will invite a friend to our home


    tomorrow.”


    “Your friend? Are you going to the yground with your friend?” Charlie asked. Leo’s grandmother


    loved Leo so much that she even built an amusement park for him.


    “We are not going to the amusement park,” Leo said, “Lauren is an adult and she would not like it.”


    “What did you just say? What’s your friend’s name?” Charlie got up and looked at Leo in surprise.


    Leo was a little frightened, and replied in a low voice, “Her name is Lauren.”


    Hearing this, Charlie suddenly remembered what his son said to him when he came back home. Leo


    said, “Dad, I like Lauren


    from the Bet family and I want her to be my mother!”


    But at that time, Charlie was so immersed in sadness that he didn’t listen to what Leo said at all.


    Charlie only felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest.


    His lips trembled before he could speak normally, and he asked Leo, “Lauren? Are you sure she is


    called Lauren Bet?”


    Leo nodded, and at the same time was a little puzzled. He constantly looking at Charlie, and asked,


    “Do you know Lauren


    Chapter 13


    before?” Leo was a smart boy.


    Although he is still a child, he knew how to observe people’s expressions.


    Charlie was in a very messy mood now, and he didn’t have time to reply his son, so he covered the


    quilt for Leo and said, “Good


    night.” Then he got up and left.


    Back in the study. Charlie went to the window and smoked a cigarette.


    He didn’t smoke often but he liked smoking very much some time. But because she said she didn’t like


    the smell so he quit smoking ever since. When she disappeared, he started to smoke again. He was


    even kind of addicted to smoking, sometimes one.


    pack a day.


    But in recent years, he smoked less. It was partly because of Leo and partly because of her. He didn’t


    want her to hate him when


    she came back and smelled it.


    Charlie realized that he was shedding tears and he blinked a few times. Then he walked to the


    the lost daughter 18 years ago of Mr.Bet.


    After he typed Lauren Bet, many pictures popped up. He was so familiar with this woman on the


    screen. Charlieughed


    lowly. Finally, she was back.