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Nievashedasmile,gazingoutatthesunlightinthegarden.“Theweatherhasbeensoloveltely.Itseemssuchawastetostaycoopedupindoorsallthetime.Sincewe’rehere,weshoulddefinitelygetoutmore.There’sacanyonnearbythatI’vebeennningtohike.However,Aurorakeeps holdingmeback.Whatdoyouthink,Mr.Guerra?Doyouhavesomefreetime?Itwouldbegoodpracticeforwhenyou<b>have</b>childrenof<b>your</b><b>own</b><b>!</b>”
JosiahncedatLysander.“Iamfinewithit.Whataboutyou?”
Lysanderfurrowedherbrows.“Don’tyouneedtogobacktoworkatyoupany?”
“Myworkcanbehandledremotely,”saidJosiah,“Yourmaintaskistofocusonyourstudies.Youdoyourpart,andI’lltakecareofAurora.Iwon’t
“you”
Lysanderstillfeltuneasy.“Ms.Lionhart,neitherMr.GuerranorIhaveanyexperiencewithtakingcareofchildren.Iamafraidwemightnotdoagoodjob.”
Nievablinked.“What’ssodifficultaboutit?Auroraiseasytohandle.<b>Plus</b>,youhaveyourprofessionalskillstorelyon.Youmightevendo abetterjobthanme.Ofcourse,Iwon’tforceit.itisalluptoyou.”
Nieva<b>was</b>abenefactor.Shehadjustdoneafavor,soitwouldn’tberighttorefusehernow.
However,askingJosiahtotakecareofAurora…
ItseemedasifJosiahhadnoticedLysander’sworriedexpression.Heasked,“Ms.Lionhart,howlongdoyountobe<b>away</b>?”
“Itshouldtakeatleastadayortwo.Thismountainrangeisnotparticrlyvast,soitshouldn’ttaketoolong.
Josiahnodded.“Adayortwoshouldbefine.”
Uponseeinghimnod,Nievaimmediatelyaffirmed,“Okay,itissettledthen.I’llgobacktomy roomto
themountainclimbinggear.Oh,betweenthetents andtheclimbingropes,there’sjustsomuchto
prepare
sortout.
Josiahteased,“There’snoneedtorush.Youcanextendyourhikeforanotherdayor<b>two</b>.”
“Reallynow,you’remixingbusinesswithpleasure,Mr.Guerra,”Nievasaid,handingherdaughterovertohim.ShethenbentdowntostrokeAurora’shead,advisinggently,“Mommywillbeawayforafewdays,butMr.GuerraandLysanderwill<b>take</b>careofyou.Beagoodginddon’tcry,okay?”
Auroraopenedhereyeswide,oblivioustowhatwasabouttohappennext.
Josiahwasimmediately displeased.“itisJosiahand Lysander.
Nievaconfrontedhimdirectly,“You’rethirtyyearsolderthanmydaughter.Doyoureallyhavetheaudacitytolethercallyoubyyourname?”
“Well,Mr.GuerraandLysandersoundweird.”
Nievughedheartily.“ButMs.<b>Thome</b>issoyoung<b>and</b>pretty.Callingher‘Miss‘doesn’tfit,right,Aurora?”
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Thebabydidn’tunderstandawordbutrespondedenthusiasticallytohermother’svoicewithnods<b>and</b>babbling.
Nievatappedherdaughter’snose.“See,evenAuroraagreeswithme.”
“Fine,calluswhateveryouwant.”Josiahsighed.“TodayIamatthebottomofthefoodchain.”
?
Nieva’stoneshiftedassheteased,“Callingher“Lysander‘isjustfornow.Inthefuture,youmightcallherMrs.Guerra,right.Mr.Guerra?”
Josiaughed.“Don’tstart.YoushouldspendmoretimewithElio.”
Nievatossedherhair.“He’sprobablyhangingaroundsomeaquariumagain,notwantingtolistentomeanyway.Butthat’sfine.Idon’twanttotalktohimeither.Byenow.”
Theever–thoughtfulLysanderstoppedNievatoask.“Ms.Lionhart,whatform doesthebabydrink?”
Nievapushedthebabystrollertowardthemandcedthebackpacknearby.“Form,bottles,snacks,andtoysareinside.Thediapersandclothesareallunderneaththestroller.”
Forababyjustoversixmonthsold,thisseemedsufficient.LysandernotedeverythingNievamentionedandwatchedherleaveintheelevatorwithJosiah.
AfterNievaleft,Lysandercheckedtheitemsinthestroller.EverythingmatchedwhatNievahadsaid,andshefeltslightlyrelieved.
Turningaround,shesawAuroraabouttocryafterrealizinghermotherhadleft.Josiahwas usingflowersfromthetabletodistracther<b>.</b>
SeeingLysanderlookingover,Josiahsaidsoftly,“Nievaseemscarefreebutisactuallyveryattentive.Don’tworrytoomuch.Ifanything’smissing,wecanhavesomeonebuyit.”
“Ms.LionharthelpedDaphnealotthistime.Ihavetotakegoodcareofher<b>child</b>outofgratitude.”
Josiahsaid,“FortheLionhartfamily,fiftyorsixtymillionis notabigdeal.”
“That’sonlybecauseofyourinfluence.”
Josiah pausedbutdidn’tdenyit.“SoIneedtotakeextragoodcareofthechildtoliveuptoNieva’strust.”
“You’requitegoodatholdingAurora.”Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
Lysanderasked,“Doyoustillwantseafood<b>?</b>”
“What
“You’vehelpedDaphnebuildconnections<b>and</b>secureinvestments.Wetrulyoweittoyou.Iamnotsomeonewhodoesn’tappreciatekindness.Ican’tjustepthelpwithoutexpressingmygratitude.”
Aftersomethought,Josiah<b>asked</b>,“CanIask<b>for</b><b>a</b>differentkindofgratitude?”
Immediately,Lysanderbecamealert.
Josiahchuckled.“Youtreatmelike<b>a</b>thiefnow.I couldn’tevenseethemoonwithyou.WhatcouldInossiblydo<b>?</b>”
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“Thenwhatdoyouwant?”
“Handmethetoysfromthestroller.Auroraiscuriousbutgetsboredquickly.Theflowersaren’tholdingherattentionanymore.”
LysanderfoundsomeplushtoysandhandedthemtoJosiah,whostartedentertainingthebaby,
ButAurorawasn’teasilyappeasedthistime.Shepouted,onthevergeoftears.
Josiahpanickedabit.“Lysander,seewhat’swrongwithher?”
LysanderrecalledhownursesatCentralHospitalsoothedbabies.Calmingdown,shesuggested.“Trywalkingaroundwith<b>her</b>.Babiesdon’tlikestayingstill.OrholdonwhileIpreparehermilk.”
Josiahwasoddlyconfident.“Youhaven’tfinishedyourbreakfastyet.Letmedoit.”
Aurorawascryingharder,andercouldn’tfocusoneating.Shetookthebottleandformfromthestrollerandaskedawaiterforhotwater.Aftersterilizingthebottle,she mixedtheformattherighttemperature.Shethenhandedthewarmbottleover.
JosiahwalkedaroundwithAurora,tryingtocalmher.Shecriedlessbutwasstillupsetuntilthebottlewashandedtoher,stoppinghertears.
“Soshewashungry.”
Aidenarrivedattherestaurant,noticingJosiah’stallfigureimmediately.Heliftedabrowndocumentbag.cheerfullycallingout,“Josiah,Ibrought…”
Halfwaythrough,henoticedLysanderandthebabytheywerebothlookingat.Hismouthdroppedopen
surprise.
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