Chapter 1423


    Desperation, and despair!


    Frankly, it meant aplete loss of confidence in a matter...


    However, what Vanessa was going through was more than just losing all confidence.


    She had already experienced the despair of not having her prayers answered, as well as the fear


    that her newborn child would die in her arms during childbirth.


    The feelings of despair and fear were still lingering in Vanessa''s mind after such a long time. She


    didn''t want to experience it again. Hence, she was determined to make a lot of money, not only to


    ensure the cost of Lawrie''s next two operations, but also to n for his future.


    "Mommy..."


    Lawrie''s childish voice brought Vanessa back to reality. She picked him up and put him in an


    electronic toy car, chiming, "Lawrie, this is the car I bought for you. Do you like it?"


    "I like it!" Every three-year-old would love a toy car. Lawrie sat in the car and looked around,


    temporarily forgetting about his beloved


    Mommy.


    Seeing that Lawrie was acting his age, Vanessa was finally relieved. She quickly said to him,


    "Lawrie, you can y for a while. Mommy will cook something for you, ok? Later, let''s go to bed


    early after eating."


    Lawrie answered obediently, "Alright."


    It waste now, and Lawrie was still young. It was not good to eat too much at night.


    Vanessa had made some preparations beforehand. She took out some meat from the refrigerator,


    chopped it into pieces, and made prepared pasta that was easy to chew for her child.


    She swiftly chopped up the meat and cooked it along with the spaghetti in the pot. Then, she went


    back to the living room to apany Lawrie, asking gently, "Lawrie, are you sleepy?"


    Lawrie was driving the toy car all over the house. He didn''t feel sleepy at all and replied joyfully,


    "Mommy, I''m not sleepy."


    Seeing that he was so happy, Vanessa smiled. It would be wonderful if she coulde home to


    apany Lawrie everyday after work and prepare his meals personally.


    This was something that many mothers could do, but she couldn''t. Ever since she agreed to that


    deal with Julien, many things were no longer in the palm of her hands to decide.


    It was rare for Lawrie to have such a fun time, so Vanessa just allowed him to continue ying.


    When he was finally feeling a bit tired, the spaghetti in the pot was already ready. She served a


    te of spaghetti for Lawrie.


    Lawrie had been in kindergarten for a year, so he had already learned to eat by himself. When he


    saw the food, he gobbled everything up hungrily. Maybe it was because the food smelled so


    delicious, and it was maybe because he was already exhausted from all the ying.


    Vanessa filled up a te of spaghetti for herself and watched Lawrie eat. Seeing him enjoying the


    food, she felt proud and thought of preparing more delicious food for Lawrie in the future.


    Lawrie quickly finished his te of spaghetti. He handed the te over to Vanessa and said,


    "Mommy, I want more."


    "You still want more?" Vanessa reached out and touched Lawrie''s belly, teasing, "Lawrie, your belly


    is already bloated. You can''t eat anymore."


    "It''s delicious. I want more!" Lawrie shed an endearing gaze at Vanessa, which made her heart


    melt. She gave in, "Okay, I''ll give you a bit more. Let''s not eat too much."


    Lawrie nodded obediently, "Alright."


    After dinner, Vanessa helped Lawrie take a bath. It was alreadyte at night, and Lawrie was


    already dozing off in the tub. Vanessa''s heart ached for him, but he just looked too cute!


    Lawrie kept insisting that he was not sleepy and that he wanted to y with Vanessa, but he was


    already nodding off. It was too adorably funny that Vanessa couldn''t help kissing him again.


    After the shower, Vanessa took Lawrie back to bed. As soon as she put him on the bed, he


    suddenly opened his eyes. He looked like he was about to cry as he whimpered, "Mommy, don''t


    leave me."


    Vanessa quickly hugged him andforted him, "Lawrie, I will be sleeping with you. I won''t


    abandon you."


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    After hearing her words, Lawrie closed his eyes, his small fingers still grabbing onto Vanessa''s shirt


    tightly. She didn''t want him to be afraid, so shey down beside him and patted him on the back to


    make him fall asleep.


    Ring!


    Vanessa''s phone suddenly rang and she quickly silenced it. Seeing that Lawrie did not wake up,


    she looked at the phone carefully. The call was from an unknown number.


    It was almost midnight. Since it was a call from a stranger, Vanessa did not want to answer it and


    quickly hung up the phone.


    After a few seconds, the stranger called her again. It could be a mistake if they called the first time,


    but for the same number to call back, something urgent may havee up. Vanessa thought for a


    moment and answered the phone. She wanted to avoid being disturbed again.


    However, Vanessa regretted it the moment she answered the call. If she had known that the person


    calling was her stepmother, Fiona Cobb, she would definitely have ignored the call.


    Fiona said in a sarcastic tone over the phone, "Vanessa, are you an idiot? You brought that


    illegitimate b*stard to Chatterton Town. If Mr. Kyle finds out, he''ll kill you for sure!"


    Vanessa had always hated her stepmother. Now that she was calling Lawrie an illegitimate prick,


    Vanessa could no longer hold in her temper. She shot back, "Fiona


    Cobb! Shut the f*ck up!"


    Clearly, Fiona did not expect Vanessa tosh out at her. She turned to Vanessa''s father for help and


    started spewing lies, "Marvin, just listen to how your daughter is talking to me. She gave birth to a


    b*stard and even raised him. This is the truth. Why doesn''t she let others talk about it?"


    "Fiona, I''m warning you. If you say he''s a b*stard again, don''t me me for being unkind to you,"


    Vanessa did not want to continue forgiving such a person. If she did, Fiona would definitely cross


    the line.


    If Fiona continued to offend her, she would definitely settle everything with her once and for all.


    Fiona sneered, "Huh... Vanessa, what can you do to me? Are you going to tell Mr. Kyle that I have


    insulted you and your b*stard child? Tell him if you dare. I''ll take whatever he throws at me.


    "Fiona, if you still want to get money from me, you''d better shut up. Otherwise, I''ll tell him right away


    that I already have a son with someone else," Vanessa hung up the phone and blocked the number.


    She probably had to change her phone number now.


    After her outburst, Vanessa realized something. She had just brought Lawrie to Chatterton Town,


    but the members of the Love family had already known about it. It seemed like they had been


    keeping an eye on her.


    D*mn it!


    Vanessa gritted her teeth. Those people had better not do something out of line. Otherwise, she


    would never let them go easily.