Chapter 1430


    Vanessa put the groceries that she had bought in the kitchen and walked up to Lawrie''s side.


    "Lawrie, aren''t you happy that I''m back home?"


    "Mommy?" Lawrie rubbed his eyes, as if he did not believe what he had just seen. In the past, he


    would always have to wait for a few days before he could see his mother. Although Vanessa


    promised him that she woulde home that night to keep himpany, he did not hold out much


    hope about it. He knew that the more hopeful he was, the more disappointed he would be.


    "Lawrie!" Vanessa was heartbroken when she pulled Lawrie into her arms. "I promised you that I''ll


    come home to keep youpany so I''ll be here no matter what. If I''ming homete because of


    work, I''ll definitely give you a call first."


    "Okay, Mommy... I''ll be a good boy." Lawrie blinked his eyes and finally smiled, showing his tiny


    white teeth.


    Vanessa rubbed his head. "Oh, my silly son. Why are you so silly?"


    Lawrie nuzzled in Vanessa''s arms and said, "I''m not silly, Mommy. I''m a good boy."


    Vanessa kissed him, "Well, my good little boy, tell me, what do you want to eat for dinner tonight?"


    Lawrie answered, "I want to eat honey chicken wings."


    Vanessa poked his forehead and said, "I knew that you wanted honey chicken wings, so I went to


    the supermarket to buy the ingredients already. I''ll make it for you now, okay?"


    Lawrie smiled sweetly. "Okay."


    Vanessa picked Lawrie up and said, "Come, let''s go make the chicken wings together."


    "Ring..."


    When Vanessa was about to go to the kitchen, her phone on the coffee table suddenly rang, which


    stiffened her legs. Could it be Julien Glover Kyle?


    There were hardly anyone who would call her. It would usually be either from the Love Family or


    Julien... Hence, there was half a chance that it was Julien. However, Julien was on a business trip.


    Vanessa thought that Julien would not call her when he was on his business trips.


    It was only a few seconds long, but tons of ideas had already shed through Vanessa''s mind. At


    the same time, she walked to the coffee table and picked up her phone. With one nce, the caller


    ID that was disyed on her phone screen confirmed her thoughts. It was indeed Julien who was


    calling her.


    "Lawrie, I have to answer a call now. Can you go y by yourself first?" Vanessa put Lawrie down


    and picked up the phone. "What''s up?"


    In the past, although Julien was cold towards her, he would still speak whenever he called her on


    the phone. However, he was not saying a word at all this time. The other end of the phone was so


    quiet that Vanessa thought he had already hung up the phone. "Hey, are you there?"


    There was still no answer from him. Vanessa added, "If you''re not going to speak, I''m going to hang


    up now."


    Julien finally said, "Where are you?"


    Wasn''t he on a business trip?


    Why was he calling her?


    Could it be that he had gone to her ce again?


    Thinking of this, Vanessa was so nervous that she felt like there was a lump in her throat. "I''m out


    right now."


    Julien added, "Come back in half an hour."


    Vanessa: "Come,e back? Where?"


    Julien hung up the call.


    Wasn''t he on a business trip? Did hee back already?


    Vanessa immediately called Joel Skr to confirm. "Joel, Mr. Kyle is on a business trip now, right?"


    Joel said, "Yes, he is, but there''s a rainstorm on the other side so no aircraft are able tond, and


    the ne Mr. Kyle was supposed to get on couldn''t take off either."


    Vanessa asked again, "Where is he now?"


    Joel said, "I''m off work now, I don''t know where he is now."


    Vanessa said, "Oh, alright then. Thanks, Joel."


    Julien was back, and Vanessa had already asked Winnie to go home. She was the only one who


    could take care of Lawrie, what should she do now?


    "Mommy..."


    Looking at the longing look in Lawrie''s eyes, Vanessa really could not bear to leave Lawrie alone in


    the care of others anymore. After thinking about it, she called Julien on the phone. After the call had


    gotten through, Julien did not say anything.


    Vanessa said, "My mighty Mr. Kyle, a friend of mine had some urgent matters to attend to so she


    asked me to take care of her son. I really can''t leave now."


    Julien asked, "Where are you?"


    "I''m at my friend''s house. I decided to help her because I knew that you''re on a business trip today."


    Vanessa bent down and put the phone to Lawrie''s mouth. "If you don''t believe it, I''ll let the kid talk to


    you."


    Lawrie huffed, "I don''t want to talk to big bad guy."


    Vanessa smiled awkwardly. "He''s not talking about you. He''s just shy... Umm, can you give me a


    day off? I know you''re a kind man. Please."


    "I''m a big bad guy." After saying that, Julien hung up the phone.


    This man was truly petty. How could he take an unintentional word from a child to his heart?


    "Mommy, am I really your baby?" Vanessa had just put down her phone when she heard Lawrie''s


    question. She lowered her head and saw that Lawrie was frowning and biting his lip. He looked like


    he would burst into tears any time soon.


    Vanessa felt helpless and distressed. "Lawrie, I carried you for nine months and gave birth to you.


    How could you ask if you''re really my baby?"


    Lawrie pouted. "But that''s what you told that big bad guy."


    Vanessa exined, "Lawrie, I was lying to the big bad guy. Oh, no, he''s not a big bad guy. He''s my


    boss. He''s the one who gives me all my task at work, so whenever he calls me, I''ll have to go back


    to work. If I don''t go, he will deduct my sry. So if that happens, I won''t have any money to buy


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    Lawrie''s felt bad for his mother so he said, "Mommy, let''s not eat delicious food then."


    Vanessa said, "My silly son, I still have the money to buy you lots of delicious food. Don''t worry,


    okay?"


    Lawrie said, "Don''t work for that big bad guy anymore then, Mommy."


    Vanessa stroked Lawrie''s head. "Lawrie, every adult has to go to work."


    Lawrie said, "I want to grow up quickly and I will to go work instead. I will not let that big bad guy


    bully you anymore."


    Vanessa did not know why did Lawrie firmly believed that Julien was a bad guy. She felt that it was


    useless to exin to him anyway, so she said, "Okay, I''ll wait for you to grow up. Then, you can


    earn money and buy delicious food for me, okay?"


    "Yes. My Mommy is a good girl." Lawrie rubbed Vanessa''s head. "Let''s make chicken wings now."


    Vanessa curled her lips into a smile. "Yes, Sir!"


    A friend''s son?


    A friend''s son?


    How could Vanessa have a friend Julien was unaware of?


    Also, that cheeky child called him a ''big bad guy''?! It seemed that Vanessa had often spoken ill of


    him in front of others.


    Julien spun his phone and after thinking for a while, he dialled a phone number. The call got through


    almost immediately. "Mr. Kyle, what can I do for you?"


    "I want you to look into Van..." Julien stopped halfway through his sentence. He thought over and


    over again, and finally said, "It''s okay, you can go about your business."