Chapter 1433
Julien didn''t care about Vanessa anymore, but she was still being sent to the hospital for a series of
checkups. Joel and his wife, Belinda, were the ones who apanied her throughout the entire
process.
Seeing that this couple had been apanying her for several hours but the doctors ended up not
finding anything wrong about her, Vanessa felt embarrassed. "Joel, Belinda, I''m really sorry for
troubling you two so much."
Belinda was also an employee at Rovio. She was not in the same department as Vanessa, so they
rarely had a chance to meet each other. However, Vanessa was sure that this couple would always
be there for her whenever something happened to her.
In fact, throughout her time in Chatterton Town, Joel and Belinda were the people Vanessa was the
most grateful for.
Belinda smiled and patted Vanessa''s shoulder. "We are keeping youpany here because we like
you. We see you as our younger sister. We''re a family so don''t you mention that again, okay?"
This was one of the reasons why they liked Vanessa. Other than that, Belinda would not say it out
loud. By right, Vanessa should be able to guess it. However, most of the time, no matter how smart
a person was, once they fall in love, they wouldn''t be able to see the entire picture clearly anymore.
Perhaps, it was not that Vanessa did not know, she was just not willing to know. She understood
clearly that there was no future between her and Julien. She must not be greedy for Julien''s
kindness towards her.
Joel said, "Mr. Kyle will be on a business trip for about a week. There''s nothing much to do in the
company these few days, so I''ll give you a few days off. You can make use of these few days to rest
up at home."
Vanessa was very well aware that taking days off would result in a pay deduction. Her sry would
get deducted 200 dors per day off. Hence, if she were to take four days off, it woulde to a
total of 800 dors of deduction. Vanessa was already distressed at the thought of it. She quickly
shook her head and said, "Joel, I''m really fine. You don''t have to worry about me."
Joel said, "It will be treated as your annual leave, there won''t be any pay deduction, alright? Belinda
and I will send you home now and make sure you get a good rest at home. Just call me if you need
anything. I''ll ask Belinda to handle it for you."
Vanessa did not know what to say.
As long as her sry would not get deducted, everything would be fine on her side. Since Julien
wouldn''t be around for the next few days, Vanessa thought that she could take advantage of her
leave to keep Lawriepany. She wanted to help Lawrie to regain his sense of security. With that,
Lawrie wouldn''t feel scared and at a loss when she happened not to be home at times.
Vanessa did not dare to reveal her new ce to Joel, so she asked him to send her to where she
and Julien lived. Other than that, Vanessa wanted to make sure that Julien was really on a business
trip and not at her ce. It was only after Vanessa had confirmed that Julien was not at home that
she finally dared to go over to where Lawrie was.
Lawrie had been looking at the door for countless times. When he finally saw Vanessa, he jumped
into Vanessa''s arms happily like a bunny. "Mommy, Mommy... I miss you so much, Mommy."
Vanessa hugged him and kissed him. "I miss you too, my baby."
Seeing that Vanessa and Lawrie were hugging each other, Winnie Zir was happy too. She
poured Vanessa a ss of water and asked, "Vanessa, why did you get off work so early today?"
Vanessa said, "I have nothing much at work these few days, so I came back earlier. Miss Zir, I''ll
keep Lawriepany now. You should go home and be with your children and husband."
Winnie said, "I''ve cooked some oatmeal a while ago. I was just about to feed some to Lawrie."
Vanessa said, "I shan''t trouble you further, Miss Zir. I''ll handle it."
It was only with Winnie around that Vanessa was able to go to work at ease. Therefore, whenever
she had the time to take care of Lawrie, she wished that Winnie could go home and apany her
family too.
Because Vanessa hade home early, Lawrie was very happy. He immediately became a smooth
talker. "Miss Zir''s oatmeal is very delicious. I like the oatmeal that Miss Zir cooks for me the
most."
Winnie chuckled, "Is that so, Lawrie?"
Lawrie nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Zir. It''s really delicious."
Winnie said with gratification, "I''m really happy that you like it so much, Lawrie."
Vanessa said, "It''s because you''ve taken care of him so well, that''s why he likes you so much."
Children were this pure and innocent. If they felt like you like them and you''re good to them, they
would also depend on you and be good to you.
After dinner, Vanessa nned to take Lawrie out for a stroll. She wanted to let Lawrie see the
outside world and get to know more friends. In this way, he might be able to slowly regain his sense
of security.
Initially, Vanessa had decided to rent a ce in his neighbourhood because of the superb
environment and ample children''s facilities. She brought Lawrie to the yground but Lawrie was
unexpectedly not interested in it at all. "Mommy, let''s not y such childish things."
Vanessa was amused. "Lawrie, did you forget that you''re still a child too?"
Lawrie shook his head. "I''m already three years old. I''m a big boy now. Look at that little boy,
Mommy. He does not even know how to clean after himself when he''s drooling. I don''t want to y
with them."
Listening to Lawrieining in his tender voice, Vanessa was delighted. "Lawrie, you were also
drooling like that little boy not long ago, but I''ve neverined about you, have I?"
Lawrie suddenly widened his eyes wide and looked at Vanessa in disbelief. Was this woman really
his biological mother? How could she undermine her son like this?
Those kids at the yground looked dirty to begin with, they would even start crying for no reasons.
How could he, a three-year-old child, y with those ignorant children? He was determined not to
do that.
Vanessa rubbed Lawrie''s chubby face and said, "Okay, okay, since you don''t want to, we won''t y
with them, okay? But it''s still early, and the sky is not dark yet. We can''t go home to sleep yet,
right?"
Lawrie thought for a moment and said, "I want to walk around with you, Mommy."
Lawrie''s understanding of his surroundings was always beyond Vanessa''s expectation. When
Lawrie said that he wanted to go out for a walk, Vanessa immediately thought of Mangrove Bay,
which was not far from the yground.
Nearby Mangrove Bay, there was a waterpark named Ocean Park. It was said that the night view at
Ocean Park was extraordinarily beautiful. However, it was only hearsay, Vanessa had never been
there even after she had settled down in Chatterton Town for a year now. Since she had not seen it,
Vanessa thought that she could take this opportunity to have a look at it with Lawrie.
After making up her mind, Vanessa brought Lawrie to Mangrove Bay. Since it was just slightly more
than one kilometer away from where they lived, Vanessa decided to walk there.
On their way to Mangrove Bay, Lawrie was very talkative. He asked, "Mommy, this ce is called
Chatterton Town, right?"
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Vanessa was surprised, "Lawrie, you''re such a smart boy. I haven''t even told you yet, but you
already knew that you''re in Chatterton Town." "It''s because my mommy is smart, that''s why I''m
smart too," Lawrie said.
Every time she listened to Lawrie, Vanessa would sigh with great relief that she had insisted on
giving birth to Lawrie at that time. Otherwise, where could she find such a thoughtful little
sweetheart to keep herpany now?
The mother and son chatted andughed along the way and it had only taken them a few minutes
to arrive at Mangrove Bay. By now, the sky was already dark, and the light show at Ocean Park had
already begun. It was very colourful, and it was as beautiful as a castle in a fantasy dream.
Lawrie said excitedly, "Mommy, the lights are so beautiful."
Vanessa nodded. "Yes. It''s so beautiful."
It was a pity that Ocean Park was not open to the public. Ordinary people like them could only take
a look at it from the river bank. If it was open to the public, Vanessa would definitely take Lawrie
there.
"Hey, isn''t this our beautiful Miss Vanessa? Why are you watching the night view here by yourself?"
The sudden voice sent chills down Vanessa''s spine. The man was none other than Julien''s cousin
and the young master of the Brown Family, Levi Brown.