Chapter 1527


    Vanessa nodded and said, "I know. I love you as much as you love me, Lawrie. No one can take my


    love away for you."


    "Me too, Mommy." Then, Lawrie looked at Julien with reproach in his eyes, as if Julien was the one


    who made Vanessa cry. "Big bad guy, you''d better not make Mommy cry anymore. We must make


    her happy everyday."


    "Yes, let''s make Mommy happy."


    Looking at these two men, Vanessa felt like crying again.


    "What should I do?"


    "I''m usually not a crybaby," Vanessa said inwardly.


    Secret Garden was bustling with excitement that very morning. Not only was Julien bringing his


    girlfriend back home, Jayden and Silvia, who had not been home for the past six months, would be


    coming home too.


    Since early morning, Karen Daly had been keeping herself busy by cleaning up Julien and Jayden''s


    bedrooms. After tidying up the rooms, she went to the kitchen to cook some of their favorite dishes.


    It was almost noon, Julien and Jayden should be arriving home very soon.


    Karen had been waiting at the door for a long time. It was when she felt like her eyes were about to


    pop out that she finally saw Julien''s car arriving.


    After pulling over, Julien said to Vanessa, who was sitting in the back seat, "Vanessa, the woman


    standing at the door is my mother. She is a friendly and gentle person. You can just act how you


    usually are. You don''t have to be too formal, okay?"


    Vanessa turned her head and saw that the woman at the door was already walking towards the car.


    At that instant, Vanessa became so nervous that her heart was palpitating. "Julien, if you didn''t tell


    me, I wouldn''t have felt so nervous now. I feel like my heart is going to pop out."


    Julien unbuckled his seat belt and stretched his hand to the back to hold Vanessa''s hand. "I''m right


    here with you. Moreover, my mother doesn''t bite. Don''t be nervous, okay?"


    Lawrie, this mischievous little boy, asked, "Big bad guy, does your mom bite?"


    Julien was dumbfounded. He said, "That''s your grandmother. You''ll have to call her Grandma when


    you get off the carter, okay?


    Also, she''s very friendly and gentle. She doesn''t bite."


    Lawrie tilted his head and asked, "Then why are you so nervous, Mommy?"


    Julien chuckled, "That''s because she''s worried about meeting her inws."


    Vanessa rolled her eyes at him. "Who says that I''m worried?"


    "If you''re not, why are you so nervous then?"


    Vanessa answered, "It''s because everyone in your family is too good looking."


    Vanessa had heard about Rovio''s previous president and his wife. She knew that not only were they


    good-looking, they were also a very loving couple. However, Vanessa had never seen Karen in real


    life and this was her first time meeting her. Now that she had seen her in real life, Vanessa really


    could not believe her eyes.


    Vanessa thought that Karen would probably look like a typical middle-ageddy. However, at first


    nce, Karen looked very youthful. Even if Julien were to tell her that Karen was his sister, Vanessa


    would not doubt it!


    Julien couldn''t help butugh. "Silly girl, are good looks that important?"


    Vanessa pursed her lips and wanted to say something. But before she could speak, Lawrie had


    already defended her. "Big bad guy, don''t call my mommy silly! My mommy is the smartest person


    in the world."


    Lawrie was very considerate of Vanessa. Julien caressed Lawrie''s head and said, "Yes, you and


    mommy are the smartest people in the world."


    Lawrie said with pride, "Of course we are."


    At this moment, Karen was already much closer to the car. Julien let go of Vanessa''s hand and said,


    "Let''s get out of the car."


    The moment Julien loosened his grip, Vanessa''s heart once again began to pound. She was trying


    really hard to calm herself down. She didn''t want to seem too anxious when she was meeting her


    mother-inw for the first time. She wanted to leave a good first impression on her inws.


    Julien got off the car first. "Mom, we''re back."


    Karen greeted him with a smile, "Yes, I was waiting for you guys."


    Julien opened the door to the back seat and helped Vanessa and Lawrie out of the car. "Vanessa,


    Lawrie, this is my mother."


    Vanessa was a little nervous as she greeted Karen, "Hello, Mrs. Kyle!"


    Lawrie naively repeated after Vanessa, "Hello, Mrs. Kyle!"


    Julien and Vanessa were speechless.Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org.


    "Didn''t I just tell this little brat that he had to address her as Grandma? How can he get it wrong as


    soon as he got off the car..." Julien said inwardly.


    Julien corrected him, "Lawrie, she''s your grandmother. You have to call her Grandma."


    Lawrie scratched his head. "But a grandma is normally an old woman.That''s what Mommy taught


    me."


    Vanessa was once again speechless.


    It was true that she had said that to Lawrie, but she was referring to strangers. How could he


    address his own grandmother as ''Mrs. Kyle''?


    Julien added, "Mom, this is Vanessa and this is Lawrie."


    Karen said with a smile, "Wee, Vanessa."


    At that instant, Lawrie was still torn over whether to call Karen Mrs. Kyle or Grandma. Should he


    follow after Vanessa and call her Mrs. Kyle or should he listen to Julien and call her Grandma?


    "Lawrie, I''m really happy to know that you think I''m not an olddy." Karen bent over and reached


    out her hand to stroke Lawrie''s head. "Larry has been talking about you all day. He said that he


    wanted to invite you to our house to y. I''m very happy that you cane today."


    "Why do I have to call you Grandma?" Lawrie asked.


    Everyone wanted to look younger than their actual age. Children would never lie. If they said that a


    person looked young, that would mean that that was really the case. Listening to Lawrie''s words,


    Karen was so happy that she grinned from ear to ear. "Because Larry calls me Grandma, so you


    should too."


    Karen knew that such a young child like Lawrie would not be able to understand it if she were to


    exin about the hierarchy in the family to him, so she tried to exin it in simpler terms. Lawrie


    understood immediately and called out in a sweet voice, "Grandma!"


    "What a good boy!" Karen couldn''t help but rub Lawrie''s head. Lawrie, who had always rejected


    strangers'' touch, did not avoid Karen but leaned his head against Karen''s palm. As the saying went,


    blood was thicker than water.


    Now that she had greeted Lawrie, Karen stood up and solemnly looked over to Vanessa. She had


    seen Vanessa''s pictures, but she didn''t expect her to look even more beautiful in real life. "Vanessa,


    this is Julien''s home, and this is your home too. Just make yourselffortable, okay?"


    In fact, Vanessa never wanted to be nervous like she was now, but with such a good looking future


    mother-inw standing before her, she really could not help herself. She nodded and said, "Okay,


    Mrs. Kyle."


    Before Karen could reply, another car pulled over. She knew that it must be Jayden and Silvia, so


    she said, "Vanessa, Jayden and Silvia are here. They''re based in Madison City and they would only


    come home twice a year. You should take this opportunity to talk to them as much as you can this


    time."


    "I will, Mrs. Kyle." Vanessa was too nervous so she didn''t know what else to say. Julien held her


    hand and reassured her, "Jayden and Silvia are both very easy to get along with. Just treat them as


    your friends. Don''t worry too much, okay?"


    "Okay." Vanessa''s reply was so simple that it made Julien want to pinch her. This girl was usually


    sharp-tongued, but look at her now. Was she that overwhelmed by the situation?"