Chapter 533


    At night.


    There was only a smallmp in the room. Minerva sat on the bed after washing up and changing


    into her pajamas .


    Normally, she would be asleep at this hour, but she didn''t feel sleepy at all that evening.


    Under the dim light, a golden button was shining faintly in her hand.


    Perhaps because the nightmp was emitting a warm light, the color of the button looked warm as


    well.


    She stared at the button in her hand, slightly lost in thought.


    This button was left in her pocket by a mysterious man on that rainy night five years ago.


    Thinking of this, Minerva tightened her grip around the button and her thoughts began to drift away.


    In the past, she had asked Sylvia to find the whereabouts of the owner of this button. However, after


    checking around, the result turned out to be Benedict.


    This news had almost scared Minerva to death. It even made her feel guilty in front of Maddox.


    Although she didn''t mention it, she had always been certain that Beanie was likely to be Benedict''s


    son. Therefore, she had been avoiding Benedict like he was the gue.


    That was, until Beanie was born and slowly grew up.


    His facial features were bing more and more like Maddox.


    The doubts that stemmed from her heart, turned into disbelief and then to shock.


    It was ridiculous.


    Even if Beanie was Benedict''s child and he had inherited the Yardley family''s genes, it was


    impossible for him to look exactly like Maddox.


    Therefore, Minerva even suspected that the mysterious man from that night was actually Maddox.


    However, Maddox kept insisting that she was pregnant with an illegitimate child when she entered


    the Yardley family.


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    After knowing this at that time, Minerva''s first thought was to deny this shocking idea.


    How could this be possible?


    If it was really him, then wouldn''t it mean that her rtionship with Maddox had always been fate,


    set up by the heavens?


    She could not ept it.


    Coupled with Maddox''s attitude towards her, as well as the words Sylvia had said to her back then,


    it made Minerva feel like... Her future was bleak.


    Back then, if it wasn''t for Beanie, she probably wouldn''t be able to live on anymore.


    Thinking of this, Minerva clenched the button in her hand tighter and her fair fingers turned red.


    Crack...


    The door was suddenly pushed open. A small figure came in and quickly took off his shoes as he


    climbed onto her bed.


    Minerva was scared out of her wits. Subconsciously, she hid the button in her nket to prevent the


    other party from seeing it.


    This was a secret that belonged to her alone.


    It had been hidden for many years.


    The little fellow came in and hugged her with his little hands and feet, muttering, "Mommy, I don''t


    want to sleep alone. I want to sleep with you."


    Minerva''s frightened heart gradually calmed down. Under the dim light, she said in a soft voice,


    "Beanie, you''ve already grown up. You can''t sleep with me anymore. You are a male and I am a


    female. Do you understand?"


    Beanie rubbed his face against her arm unhappily and replied, "No, I''m not a grown up yet. Besides,


    you are my mother. It doesn''t matter if I am a male and you are a female."


    "And Mommy, I''ve been sleeping alone these few days. I miss you so much. Let me sleep with you


    tonight."


    Minerva felt helpless. "Beanie."


    "You''ve always said that I have grown up. If that''s really the case, does it mean that I can go find my


    daddy now?"


    At first, Minerva wanted to persuade him to go back to his room to sleep, but when he suddenly said


    this, it left her dumbfounded. Her heart began beating violently as well.


    Was fate changing?


    In the past, when she was abroad, Beanie had never asked her about his father. He had always


    been very cute and well-behaved.


    However, after they came back, Beanie would often bring up this topic. Furthermore, she had just


    forbade Maddox from prying into her life earlier in the day, yet Beanie had said those words to her at


    that very moment.


    Was it a coincidence?


    Minerva pinched the golden button and kept it in her palm.


    "Why did you ask such a question all of a sudden?" Minerva nced at Beanie who was in her


    embrace. She tried to keep her voice as gentle as possible. "You''ve never mentioned this when we


    were abroad, have you?"


    Beanie pouted and retorted, "In the past, you used to look very tired from earning a living. Hence, I


    had to be considerate and understanding. But now that I''ve grown up, I don''t need you to look for


    my daddy. I can do it myself."


    Minerva went silent.


    "Can I please, Mommy?" Beanie shook her arm and continued, "I''m very capable. I''ll definitely be


    able to find my biological daddy!"


    Upon hearing this, Minerva held her breath. She finally realized that when Beanie had been


    persistently mentioning this matter, he was not joking with her. He really wanted to find his father.


    Although she thought that it was impossible for Beanie to find Maddox at such a young age,


    Minerva still felt scared and immediately scolded him, "You are not allowed to do so!" Her voice was


    so harsh that Beanie was frightened at once.


    "Mommy..."


    "Do you understand that?" Minerva looked at Beanie and repeated.


    Beanie blinked his eyes, and his eyes turned red. He said, "Mommy, but I... want to meet Daddy."


    "Didn''t I just say that you are not allowed to do so?" Minerva didn''t expect that Beanie would start to


    disobey her. Instead, he even stubbornly insisted on finding his daddy after she had said that he


    wasn''t allowed to. All of a sudden, her tone became even harsher. Moreover, she began to speak


    without thinking, "Your biological daddy is already dead. You don''t have to look for him. You won''t be


    able to find him!"


    Beanie went silent.


    As she blurted those words, Minerva''s eyes slowly turned red as well.


    The two pairs of eyes seemed to be looking at each other. Momentster, Minerva closed her eyes,


    sniffed and said, "Sorry, Beanie... Was I a little harsh just now?"


    It was fine that she had continued to raise her voice, but Minerva suddenly softened her tone. The


    contrast made Beanie burst into tears.


    His cry pierced through Minerva''s heart like a knife, making her unable to breathe. She had just said


    something irredeemable, thus she didn''t know how to exin it to Beanie. She then had no choice


    but to reach out and hug him.


    "I''m sorry, Beanie. It''s all my fault... I shouldn''t be mean."


    As she spoke, Minerva started to shed tears. Like a broken pearl ne, her pearl- like tears


    dripped onto Beanie''s neck.


    Beanie was frightened by such tears. He was still crying, but it seemed to be the first time that he


    had seen Minerva crying like this in front of him.


    Her tears couldn''t stop falling at all. It kept gushing nonstop out of her eyes.


    "I''m sorry... Beanie. I''m sorry." Minerva kept apologizing. It was as if she had been bewitched to


    repeat the same sentence again and again.


    Looking at Minerva behaving in this way, Beanie suddenly felt that he had been acting


    unreasonably.


    He reached out his little hands and wrapped them around Minerva''s neck. He pressed his face


    against Minerva''s sweetly and said, "Mommy, don''t cry anymore. In the future, I... won''t mention


    looking for Daddy anymore."


    Minerva could no longer hold back her tears. Tears burst out of her eyes as she hugged Beanie in


    her arms.