Chapter 17
Chapter 17 They Must Be Courting Death to Dare Bully Mommy
Gianna sat in the taxi without saying a word. She held her child tightly as if trying to protect thest trea
sure she had left. South‘s small arms wound themselves around her neck. “Don‘t be sad, Mommy. I will
get back everything you lost for
you.” Kate chimed in too, “That‘s right; South is right. You‘re already back. How can we allow her to con
tinue acting so arrogantly? Everything she snatched from you, we‘ll get them back again.” Thus, Giann
a smiled. “Don‘t worry; ‘m fine.” Then, they returned to La Grande Maison. When South got out of the c
ar, a stab of pain went through his knee and he nearly fell to the ground. Fortunately, Gianna reacted q
uickly and caught him. “South, what‘s wrong?” South endured the pain and pretended to put up a calm
front. “It‘s nothing.” However, Gianna wasn‘t that easy to fool. She immediately squatted down. “Show
me; what‘s wrong with your leg?” Then, he avoided her. “It‘s nothing. Mommy, I‘m fine. Let‘s go home.”
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Ignoring him, she rolled up his pants. Immediately, she saw that his knee was bruised. Moreover, the to
p of his knee was scraped and the skin was torn. Against his fair and tender skin, the bruises stood out
shockingly.
Sucking
in a deep breath, her heart seemed to clench in pain. Then, she bent down and carried him in her arms
. “Let‘s go home quickly.”
As soon as they reached home, Gianna ced South on the sofa. At the same time, Kate brought the
medical kit over.
Thus, Gianna gently swabbed at the wound with cotton wool soaked in disinfecting alcohol. She was so
distressed that her heart felt like it had shattered
to pieces; she lightly blew on the wound as she gently cleaned it.
“Mommy, it doesn‘t hurt,” South consoled her when he saw how distressed she was.
Unfortunately, the more considerate he was, the worse she felt. She said
nothing but her tears slipped out of her eyes.
It‘s all because I have so much baggage that I caused my child to be dragged in to suffer with me too.
Afterward, South closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
When Gianna finally left, he sneakily got out of bed and sat
down in front of hisputer again. Then, his two small hands swiftly flew across the keyboard
and he quickly found the studio where Kaylee worked. After finding a document folder on herputer,
a smug smile tugged at the corners of his lips. The firewalls are a joke; there are no technical skills
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He scrolled through the file, muttering to himself, “How ugly.” Then, he hit the Enter button. Deleted! Lo
oking at the empty page, South felt much better. How dare you bully Mommy, you must be courting dea
th.
At the Nn group the
next day, Xavier held out his phone. “President Nn, look at this; is that Miss Aubrey?”
Ss frowned slightly. Taking the phone, he nced down at it. It was a short mashup video probably ta
ken by one of the customers dining there. The headline was ‘Restaurant Owner Sides With Beautiful M
other–
Utterly Satisfying Oue‘. It was a scene of Kaylee pulling a child out of the chair, followed by a scen
e depicting Gianna sending Kaylee flying with her kick, andstly, a shot of the sign saying ‘Kaylee Aub
rey and Dogs Not Allowed Inside‘. His frown deepened. “Which family does Kaylee Aubrey belong to?”
Xavier replied, “Her father is Gael Aubrey of the Aubrey Company.” Then, Ss went through them
ents, scanning through
them quickly before raising his eyes to ask, “Is the child okay?” “I think so,” Xavier said. Then, Ss fro
wned again. “Why does this ce look so simr to Brian‘s restaurant?” In response, Xavier chuckled. “
It is Young Master Brian‘s restaurant. It‘s the one near the mall. I can‘t believe Young Master Brian supp
orted Miss Aubrey so much that he even put up a sign like that.” Meanwhile, Ss fell into deep thought
. Brian is never one to poke his nose into somebody else‘s business. Besides, didn‘t Gianna steal his p
honest time? Why would he want to help her? Something‘s not right! Her medical skills are top–
notch. Moreover, she earned 50 million just from one consultation. Why would she need
to steal a phone? What am I not getting right? Thus, he took out his phone and called Landon. The pho
ne rang several
times but went unanswered. Because of that, his mood became more and more irritable. Just as his pat
ience was about to run out, Landon answered the phone. “U–
Uncle!” His voice was hesitant. It seemed like he had debated with himself for a long while before answ
ering. “Where did you find Gianna Aubrey?” Ss went
right to the point. Coupled with his stern voice, the rm bells in Landon‘s head rang loudly. “W–
What‘s wrong? Is Gianna unable to cure Great–grandpa?” Ss didn‘t answer. Instead, he emphatically
asked again, “I‘m asking you how you got to know her, where she’s from, and how much you know
about her. Tell me everything
you know.”
Landon didn‘t know what was going on; he was so scared that he started stuttering. “1–4–4–
1 met her in Mastar, but her hometown is in Summer City. She is quite a righteous person. Back then, s
he saved me when I was being chased by debtors. Also… Also, she is single. Moreover,
her medical skills are top–notch. Otherwise, I wouldn‘t have asked
her to go back. Is she unable to cure Great–
grandpa?” Ss replied, “That‘s enough; shut up.” Landon waspletely dumbfounded. “Okay.” “How
long
do you n to stay away?” Ss asked. Landon didn‘t understand the question, so he stupidly went, “H
uh?” “What do you mean by ‘huh? I‘m asking you to get your ats back here. You‘re not allowed to snea
k away when youe back. It‘s such a pain to get a hold of you.”
Landon could tell that Ss didn‘t seem to be angry, so he grinned broadly and said, “U–
Uncle, you knew? Uh, are you still angry at me?” Ss snorted, “I‘ll forgive you on ount of your role i
n saving Grandpa.” “Thanks, Uncle.”
Then, he ended the call, ignoring Landon‘s joyful yelling. After mulling over it for a while, he made anot
her call. The phone rang twice, then a woman‘s voice sounded over the phone. “Ss.” “Aunt Cathy, th
ere‘s something I wanted to ask you about. Thest time
Brian fainted by the roadside, who was it that sent him to the hospital?” he asked coldly. On the other h
and, the voice on the other side of the phone didn‘t seem affected. “It was
a youngdy with the surname Aubrey. That youngdy was such a nice person; she even helped to pa
y for the medical fees. Afterward, I wanted to pay her back, but she refused to ept it. Now that I thin
k about it, she seemed rather anxious back then.”
When he heard those words, he frowned again. A youngdy with the surname Aubrey… Was it really
Gianna Aubrey?
Pursing his lips, he asked, “Did she say what she was rushing to do?” The voice on the phone said, “I th
just finished an interview and was about to go home.” It really was Gianna Aubrey! Afterward, Ss was
so shocked that he fell into a daze. He sat in his chair without moving for a long while. There was a
strange feeling in his chest–this result was out of his expectations, yet weirdly seemed to fit within
reason. Right now, Ss was in a terrible mood. Gianna rescued Brian, yet I said that she had a poor
moral character. Moreover, I threatened to end her career!
.. Feeling rather irritable, he said, “Go and check the surveince system of the airport on the day we
returned to the country. I want to know just what the hell happened when Gianna stole
the phone at the airport.”
Thus, Xavier responded in a hurry and quickly left.
Ss pinched his temples in irritation, but his heart was wondering, If Gianna isn‘t a thief, then how am I
supposed to face her?
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