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Nancy’s phone, which had been left in the living room, suddenly rang. She ran out to answer it.Lottie picked up the hairdryer and was about to blow dry his hair when his phone vibrated.
When she saw the caller ID, her body subconsciously tensed up. Her nails brushed against her fingertips a few times before she picked up the call.
“Hello, Grandma.”
The person on the other end was clearly impatient and said angrily, “Why did you take so long to pick up?”
Lottie took a silent breath. “I was just taking a shower…”
“Lottie,” Shang Erma cut her off and sneered. “It’s nothing to
answer my call later. It’s a skill if you don’t answer it.””
Lottie’s knuckles turned white as he held the phone. “Grandma, I didn’t.”
“All right,”
Shang Erma’s tone softened. “Remember to come back early for the family banquet tomorrow night. Victor returned to China a
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while ago and said that he hasn’t seen you in a long time.”
Lottie shuddered and his phone fell to the ground with a thud.
By the time she picked up the phone, the call had already ended.She looked up at the ceiling and took a few deep breaths before suppressing the unbearable scene in her mind.
However, not only did she not calm down, but her body also trembled uncontrollably.
She thought about it again and again. After weighing the pros and cons, she called Nigel.
“Lottie, what’s wrong?”
The other end picked up very quickly.
Vaguely, she heard Esther urging her to eat fruits.Her tone was
calm. “Tomorrow night is Pollard family family banquet. Are you free to go with me?”
“Yeah,”
Nigel hesitated for a moment before replying, “I have a meeting tomorrow afternoon. It might be a little late to end it.””
Lottie’s heart slowly sank.
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“I understand…”
‘What do you know? Let me finish.The man’s voice was gentle
and powerful. “It’s just that I can’t make it back in time to pick
you up. Let’s meet at the old residence of Pollard family. Is that okay?”
Lottie’s tense body suddenly relaxed, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously. “Of course.”
As long as she didn’t go back alone.
“Yes, are you coming back soon?”
She lowered her gaze to the floor. “Soon.”
Nigel said gently, “I bought you a cupcake. It’s in the fridge. Remember to eat it.”Lottie was stunned.
She was not surprised that he would give her a luxury gift.
This was the first time he had specially brought a cupcake home for her.
She was a little surprised. “Okay, thank you, Brother Nigel.”
But soon, that surprise dissipated.
She scrolled through Esther WeChat moments.[I casually said
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that I wanted to eat cupcakes in the morning, and he bought
them tonight.]
Her piece.
It should have been brought along by Nigel.
She casually threw her phone on the bed and fell onto it.
Thinking of the family banquet tomorrow night, her emotions were in a mess.
If she had to say it, Shang Erma was indeed indebted to her.Back then, when her parents passed away, the two months in the orphanage could be said to be dark for her, who was only five years old.
There was a girl who was only a year older than her. She was the child king of the orphanage.
As soon as she was sent in, she was hated by the other party.
The girl would not allow anyone to play with her. She would cut the little dress that her mother had bought for her, hide thumbtacks in her princess shoes, draw turtles on her face with a paintbrush, and snatch lucky charm pendant, which she had been wearing since she was born.
She went to tell the teacher, but every child said that she was
lying.
Naturally, her teacher would not believe her.She hid in the
corner of the backyard and sobbed. When she missed her parents terribly, Shang Erma came.
If Erma had not taken her to Pollard family, Lewis and brought her to her own courtyard,
Perhaps she wouldn’t even be able to grow up.
When she was young, Lottie was truly obedient. He was so obedient that he was a little stupid.
It was very difficult for people who were too stupid to survive.
So someone had personally taught her for nine years how to become smart and how to fight back.Lottie looked up at the ceiling and felt that the light was too dazzling.
It was so blinding that it hurt.
“Master, we’re here.”
Lewis closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep in the backseat.
When he heard the voice and looked out of the car window, his
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usually cold and sharp eyes became gentler.
