novelraw Chapter 536: She is reclusive and self-tormenting; it’s hard to know what kind of personality she will raise her child to have.
Chapter 536: She is reclusive and self-tormenting; it’s hard to know what kind of personality she will raise her child to have.
The man glanced at his watch and said in a deep voice, "It’s almost Benjamin’s bedtime. I’ll arrange for someone to take Miss Jin home."
Miss Jin’s smile froze for a moment. It’s only 7 o’clock and she hadn’t even had dinner yet. They had only met for 20 minutes, and now she had to leave?
Ignatius Leclair flashed a gentlemanly and elegant smile. The man was already extremely handsome, and at this moment, his smile instantly mesmerized Miss Jin. By the time she came back to her senses, the man was already holding the little girl in the pink dress and walking out the door.
The little girl in the pink silk dress turned her head back and gave her a sweet smile.
Ignatius looked expressionlessly at Benjamin and said coldly, "Benjamin, why are you smiling at a stranger?"
Benjamin lifted his furry little head and said sweetly, "I thought she was my new mommy."
These past few years, the elderly woman didn’t hide anything from Benjamin. Benjamin always knew she had a mommy and a brother, both lost by Daddy. The moment Benjamin learned the truth, she categorized her daddy within the dummy tribe. That Miss Jin matched him very well.
"No new mommy." The man’s eyes were deep as he spoke, holding up the little girl who was like a flower, and he said in a low voice, "Isn’t it good to live with Daddy, Benjamin?"
Benjamin rolled her round eyes, reached out to wrap her arms around Daddy’s neck, and then gave him a peck, saying sweetly, "If Daddy gives me one more lollipop, Benjamin will be even happier."
The man let out a deep, low laugh, reaching out to stroke the little girl’s furry head affectionately, saying, "Just one more."
"Daddy is the best." Having successfully gotten a lollipop, Benjamin happily went to feel around her little bag. Daddy is so silly; no wonder he lost Mommy and Brother.
The man held Benjamin as he got into the car and instructed Maximilian to drive.
For the past three years, because of Benjamin, Ignatius Leclair spent more than half of his time in Imperial City, occasionally taking Benjamin back to the South Seas for a short stay, to ease the old man’s longing for his great-grandchild. Those years, the old man’s regret was endless. Why did he drive that girl away back then? After she left, his great-grandson was taken away too, and even this great-granddaughter was being raised in the Howard Family. It was truly a futile effort, infuriating.
"Miss Benjamin, you look especially beautiful today," Maximilian praised as soon as Benjamin got in the car.
Benjamin, also fond of compliments and looking pretty, instantly sat up straighter, smoothing out the creases on her little dress, and said sweetly, "Thank you Uncle Max for the compliment. Great-grandma says that Benjamin’s good looks come after Mommy."
The man in the car cast a slightly deep glance, while Maximilian, in the front, was also surprised by the little girl’s words. Miss Delphine Carter was indeed very beautiful, and little Benjamin took after her mother, being both pretty and cute, though thankfully her personality wasn’t like Miss Delphine Carter’s.
Over the years, the elderly woman of the Howard Family worried endlessly about little Benjamin’s growing environment. Without a mommy’s love, there was great-grandma, and there were many aunts and uncles, grandmas to love her. They raised her with utmost care, not daring to let her feel a sliver of grievance.
Only little Benjamin was lively and sunny, while big brother, far away, remained concealed in silence. The man’s almond eyes were deep, holding a moment of silence. Delphine Carter’s character was so reclusive and bitter, with no change over the years. He wasn’t sure if it was right to let big brother follow her back then.