novelraw Chapter 557: Someone posted on Weibo saying they saw Miss Delphine
Chapter 557: Someone posted on Weibo saying they saw Miss Delphine
Cassius Turner couldn’t help but chuckle and shake his head. His identity wasn’t a secret; at least many people at school knew he was the second son of the prestigious Land Family of Imperial City. The only exception was Delphine, who had never paid attention, nor entertained any thoughts about it.
"The Land Family has an excellent relationship with the Howard Family. That’s why I know a bit about your situation," Cassius sighed softly. "If I’m not mistaken, as soon as the fact that you and Nicholas have returned to the country gets out, the Leclair Family will come knocking to take Nicholas away. After all, he’s the only great-grandson of this generation in the Leclair Family."
Delphine’s fingertips dug forcefully into her palm as her entire body froze for a moment, trembling slightly. Back then, when she’d successfully secured custody of Benjamin, she was overjoyed and hadn’t thought too deeply about it. But now, hearing Cassius so ruthlessly spell things out, she suddenly realized—that man may have never truly intended to let her keep the child from the very beginning; it had likely all been a stalling tactic. One day, he’d planned to take Benjamin away from her.
Delphine’s gaze turned moist as she nervously bumped her cup. Shaking her head, she said, "No, that’s impossible. You’re lying to me."
"I came here today just to tell you, if things really do come to that, you’ll still have a fallback option with me," Cassius said earnestly. "I like you, and I like Nicholas. But I won’t force either of you. My purpose is very simple—I just want you to give me a chance. No matter how many years I’ll have to wait, just give me a chance, and that’ll be enough."
After leaving the café, Delphine returned to the courtyard house without saying a word. Cassius lingered outside a narrow, cramped alleyway for a long time after she had gone inside, feeling equal parts pleased and frustrated. Delphine was incredibly guarded with others, and his original intention had been to proceed slowly and carefully. Yet now, he hadn’t expected his rival to turn out to be the Howard Family’s grandson—the prominent and infamous Ignatius Leclair from the South Seas. To make things more complicated, they even had two children between them.
Cassius, no longer his usual composed self, decided to act first, unwilling to wait any longer. Luckily, according to Yeats Howard, Delphine’s relationship with Ignatius wasn’t deep—there was still hope for him.
The second son of the Land Family scoffed at the thought of that overly sanctimonious man. Delphine Carter was an extraordinary woman; in his entire life, she was truly one of a kind. Ignatius Leclair didn’t want her? That man was either blind or utterly devoid of a heart. If Ignatius didn’t want her, then he would.
Ignatius noticed that Benjamin Leclair had been acting quite secretive over the past few days. The little girl not only had secretly stashed away several lollipops but had also started quietly dipping into her piggy bank.
Benjamin didn’t have any needs that required spending money, so what was the little girl saving up for?
In truth, Benjamin Leclair was planning a big adventure. After several consecutive days of sampling desserts of various flavors, she had made a decision. Until she could find Mommy and her older brother, she would just treat Nicholas Carter’s mommy as her own mommy for now.
She was going to run away from home!
She had already hidden all her lollipops in the cupboard. Even the pocket money recently given by her great-grandmother, aunt, and other relatives hadn’t been handed over—it had all been secretly saved up. Once she’d accumulated twenty lollipops, she’d take them along and move in with Nicholas’s mommy.
The man silently observed these minor antics of Benjamin’s but didn’t say anything.
After dinner, Maximilian arrived to deliver some documents. Hesitating for a moment, he muttered, "This afternoon, a Big V blogger who’s a fan of green vegetables posted on Weibo claiming to have spotted Miss Delphine."
Ignatius abruptly froze in the midst of reviewing the documents. His long, jade-like fingers exerted just enough pressure to leave a faint crease on the paper.
When he looked up, a shadow of gloom drifted across his cold and solitary face, which had long been accustomed to living alone.