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Chapter 235 How Pretentious!
Back inside the car. Elias put on his seatbelt and could not help but take another close
look at the picture. The girl remained utterly familiar to him. “Where have I seen you
before…” he muttered.
Since he still had no recollection, he placed the frame on the passenger seat and drove
away. Suddenly, his phone began vibrating, so he glanced at it and saw it was from
Amanda. How astonishing was it that she was still willing to call him despite their
situation?
He hesitated momentarily before picking up the call. As he expected, the voice that
sounded was not hers but Aiden’s. “Daddy! What are you doing?
Hearing his son’s voice, the man unconsciously smiled. Tm driving. I’m heading home to
sleep”
“Home? Are you coming back to Mommy’s home?” The child’s voice was filled with
excitement
The man smiled somewhat resignedly. “No, I’m busy lately, so I’m sleeping at the office.”
“But you said you are going home to sleep. Is your office also your home? Imph
When Elias heard the child’s angry retort, he smiled even brighter. “Why aren’t you
asleep? Don’t you have school tomorrow?”
“No, I don’t! You don’t care about me at all. Tomorrow’s the weekend, so I don’t have
school. Can you play with me tomorrow? I don’t want to stay home.”
That made Elias frown. He had to meet a few clients tomorrow, so he might not have the
time to accompany Aiden, but.. he did not want to reject his son’s request either. After all,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthe had already missed four years of his son’s life, so why waste any more time?
“Alright, you be good and go to bed. I’ll be there to bring you out once you wake up. How
about that?”
“Yay! You’re the best, Daddy,”
“Go to bed now. Good night.”
“Good night, Daddy.”
Once the call ended, the man smiled happily. Everything that happened recently was
troublesome, and only hearing the kid’s voice could elicit a genuine smile on his face.
After returning to the office, Elias placed the picture frame on the side and dialed a
number. “Come over to get the photo and restore the girl’s face twenty years later. Give it
to me as soon as you can.”
Once he hung up, his thoughts fell onto the picture again. Stephanie did not look much
similar to her sister, and Amelia looked utterly familiar to someone he seemed to know. He
stared at the picture for a long time, thinking the little girl was somehow close to him…..
The following morning at Northern No. 1, Aiden woke up and obediently washed up to
change himself. Then, he went to have breakfast and sat in the living room waiting
patiently. Selina was shocked by the scene and wondered what happened to the little
fellow to make him suddenly so obedient.
The bedroom door opened, and Amanda came out, yawning. Just as she was asking what
was for breakfast, she noticed the neatly dressed Aiden sitting on the couch and was
shocked for seconds. Then, she turned to Selina, asking, “Why did you wake him up so
early? He doesn’t have school today.
Selina shrugged, looking like she had nothing to do with this. “Not on me. Aiden woke up
early and prepared all on his own. He’s been this way since he finished his breakfast. I
don’t know what’s going on either.”
What’s this kid up to? Amanda narrowed her eyes and sat on the couch, eyeing the child.
And he specially worr his tiny suit? It’s like he’s going on a date or something. Is there a
need to be this formal?
The suit he was wearing was the one she had previously forced him to wear because he
looked handsome in it. The kid was reluctant to comply back then and even vowed never
to wear it again.
What’s up with him today? Why did he obediently wear this suit? He does look cute and
handsome in it, but he’s so tiny…
“Aiden Bailey, what are you up to? Why are you wearing a suit? Are you going on a date or
something?
“Mommy, you’re annoying me. Eat your breakfast. Miss Selina worked hard to make it.”
Then, he looked at Selina. “Miss Selina, what time is it? Is it still morning?”
“Uhm… Of course, it’s still morning. It’s only past 7.00AM.”
“Then, why isn’t he here?” The kid clearly remembered his father saying he could bring
him out in the morning, but it was already time, so where was he?
Amanda asked, “Whom are you waiting for?”
Feeling aggrieved, the kid pouted his lips and was in no mood to talk to her. He now
suspected that his father had forgotten about him, just like his mommy always forgot what
she promised. The kid angrily mumbled, “Hmph! Adults are always like that. They don’t
keep their word, and he said he would come to pick me up when I opened my eyes this
morning. Liar!”
“What are you mumbling about? What about grownups? Aiden, I demand that you make
things clear!” Amanda was confused as she watched the kid change from being happy to
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmbeing excited and then becoming disappointed and aggrieved.
Why is he acting up? And he’s wearing his suit. What special day is it?
Just as she was wondering, the kid dejectedly got off the couch, seemingly not in the
mood to entertain anyone, and even seemed like he was about to cry.
Noticing something wrong, she approached her son and embraced him. “Baby, tell me,
what’s the matter? Did someone give you a hard time?”
Right then, the doorbell rang. Aiden suddenly jumped off his mother’s lap and ran toward
the door with glistening eyes. He then opened up with his tiny hands. “Daddy! You’re
finally here!”
His screams almost scared Amanda and Selina, who both shot up and discovered it was
Elias. Instantly, Amanda looked grim as she realized her son was all dressed up and woke
up early for his arrival. It’s just Elias. Does he need to dress up so nicely?
Truth be told, she was somewhat jealous. Especially when she remembered how Elias, the
se*mbag, said he did not want his son at the parking lot back then. Now he was
pretending to be a loving father, lying to Aiden.
When Elias saw Aiden opening the door, he smiled and bent over to pick him up. “Let me
take care of Aiden today. You guys can rest for the day,” he informed the two women.
Amanda initially wanted to say something but stopped because she did not want to argue
with him in front of their child. Meanwhile, Selina smiled and replied. “Thank you.”
“Come on, let’s go. He left with the child in his arms.
“Where are we going. Daddy?”
“First stop is my company. That’s where I work.”
While listening to the conversation between the two, Amanda unhappily plopped onto the
couch and crossed her arms, muttering. “How pretentious of him! Acting like a loving
father.”
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