The driver smiled from the front. “Miss Gordon, Lexi would like a kids’ meal. Allow me to drive you there.”
Rena promptly expressed her gratitude.
While Rena lowered her head, Lexi had already embraced her tightly, afraid that Rena might escape
Rena’s heart softened,
She surmised that this child must have lacked familial companionship throughout her upbringing.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe felt a sense of unease and suspected that the girl’s father had ventured out to carouse with other women, leaving the child behind at home.
‘The car soon came to a halt.
With Rena’s hand in hers, Alexis alighted from the car and led her into the fast-food restaurant.
Rena pondered the detrimental effects of excessive fast-food consumption on a child. She settled down and carefully selected relatively nutritious items from the menu, her eyebrows and eyes expressing a gentle demeanor.
Alexis, holding her head in her hands, gazed at Rena with contentment
The little girl marveled at her mother’s extraordinary beauty.
As they savored the fried chicken, Rena attentively catered to Alexis’s needs. Alexis believed that this was what it truly meant to have a mother.
However, she still grew impatient with the slow progress.
She still had to address Rena as Miss Gordon every day, wondering when her mother would come to her home and sleep beside her. When would her mother spend the night with her father?
Alexis clenched her tiny fists tightly.
In an instant, tears welled up in her large, expressive eyes.
She tugged at Rena’s sleeve and pitifully implored, “Miss Gordon, can you be my mother?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmRena was visibly taken aback.
Alexis hopped down from her chair and dashed toward Rena, nestling against her. Her voice held a touch of sorrow. “Dad is incredibly busy. Many women pester him, yearning to be with him. Dad is so handsome and numerous women want to be my mother. Miss Gordon, would you like to be my mother?”
Rena was now certain that Lexi’s father was extremely promiscuous.
Rena felt an immense sense of pity for Lexi. she gently caressed Lexi’s head and responded, “But you can’t choose your own mother.”
Resting in Rena’s embrace, Alexis beamed and uttered, “But Dad said that anyone | liked could be my mom.
He promised me! Miss Gordon, can you be my mom for just the parent-teacher meeting next week?”
Rena breathed a sigh of relief.