Her Precious Baby

“Yes, I understand.”

Her assistant then shut the door.

An icy glint flashed across Joseline’s eyes. She had finally seen what Denise was made of.

After providing her with umpteen dirt on Angeline, including the recent pregnant-out-of-wedlock scandal, Denise

could have turned the table on Angeline. Instead, she messed it up again.

Denise was just a useless piece of crap. There was no need for Joseline to waste any more of her energy on her.

With that thought in mind, Joseline reached out to cradle her tummy. Her baby would be due in a month’s time. She

definitely did not want anything to go wrong.

Once she had given birth, she would have all the time in the world to deal with Angeline!

For the next two weeks, everything went on very smoothly with the filming for Angeline. The film gained much

attention due to the frequent Twitter posts uploaded by the film crew.

In the meantime, Evander had just returned from his business trip. When he disembarked from the plane, he saw

Sylas waiting for him at the airport entrance.

Sylas took Evander’s luggage from him before opening the car door.

“Mr. Golding, welcome back.”

“Hmm.”

Evander sat in the backseat and proceeded to undo his tie before taking in some fresh air. It was only then he felt

better.

Next, he shifted his attention to the stack of information regarding various kindergartens.

He reached for them and began to look through.

Once Sylas put away the luggage, he got into the car.

“Mr. Golding, you asked me to check out some of the kindergartens that Ms. Floretta may want to attend. According

to the principals, Ms. Floretta will be one of the older students because of her age. The locations of these

kindergartens are pretty secluded, and all of them have top-notch facilities.”

Evander was deep in his perusal and only put the report down when they were about to arrive home.

From the rearview mirror, Sylas could see that Evander had finished reading his report, yet the latter said nothing.

Sylas said, “Mr. Golding, have you chosen a kindergarten for Ms. Floretta? If so, I can go ahead and get her

registered.”

“There’s no hurry,” replied Evander in a clear voice.

He gently massaged the area between his brows with his slender fingers and closed his eyes to conceal the

exhaustion within.

Although he had listened to Angeline’s suggestion, he had yet to decide if he wanted to send Floretta to school.

Evander stood on the front porch with his luggage in hand. The lights in the living room were turned on, but he did

not hear the sound of Angeline’s laughter.

He furrowed his brows as a wave of loneliness washed over him.

When he pushed the door open, Evander saw the small figure curled up on the couch, but Francesca was nowhere

in sight.

He put his luggage down and changed his footwear before walking to the couch.

“Floretta,” he called out softly as he looked adoringly at Floretta, who was playing with her doll.

The strange thing was Floretta did not throw herself at him and yell “Daddy” as she did in the past. Instead, she was

absorbed in arranging the doll’s clothes. It was as if she did not hear him.

Guilt showed up on Evander’s face because he thought that his daughter was unhappy with his long trip. He sat

down next to her and embraced her.

“Floretta, it’s my fault. Something urgent suddenly cropped up overseas. That’s why I didn’t come back on time.”

However, Floretta remained quiet and did not show any emotion.

Just as he came into contact with Floretta, she wriggled out of his grip and distanced herself from him before she

continued to play with her doll.

Evander noticed that the doll was the one gifted by Angeline. He also realized that Floretta’s eyes looked hollow. His

usually active daughter had never been so quiet in her life!

“Francesca!” he shouted.

Soon, Francesca came running from the kitchen while holding an onion in her hand. “Mr. Golding, you’re back!”

“Did anything happen to Floretta recently?” questioned Evander coldly with an annoyed expression.

“I did everything as per your instructions. I didn’t take her to see Ms. Sorelle. As of this morning, her temperature is

normal too.”

That’s impossible.

He knew his own daughter very well. She had to be unwell for her to behave in that manner.

Half an hour later, the doctor he had summoned arrived at the Golding residence. The doctor did a full body

checkup for Floretta and told the truth.

“Mr. Golding, Ms. Floretta is in good health. There’s nothing wrong with her.”

Evander was worried and heartbroken when he saw Floretta lying obediently on the bed and staring blankly at the

ceiling with her hands clutching onto the doll.

Most importantly, Floretta had yet to utter a single word since he returned home.

When the doctor saw the way Floretta was behaving, he asked Francesca to bring over the fairy tales that Floretta

had read recently.

Next, he tried to take away the doll from Floretta, but she screamed as though he was her enemy.

“Go away, baddie!”

The doctor’s face fell when he saw her reaction.

“Mr. Golding, I think Ms. Floretta’s issue is psychological. Judging from the books that she has been reading, she

must be longing for the company of friends.”

Evander was dumbfounded.

The doctor continued, “My suggestion is to send her to kindergarten as soon as possible. Interaction with other

children will help with her development.”

Despite the doctor’s advice, Evander was still heartbroken.

Floretta used to be so lively. Now, she became so quiet and treated the doll that Angeline had given her with utmost

importance. He felt very guilty indeed.

It was his first time being a father, so he did not know much about childrearing. Right now, it dawned on him that

being overly protective was not necessarily a good thing for children!

The next day, Angeline had just finished memorizing her script and was walking out of the waiting room. The shoot

that day was an intimate scene with Jacob that involved kissing.

Jacob was full of energy and looking very pleased. Angeline, on the other hand, could not help but feel awkward as

she observed him.

After all, she now treated Jacob as a brother after such a long period of filming together.

“Action!”

Derek’s voice brought Angeline back to her senses, and she devoted all of her attention to her acting.

The gist of the scene talked about how Alleria had been slandered by Belladonna. As a result, Alleria was being

hunted by soldiers. In her desperation, she was forced to hide and work in a brothel.

Jacob was playing the role of a prince who had found out about her true identity. However, he was contemplating

whether to arrest Alleria because of his feelings for her. Before he could decide, she tied him to a chair and began

to seduce him.

Despite being tied to the chair, Jacob appeared calm.

“Alleria, do you know the consequences of your actions? Are you tired of living?”

“You must be joking.”

Angeline was wearing a sheer dress, and she was running her hands from his back all the way to his shoulders in a

seductive manner. “Since I got into the palace, my life has lost its value. I might as well enjoy myself and die for

love.”

“How dare you!”

Jacob’s face darkened.

“You are well aware of how daring I am, aren’t you?” uttered Angeline as she nibbled on his earlobes and ran her

hands all over his body.

Meanwhile, that steamy scene was fully witnessed by someone standing nearby!