Terry's arrival made Mila even more upset. "This is the school administration office," she reminded. "Since you're not parents, please leave. I'll only talk to the parents about this matter." Her intention to get Serenity, Lisa, and Terry out of the office was clear."Oh, really?" Terry took out his phone and dialed a number. "Terry speaking. I've got a problem here. Get the school principal to come over. I'm at the school administration office waiting," Terry said to the person on the other end of the phone and finally named the school.Mrs. Hudson stared at Terry in disbelief. Was Terry a fool? "Who do you think you are? The school principal is a very busy man. Why would Mr. Dawson come over?" Mila glared at Terry in fury. She thought Terry was just a troublemaker. "Sir, please leave now! Or I'll get the school security to come over!"Mr. Hudson, however, was unusually silent. He kept staring at Terry's face, which was oddly familiar. Mr. Hudson thought he had seen this man so

"Well, don't think too much. No matter what happens in the future, I'll be here," Terry promised, his voice calming and soothing. The unease in Lisa faded. She thought she would not be afraid of anything as long as Terry was there with her!Meanwhile, Serenity took Yanny and Clara to the nearby hospital and had the hospital examine Yanny's injury. It was all cuts and abrasion to the skin, fortunately nothing too serious. The cochlear implant, however, would take at least a week before it would be ready for collection, which meant that Yanny would not be able to hear for a week.Serenity told Clara after giving it a thought, "Let Yanny take a leave of absence from school. It's inconvenient for him to go to school. Even if he attends classes, he can't hear. Maybe he should stay home for a week and return to school after he gets his new cochlear implants fitted."Clara nodded softly and agreed. "I guess so. I'll get the money for the cochlear implants and transfer some money to you t

"Fred, what's wrong?" Fred heard Jacqueline's voice ring out and snapped back to his senses, staring at the girl before him."Did you hear what I just said to you?" Jacqueline asked again. "What?" Fred asked. "It's my birthday in a week, so you can't forget to give me a present!" The little one asked for a present."Present?" Fred repeated, confused."You're not giving me any?" Jacqueline asked, those bright eyes staring at him. Fred noted what seemed like disappointment on her face and felt guilty for not getting her a birthday present."So... What do you want for your birthday?" Fred almost stammered."I don't know. It should be a surprise," Jacqueline said and acted like a grownup. "You have to give it to me in front of everyone!" Unable to contain her excitement, she beamed brightly.Fred looked right at Jacqueline's smile, a little startled. There was no way he could give her a present with everyone watching. The Valor family did not want him to attend the party. Altho

“Thank you?” Weston chuckled while fixing his gaze on Jacqueline. His son didn’t want to leave the Valor family because of her. “I’m not accepting your gratitude.”Jacqueline looked at the man in front of her puzzledly. Weston looked familiar to her, but she didn’t realize there was a close resemblance between Frederick and him. Weston looked at Frederick. “I hope that the next time you come to me is when you’re willing to leave the Valors.”Jacqueline was stunned when she heard that. She immediately pulled Frederick behind her, like a mother hen protecting her chick. However, she was only a five-year-old child, and she was as tall as Frederick. “Fred wouldn’t want to leave my house! Who are you to say that?” She had a hunch that Weston would snatch Frederick away. “I’m—” Frederick cut Weston off before he could say anything, “I’m not leaving no matter what!” Weston stared at Frederick for a moment. “Really?” He mocked before he left. Jacqueline hugged and kissed Frederic

Caden was happy to have Cynthia around. -Jacqueline had been moping around during the party because she hadn’t seen Frederick yet. She was waiting for Frederick’s present. It was her first birthday since she had become friends with Frederick. “What’s wrong? You look unhappy.” Serenity asked.“Mommy, why isn’t Fred coming?” Serenity knew the reason for his absence. Fred’s existence was a controversy for the Valors. He might get hurt again if people made a big deal out of it when they saw him. “Didn’t Fred say that he didn’t like the crowd when we left home?” Jacqueline pouted. “If I had known about it, I would have invited fewer people to the birthday party. There are so many guests that I don’t even know!” Serenity patted Jacqueline’s head. “Do you want Fred to attend your birthday party that much?”Jacqueline nodded. “Fred is my best friend!” Serenity sighed at her innocence. She could only hope that they would still get along when they grew up and their friendship