Chapter 111 You Can’t Hate My Mommy
“Jordan, what did you hear just now?”
Although Britney’s voice was soft, it carried a ghoulish and sinister sense, as if it was the manifestation of Jordan’s deepest fears. His face paled while his body started to perspire intensely to a point where he almost passed out.
In the end, he shook his head.
“Good boy.” She raised her hand to caress the back of his head. “That’s good. You didn’t hear anything earlier. If I find out that you have been talking nonsense in front of your father, you know that I will be angry. If that happens, the consequences will be severe.”
The moment her hand swept across his head, he trembled with fear as his tears almost rolled down his face. At that moment, he seemed to remember something in the past, causing him to open his eyes and mouth wide, but he could not make a sound.
However, Britney seemed to be satisfied by the fear in his eyes while hers were filled with disdain toward the weak. She then gave a cold smile. “Don’t worry, Jordan. Once I’m your mommy, I will treat you well. Don’t be scared.”
That evening, after Alexander was done with his work, he went through the procedures at the hospital to discharge Jordan before sending him home. Britney, who stayed in the hospital, also entered the car.
Her voice echoed in the car as she spoke, “The doctor said that Jordan has a bad stomach, so he can’t simply eat at a food stall from now on.”
Meanwhile, Jordan snuggled inside Alexander’s arms while secretly clenching his tiny fists, but he did not dare to say a word.
Alexander politely nodded his head. “I see. Thank you for today.”
“It’s nothing. I’ve been watching over him ever since he was a baby, so I’ll definitely feel bad whenever he is sick.”
However, he was not paying attention to her words as his eyes kept gazing outside the window. After I said those hurtful words to Courtney this morning, she never returned to the hospital. Maybe I was too harsh with my words?
Two days later, it was Saturday and Alexander stayed at home to accompany Jordan while he recovered from his sickness. Although he did not vomit since coming back from the hospital, he still suffered from a slight fever. Therefore, Alexander did not allow him to head outside so that he could stay at home and recover.
Even so, the kid still had the energy to continue annoying him and demanding that he wanted to see Courtney and Tina. Alexander ignored him for the first few times, but after his son’s many attempts, he found it hard to sleep at night, causing him to lose sleep for a few days.
In the morning, just when he was coaxing Jordan to eat his breakfast, the doorbell rang and the sound echoed in the house.
A maid quickly opened the door and not long after, her shock could be heard from the entrance. “Tina?”
“Hello, Miss.” Tina politely greeted before she followed the maid into the house.
“Young Master Alexander, Little Master, Tina is here.”
“Good morning, Mr. Alexander.” She tilted her head and glanced at Jordan behind Alexander. “Good morning to you too, Jordan.”
Alexander nodded his head while his expression warmed a little.
The maid quickly helped Tina to look for shoes that she could change to, but the latter waved her hands and said no. Then, she carried a huge lunch box and placed it on the steps before sitting down to take a deep breath. “It’s burning hot outside. I’m close to dying.”
Jordan immediately stood up from his chair and rushed toward Tina before making gestures to her.
She blinked and thought for a while before she understood what he said, so she explained, “Mommy is at home, but last night and this morning, she made lots of snacks and she has asked me to bring them over here, so I’m here.”
After that, she opened the lunch box while sitting on the floor. There were four layers inside with each one containing a kind of pastry. Not only did it look delicious, it also smelled wonderful.”
“Okay. Now that I’ve delivered the snacks, I’ll leave now.”
With that, she stood and was about to leave.
However, he quickly grabbed her and turned his head to anxiously look at Alexander.
Alexander approached and condescendingly gazed at Tina before asking, “Did you come here by yourself?”
Tina felt a little guilty for lying, but she stiffened her neck and nodded. “Yes.”
“Then, I’ll ask someone to send you back. It’s not safe for you to go back alone.”
“No need for that. I can go home by myself.” She stared at him in a daze, but suddenly, her expressions became serious. “But before I leave, I would like to explain something to you.”
“You can say it.”
“That day, when we ate at the night market, I ate a lot while Jordan only ate a little, but in the end, I turned out fine. You can’t hate my mommy because of that. If you hate my mommy just because she brought us to the night market, you are no longer my favorite Mr. Alexander.”
For a moment, Alexander was startled. Although it was a kid’s childish words, for some reason, he felt empty after hearing it, as if he was about to lose someone in the next second.
After Tina left, Jordan shot him a fierce look before angrily taking the box of snacks away and he refused to leave a piece for his father.
Outside the villa, she pretended to look gloomy as she took a long walk before she looked around and rushed toward a car a while later.
In the car, she high-fived a young man.
A crisp voice echoed in the car along with her childish voice. “Mission accomplished, Mr. Oliver.”
The young man in the car raised his brows. “You are brilliant, Tina.”
“But, will my mommy be happy just like that?”
“As long as your favorite Mr. Alexander isn’t as stupid as he seems. A forgiving man will definitely apologize to your mommy. By then, your mommy won’t be that upset. Don’t you think so?”
“What if Mr. Alexander still refuses to apologize?”
“Then, do you still want a stubborn man to be your daddy?”
Upon facing that kind of question, Tina shook her head without any hesitation. “Nope.” If that’s the case, won’t Mommy be constantly bullied in the future?
“Then, you have your answer.” Oliver patted her shoulder. “If Courtney hadn’t been depressed for the last couple of days because of this, I wouldn’t have bothered to give Alexander a chance to make amends. There are many men in the world for her to choose from.”
“Mommy isn’t upset because of that man. It’s because of Jordan.”
Upon hearing the real reason behind Courtney’s sadness, Oliver was dumbfounded. “Do you know why your mommy is so concerned about that little brat? He isn’t even her own son. Even if she is in love with Alexander, there’s no need for her to please that little kid this much, right?”
“It’s because Jordan is at the same age as my elder brother, so she isn’t doing this to please him.”
Immediately, Tina realized that she had spilled the beans, so she quickly covered her mouth and stared at Oliver while her eyes widened. She then said in a muffled voice, “I didn’t say anything.”
After staring at her for a while, he murmured, “I heard you mentioned that you have another brother, right?”
“Nope.”
“Fine. In that case, I’ll just ask Courtney myself. Also, I’m going to tell her that it was you who told me.”
“You cannot do that!” Tina pouted her lips and quickly grabbed Oliver’s sleeves while looking extremely nervous, as if she was afraid that he would ask her mother at any second. “Everytime I mentioned my brother, she would always cry. You can’t ask her.”
“So, do you really have another brother?”
Against a cunning fox like him, a naive little rabbit like her could only surrender to her fate. Although her eyes were young, they were now full of sorrow. “It’s complicated.”
