Chapter 649

Chapter 649

Simon smiled helplessly: "Elizabeth, you're too smart, too perceptive."

Elizabeth: "It doesn't matter. I understand. After all, you've been relatives for so many years. It's only natural for her to come back and visit family. Besides, this has nothing to do with my mom."

After a pause, Elizabeth calmly asked Simon: "Simon, could you please not tell my mom?"

Biting her lip, Elizabeth smiled sadly: "Even though my mom doesn't want to acknowledge my father or my brother, the reason she doesn't want to acknowledge them is because the hurt and unfair treatment she suffered when she was young left a mark on her. She watched her relative's daughter receive father's love with her own eyes, while she, his own daughter, had to endure rejection."

"I know," Simon said.

"I understand aunt's difficulties. In my heart, I only have one aunt, not a second one. My aunt is your mother. I won't trade aunt's affection for anything, and I won't force her to acknowledge grandpa or my dad. Don't worry."

"Thank you, Simon."

"Let's go."

"Okay."

This lunch finally felt like a real family gathering, with everyone chatting and laughing.

After eating their fill, they spent the afternoon relaxing and chatting. The child took a nap in Donna's room. Simon busied himself helping Donna tend to the flowers and plants in the yard, while Alexander called someone to help tune Donna's piano.

Elizabeth personally helped Donna practice dance moves.

The afternoon passed without them noticing.

They stayed for dinner too.

However, considering that Donna was getting older and needed to rest early, Elizabeth and Alexander said goodbye to her mother shortly after dinner without lingering.

Of course, Simon also said goodbye at the same time.

Outside her mother's door, Elizabeth sincerely said to Simon: "Simon, thank you for coming to see my mother and caring about her so much. This makes my mom feel like she has two children."

"Don't worry, I'll always take care of Donna."

"You're a good person, Simon. I'll definitely try to persuade Julia not to miss out on you, not just for your sake, but for Julia's too."

Simon immediately beamed with joy: "Thank you."

"Goodbye, Simon."

"Goodbye."

Elizabeth had already walked several steps away when she hurried back.

"What's wrong, Elizabeth? Is there something else you need to tell me?" Simon thought Elizabeth was coming back because of Aunt Janie's matter.

But Elizabeth asked: "Simon, I heard from Robert that last week Gideon went to Paris with you and your grandfather. I wanted to ask, what has Gideon been doing in Paris this past week?"

Seeing Elizabeth bring this up, Simon immediately said apologetically: "Elizabeth, last time at aunt's farm, I'm really sorry. I really didn't know that Isabella..."

"Later, Robert, Harper, and Julia all told me that Mr. Lavien had a close female companion who had been with him for years, but when Isabella came back, Mr. Lavien kicked out the companion who had been with him for six or seven years."

"I also heard that Isabella stole that companion's money and beat her half to death."

Elizabeth immediately said: "It's okay, you didn't know. You were taking care of your grandfather at the time. A lot happened during that period. Now Nicole is pregnant but missing, so I want to know what Gideon went back to Paris to do."

Simon nodded: "Elizabeth, don't worry. Mr. Lavien is really looking for Miss Nicole, constantly searching. After returning to Paris, he also cut ties with Isabella completely."

Mentioning Isabella, Simon couldn't help but chuckle: "I've never seen a woman lose all self-respect like that. It was truly ugly. Her nose was running and she didn't even know to wipe it."

Elizabeth fell silent.

She really hadn't expected that.

Isabella, that woman who was so proud she looked down on everyone.

To actually lose all dignity to the point where her nose was running and she didn't even wipe it?

Ha ha!

Suddenly she felt really satisfied.

Nicole would feel satisfied.

"Can I say she deserves it!" Elizabeth said.

"Of course!" Simon laughed: "I also heard later that this woman traveled all over the world spending the money Mr. Lavien gave her, acting extremely spoiled and arrogant. She didn't come back for so many years, and then when she finally returns she wants to be the main wife? Does she think everyone's a fool? Now she'll cry herself to death."

Elizabeth felt an indescribable sense of comfort in her heart.

She silently prayed for Nicole: "Nicole, you must live well. You must live well and make Gideon spend his whole life making it up to you. When you come back, you must be like a queen! Crush all those people who once oppressed you, Nicole!"

Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Elizabeth was still thinking about Nicole. In her sleep she murmured: "I wonder how Nicole is doing now, pregnant and all."

Alexander fell silent.

His heart suddenly ached because of the woman beside him.

He knew that most of the reason Elizabeth cared so deeply about Nicole was because Nicole being pregnant and wandering was so similar to her own six years of wandering.

Only Elizabeth, who had once been pregnant and in exile, could truly understand how difficult it must be—something ordinary people couldn't imagine.

How much hardship had she endured?

Alexander didn't know.

At this moment, he could only hold his wife tightly in his arms, letting her curl up in his embrace.

Sleeping in his arms, she felt much safer and didn't have any more dreams.

Monday.

Elizabeth was in high spirits.

When dropping Alice off at kindergarten, she ran into Juliana's mother again.

Of course, by now Elizabeth had learned through hints that this woman was called Claire.

Claire didn't know who her father was. She took her mother's surname, and Claire's daughter also took her mother's surname.

When she saw Claire, Elizabeth smiled slightly, taking the initiative to greet her.

But Claire remained as aloof as always.

Her expression seemed to say: You're a lady, and I have my pride. I just won't associate with you ladies, so what!

Elizabeth didn't mind.

After being with her man for over a year now, she had learned some of his composure.

From the kindergarten to the company, she busied herself with work until lunch, when Elizabeth finally had time to ask her assistant Harper, who was now half an architectural designer: "Tell me! Where did you go this weekend!"

Harper: "I went back to Paris with Robert to meet his parents."

Elizabeth fell silent.

This was something Elizabeth hadn't expected.

"Elizabeth, do you think I should marry into a wealthy family? I didn't know there was pressure before I met Robert's parents, but after meeting them this weekend, you don't know—I didn't dare smack my lips while eating, I didn't dare put my hands on my hips or go barefoot. I'm just a little shrew. How can I become a wealthy lady?"

Elizabeth fell silent.

She knew it wasn't easy to marry into a wealthy family.

"Actually, thinking back now, maybe it's not necessarily a bad thing that Nicole left Robert's uncle, don't you think?" Harper asked with deep emotion.

Just then, Elizabeth's phone rang.

She picked it up and saw it was an unknown number, so she answered with confusion: "Hello, who is this?"

"Elizabeth, are you okay?" On the other end was a long-lost voice.