President's Substitute Wife

I got to know two other servants besides Erin.

One was Briana in her fifties.

One was Doris in his thirties.

Ming asked Jessop Family for Briana. She was good at cooking, so she cooked at home.

Doris was the child of Briana’s relative. She had no job. We were short of servants so she came.

When I got to know about them, Lester woke up.

He came down the stairs barefoot. When he saw me, his eyes were shining, “Mom!”

He ran to me shouting. He climbed onto the sofa and then onto my leg. He held my neck and shouted, “Mom, you’re back!”

“Yes.” I saw the shallow scar on his face, and my heart ached.

I wanted to ask him what Ming had done to him these days, but Ming was upstairs and may go downstairs at any time. After thinking about it, I asked, “you’ve been with Uncle Jessop these days. Did you give Uncle Jessop any trouble?”

“Of course not!” Lester sat on my leg and shook his calf. He said with a smile, “Uncle Jessop is very kind to me. He bought me a lot of toys and snacks!”

“Really?”

Children didn’t cheat.

When I mentioned Ming, Lester had no fear or hesitation in his eyes.

I knew Ming was really nice to him.

I touched his head gently but I dare not relax.

I hoped Ming could always be so nice to him, but what if one day he changed?

That was what I was worried about.

“Uncle Jessop!” I was holding Lester.

But Lester suddenly jumped off me and ran towards the stairs!

saw Ming walking down

faster. He came up to Lester and picked him up and said, “why did you

reproaching, but there was no reproach in his

I watched Ming pick up Lester, I was very nervous.

arms and holding his arms and they looked close, and I knew I was

Briana had dinner

Erin served and Ming sat with

“Erin, get Lester’s bowl for

who was sitting opposite me,

His eyes were cold but immediately normal. He turned to me and asked, “why do you call her that?”

“Her name is Erin and she’s young, so I call her

I explained at will.

but there seemed to

I couldn’t understand these things and didn’t ask any more.

Erin put Lester’s chopsticks next to mine

I patted my side and said to Lester, “come on, Lester, sit here.”

“OK.” Lester nodded and came.

He already

Murray taught him not to talk when eating, so he didn’t talk much when

Because he didn’t talk, the whole process

Ming and I didn’t say a word,

The big house was

Occasionally chopsticks collided with tableware.

saw that there was not much left in Lester’s bowl. I asked him, “what

want

Lester pointed to the

Erin

spoon the broccoli into small pieces. Then she put them on Lester’s plate.

I couldn’t help asking,

parents were busy when I was a

“I see.”

thought about leaving Lester at home for a few days.

Erin take care of Lester.

smart and sensible. He is young but he can eat by himself.”