Josie shook her head helplessly. “Wasn’t the plane delayed? Why did you still come?”

“What are you talking about?” Lachlan walked straight into the mansion, speaking as he did so. “I missed Grape. Can’t I come and see her? And as for you, you’re being absolutely ridiculous. How could you take a child to such a place?”

“What should I do then, leave her at home? Wouldn’t that be a disservice to your efforts in setting the venue of the final in Sumanthova?” Josie half-jokingly said, trailing behind him.

Lachlan casually took the bag from her. “What nasty things have those little rascals been saying again?”

Josie didn’t tease him further. Instead, she pushed open the door to be greeted by Grape’s toys everywhere, among which the multiplication table hanging on the wall was particularly noticeable.

“Whose backpack is this?”

“Do you really think it’s mine?” Josie asked with a mix of helplessness and pride in her tone.

Grape proudly proclaimed, “It’s mine, Mr. Lachlan!”

“Can you not get carried away? She’s barely over a year old and hasn’t even been weaned off formula yet, and here you are, wanting her to recite multiplication tables?” Lachlan was incredulous, gently pinching Grape’s cheek.

glass of water to soothe her parched throat. “She’s interested in it, so I let her carry

natural talent in

to him. They played together for an hour, but in the end, she was still a

also dozing off on the couch. He picked up a blanket and carefully

She sat up. “I’m sorry. I

snort. “I thought after working together for over two years, you wouldn’t

did Josie realize it. “Has it been two years

years and three months,” Lachlan stated,

thing you said to me when I arrived in Sumanthova.” Josie squinted

filled Lachlan’s eyes. “You accomplished it in just a year and a

then, every day was exhausting, but she had no choice. She

wouldn’t be where it

thanking you. During my most challenging times, you assigned me the toughest tasks, preventing me from falling

a call from Lachlan, “Ms. Warren, you’re quite the diva, aren’t you? Postponing your start date for so many days without

furrowed her brows. “I’m sorry. I’m already

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