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.

of the table, Josie poured a glass of water to soothe her parched throat. “She’s interested in it, so I let

she was also quite surprised by Grape’s natural talent

to him. They played together for an

find Josie also dozing off on the couch. He picked up a blanket

had always been light. She sat up. “I’m

letting out a snort. “I thought after working together

a while did Josie realize it. “Has it been two

and three months,” Lachlan

flies. I still remember the first thing you said to me when I arrived in Sumanthova.” Josie squinted her

accomplished it in just a year and a half. And for eight months of that time, you were

from that period, she couldn’t help but sigh. Back then, every day was exhausting, but she had no choice. She couldn’t allow herself to stop. If she did, she would be flooded with unnecessary memories, which were just too painful

wouldn’t

be the one thanking you. During my most challenging times, you assigned me the toughest tasks, preventing me

had just arrived in Sumanthova when she received a call from Lachlan, “Ms. Warren, you’re quite the diva,

“I’m sorry. I’m

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