Chapter 118



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Cherry, “???”

Her eyes went big and round as she stared at her cell phone.

If she hadn’t asked Pete to ask Dad, I’m sure she would have believed him!

Pete had already asked him, though. Stinky Dad had done it on purpose.

When Cherry got angry, the consequences were severe.

So, Cherry decisively turned down the friend request.

At this point, motherly fans in the comments also began to mock Daddy Sponsor:

‘This is killing me, who was it that said he’s not Sweetie’s daddy right now?’

‘I wanted the person making stream to ask him for help before helping her.’ After that, he stopped the live stream. Here I was, thinking he had already left, but it turned out he had gone to reload his account…’

‘Aaaahhh! I love Daddy Sponsor! He’s so mean!’

‘Am I the only one who feels safer with Grandpa Sponsor?’

‘I feel like Grandpa Sponsor is more powerful and meaner too!’

Then, someone started a poll in the comments: ‘Who do you prefer, the Grandfather Sponsor or the Dad Sponsor?’

Cherry looked at the comments and declared in her soft, tender voice: ‘I like Grandpa Sponsor better! But you mustn’t give me any more donations, okay? You’ve given me too much, Grandpa Sponsor. Mom says I shouldn’t take other people’s things.”

Grandpa wrote, “It’s not that much. I’m happy to give it to you.’

Cherry, however, gave a stern look and said earnestly, “No, you mustn’t. I’ll be angry if you send me any more.”

With no choice, Grandpa could only sigh and reply, “Okay then.”

Their interaction caused Grandpa Sponsor’s vote count to visibly increase, while Dad Sponsor only had a few measly votes.

Justin, “…”

After being rejected on both Facebook and the stream, Justin seemed a bit sullen at this point.

However, there were plenty of ways to cajole the kids. Wasn’t it precisely because his #1 fan had come down from heaven and saved him from defeat in the showdown just now that he was being so nice to him?

In that case, he would also become a hero and save the damsel in distress the next day! In this way, he would definitely be able to get the little girl to acknowledge him as well!

While he was thinking, Lawrence passed on the information he had found. He said, “I found Sweetcherry’s personal information. Because of her age, her account was registered with her parents’ IDs. Her mother’s name is Queenie and her father’s name is Dick…. What a strange name.”

Justin, “!”

His mother was a queen while his father was a jerk…. What discrimination!

He clenched his fists and tried to suppress the urge to punch someone. As he gnashed his teeth in fury, he said coldly, “Go do another background check on Nora Smith!”

A surprised Lawrence said, “We have already checked Miss Smith’s background several times, Mr. Hunt. Indeed, it is like the information we have already found.”

No sooner had he said that than a disgruntled Justin countered, “Have you found out she’s Anti?”

“…”

Lawrence lowered his head, not daring to speak further. Then he said, “I’ll go do a background check on him right away.”

Evening.

“Huh? Did Dad really say that?”

Cherry hid in the bathroom and talked to her brother on the phone secretly.

Although Pete’s voice was also young and tender, for some reason, it gave a sense of security. He said, “Yeah, he’s trying to find out where you are, but he seems to have gotten into some trouble, so he can’t find any information.”

Cherry pursed her lips and said, “Of course. I’ll let you in on a secret: Mom is actually a hacker~!”.

Cherry looked very proud at the mention of her mother. Then, right after, a look of disdain appeared on her face and she said, “Dad is so dumb, Pete!”.

Pete said, “I think so too, so I gave him my vitamins so he can increase his brain power.”

“Great job, Pete, that’s awesome! In that case, I can now continue to stream with peace of mind. Anyway, Dad’s a sucker who can’t find me!”

Pete replied, “Okay.”

When the two finished chatting, Cherry finally emerged from the bathroom. Nora had washed up and was already in bed.

Cherry thought for a moment. Since Dad couldn’t find them for now, that meant she didn’t have to tell Mom about it, right?

Otherwise, Mom definitely wouldn’t let her keep making stream. She happily made up her mind.

Cherry climbed into bed and sent some cute stickers to Sponsor Grandpa on Messenger. He promptly replied, ‘Sleep soon’.

Sweetcherry replied, ‘Okie-Dokie! You should go to bed early too. Mom says that people who go to bed early and get up early have more energy’.

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On the Smiths.

Ian leaned weakly against the bed and answered haltingly, ‘Okay.’

He put the cell phone down and stared at the ceiling.

On the other side of the door, Yvonne Smith, his adopted daughter, lowered her voice and said, ‘Dad has a poor appetite, so make sure you cook liquid food instead. Add some minced meat to make it more nutritious – got it?”

The caretaker replied, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Yvonne. I’ve already memorized all of this.”

“Good.”

Ian sighed as he listened to the exchange.

All in all, she wasn’t his real daughter. Her concern for him always came across as rather superficial.

His eyelids drooped and he closed his eyes. Suddenly, life seemed very meaningless to him.

When Yvette Anderson suddenly disappeared more than twenty years ago, he had searched for her personally for a long time. However, he had not found her. When he finally found her in California, he discovered that she had already married someone else and had even given birth to a child.

At the time, Yvette had said, “Forget about me, Ian. I’ve let you down, but Henry and I are really in love with each other. If you really love me, then let me go.”

‘Let me go’…

He was fully capable of bringing her back, putting her under house arrest and forcibly keeping her with him at that moment. In fact, he had considered doing so as well.

That was why he had sent people to capture her. But on the way back to New York, the strong, stubborn woman had collapsed before him.

His heart had ached so much.

In the end, he had let her go.

Before she left, she had looked at him and said, “Find someone else and marry her. You will have your own wife and children. Forget about me. I’m sorry…”

He had pretended to be strong after returning to New York, but never considered remarrying. Later, he adopted a daughter.

This was because he learned that she had given birth to a daughter.

After that, he never worried about her again.

Looking back, he still regrets his actions. Why had he given in then? Why didn’t he take her by force? Then she would not have died of postpartum hemorrhage during childbirth. She probably died when the child was a year old, didn’t she?

If they had been together, and if they had had a daughter, would that child have been as adorable as Sweetcherry?

It was precisely that thought that made him fascinated with Sweetcherry’s streams.

In fact, it even made him want to meet her. It was Sweetcherry who gave him the will to live. After all, their spark of friendship was growing stronger and stronger.

Sweetcherry had said she hoped one day to become a small boat or a giant ferry.

She closed her eyes.

Suddenly, someone pushed the door open. Then soft footsteps approached him and someone shouted, “Great Uncle Ian…”.

Ian opened his eyes and saw little Mia standing next to him. He asked, “What’s wrong?”

Mia lowered her head and asked, “Great Uncle Ian, can you give me $150,000?”.

Ian was shocked.

Little Mia used to be the most sensible child in the place. Why was he asking her for money all of a sudden?

Mia lowered her head and said sheepishly, “I just found out that my classmate Cheryl Smith is broadcasting live, but she’s in a bit of trouble. I want to help her out….. By the way, her stream alias is Sweetcherry.”

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