Chapter 211



When he saw the report, Joel held his breath. He finally knew the reason. The person who had controlled the Smiths for many years was now lowering his head like a child who had done something wrong. He anxiously explained, “Man, I…”

Thump!

Ian threw the report to the floor as if venting his anger. Then, he closed his eyes tightly as his chest heaved rapidly.

Seeing him like this, Joel became very nervous. He stepped forward again. “Uncle, I didn’t let you see him because I was afraid you would get angry. Please calm down…”

Ian took a few deep breaths before suppressing the anger in his chest. His fingers trembled slightly. “You shouldn’t have kept it from me.”

Joel sighed. “I was afraid your body couldn’t take it.”

Ian closed his eyes. “That wasn’t why you kept it from me.”

Joel lowered his head respectfully and said nothing more.

After a moment, Ian motioned for him to leave. Joel looked at him and turned to leave the room.

He walked out the door. At that moment, Quentin stepped forward and asked, “How’s Third Uncle?”

Joel looked at him with a frown.

Quentin immediately waved his hand and said, “Don’t look at me like that. Third Uncle wanted me to report to you, I couldn’t defy you.”

The entire Smith family was able to get to this stage because of Ian.

Ian’s status in the family could be seen in Joel’s attitude. Although he had retired from power many years ago, no one in the Smith family dared to disrespect him, as they all knew Ian’s methods back then.

Joel took a deep breath. “It’s okay.”

Quentin was relieved to see that he wasn’t being held accountable.

After a while, he suddenly asked, “What should we do now? That Nora… Should we take her home?”.

Joel frowned and gave him an uneasy look. “We’ll wait for Third Uncle to decide, what we have to do now is to find Anti!”.

“…Yes.”

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Nora took Cherry to her house. After she went inside, she went upstairs to wash up and get ready for bed. Cherry quietly climbed into her bed and looked at her with a pair of dark eyes full of resentment.

Nora yawned and asked, “If you have something to say, say it.”

Cherry sighed and held her chin with both hands. “Mom, did you forget something?”

Nora raised her eyebrows. “What?”

Cherry sighed again like a villain. “Did you help me look for my Grandfather Sponsor?”

Nora, “?”

She seemed to have really forgotten about this.

At first, she thought it was just a game between children and would be over in two days. She hadn’t expected him to be so persistent. Nora stretched lazily and said, “I’m tired today. I’ll help you find him tomorrow.”

Cherry, “…”

She got out of bed quietly and headed for the study room. She pulled out her cell phone and called Solo, who was overseas. “Hey Uncle Solo!”

“Cherry, what’s up?” It was clear that Solo was still sleepy.

Cherry asked, “Can you do me a favor?”

Solo asked unconsciously, “Where’s your mother, why is she looking for me?”

“She’s sleeping.”

“… Okay, I understand.”

After telling Solo her request, Cherry streamed for a while. The second best, Dad Sponsor, came to her live stream as usual and gave her some money. He even asked her what she had for dinner.

Cherry replied, “I had soup dumplings. Auntie’s cooking is too delicious.”

JH: “Yes. Has your mother eaten?”

Cherry replied, “No, she is sleeping.”

JH: “…”

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The next day, Cherry woke up in the morning and sent a message to Solo asking for her Grandfather Sponsor.

Unfortunately, Solo’s reply disappointed her.

[I didn’t get through the other side’s firewall – do you think I’m that slick].

Cherry could only hang up her phone in silence. She headed for the kindergarten she hadn’t attended in a long time.

Kindergarten.

“Miss Lily, do you feel that Cherry has been much quieter lately?” asked Miss Lynn worriedly to the other teacher in her class.

Miss Lily nodded immediately. “Have you noticed it too? In the past, Cherry had always been very cheerful. She always smiled at everyone and spoke sweetly. But now, she seems to have become much quieter. Is it because Terence has said he doesn’t have a father? Has he suffered a stroke?”

Miss Lynn immediately said, “Why don’t we get the garden doctor to give him a psychotherapy session later?”

“I think it’s very necessary!”

As the two chatted, Tanya arrived with Cherry.

The little girl was wearing a little dress. She pranced as she walked, and her short hair bobbed up and down with her movements. She was lively and adorable like a little sunshine.

The moment she walked in and saw the two teachers, Cherry held out her hand and greeted them. “Hello, Miss Lynn~ Your earrings today are really beautiful! They make your face look so small.”

Miss Lynn was overjoyed.

Then Cherry said to Miss Lily, “Miss Lily, have you lost weight again? This dress is getting looser!”

Miss Lily, who was on a diet and feeling depressed from hunger, also felt more energetic after hearing this.

After greeting them, Cherry jumped into the classroom, leaving the two teachers looking at each other and smiling.

“Cherry is fine!”

“I don’t think she needs to see that shrink anymore!”

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In the classroom.

As soon as Cherry entered the classroom, the children around her surrounded her.

Cherry was very happy to see her friends, whom she hadn’t seen in a few days.

But the children were worried about her.

“Cherry, have you offended Terence again? He said your father is not Justin and he’s going to teach you a lesson today.”

“Cherry, you’re in trouble! Jimmy has a good temper and Terence is famous for being a devil incarnate! Jimmy’s father has only raised one man-eating tiger, but Terence’s father has raised several!”

“I’ve also heard that Terence’s father would stuff a bunch of rats into a person’s stomach and let them crawl out. It would be so painful I’d rather die.”

“Cherry, you’re in big trouble!”

Just as everyone was arguing fervently, Terence suddenly appeared in the classroom doorway.

When they saw him, everyone instantly became nervous and stood in front of Cherry.

“Terence, you can’t bully Cherry!”

“Even if Cherry’s father isn’t Justin, you can’t bully her!”

“Yes, Mia was the one who said Cherry’s father was Justin. If you want to blame someone, then blame Mia!”

“Hmph, she’s bullying Cherry because she doesn’t dare bully Mia!”

Cherry, who was being protected by everyone, was speechless.

She blinked and patted the students in front of her. “Get out of the way. I’m fine!”

The students, however, were concerned.

“No, Terence is half a head taller than you. You can’t beat him!”

“Let’s go get the teacher!”

“Cherry don’t be afraid!”

Amidst the students’ chatter, Terence’s lips twitched.

He had only come to apologize and not to eat her. Was there any need to be so agitated?

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