Chapter 421



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When Nora fell unconscious, Cherry lost her sense of security.

She no longer wanted to stay with her father at the Hunts’ house and insisted on staying by Nora’s side no matter what. She acted tender and behaved as if she were a child, and even rolled around on the floor of the Smith house. She simply refused to go with Justin.

Pete didn’t say anything either. He just stared at him silently, his intentions obvious:

“I’m not leaving until Mom wakes up!”.

In the end, Justin had no choice but to ask Joel for permission to stay temporarily in a guest room at the Smiths’ house, so he could work there and keep an eye on the two children.

The corners of Joel’s lips had spasmed when he received the butler’s call.

Justin was simply too twisted.

Joel just didn’t believe it. Why couldn’t Justin make a child do what he said? Besides, even if he really couldn’t, why couldn’t he simply tell the Hunts that the little lord had come to the Smiths’ house to play?

Besides.

As Head of the Hunts, Justin didn’t need to report his whereabouts to anyone at all!

He remembered that Pete and Justin had lived in a villa somewhere else before.

But why would the butler dare turn Justin away? So, by the time Joel found out, Justin had already moved out.

In fact, he was using the children for his own benefit! What a scoundrel!

They weren’t even married yet. It wasn’t appropriate for them to live together.

She had also come back with the intention of kicking Justin out.

However, Cherry was sitting cross-legged on the couch, with her sneer mode on full blast.

Behind her were the two butlers in charge of external and internal affairs. They were standing and looking at her.

“Miss Cherry, you are very good at the game!”

“The way you dissolve people is a work of art!”

“Huh? To think you can insult someone like that! Jumbo with a ‘D’… That’s Dumbo! Hahaha!”

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The two had clearly become Cherry fans.

Justin was sitting on the couch next to her, apparently busying himself with some papers. That leisurely look was practically as if he was in his own home.

The corners of Joel’s lips tightened.

Then he looked over at Pete, who was earnestly working on his Math Olympiad problems off to the side, seemingly completely unaffected by Cherry.

Cherry was reading the comments on his live feed. Her eyebrows drew together and she said, “Daddy, everyone is saying that Grandpa Sponsor hasn’t been coming to my live stream for so long because I was putting people down, so he doesn’t like me anymore. Sob, is that true?”

Justin was actually feeling very nervous.

Because he had just received the news that Ian had come home.

His attitude towards the old man was simply respectful in the past. However, things were completely different now – Ian was Nora’s father!

As a son-in-law, he was not to be embarrassed in front of him.

He was racking his brain for a way to make Ian happy when he heard Cherry. As his daughter’s slave, he responded without hesitation, “How can that be the case? You’re so cute when you talk to people like that.”

Cherry breathed a sigh of relief. However, she continued to say in aggravation, “Then why isn’t Grandfather Sponsor talking to me anymore? We haven’t been in touch on Messenger for a long time. I asked Mom to look for him, but she couldn’t find him….. Dad, you’re really not a hacker?”

Justin coughed.

It was Y. Of course he was a hacker.

But he didn’t want to look for it.

Grandfather Sponsor, what the hell, how dare he fight him for his daughter’s love? Besides, during the period when Grandfather Sponsor was absent, he had finally reached the top spot in the virtual gift rankings!

Justin said, “I’m really not. Dad is a good, law-abiding citizen. Dad’s company also acts in accordance with the law.”

Cherry sighed and lowered her head.

Beside her, Pete looked up and let out a silent sigh. Her father was simply too brazen.

He was lying even to his five-year-old younger sister!

Justin then said, “Why do you insist on seeking out the Grandfather Sponsor? The way I see it, his affection for you was only temporary. Otherwise, why would he suddenly disappear without a word? It’s very rude behavior.”

Secretly, he spoke ill of the Grandfather Sponsor and said, “Let’s ignore him in the future, Cherry!”.

Cherry asked, “… But what if the Grandfather Sponsor were ill?”.

“That’s impossible. Considering how rich he is, it’s impossible for him to suddenly disappear, no matter what kind of illness it is.”

“Yes, you’re right, Dad. I’m not talking to Grandfather Sponsor ever again.”

At the door, Ian, who had immediately recognized Cherry as Sweetcherry, was puzzled.

When he had first recognized Cherry, he had felt joy and anxiety at meeting an online friend for the first time. Now, however, he was left with only anger.

What was Justin teaching the kids?

Ian entered the living room with great momentum.

Justin stood up hurriedly when he heard noises coming from the door. Seeing him, he stepped forward gravely and greeted him. “Hello, Uncle Ian,” he said.

Ian looked at him with disdain on his good-natured face. “I think you should call me Mr. Smith instead.”

Justin: “?”

He was calling him Uncle Ian because he was Nora’s fiancé!

He was stunned for a moment. Then he said, “You’ve got to be kidding, Uncle Ian. Nora will beat me up if she hears me address you as Mr. Smith.”

Ian snorted. “Mr. Hunt, I, Ian Smith, have never been one to joke.What kind of relationship do you share with Nora for you to call me Uncle Ian?”

“… We’re engaged,” Justin said.

“Engaged?”

Ian was taken aback. “How am I not aware that my daughter is engaged? When did they have the engagement ceremony?”

Justin: “????”

He had publicly announced that Nora was his fiancée at the Hunts’ party the other time, so their relationship was already confirmed.

Why was Ian refusing to acknowledge it?

However, he soon felt he had figured it out. “You’re right, Uncle Ian. I will.”

Ian no longer looked at him. Instead, he looked at Cherry sitting on the couch.

Cherry was also looking at him with her big dark eyes.

Seeing him, Joel pushed Ian’s wheelchair toward Cherry and said, “Uncle Ian, this is Nora’s daughter. Her nickname is Cherry.”

Ian’s eyes immediately reddened. His voice even trembled a little as he said, “Cherry?”

Cherry blinked. Then, she spoke sweetly to him, “Grandpa ~”

Ian instantly felt as if his heart had been covered with honey.

In the past, when Cherry had called him Grandpa on Messenger, he had thought her simply a sweet girl. Only now did he realize that the sweetness went all the way to his heart.

He nodded his head. “Hi!”

No sooner had she said that than Chester, who was also logged into the game, said, “Chief, look at your live feed! Everyone is making fun of you.”

Cherry immediately lowered her head as she heard him. She saw in the comments of the live stream where everyone was laughing at her and saying that the Grandfather Sponsor had abandoned her.

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