CHAPTER 219

Chapter 219

After spending the entire day shopping, Stacey not only prepared welcome gifts for Isabella and Damian but also ended up buying a mishmash of items. She had been contemplating Eugene’s trip plan to Zentiscape and finally decided to discuss it with Hayden.

Realizing that Hayden could have a vacation, she was much happier. Once Hayden didn’t need to work, she didn’t have to worry that her constant texting and chatting would delay his work. With that in mind, Stacey carefully sent a message to Hayden, asking him about their childhood.

In Hoggard Villa, Hayden looked at the message from Becky with a doting smile on his face. Then, he typed slowly and earnestly told her about their childhood.

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Meanwhile, in Leavey Villa, Queenie returned from Daprein only to discover that she had become the family’s laughingstock. Her unsuccessful attempts to pester Hayden in Daprein not only prevented her from attending Eklonna’s product launch event with him but also led to her being mocked due to her dress. Someone even secretly recorded her embarrassing incident in the mall and uploaded it to the Leavey family’s group chat.

Her father, Gavin Leavey, was the first to see the video in the family group chat. With a darkened expression, Gavin called Queenie immediately to ask about the situation in detail.

After Queenie received Gavin’s call, she hurriedly checked the family group chat. As soon as she scrolled through the chat and saw the video sent by her cousin, Liam Leavey, her face instantly turned pale. The embarrassing incident captured in the video left her utterly mortified. Thoughts raced through her mind, ‘No! How did this happen? How would someone record my embarrassing moment in Daprein? Who could it be?” Queenie’s mind was overwhelmed with questions, desperately trying to unravel the person behind it.

The first person who popped out of Queenie’s mind was Hayden, but she dismissed that possibility in just a mere heartbeat. She believed in Hayden’s character. Besides, she knew Hayden wouldn’t resort to such furtive tactics if he wanted to deal

with her.

However, her thoughts quickly shifted to another person – Becky! As that option came to her mind, Queenie was certain it was Becky. Considering that she and Hayden were previously married and she wanted to reconcile with Hayden, while Becky intended to hook up with Hayden, Queenie believed it must be Becky. ‘Becky must be afraid that I’ll get back together with Hayden, so she used such a dirty trick to deal with me. How shameless she is!‘ Queenie thought resentfully.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside, interrupting Queenie’s thoughts and startling her. But she was relieved to see that it was Florine who entered. “Queenie, what happened with that video? H–How could someone capture you in such an embarrassing situation?” Florine asked, her concern evident as she stepped inside.

Queenie was irritated by the question and told Florine about her guess,

Upon hearing her suspicion, Florine frowned and hesitated, “Are you sure it’s Becky?”

Queenie was full of resentment. “I can’t think of anyone but her

Florine agreed and nodded. After reconsidering, she hurriedly said, “Queenie, Hayden is yours. You can’t give up on him. If you hadn’t thrown a tantrum before, you wouldn’t have divorced…”

Queenie was frustrated. “But Hayden doesn’t seem to like me at all.” She hesitated, then told Florine what Hayden had said to her in Daprein

Florine’s face darkened when she heard that. “Did he really say that?”

Queenie nodded and confirmed, “Yes.”

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Florine was silent for a while before looking at Queenic and said seriously, “Queenie, don’t give up first. I’ll think of another way. The Hoggard family can’t be so heartless. You have a child with Hayden, and the Hoggard family must consider it for the child. How can the child live with a stepmother instead of his biological mother?” After a short ponder, she finally added calmly, “Queenie, let’s change our plan. Don’t pester Hayden directly. You look for Jeremy and ask him to say that he doesn’t want Becky to be his stepmother. The Hoggard family cares about him very much. If Jeremy doesn’t agree with Becky as his stepmother, the Hoggard family will surely not allow Becky to marry Hayden.”

When Queenie heard Florine’s words, she inexplicably thought of the last time she secretly went to the kindergarten to visit Jeremy but found he wasn’t particularly fond of her. “Mom, Jeremy doesn’t seem to like me very much,” Queenie said anxiously.

Florine took Queenie’s hand and said confidently, “Queenie, you might not fully understand this, but no child in the world dislikes their biological mother, especially at such a young age. The last time you visited Jeremy must have caught him off guard, leaving him scared. Let’s find a way for you to spend more bonding time with Jeremy. I’m sure Jeremy will definitely come around and support you afterward.”

Queenie thought Florine’s words were reasonable, so she nodded and agreed.

While they were talking, Queenie’s phone suddenly rang again. It was her grandmother, Chermaine Leavey. Looking at the caller ID, Queenie suddenly felt nervous.

“Pick up the call,” Florine reassured her.

Queenie hesitated for a moment and then answered it. “Grandma,” Queenie greeted on the phone.

“Queenie, are you busy recently?” Chermaine asked in a kind voice.

Yet, Queenie had nothing to keep her busy. Hudson didn’t let her go to the company, so her sole focus at that moment was to find a way to reconcile with Hayden. She replied cautiously, “I–I’m not busy recently, Grandma. Is there anything I can do for you?” She couldn’t admit to Chermaine that she was busy. After all, she still hoped to work in the family business. If Chermaine had informed Hudson of her busyness, Hudson would have been even less inclined to let her join.

“Nothing. I just haven’t seen you for a long time. I miss you. Queenie, come back to see me if you have time. Let’s have some talk. We haven’t chatted for a long time,” Chermaine said in a regretful and upset tone.

Chermaine truly missed Queenie. Queenie was the child of her eldest son and the first grandchild of the Leavey family. When Queenie was born, Hudson and Chermaine loved her very much and spoiled her as a treasure. However, they didn’t expect her to be so disobedient when she grew up. Although Chermaine was angry, Queenie was still her grandchild after all. She would still feel distressed for her.

“All right, I’ll go back to Leavey Manor tomorrow,” Queenie promised. After finishing her words, Queenie knew clearly that the reason Chermaine would suddenly think of her was all because of the video in the family group chat. However, Queenie had to go back to the manor.

“Why do you wait until tomorrow? How about tonight? I’ll have someone prepare your favorite dishes. If you are free tonight, just come over directly,” Chermaine commanded.

Queenie wanted to reject but didn’t know how to say it. She hesitated for a while and finally agreed, “Okay.” After promising Chermaine, Queenie said some polite words further and then hung up the phone.