Chapter 42



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On Saturday morning, while Hayden was still asleep, Stella woke her up and got her out of bed.

“Mom, get up.”

Hayden looked groggily at the clock on the bedside table and said in a desperate tone, “Stella, it’s only seven a.m. What are you doing?”

Stella clung to one of Hayden’s arms and said demurely, “Mom, it’s going to be your first visit to Mr. Beckham’s. Shouldn’t you get dressed yourself? Hurry up; get up, shower, put on your makeup and change your clothes.”

Hayden clutched her pillow feeling quite desperate.

How could her daughter be so unrestrained, that every time she saw a man she wanted so badly for him to be her mother’s boyfriend?

Urged on by Stella, Hayden put on a light make-up and pulled out of the closet a T-shirt and jeans that she usually wore on weekends. Before she could change clothes, however, Stella dragged her away.

“Mom, how can you wear this?”

“Then what should I wear?”

“This one.” Stella pulled a light red backless dress out of the closet, “This dress is beautiful.”

“Are you crazy?” Hayden patted Stella’s forehead, “We’re not going to a nightclub. Besides, this is a formal dress, we’re just going to your classmate’s house to have fun with him, is there a need for me to wear a formal dress?”.

“Then this one.” Stella was not discouraged and pulled out a dusty blue dress from the closet, “This one should be fine, right?”

Stella pulled the dress out of the closet and examined it for a while.

It was really beautiful, but she was a little hesitant, “Will it cause discomfort if I wear a dress? After all, you are very naughty.”

“It won’t.” Stella raised her hand to make a vow, “I promise to be obedient today.”

“Only a fool would believe your words.”

Hayden pretended to ignore her, but Stella tugged at her fabric and motioned to keep her shirt and jean off. Having no choice, she finally put on the dusty blue dress.

At nine o’clock in the morning, the Beckham family butler drove a car to pick them up and take them to the villa after preparing breakfast.

“Master has an important meeting to attend to this morning, so he is not at home now and has asked me to take them to the villa.”

“That’s fine.” Hayden expressed his understanding.

The butler was a middle-aged man in his forties. He seemed quite composed and was also driving steadily.

“Little Noah has had several accidents lately and the young master must feel sorry for him. He has dismissed most of the family’s maids and servants hired some new ones, he now distrusts everyone. That’s why I was so surprised that he invited them to the house.”

“Maybe she trusts me relatively because I saved Noah once.” Hayden smiled, but scoffed inwardly: everyone would be shocked. Even she herself felt quite shocked.

At the mention of Noah’s accident, Stella, who was sitting in a child safety seat, straightened up and sighed like an adult, which got Hayden’s attention.

“Why are you sighing, is something bothering you?” Hayden asked.

“I was pining for Noah.” Stella wrinkled her eyebrows, “You see, Noah can’t talk and he’s unlucky, I’ve never seen a child as unhappy as he is. Mommy, a teacher in Kindergarten said that when you are in the zodiac year of your birth, you will have bad luck for that whole year.Is Noah in his zodiac year of birth?”.

“What zodiac year are you talking about? They are both only five years old, so the first zodiacal year of their birth has not yet arrived. Besides, that’s a superstitious belief. What teacher taught you this? You shouldn’t take it seriously.”

Hayden felt a little helpless, but also distressed by Noah’s sufferings.

She had known him less than two months and yet he had had two serious accidents. If she had not protected him from the spider, this little boy would have died. And if in this accident he had hit his head, he would also have died.

Were they simple accidents? Hayden suddenly doubted it.

When they arrived at the Imperial Villa and got out of the car, a small figure ran out the door and grabbed Hayden’s leg.

A maid chased after him, “Oh…little Noah…you haven’t washed your face.”

Hayden carried Noah in his arms. “You haven’t washed your face? It’s okay, I’ll help you, where’s the bathroom?”.

The maid pointed in the direction of the bathroom, followed her putting her gaze between Hayden and the girl walking behind her, as she said excitedly, “You’re Miss Downey, aren’t you? You look very young, you look like your daughter is five or six years old.”

Stella looked around curiously after entering the villa with her eyes shining like stars.

Oh, Noah’s house is so big, there are three ways up the stairs, and the house has an elevator! Stella thought to herself and struck up a conversation with the young maid guiding her.

Of course Hayden didn’t know what her daughter was thinking at the time.

She led Noah into the bathroom where she helped him wash his face and brush his teeth, then asked, “I’ve got some desserts here, they were made in the morning. Would you like some?”.

Noah nodded happily.

The two sat down at the table and opened the lunch box Hayden had brought. As Hayden was about to feed Noah, a maid in charge of looking after him stopped her and said with a panicked look on her face, “Miss Downey, wait a moment, please. Little Noah can’t have any food brought in from outside.”

“What?” Hayden gaped, still holding a piece of dessert in her hand.

The butler glared at the maid at the words and reprimanded, “What nonsense are you talking? Don’t you understand why the master invited Miss Downey to the house? Outside food? What nonsense, I’m afraid the food made by Miss Downey is safer than that made by you in the eyes of Master and little Noah.”

At being scolded, the maid’s face turned pale and grim.

The butler then indicated to the maids, “Very well, go about your business. There is no need for you to stay here. Master has indicated to me that he expects Miss Downey and Stella to feel free to enjoy themselves here. We will call on them when they are needed.”

The five maids dispersed after hearing the instruction.

Hayden let out a sigh of relief inwardly and cast a grateful glance at the butler, “Oh, they’re leaving at last. I’m not used to eating under the stares of others.”

The butler lowered his head apologetically, “It’s all my fault, I haven’t organized things properly. Miss Downey, please enjoy your meal. If you need our help, don’t hesitate to call on me or the others.”

“Okay.”

After this brief interlude, Hayden finally felt relaxed and began to enjoy the meal.

Noah proved to have a good appetite during breakfast: he had eaten a meat bun, two pieces of dessert, and a bowl of rice. The maids, who were watching them from afar, were surprised and commented in whispers.

After the last accident happened, most of the maids were dismissed. And now the maids in the house were new and were not good with their manners. Now they were discussing Hayden in secret.

“Why is little Noah so fond of Miss Downey?”.

“I hear she’s the mother of a classmate of little Noah’s. You see, that little girl is his classmate.”

“Oh my, that little girl is really adorable. She just gave me some candy. Could it be that little Noah is infatuated with that little girl?”.

“Nonsense! He’s just a kid.”

“No offense, it was just a joke. Although I think the little master has a special feeling for Miss Downey. I heard from a maid who once worked here that the young master never brings a woman home. Even his fiancée, Miss Kidman, who has been with him for five or six years, seldom comes this way.”

“Oh, it will be that Master and Miss Downey .

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