Chapter 27
Victor comforted her, “Don’t cry. It’s all in the past now. From now on Lake care of you. I won’t let anything hurt you again
“Ms. Gray left you and Leon behind and left alone“Eliza didn’t say anything mone
She let out a quiet sigh, as if holding back sorms, and shook her head. “How could she beatless? Leon is still so young, How are you supposed to take care of him all by yourself!”
Victor still hold onto a shred of hope, hoping Serena had only left out of spite. He took out his phone, intending to call and confront her,
The ringtone dragged on for a long time until it was cut off by a cold, automated voice. “The number you have dialed is no longer in service
Victor thought. “No longer in service? He shot to his feet and dialed again. The result was the same–disconnected.
He pondered. “This can’t be There’s no way. How could the number be out of service?
Victor then spoke, “Leon, come here. Call your mom,
Hearing Victor’s voice, Leon ran over. He took out his smartwatch and obediently dialed Serena’s number.
Aher a while, confusion spread across Leon’s face. He looked at the screen, then up at Victor. “Daddy, it’s not going through.”
“Call again,” Victor demanded.
Leon tried once more, but the number was still disconnected.
Awave of indescribable panic surged through Victor. He thought, ‘Could Serena really be that cruel? Did she really leave me and Leon behind like this?”
“Vic, don’t be upset. Maybe Ms. Gray had her reasons,” Eliza said cautiously, sniffing. “Vic, this is all my fault. I shouldn’t have come back, shouldn’t have disrupted your ”
Victor replied, “Ellie, this has nothing to do with you. Don’t say that.”
Eliza cried, “No, Vic, it is my fault. If I hadn’t come back, maybe ML Gray wouldn’t have left.”
She thought, ‘Serena’s gone for good. I finally don’t have to worry about her anymore. I don’t have to be afraid Victor will go back to her. I waited so long for this. Wasn’t this what I’ve been waiting for all along?”
Eliza covered her face, her shoulders trembling as bears slipped through her fingers, looking utterly heartbroken. “I never should’ve come back.”
Heartbroken, Victor held Eliza in his arms, gently patting her back to comfort her. The panic he had just felt over Serena’s departure had already faded from his mind.
He remarked, “Ellie, stop blaming yourself. This really isn’t your fault.”
“But Vic, if I hadn’t come back, maybe the three of you would’ve still been happy. It’s all because of me,” Eliza cried.
Victor let out a weary sigh and pulled her closer, pasting her back like he was soothing a child. “Elle, don’t cry. You didn’t do anything wrong. Even if you hadn’t come back, things between Serena and me would’ve fallen apart eventually.”
Back in Gloria, Serena was staring blankly at the design drafts on her computer screen. She ran her hands through her hair in frustration, feeling stifled.
She had been at this company for several days, but all she was given were trivial tasks. It felt like she was nothing more than an errand girl.
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Chapter 27
Inside the villa, Albert’s call came through. He ordered, “Victor, bring Leon back to Powell Manor intmediately!
Victor rubbed his temples in frustration and glanced at Leon, who was happily playing with Oliver “Dad, Leon doesn’t want to go back victor
replied.
Albert said, “He doesn’t want to? That’s not his decision. The heir of the Powell family shouldn’t be spending so much time outside. Bring him back now.”
Victor hung up helplessly and walked over to Leon. “Leon, your grandpa wants you to stay at Powell Manor for a few days.”
As soon as Leon heard that, he dropped his toy and wrapped his arms around Victor’s leg crying out loudly.
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