Chapter 284 Deliberately Breaking the Porcelain Doll Seeing Flora's mysterious expression, everyone couldn't help but wonder what gift they had prepared for Ronald.
Sam ran inside and cback out shortly with a box in his hands.
He handed the box to Ronald with a sweet smile.
"Great-grandpa, open it and take a look." Hearing Sam's words, Ronald eagerly opened the box, only to find a small amulet inside.
Ronald picked up the amulet and noticed that the string tied to it contained three strands of hair.
"Whose hair is this?" Ronald asked, puzzled.
Sam raised his hand.
Barry raised his hand too.
Finally, Flora stood on her tiptoes and raised her little hand high.
Ronald was surprised, and so were the others.
"Great-grandpa, Damon took us to the store to get this amulet. They said it would keep you safe. Our hair is hidden in the red string, so we can all protect you together. You won't be in danger anymore," Sam explained earnestly, bringing tears to Ronald's eyes.
He clutched the amulet tightly, touched by the children's thoughtfulness.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Oh, my dear. You're so sweet," Ronald said, holding back tears and opening his arms. The children rushed into his embrace, and everyone else couldn't help but smile.
But the harmonious scene was abruptly interrupted by Dorinda's sudden action. ileriter' ́auvarnaye ni Titány s'amenmenntun funbataccting, waîkecrarié stepson war, and "accidentally" bumped into Tiffany's arm.
The porcelain doll Tiffany was holding fell to the ground with a crash, breaking into two pieces, the head separating from the body.
The children, seeing the broken doll, immediately becanxious and wanted to pick up the pieces. Tiffany, afraid they might cut themselves, stopped them and picked up the two pieces herself, handing them to Damon.
"Please find someone to fix this," she said.
Damon, with a stern face, took the doll and nodded to Tiffany. He was also displeased with Dorinda.
Leon glared at Dorinda, expecting an explanation.
Dorinda quickly put on a confused and tearful expression, hiding behind Aiden.
"I... I didn't mean to... I just wanted to look at the flowers over here and accidentally bumped into Miss Grey. I'm sorry," Dorinda said, her voice growing more pitiful as tears streamed down her face.
But wasn't Tiffany the most wronged? The porcelain doll, a rare gift from the children, was now broken because of Dorinda. To Tiffany, it was priceless.
Aiden looked embarrassed but still chose to believe Dorinda's innocence.
"Miss Grey, I'll cover the cost of fixing the doll. Please don't blDorinda," Aiden said.
Tiffany didn't say anything, just gave Leon a look, clearly indicating for him to handle it. Aiden, feeling helpless, also looked at Leon, hoping he wouldn't make a fuss.
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The children were also unhappy, their impression of Dorinda soured.
Fortunately, the porcelain doll could be repaired and would soon be back in Tiffany's hands.
A while later, in the study.
Leon placed the porcelain doll on his desk as Tiffany walked in.
Tiffany had intended to ask about Dorinda, but before she could, there was a knock on the door.
Worried it might be Aiden, she held back her question.
When she opened the door, it was Ulysses.
He walked in silently, closing the door behind him.
"Leon, Tiffany, I think Dorinda has ulterior motives. She definitely has feelings for Leon," Ulysses said, voicing the concern Tiffany had wanted to discuss.
Both Tiffany and Ulysses looked at Leon.
"I sensed it when I was abroad, but Aiden was already with Dorinda, so I didn't think it was appropriate to bring it up. Aiden seems to really like her. I thought being with him would make her give up on those feelings, but it seems not," Leon said, his face darkening with displeasure towards Dorinda.
But he wasn't sure if he should tell Aiden.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmTiffany could see Aiden's special feelings for Dorinda, making this a harsh reality.
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"I won't give Dorinda that chance," Leon replied firmly, looking directly at Tiffany.
Tiffany coughed awkwardly and continued, "So, should we just leave it for now?"
"Yes. We've just returned. If Dorinda really has those intentions and acts on them, we'llet Aiden see her true cofors slowly," Leon decided. Suddenly, there was another knock on the study door.
The three of them stopped talking immediately. Ulysses went to open the door, worried Aiden might have overheard. But he sighed in relief when he saw it was the children. They looked at Ulysses curiously, and Sam asked, "Great-grandpa said you're our uncle, is that true?" "Of course, I'm your dad's brother, so I'm your uncle," Ulysses said, squatting down to pat Flora's head.
He regretted the bad things he had done to the children, especially almost hurting Flora.
Now, seeing how sweet they were, Ulysses couldn't help but adore them.
"Great! We have an uncle!" the children cheered, holding hands and circling around Ulysses.
Leon and Tiffany stepped out of the study, smiling at the scene.
Ronald sat quietly on the sofa, occasionally glancing over.
It was Ronald who had told the children about Ulysses.
He had worried they wouldn't accept Ulysses, but it seemed family ties were strong.
With one more person in the house, it might just get even livelier.