James' POV:
When I saw Grandma walking into the room, I immediately started crying.
Just as I expected, she walked over to me with an anxious look in her eyes.
"James, why are you crying? What happened?"
I threw myself into her arms and burst into tears as I screamed, "Grandma, Raina has been bullying me! I was being a good boy as Daddy asked me to and played a game of Sudoku with her, but when she couldn't solve the puzzle, she became angry and shouted at me!"
With an anxious look in her eyes, Raina explained, "I didn't! Mrs. Moore, you have to trust me! I didn't bully James at all!"
As expected, a coldness came into Grandma's eyes as she turned to Raina and said, "Raina, go back upstairs and rest. I'll take care of James."
"I really didn't bully him or shouted at him!"
Grandma motioned her to leave helplessly. "I see. You can go upstairs now."
Raina's eyes were filled with malice as she reluctantly walked out of the room.
Staring at her dejected back, I felt proud of myself.
I knew that a bad person like her should never become my stepmom.
Caroline was the only one who could be my mom!
I was determined to find a way to kick Raina out of our house.
Rolling my eyes, I held Grandma's hand and asked cutely, "Grandma, can you please ask Raina to leave our house? I don't like her!"
Grandma stroked my head and comforted me in a soft voice, "Raina saved your brothers and she is our guest. Don't be so mean to her, okay?"
"But she wasn't seriously injured! If you're really that worried about her, then you can hire a nurse to take care of her, right?"
"James, I'll ask Raina to leave in a few days. I just can't make her leave now."
Grandma refused my proposal resolutely.
Feeling a little aggrieved, I couldn't help but lower my head in disappointment.
"Don't be upset, sweetheart. How about I cook something you like? What do you want to eat for lunch?" Grandma asked.
After thinking for a moment, I said, "I want to eat shrimps!"
While we were having lunch, I put some of Jerry's applesauce over a plate of shrimps and handed it to Raina.
"Miss Hill, I shouldn't have been rude to you, and
I am sorry. I hope you forgive me."
Raina looked at me reluctantly and said, "I'm not that hungry, but thanks."
"Miss Hill, you really seem like someone who is broad-minded. You won't be angry with me, right?"
With a smile, I pushed the plate towards her again.
Raina gritted her teeth and said, "I will accept your apology, but I do not like shrimps."
I acted like I was surprised. "My dad loves shrimps, so I thought you would like them too." "Alright, then. I'll eat them."
With a stiff expression, she slowly picked up a piece of shrimp from the plate.
Seeing that, I covered my mouth and snickered.
She was such a terrible person, and I really wanted to see if she still dared to covet my dad while I was around.
During the lunch, Raina's face paled all of a sudden.
Excusing herself, she covered her belly with her hands and rushed to the bathroom.
"Good job, James!" Great-grandma praised me.
Charles' POV:
After leaving Caroline's villa, I went back to Garden Street in a daze.
My head was still pounding.
So I took a few pills and curled up on the bed.
A long while later, I slowly drifted off to sleep.
However, it was not a good night's sleep as I was having nightmares.
In my nightmare, Caroline left me, holding another man's hand intimately.
Who on earth was he?
I was trying my best to catch up with them, but I couldn't, no matter how hard I tried.
In the end, I was met with Caroline's cold eyes.
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