Chapter 268 First Meeting
After the previous incident, Linda had been demoted. While her original position was assistant to the president, she was now manager of the sales department.
Linda was very unhappy about this. She had personally gone to see Xander several times, but he had rejected her heartlessly each time.
After thinking long and hard, Linda had realized that only one person could influence Xander’s thoughts.
That person was Grace.
“Mr. Fulton.” Linda inclined her head slightly to greet Xander.
Then, she looked at Grace, maintaining a respectful attitude. “Ms. Lewis.”
Grace smiled back at her in reply before walking into Xander’s office.
Linda followed her with a pile of documents in her arms. “Mr. Fulton, here are some documents from the sales department that need your signature.”
Xander sat down with a pen and signed his name with a flourish.
While Xander had been away from the office, a pile of work had accumulated on his desk, waiting to be taken care of. Grace sat on the couch and waited for him.
Feeling bored, she fl*pped through a magazine.
By the time Xander was finished, Grace had long been unable to resist her fatigue and had fallen asleep against the couch.
Xander put the documents down and tiptoed over to her. He pulled a thin blanket over her. At that moment, it felt as if time had stopped.
He stared at her sleeping face, and his thoughts began to wander.
It had been the year that Xander had turned seven years old.
Since childhood, Xander had always had a wish. When he saw that a sweet little girl with two pigtails was his neighbor, he had found her adorable.
At that time, he had been extremely envious and had kept badgering Hestia.
“Mom, can you give birth to a little sister for me?”
“Mom, please give me a little sister!”
“I’ll take care of my little sister obediently and I’ll protect her…”
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Hestia had also wanted a daughter, but her health had declined severely after she had given birth to Xander. It was difficult for her to get pregnant again.
“Sweetie, I’ll buy you a doll for you to think of as your sister, okay?”
Xander had pushed her away angrily. “I don’t want a doll. I want a little sister!”
Hestia hadn’t been able to do anything but sigh in resignation.
As the days had passed, Xander’s wish for a little sister had never wavered.
He couldn’t even remember what day it had been.
He could only remember that it had been a winter’s day, and there had been sunlight for the first time in a long time.
That day, the sunlight had been soft, filling the bright blue sky with warmth.
“Xander, come downstairs. Your little sister is here.“.
Xander had thundered down the stairs in his Dr. Martens boots and immediately spotted a chubby little girl.
She had been dressed in red riding clothes and looked very striking.
At that time, Grace had just been five years old!
She had looked at him with big, round eyes. Hestia had introduced him to her. “Gracie, this is
Xander!”
At that, Grace had beamed and said sweetly, “Xander!”
Hestia had been busy fussing over her.
“Come over here! From now on, she will be your little sister!”
Xander had been over the moon. He had a little sister! He finally had a little sister!
“Gracie likes riding horses. There’s a little pony at the door. Can you take her to ride it?”
Hestia asked.
Little Xander had nodded seriously and said firmly, “Mom, I’ll take good care of her.”
The first time Xander had taken care of Grace, he had been very careful. He had helped Grace
up on a stool to get on the pony. “Be careful, Gracie! Don’t touch the horse’s rump!”
Little Grace had nodded obediently.
“Okay, Xander!”
Chapter 269 Be My Husband
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