My Three Darlings by Anonymous novel Chapter 2

The study was brightly lit.

A man was sitting at the main desk. Beneath his white sleeve, he wore an exquisite watch that matched his manly demeanor.

Lowering his head while reading his documents, he had defined facial features with a pronounced jawline.

After he flipped through a page, he said, “Retract the funds I distributed to Lawson’s Group tomorrow.”

The butler bowed his head and said respectfully, “Yes.”

After that, the butler hesitated as he tried to take back his words, “Sir, I think… Miss Lawson seems different than the previous two candidates.”

During the day, it was the butler who invited Eliza into the house.

She looked very pure and innocent with her bright eyes. On first impression, she seemed like a likable woman with no ulterior motives in mind.

When Eliza first arrived at the Valentine family, she didn’t talk a lot. The only thing she asked was what Mr. Valentine liked and disliked.

It seemed that she didn’t care about the rumors at all.

Ever since Beau Valentine’s kids spread the rumors about his crazy personality and his disfigured face, it was impossible to find a woman who was bold enough to be Beau’s wife.

The butler didn’t want his master to miss the opportunity to meet a fine woman like Eliza.

However, Beau, who was sitting at the main desk, didn’t seem fazed at all. He said, “She couldn’t even pass that one simple test. She’s just the same as the others.”

The butler was speechless.

To the butler, that wasn’t a simple test at all.

Even a 50-year-old man like him would tremble with fear every time he saw Mr. Valentine’s younger son, Demarion’s hideous costume, let alone a woman in her early twenties!

The butler sighed. If Mr. Valentine continued to act like this, when would he find himself a girlfriend?

The butler was worried for Beau.

Right at this moment, the doorbell rang.

Trembling from head to toe, Eliza pressed on the doorbell.

To tell the truth, she really did run far away from the house just now.

Eliza was afraid of the dark in the first place. When she thought of the monster she saw in the brightly lit room, a chill went down her spine.

However, once she calmed down, she felt guilty about her actions.

From the very beginning, she knew that Beau was a disfigured man with a twisted personality after the fire incident.

Since she agreed to this marriage, she should keep her promise.

After thinking about it for a long time, she finally came back.

When she pressed the doorbell with a pale complexion, her heart was drumming against her chest.

She didn’t have the guts to face Mr. Valentine anymore.

However, Eliza knew that she must overcome her fears because she would be living with him in the future.

After the doorbell rang for a while, someone opened the door.

Unexpectedly, the person who opened the door was not Mr. Valentine, nor was it the housekeepers or the butler. It was a handsome young boy, who looked around 4 to 5 years old.

There was only one villa around the area. If it wasn’t because of that, Eliza would have thought that she went to the wrong house.

The little boy glanced at Eliza. Then, he turned into the living room. He pointed at the sofa and gestured for Eliza to sit down.

Eliza pursed her lips. Although she didn’t know where the little boy came from, she could sense that he didn’t mean any harm.

Still shivering from the shock, Eliza sat down on the sofa. Then, the young boy poured her a glass of hot water.

“Thank you.”

Holding the glass of water, she calmed down gradually.

The little boy glanced at her and walked to the small cabinet from beside. It seemed like he was looking for something.

“Wow.”

At the railing of the second floor, Demarion, who was the one who scared Eliza just now, widened his eyes in surprise. Looking at the scene downstairs, he said, “I can’t believe she actually came back.”

“Daddy, do you want me to scare her again?”

Mr. Valentine hid his tall figure in the shadows as he looked at the terrified woman downstairs, who was still trembling. Then, he shifted his gaze and looked at his elder son, who was searching for the medicine box. He frowned slightly and said, “Don’t scare her.”

Since rumors were spreading around about the fire that happened five years ago, a lot of people were aware of Mr. Valentine’s change in appearance and personality. However, only a few of them knew that he was gifted with a pair of twins after the fire.

His elder son, Braint, had a cold and quiet personality. On the other hand, his younger son, Demarion was a mischievous and loud child.