The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 651

"If you have to choose."

Lance locked eyes with Belinda. "You can either visit Lanny every morning, or you can go back to Cabinda. You can see him whenever I decide to bring him back."

Cornered, Belinda felt the fury expanding in her chest, on the verge of exploding.

"Let's just stick to visiting once every morning," Sophia chimed in. "Lance has his own plans. We shouldn't interfere."

Belinda glared at her. "Adults are talking. Keep your mouth shut!"

Sophia scoffed. "I'm trying to give you an out. If Lance gets serious and bans you from seeing the baby altogether, don't come crying to me."

She turned to Susan, asking the housekeeper to help watch Lanny and move him to the side.

She didn't want her nephew to be terrified by their anger. It would be a nightmare if he started crying.

"Aren't I doing this for the pride of the James family?" Seeing that a hardline approach wasn't working, Belinda softened her tone. "Besides, you're a grown man. How are you letting a woman lead you by the nose?"

"No one is leading anyone," Lance replied. "It's just not time to discuss Lanny's custody yet."

Belinda refused to listen. "I don't care. By the end of the year at the latest, Lanny must come home!"

"If you don't care, then stop meddling so much." Lance countered her words flawlessly. Finally, he stood up and walked toward the kitchen. "I'll go brew a fresh pot of tea to cool your temper."

This was Lance's subtle way of backing down.

If he pushed Belinda too far, she would tear away all pretenses, and the situation would become unmanageable.

"I don't need it," Belinda snapped, refusing to give him a pleasant look.

Sophia grabbed Lanny's little hand, gently shaking it as she teased, "Holding someone else's son while trying to argue with them..."

"Shut your mouth."

Belinda snapped in annoyance. She walked over, sat down, and snatched Lanny right out of Sophia's arms.

They lingered outside, glancing through the windows a few times before reluctantly walking away.

"Susan, clear everything out of the living room."

Lance sat in a woven rattan chair in the sunroom. Lanny was sprawled across his chest, his little bottom sticking up as he basked in the sunlight.

Susan immediately sprang into action, erasing every trace of Sophia and Belinda's presence from the living room.

"Sir, this seems to be the gift Belinda brought over."

Susan walked over holding an exquisite jewelry box. Inside rested a Dragon-Embossed Emerald Medallion.

The intricate design boasted masterful craftsmanship, embedded with priceless emeralds and jewels.

Lanny was born in the Year of the Dragon, and this gift had perfectly captured Belinda's heart.