Besides Emily Welch, regarding the other two servants, I learned something about them.
One of them was Janice who was in her fifties.
The other one was Lacy in her thirties.
Per Shelton's request, the Cowell Family sent Janice to work here. She, who was good at cooking, was the sole chef here.
Lacy was a child of Janice's relative, who had no job. It happened that we were recruiting maids here. So she came to work here upon Janice's introduction.
When I was learning about them, Glenn woke up.
As soon as he, who came downstairs barefoot by himself, saw me, he shouted with his eyes shining, "Mom!"
Running to my side, he climbed to the sofa, climbed onto my lap, and hugged my neck, shouting, "Mom, you are back!"
"Yes." Seeing the shallow scars on his face, I felt a burst of pain in my heart.
I wanted to ask him what Shelton had done to him in the past few days. But Shelton was right upstairs and could come down at any time. I thought about it and asked, "You have been with Mr. Ned these days. Did you get him into trouble?" "Of course not!" Sitting on my legs, Glenn swayed his feet back and forth and smiled with puffy cheeks, saying, "Mr. Ned is very kind to me. He bought so many toys and delicious food for me!"
"Is that so?"
Children never lied.
When I mentioned Shelton, there wasn't any timidness or hesitation in Glenn's eyes.
I knew that Shelton was indeed good to him.
Gently patting his head, I dared not relax at all.
It would be fine if Shelton could be so kind to Glenn all the time. However, if he changed his attitude one day...
That would be what I was worried about.
"Mr. Ned!" Originally, Glenn was in my arms.
All of a sudden, he jumped off my body and ran towards the stairs!
I turned around and saw Shelton walking downstairs.
Upon seeing Glenn, he walked faster, went to Glenn's side, and directly picked him up in his arms, saying, "Why did you go downstairs without wearing socks?"
Although he was criticizing Glenn, there was no hint of accusation in his tone.
As soon as I saw that Shelton picked Glenn up in his arms, I felt that my heart was in my throat.
However, seeing how Glenn pulling Shelton's hands in his arms and how intimate they were, I knew that I had been oversensitive.
By this time, Janice had finished preparing the meal.
Lacy and Emily helped to bring the dishes over. Shelton sat down with Glenn in his arms.
"Emily, can you help me get a bowl over for Glenn?" I called Emily.
At this time, Shelton, who was sitting opposite me, suddenly looked up and turned to look at Emily.
There was a profound coldness in his eyes. But the look in his eyes soon became a gentle and ordinary one. He turned his head and asked, "Why did you call her like that?"
"Her name is Emily Welch. Since she is at such a young age, I'll call her Emily."
I explained casually.
Shelton didn't ask any more questions. But there seemed to be something else in his eyes.
Failing to figure out what the look in his eyes meant, I didn't ask him anything further.
Putting the tablewares for Glenn next to me, Emily stood aside.
I patted the seat next to me and said, "Come on, Glenn, sit here."
"Okay." Nodding his head, he obediently sat over.
After he sat down, I put some food in his bowl. At his age, he knew how to eat by himself.
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