Nicole had underestimated how much elders liked Clayton.
Jay meant that he had completely accepted Clayton.
Clayton was truly a force to reckon with for winning Jay over so easily.
Clayton replied obediently, "Godfather."
"Good."
Jay smiled, looked at Clayton, and shook his head.
"I can die without regrets if only I have a son-in-law like you. Unfortunately..."
Jay sighed and changed the topic.
"Lil N, has your dad been single all these years?”
Nicole nodded. "My dad has been working for us half his life. He doesn't even think about his own affairs anymore."
Jay's eyes were deep and envious.
"Your mother chose the right guy!"
Nicole knew about the past, but she did not mention it much.
She smiled and said to Mr. Anderson, "Ask my brothers to come home. They haven't seen our godfather for a long time, so they should come back.”
Mr. Anderson responded quickly and went out to contact the Stanton brothers.
Jay nodded at Nicole. "You’re still the most sensible one."
He sighed and stood up.
"I'll get some rest in the guest room. Will you guys take care of Lil Fish for me? I really can't keep up with him at my age."
"Sure!" Nicole agreed immediately.
Jay took two steps out and suddenly remembered something. He then took out two black cards from his pocket and said, "I almost forgot to give you your gifts. Here you go!"
Nicole simply took it and said with a smile, "That's embarrassing. We didn’t prepare any gifts for you. Thanks, Godfather!"
Clayton hesitated and took it under Nicole's watch.
"Thank you, Godfather."
Jay pointed at him and laughed.
"Take good care of our Lil N. Otherwise, I'll make you regret it."
It was half a threat and half a joke. However, Clayton understood Jay’s meaning and respectfully responded with a smile.
Nicole asked a servant to lead Jay to the guest room. She breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the black card in hand, and said with a smile, "Godfather has always been generous! He definitely gave a sizable amount. We'd better give Fish more."
Clayton nodded but looked puzzled.
"Mr. Malone doesn't show up very often. Did he return to Mediania just for his gr:h)= QMS
Nicole glanced at him before muttering," It’s probably because Mom's death anniversary is coming up."
Clayton glanced at Nicole. She pursed her lips and continued, "I only know a little bit about what happened between them back then. My godfather fell in love with my mother first, but they somehow broke up and he went abroad. When he came back, he was married and had children. He had already become famous then. My mom was also married to my dad, who was still a budding entrepreneur. They had it tough. My dad's business was growing fast, so his rival framed him. My godfather helped out my dad in secret. My dad said that if my mom wasn't married, my godfather would've definitely divorced his wife and married my mother. Unfortunately, my mom didn't love him anymore..."
Nicole sighed. "Godfather told me all these. I think he beautified the story. He probably broke up with my mom to go abroad and marry a rich young lady for his personal benefit. Otherwise, why would he be so guilty?"
Clayton touched her head.
"Alright. Let’s not mention this. Your mom might regret it if she had married him."
Nicole nodded in agreement.
"That’s why I will always support my dad!"
While they were talking, Chatty drove the little train over and laughed loudly.
Lil Fish was thrown off the train, but he ran behind it happily.
"Chatty! Chatty..."
Fischer's smile was very sweet and charming. He was fair, tender, and very handsome.
Chatty was used to being domineering. She stopped the train from time to time to wait for him.
However, as soon as he touched the train, Chatty stepped on the accelerator and drove away again.
They kept playing like this, but Fish was not annoyed and laughed even more.
Clayton looked at them with a smile. He nodded reassuringly when he saw that his daughter was not at a disadvantage.
Mr. Anderson had already started to order the kitchen to prepare dinner.
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