Chapter 140
The elders were still talking about Valerie, it Valerie did not reply. She maintained a polite smile. After a while, the elders lost interest in her and started talking about other things.
During this period, Valerie saw her fathe
han Warren, come and leave in a
hurry. He only greeted Ruth and could not even be bothered with his son and daughter.
Ruth explained that Ethan had something important to do, that he had a good business deal to do and was so busy that he could not be distracted. Fortunately, he still thought about her and took the time to visit her.
Ruth lied without batting an eyelid, but all the relatives knew Ethan liked to gamble and refused to change his ways. He did not care about the family’s matters at all. Fortunately, although he had not made much money from gambling for many years, he could still earn a small living.
Only Ruth cared about her reputation. She even said Ethan was doing big business. Everyone scoffed inwardly, thinking, ‘Is gambling and lottery considered big business?”
But today was Ruth’s birthday. Everyone tacitly did not expose her.
Not long after, the birthday party officially began.
Julian even specially invited a host for Ruth. He knew Ruth liked to listen to operas and even invited a small troupe. However, Ruth stood on stage and grabbed the microphone, refusing to let go. Even the host was not of much use.
Perhaps Ruth felt embarrassed that Ethan was ignoring her, so she sang a few songs on stage in a row. Then, she expressed her gratitude for her 50th birthday. party, thanking all the guests present today, especially Marcus.
That was right. Ruth did not thank her son, who had been busy organizing the party for her. She did not thank the daughter who had given her the gold bracelet. Instead, Ruth thanked an outsider. Not only that, but very soon, Ruth treated Marcus as though he were her son. She came just short of asking Marcus if he wanted another mother.
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Although Julian did not feel good, he did not say much. Valerie did not care event more. She could not wait for her mother to ignore her. She looked down at the time. She couldn’t go for the prenatal checkup tod. She didn’t know when the party would end. She secretly changed the pre il checkup appointment to tomorrow on her phone.
At this moment, the sound of running came from behind. A small child was crying. When the child passed by her, he staggered and was about to fall. Valerie quickly grabbed him and realized that it was Aiden. “Aiden, be careful.”
“Aunt Valerie…” Aiden looked at Valerie in a daze at first, then his aggrieved face fell. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he burst into tears. He pointed not far away and said, “Aunt Valerie, he snatched my toy. It’s the toy that Uncle Matthew bought for me…”
Valerie looked up and saw Marcus’s son, Jim Dunn, standing not far away. The aircraft carrier model in his hand was already missing two small parts. Jim did not care at all. He grabbed the model and knocked it around.
It wasn’t easy for Aiden to put the model together. When he heard that his aunt was coming back today, he brought it along. He didn’t expect his cousin to snatch it away.
Valerie wiped Aiden’s tears and brought him over to Jim. She squatted down and said, “Jim, the toy belongs to Aiden. Can you return it to him?”
Jim was used to being spoiled by his parents and immediately rejected her. “No. If I have it, it’s mine.”
“But…” Valerie started.
Before Valerie could finish, she was interrupted by Ashley. “It’s between children. It doesn’t matter if Jim has it. Valerie, don’t be a busybody. Aiden, what did Mommy teach you? He’s your cousin. What’s wrong with letting him play with your toys?”
When Jim saw that Aiden’s mother did not support Aiden, he was naturally even more unwilling to return the toy. Seeing Aiden about to cry, he deliberately threw the model against the wall, clearly showing off.
The aircraft’s rockets were shattered into pieces on the ground.
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Aiden froze on the spot, wanting to cry. However, when he thought of Ashley‘ scolding just now, he tried his best to swallow his sobs. However, tears of griev had already filled his eyes. He stood there, his body trembling.
Valerie finally could not take it anymore. She stretched out her hand to Jim. back the toy.”
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