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At that moment, Joseph sneezed violently.
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David, who was driving, furrowed his brow and asked, “Joseph, did you catch
a cold?”
Joseph looked a bit tired as he rested in Nora’s arms, no longer resembling
the former little devil.
Nora wrapped him up with her shawl and said softly, “I think he just played
too hard at the car exhibition earlier, and now he’s sweating all over while
blowing the cold wind.”
“Then let’s quickly close the car window!”
Nora reached out and pressed a button, and the car window slowly rose,
blocking the cold wind outside.
“David, have you already signed the contract with the Ford Group?”
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David nodded. “The Ford Group offered a very good deal, and besides, your
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daughter has married Malcolm. As her father–in–law, I can’t go help another
family’s company, right? That would only make her feel uneasy.”
Nora smiled gratefully at him and said, “David, thank you for considering
Sophia so much.”
“We are family; your daughter is my daughter, you don’t have to thank me
like this,” David said. “But I heard that Malcolm had an ex–wife?”
Nora’s eyes flickered. She lowered her head and pretended to be on the
verge of tears, her voice filled with sorrow and grievance. “I didn’t want to tell
you about this originally. Sophia has cried for me many times. She
wholeheartedly supports Malcolm, but his ex–wife has shamelessly been
trying to seduce him. She’s pregnant now and cries every day.”
“No wonder I’ve been hearing you talk to Sophia on the phone recently. It
must be difficult for her to be pregnant and not have any family support by
her side,” David said.
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Joseph snorted coldly, “Who dares to bully my sister? I’ll use a knife to scratch.
her face!”
David burst into laughter. “Ha ha ha, good boy, you’re truly my son; very
impressive! Nora, don’t worry; Sophia will be my own daughter from now on.
Malcolm’s company is begging me for help, so when I go to the Ford family
tomorrow, I’ll give him a good talk. He wouldn’t dare mistreat our Sophia.”
Naturally, Nora shed tears again, deeply moved.
However, she was more shrewd than Sophia, so she decided to take
precautions and talk to David in advance.
She chuckled lightly and said, “David, there’s something I want to discuss with
you.”
David looked at her affectionately and said, “There’s no need to discuss
anything. Just tell me what you want. We are husband and wife; you don’t
have to be so formal all the time.”
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“It’s not about being formal; it’s about gratitude.” Nora wiped the tears from
the corner of her eyes with her fingertips and smiled through her tears.
“David, when you were still abroad, Alice Jimenez was pregnant with a child,
That child is also your flesh and blood. Otherwise, we can find someone to
help us bring the child back and reunite our family.”
As soon as the name Alice was mentioned, David’s face instantly darkened.
Those were the three words he least wanted to hear in his life.
“Nora, I know you mean well, but please don’t mention her name in front of
me anymore.”
Nora felt relieved in her heart but still looked distressed on the surface. “If you don’t want to acknowledge Alice, that’s fine, but the child is still yours.”
“Stop!” David impatiently interrupted her, his brows furrowed with disgust and annoyance. “That illegitimate child doesn’t even know who the father is. Just because she claims it’s mine, do I have to acknowledge it? Nora, I only have Joseph as my biological son. Although Sophia is not my biological daughter, I
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can treat her as my own. As for the illegitimate child that Alice gave birth to,
whether she lives or dies has nothing to do with me.”
A barely noticeable smile appeared on the corner of Nora’s lips as she
obediently said, “Okay, I’ll listen to you, David.”
The next morning, David drove his newly bought car and took Nora and
Joseph to the Ford family’s house.
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Sophia had already woken up early, barely tidied herself up, and anxiously
waited in the living room while touching her stomach. Malcolm stood alone
on the balcony, smoking, with a cold and stern expression.
Violet walked in, patted his back, and advised, “Malcolm, I asked you to
comfort Sophia last night. Is she not angry anymore?”
Malcolm extinguished his cigarette butt, threw it on the ground, and stomped
on it irritably. “I didn’t comfort her; I was lazy.”
“You… how am I supposed to talk to you?” Violet sighed, “I know you’re
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becoming more and more disinterested in Sophia, but the fact is that she
almost lost her life in our house. Today, Sophia’s parents are coming. If she
complains to them, David might go to another real estate company out of
anger. What will happen to our company then?”
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Malcolm was most annoyed by this. He used to only know that Sophia’s
father was Jayden, a useless and weak security guard. Who would have
thought that after her mother remarried, she would marry David?
He had put in so much effort and money to finally persuade the renowned
David to come to the Ford Group to be in charge of landscape design. He never expected that he would now become Sophia’s stepfather!
But it’s ironic.
David truly valued Sophia as his stepdaughter, then he wouldn’t be able to
get rid of this clingy person.
He said, “Mom, the original landscape designer in our company is not bad.”
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“Yes, he’s not bad, but can he compare to David? He is very famous abroad
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and has won numerous awards! Besides, if he doesn’t come to our company,
it’s fine. But if he goes to a competitor’s company, it will definitely have a
huge impact on our company. Malcolm, actually, I’ve thought about it. There’s
nothing wrong with Sophia; at most, she’s a bit spoiled. After you two have
your wedding, I will move out and live alone.”
Malcolm helplessly closed his eyes. “Mom, this is our Ford family. Why should I
let you move out? I’ll buy another house for Sophia to live in.”
“My dear son, please remember me even after you get married.”
While they were conversing, Sophia slowly approached, supporting her waist.
As she opened the sliding door of the balcony, a strong smell of smoke
caused her to quickly step back with a disapproving frown. “Second–hand
smoke is harmful to the child. I have told you before, can’t you temporarily quit smoking?”
Sophia was dressed in a flowing white gown today, with her hair down.
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Malcolm sneered upon seeing her. Wasn’t this the same attire that Sherry
wore on the yacht that day?
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On that day, she wore a pure white dress and looked ethereal and stunning.
It truly impressed him.
Unfortunately, Sophia’s dark and yellowish skin made the white dress appear
ugly, making her skin look even darker and less attractive.
