Be Your Lover Forever (Alicia)

Only then did Lauren turn around and continue to walk forward.

His gaze followed her all the way. With a lift of his gaze, Willy saw a middle-aged man in his forties holding a bouquet of red roses, stuffing it into Lauren's arms. All at once, his face fell. A tender and meek voice sounded by his ear, "Daddy, Mommy, can we eat cake now?"

As if he had been struck by lightning that instant, Willy shot his gaze over, seething with rage. Dory shuddered, frightened by his reaction.

Coming to her senses, Cloud hurried to lean over. "Dory, didn't I tell you not to talk nonsense? He's Mr. Bowles. Do you understand?"

"Dory, you're all grown up. You shouldn't act as you wish! If you forget it again, Mr. Bowles won't come to visit you again!"

"Mommy... I want daddy... Why?"

Feeling wronged, the little girl began to wipe her tears. Perhaps since she was afraid, she dared not cry out loud. The way she suppressed her sobs turned her all the more pitiful.

"Is it because I'm sick? Is that why you two, daddy and mommy don't want me anymore?" Her words trailed off with a cough.

"Dory, don't cry! How can I not want you?! Don't you want to eat cake? The most beautiful Barbie cake and Barbie dolls. Let's eat the cake, shall we? Stop crying, will you?" "Both mommy and daddy love you. Why would I not want you?"

On one side, Cloud held her daughter, trying her best to coax her. Returning to himself, Willy was bewildered to seethe little girl crying and coughing to the point of her face pale. Willy had no choice but to temporarily suppress his emotions. Withdrew his eyes from the laughing scene of the duo in the distance, he slowly settled down in his seat.

"Dory, behave! Don't cry. Your daddy, mommy, and me, Mr. Bowles, will always like you! Go ahead, eat the cake!"

In fact, they had met only several times in the past year. More often, he would order his servants to deal with the mother-daughter duo. That day, he had agreed to come over because it was the child's birthday. Since her condition was deteriorating, he did not have the heart to reject such a request.

Deep within his heart, Willy pitied the child who was tortured by illness. Whenever he saw the child, he would often be reminded of the baby he had lost. That explained why he could not help resisting treating her better every time he saw her. He also hoped that when he was not around, Lauren's child could receive kind treatment.

Before Lauren had appeared, he had not felt anything wrong. Right then, Willy felt uncomfortable all over as if he seemed to have lice crawling all over his body. Although he tried his best to care for the child's emotions, he would subconsciously glance at the position in front of him, even if he could only see half the back of her head.

While enjoying her meal with Logan, however, Lauren giggled from time to time, "Haha, is that true? That must be interesting. I want to have a chance to see it for myself in the future!"

Although the man's appearance was not pleasing to the eye, it turned out that an interesting soul was much more important than an attractive appearance! Since Logan had a way with his words, Lauren had to admit that she was delighted to be praised, especially how he could flatter her with every sentence he spoke. Whether it was praising her for being knowledgeable, well-cultivated, her voice melodious, or that she was beautiful, Lauren enjoyed listening to every of it!

Little did Lauren, who had expected herself not to have the appetite to eat, know that she would be enjoying the meal.

"If Miss Tevye, you're willing to come along, I'll be more than happy to accompany you at any time! A conversation with you is indeed more enjoyable than listening to an evening opera! There's a saying that a melodious voice can cause ears to be pregnant. That's exactly how I feel!"

Although Logan had a notorious

reputation, he was a man with high EQ. At least he was skillful in dealing with women. Although his

appearance was a great deduct: neto

to heroverall impression of him, he passed in other aspects! No matter what thoughts he had in mind, his speech and actions were not

offensive.

Lauren felt less conflicted and hatred for him, which was way beyond her expectations. She raised her hand and picked up her glass, gesturing to propose another toast to him.

"Mr. Carter, you're amazing at talking. For the sake of your appreciation, I should also propose a toast to you. Thank you for treating me to such delicious food!"

His eyes inadvertently fell on a black bracelet on her wrist before he picked up his goblet and clinked it against hers in a flurry.

"You're welcome, you're welcome! It's my honor. To be able to know each other is fate!"

Another series of laughter drifted over. Every time, it penetrated Willy's eardrum, giving him a throbbing headache.

After the pleasant meal, Logan took the roses and personally sent her to the door.

"It's late. Miss Tevye, you're so beautiful. It's not safe to be alone. Let me send you home. Please give me the opportunity to do so!"

"Mr. Carter, you're too polite! No need for the trouble. My driver has already arrived at the parking lot! Thank you! I'm glad to have known you. Thank you for your dinner!"

Reaching out, Lauren took the initiative for a handshake with him. Naturally, he could see the black bracelet on her slender wrist more clearly.

"If that's the case, I'll send you to the parking lot! As the saying goes, you have to be careful always. When the night falls, women, especially a beautiful woman like you, Miss Tevye, can't be alone. It's a dangerous society we live in. Anyone could die at any time in the massive shopping mall."

Hearing his words, Lauren, who had

initially wanted to refuse his kind offer, decided against doing so. As they talked, they walked towards the intersection of the underground

parking lot and passed through aet

narrow path. Inadvertently tilting to one side, Lauren was met with the scene of Willy and Cloud standing on the sliding stairs of the playground, guarding the little girl by her side. The moment their eyes met, she took her gaze off them and reverted to one side. Her slightly furrowed eyebrows gave away her heart that trembled with pain and hatred...

Behind her, she did not listen to a single word the man said.

When she came to herself, the two of them had already entered the underground garage. Logan handed her the flowers in his hand.

"Miss Tevye, I suddenly remembered that there's a package in the hotel I forgot to pick up. Now that we're here, I'll stop sending you out!"

Subsequently, the man turned to

leave in a hurry with his mobile phone in hand, Holding the flowers, Lauren was left in a trance. She

fiddled with the decorative bear int

the center of the bouquet of roses, thinking that it was a perfect toy for the baby. When her feet shifted, a strong gush of wind attacked her all of a sudden, striking the bouquet out of her grasp. The next second, she was pulled aside by a strong force.

"Ah..."

After staggering a few steps backward, she was pressed against a pillar of underground garage.