Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 749

Sharon's son, Simon, was contrary though.

He was quick to learn how to walk but it took him ages to talk.

When Seamus and Sadie were about his age, they could talk fluently and were very active.

Simon, on the other hand, was taciturn and gentle. Because of this, Sharon was a bit anxious about his development.

She even took him to the hospital for a checkup, and the result showed that he was a healthy baby and that there was no problem with his intelligence and vocalizing. The doctor reassured her that some children were late talkers.

But he was already fifteen months old. Wasn't that a little too late?

At Lacie's first birthday party, Sharon went with her children.

When Sharon told Ariah about this out of concern, Ariah comforted her not to worry about it and to treasure the tranquility she had now.

Furthermore, she reassured her that Simon was a bright kid, so it was just a matter of time before he would start talking.

On the other hand, she simply could not imagine how Sharon raised three children. It was already hard enough for her to raise one.

As Lacie grew up day by day, she became a little harder to handle. Ariah felt fortunate to have a nanny and Jimmy to help take care of Lacie. Otherwise, she would go berserk if she was the sole caretaker.

Suddenly, there was a loud cry echoing from the play area.

Freezing for a moment, Ariah recognized that it was Lacie's voice and quickly ran over to check her out while Sharon followed behind her. "What's going on?"

Earlier, Lacie and Simon were sitting on the bed playing with toys, but now one of them was lying on the bed crying, and the other's face was as red as a tomato.

Despite the chaos, Sharon was amused by Simon's reddish face. "What happened?"

The two nannies recounted the whole story.

As it turned out, the two children were having fun and playing together at first that the nannies didn't pay much attention to them, but suddenly, Lacie burst into tears. They frantically turned around and saw that Simon pushed Lacie.

It was a known fact that Lacie was spoiled rotten at home because Jimmy doted on her very much, and no one had ever bullied her.

Now that someone dared to push her, she couldn't hold it back and began to cry.

After knowing the whole story, Sharon carried Simon and chided him in a serious tone, "Lacie is a girl. I've told you not to bully girls!"

Sadie pouted and frowned.

Sternly, Sharon pressed him onto a chair and directed, "Apologize to Lacie."

It was as if Simon could sense that Sharon was not on his side, so he restrained his expression. Then, as he looked at his mother and at the crying Lacie again, he frowned and turned his head away stubbornly.

Agitated by Simon's attitude, Sharon immediately called Stanley to give his son a lesson.

Hearing that Lacie was bullied, Jimmy immediately ran over from the poker table furiously.

When Lacie saw her father coming, she opened her arms wide, threw herself into Jimmy's arms, and cried louder than before.

Slapping on her forehead helplessly, Ariah found that Lacie's acting skills were so outstanding that she might become an actress in the future.

She was almost done comforting her, but at this moment, all her efforts had gone wasted as Lacie's tears were flowing down her cheeks like running tap water.

Dismayed, she decided to ignore them and went to the suite to watch TV.

Likewise, Sharon followed Ariah too and left the problem for the men to solve.

Jimmy felt as if his heart broke into a million pieces as he looked at his crying daughter. "Stanley, your eldest son is much more sensible than your youngest son. He always treats Lacie nicely."

He wanted to add that Seamus was unlike this little rascal Simon who dared to bully his daughter.

Of course, Stanley could hear the remark Jimmy didn't say, knowing how he doted his daughter.

It was reasonable for him to be so aggrieved because his son bullied his daughter.

Glancing at Simon who seemed to be sulking, Stanley went straight to Jimmy, carried Lacie, gently wiped away her tears, and comforted in a gentle and low voice, "Did Simon bully you?"

Lacie nodded pitifully, her eyes filled with tears.

The pitiful sight made Stanley's heart ached. "Do you want me to teach him a lesson?"

Jimmy raised his eyebrows as he listened. Was Stanley willing to teach his own son a lesson? If it were him, he certainly could not lay hands on his own child.

"N-No, It doesn't hurt anymore..." Lacie stammered as she cast a glance at Simon, who was sitting on the sofa with a blank face, and felt a little guilty.

"Oh?" Stanley smiled. "Can you stop crying then?"

Lacie nodded quickly.

With that, Stanley returned her to Jimmy. As soon as Lacie was in her father's arms, she wiped her tears and snot on Jimmy's shirt and then cracked into a big smile.

Jimmy glanced at her, speechless.

His daughter was extremely spoilt and it was almost impossible to calm her when she was throwing a tantrum. During the crying fit, he and Ariah had tried all kinds of methods to calm her down to no avail, but Stanley managed to make her stop crying instantly.

Jimmy's expression was particularly complicated as he stared at his daughter.

"There is a red mark on Lacie's forehead. I think they bumped into each other accidentally when they were playing." Stanley carried his son and coaxed him to talk. "Say sorry to Lacie." Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Leaning on his shoulder, Simon pursed his lips

tightly.

Stanley furrowed at Simon's expression and looked at Jimmy. "It's my son's fault, so I'd like to give a gift to Lacie as an apology."

"You don't have to. They're all children, and accidents happen." Jimmy waved his hand hastily.

Stanley sneered, "Who was the one who scolded my son for making his daughter cry just now?"

Sheepishly, Jimmy murmured, "Well, it's getting late. We have to go back now." After that, he shouted to the hall, "Darling, let's go!"

Upon hearing his call, Ariah and Sharon walked out of the suite and heaved a sigh of relief when they saw that Lacie had stopped crying.

Two days later, Stanley sent the "token of apology" to Jimmy's house.

Ariah stared at the contract in disbelief with her mouth agape.

Jimmy could not believe that Stanley would give such a big "token" to Lacie either!

It was a one percent dividend of Jones Group's shares, and Lacie was the beneficiary of the dividend.

Ariah and Jimmy exchanged astounded glances. Their mouths were wide open but they couldn't say a word.

Although it was only one percent, Jimmy knew that it was actually a big figure.

The contract clearly stated that Lacie would receive an annual dividend until she turned 100 years old, which meant that in the following 100 years, Lacie would receive a huge sum of money every year.