Coming out of the Fletcher family, Justin was afraid that Samantha would overthink things, so he held her hand and comforted her, "Sammie, trust me, I will handle this matter well. I will absolutely not let you or Charlotte suffer."
Samantha naturally believed him.
Especially after Karen had done a series of bad things.
"Well! I trust you! But Karen is cunning, so be careful. Since she dared to come, she must be fully prepared."
This matter might not be easily resolved.
Justin smiled happily, "Are you caring about me?"
Samantha gave him a glare, "What do you think?"
"I think you are caring about me!" Justin laughed like a child.
Samantha shook her head speechlessly, then changed the subject, "My grandfather will be discharged from the hospital in two days. I plan to bring him to my house. He doesn't know about our marriage yet!"
Justin quickly offered, "When will your grandfather be discharged? I'll go with you to pick him up."
Samantha said, "I'll send you the time in advance on your phone!"
Justin nodded, opened the car door, and ushered them in.
Chelsea Creek.
Ethan dangerously narrowed his eyes, his face covered in a layer of frost, and said sharply, "What did you say? Say it again."
Jade kept his head down, silent as a cicada in winter, "Karen has been placed in the Fletcher family's second-floor guest room. The Fletcher family is preparing to find a doctor for a paternity test. Miss Samantha has no grievances with Mr. Justin because of this matter."
As his words fell, a low pressure spread wildly in the air.
The gloomy aura on Ethan's body erupted completely.
"Does Samantha really like Justin so much? She can accept even this?"
Jade didn't answer. Nor did he know how to answer. How could this outsider understand Miss Samantha's thoughts?
With a gloomy face, Ethan made a decisive decision, "Keep an eye on Justin, watch his every move, and report any situation to me at any time."
He didn't believe that Justin would really let Karen give birth to the child. Nor did he believe that Samantha would truly not mind the child in Karen's belly.
Since the Fletcher family said they would conduct a paternity test, it proved that they doubted the child in Karen's belly.
If Justin really wanted to be with Samantha without any worries, he would definitely tamper with the paternity test report.
If his prediction was correct, Justin should act within these few days.
Jade understood Ethan's meaning and left after acknowledging.
Ethan's handsome brows furrowed tightly, a flash of bloodthirsty fierceness glinting in his eyes.
...
After Justin dropped off Samantha and Charlotte at home, he left.
Charlotte was worried about Elliot, so she asked Samantha for her phone and called Elliot.
The phone rang, but no one answered.
After dialing three times repeatedly, Charlotte disappointedly put away the phone. "Mommy, Elli isn't answering my calls. Hasn't he come home yet? Or maybe he doesn't have food to eat and has fainted from hunger! I'm so worried about him."
Hearing this, Samantha also had a bad premonition.
She called the kindergarten teacher.
Sure enough.
Because no parent came to pick him up and they couldn't find any parents, Elliot was brought back home by the teacher.
After discussing it, the mother and daughter decided to drive to the teacher's house to pick up Elliot.
When they picked up Elliot, the little guy looked calm, as if he was already accustomed to such situations.
Charlotte felt heartbroken. She walked over, held his hand, and softly said, "Elli, don't be afraid. I'm here to take you home!"
The words ‘going home’ instantly moistened Elliot's eyes.
He tightly held Charlotte's hand, slightly trembling with excitement.
Thinking he was scared, Charlotte hurriedly patted his hand to comfort him, "Don't worry, I'll always be your good friend and will never abandon you."
Elliot didn't reply.
But inside, he was deeply moved.
Charlotte's caring eyes deeply imprinted in his heart.
After bringing Elliot home, Charlotte asked Samantha to cook for him. She prepared bathwater for him, secretly checked his clothing size, took out her pocket money, and asked Samantha to buy him several sets of new clothes.
Samantha looked at her usually thrifty daughter, who unexpectedly gave all her pocket money to herself, and said in surprise, "You usually don't want to spend this money. Why are you willing to buy clothes for Elliot today?"
You know, whenever Charlotte wanted something, she would use her pocket money. She saved her own pocket money and refused to spend it. She said she would use it when she grew up.
Charlotte felt sorry for him. "Elli is so pitiful, his clothes are almost worn out! I want to buy him some new clothes to change into, and throw away the old ones."
Samantha comfortingly rubbed Charlotte's little head, "My Charlotte has grown up and become sensible..."
Charlotte grinned, her eyes twinkling, "I'm only good to Elliot!"
Little did they know, every word of their conversation was heard by Elliot as he emerged from the bathroom.
Tears moistened his eyes.
He bit his lip tightly, refusing to let himself cry, silently turned around, and sat down on the sofa in the living room.
When Samantha and Charlotte walked out of the room, they saw Elliot sitting on the sofa, his small body sitting straight, staring ahead, his little head seemingly lost in thought.
Charlotte happily ran over, "Elli, have you finished bathing? Mommy has prepared food, hurry up and eat a little, then it's time to sleep."
Elliot looked deeply at Charlotte.
Seeing Charlotte's round, big eyes curved into crescent moons, a strange feeling arose in his heart.
This feeling was very unfamiliar.
He didn't know what it was.
But there was one strong thought: he wanted to always keep this smile.
He wanted Charlotte to always be by his side.
Before falling asleep, Charlotte held Elliot's hand and said to Samantha, "Mommy, tonight I want to sleep with Elli."
"..."
Samantha was about to refuse, but when she saw the eager eyes of the two children, the words at the tip of her tongue were swallowed back, and she reluctantly nodded in agreement.
Charlotte happily hugged her small pillow and went to Elliot's room.
"Elli, I'll always be with you, so sleep well!"
Saying this, she placed the pillow next to Elliot's pillow and lay down openly.
The little girl slept very well.
As soon as she touched the pillow, she fell asleep.
Elliot lay beside her, watching her innocent sleeping face, couldn't help but hold her hand.
It felt like only with her could he feel warmth.
...
Late at night, at the Fletcher residence.
In her sleep, Karen suddenly heard the faint sound of a door opening.
She abruptly woke up, sat up from the bed, tightly hugged her pillow, and shouted, "Who's there?"
Click...
The room light turned on.
Justin stood at the door with a smile, calmly closed the door with his foot.
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