Charles was also angry. He knew that his grandpa had been stereotyping Nancy, but he didn't expect
that his grandpa thought so badly of her.
Nancy was just an innocent bystander in the Fu family politics. If she never met him and never gave
birth to children for him, would she be facing such criticism?
Charles felt sorry for Nancy. He believed that she had suffered a lot of grievances because of him.
So he took out his phone and called Nancy.
Nancy didn't go to work today. This afternoon, she went to the kindergarten to pick up the children.
She then went to the supermarket to buy the crayfish that Charles liked. She also bought the children's
favorite: chicken feet and chicken wings. Along with them, she bought some spareribs, codfish,
vegetables, and so on. She wanted to make a rich dinner.
When Charles called her, Nancy had just returned home. Nadia and Bobby got out of the car and
shouted out of habit, "Uncle Edward, we're back."
In the past, it was Edward who picked up the children. Nancy forgot to tell the children that Edward
wasn't here. So she would be the one picking them up.
Hearing the children's shout, Nancy remembered this little detail. She answered while carrying bags,
"Children, Uncle Edward is not here."
Nadia and Bobby stopped dead in their tracks. The two kids turned around and asked in unison,
"Where is Uncle Edward?"
"Well..." Nancy touched her nose and said, "Uncle Edward has gone abroad."
"Why? Doesn't Uncle Edward like us anymore?" Nadia asked with a frown.
"No, he has something to do—"
"This is also his home. Mommy, why did Uncle Edward leave?" Bobby, still a kid, but a little more
mature, asked in confusion.
"Maybe... There's something that he needs to resolve, or maybe he has a girlfriend; she asked him to
come back. Well, I don't know what exactly happened. Can you two stop asking?" Keeping the children
in the dark about her marriage with Edward seemed like a good idea... at that time.
"Oh?" Bobby tilted his head and looked at Nancy.
Suspicion was overflowing from Bobby's eyes. A tell-tell sign that he didn't believe Nancy.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at Mommy like that?" Nancy raised her hand and stroked Bobby's
head.
"Mommy, as far as I know, Uncle Edward likes you. So, where did this 'girlfriend' come from?" Bobby
asked again.
"No, No. It has nothing to do with a girlfriend. Let's stop talking about this. Daddy will be off duty soon.
Let's make dinner as soon as possible, okay?" Bobby knew a little too much for his age. Knowledge
was a good thing to have, but it also annoyed Nancy sometimes.
"Okay, Mommy. But today, kids in the kindergarten didn't say that I was an 'illegitimate daughter' of
Daddy. Mommy, what does 'illegitimate daughter' mean? Are these two words, bad words? What is an
illegitimate daughter?" This question had been troubling Nadia for many days. She and Bobby had
heard all kinds of gossips from children and their parents.
They pointed at her and said, "Look, she is the illegitimate daughter of Charles. She is called Naida,
Nadia, or something."
"That's right. Nancy is such a crafty woman. I can't believe Nancy and Charles' daughter is so big now."
Initially, Nadia was ignorant of the meaning behind 'illegitimate daughter, ' so she would just ignore it.
However, as the number of people who called her as such increased, Nadia understood that the term
'illegitimate daughter' couldn't mean anything good.
Every time someone looked at her with contempt, a part of her self-esteem would die. The inferiority
complex that was buried deep in her heart would come out and make her depressed to no ends.
Yesterday, a kid mocked Nadia for being an illegitimate daughter, but Bobby made a quick work of him
as a stern warning.
When the kid was about to cry, Bobby glared at him and said, "If you dare to cry, I will beat you up
again."
Terrified, the kid could only swallow his tears back. And even though his eyes were watery from tears,
he dared not make a sound.
After that incident, no one dared to call Nadia an 'illegitimate daughter'.
Nadia believed it was because of Bobby's show of power. However, it was Edward and Charles, who
cleared up the misunderstanding.
But when Nancy heard the term 'illegitimate daughter' from Nadia, she couldn't help but get anxious.
"Nadia, you are not an illegitimate daughter. You are Mommy and Daddy's little angel. How can you be
an illegitimate daughter?"
"But..." Nadia began to bite her fingers. She still didn't understand why the children called her an
'illegitimate daughter'.
"But Mommy, people say that only the children whose parents are married are legitimate. So are you
and Daddy married?" Bobby asked with a pallid smile.
He was disgusted by the term "illegitimate daughter". Why did those kids only call Nadia an illegitimate
daughter?
Moreover, he heard others say that Nancy was pregnant before marriage.
So if he was really Mommy's child, then didn't that make both him and Nadia illegitimate children?
But why did Mommy give birth to them before marriage?
This question had been lingering in Bobby's mind for a long time. If Nadia hadn't mentioned it today, he
wouldn't have the courage to ask Mommy.
Bobby showed varying levels of maturity with this question that was way above his peers.
How could Nancy tell Bobby about the deal from years ago?
Even if she said it out loud, the children wouldn't understand.
If she couldn't explain it clearly, it would only hurt the children.
"Daddy and I will get married soon. I love Daddy, and Daddy loves Mommy too. Don't you know? Only
a couple who love each other will have cute kids like you." Nancy had never been cautious with her
words. But today, she spoke each word as if it was the last piece balancing a Jenga.
"Yes, Mommy loves Daddy the most. And Mommy loves me and Bobby, too." Nadia stood on tiptoe,
kissed Nancy, and smiled.
Fearing that Nadia might trip, Nancy quickly lowered her face for the kiss.
Nancy found the gesture to be a heart-melting one.
Right about now, nothing felt more important to Nancy than being with the children.
"Let's go, Bobby. Let's make dinner. Daddy will be back soon." Nancy wanted to end this sensitive topic
as soon as possible.
"Let's go, Bobby." Nadia walked over and held Bobby's hand.
Nadia was in a good mood, perhaps it was because of the comfort that being with her mother brought.
Bobby shook off Nadia's hand and walked into the villa with a murky face.
"What's wrong with Bobby?" Nadia asked with twisted lips.
"He... He is just like that. Leave him alone. Let's go." Nancy was clear about the reason behind Bobby's
unhappiness. He just felt that the explanation given to him wasn't good enough.
Indeed. Her explanation could fool the simple-minded Nadia, but Bobby wasn't one to get fooled so
easily.
"Nadia, go play with your brother for a while. Mommy will cook dinner, okay?" Nancy said to Nadia as
she carried the dishes to the kitchen.
"Okay, Mommy." After saying that, Nadia hopped her way back to Bobby.
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