"Aren't you leaving?" Carla lost her patience and summoned her subordinate, "Is someone here?"
"Yes!" Two bodyguards approached her in a flash.
"Get him out of my sight now, " Carla commanded.
"Noted." As much as the bodyguards wanted to discharge their duty, they were intimidated by Zayn's horrifying gaze. Like a mouse, they turned to Carla for help.
"Quit staring and get to work!" Carla insisted.
"Err…" The bodyguards were well aware of Zayn's identity and his relationship with Carla. They dared not disrespect him, yet they did not want to disobey Carla either.
"Rubbish." Carla pointed a gun at Zayn. "Get out!"
"You've got a very short fuse. Watch your tongue or you might scare the kids to wits…"
"Whoa!" Coincidentally, Venus's cry was heard loud and clear.
Hapilia had just brought Venus back from the clinic, and they both witnessed the moment…
Hapilia gasped in disbelief while the horrified Venus started wailing on the spot.
"Venus!" Carla swiftly kept the gun and rushed over to hug her daughter. "Don't be scared, Venus. I was just fooling around with Daddy."
"Mommy, don't hurt Daddy, please…" Her whole body was shaking uncontrollably. Crying out of breath, she added, "Daddy loves us. Don't kill him."
"No, no, I won't do that." Carla panicked. "I was really just role-playing with him."
She turned and gave Zayn a look. "Right?"
"Yes. Don't be afraid, Venus. Mommy was just playing with me, " Zayn came forward and consoled the little girl.
"Daddy…" Venus stretched out her arms and embraced Zayn.
He picked her up and caressed her back, comforting her gently, "Have no fear, Daddy's here."
"Don't go, Daddy…" Venus wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. Sobbing, she shared, "I'm very scared."
"Okay, I won't go anywhere. I'll stay here with you. Now, let me take you back to your room, " Zayn tried his best to coax her.
Then, he requested Carla to lead the way.
Reluctantly, Carla glared at him before walking them upstairs.
Brandy saw what happened and had an aha moment. I can see that being thick-skinned is quite effective in getting what you want.
"What happened to Venus?" Randy and Josh ran out of their rooms upon hearing Venus's cry.
Seeing their sister bawling her eyes out, they went ahead to pat her. "Don't worry, Venus, we're here for you."
"Hmm… Your mommy wants me to leave, but Venus misses me so much. Hence…" Zayn put on a downcast face.
"You…" Suppressing her urge to curse, Carla gritted her teeth.
He's such a shameless fellow.
"Mommy!" Josh held her hands and pleaded, "Don't ask Daddy to leave, okay? I beg you."
"How about we let Daddy stay here for a couple of days until Venus gets better?" the thoughtful Randy suggested.
"No way, Randy…" Before Carla could refute further, Venus burst into tears again.
Immediately, Carla had no choice but to change her mind. "All right, all right, he can stay. Please stop crying, Venus. You're not feeling well, so please don't cry, or else it will affect your health."
"Mommy!" Venus threw herself into Carla's arms and acted coquettishly while wiping her nose on her blouse. "You won't make Daddy go away anymore, right? You won't beat him either?"
"Yes." Carla spat out an affirmative answer as she stared daggers at Zayn.
"Thank you!" Subsequently, Zayn rose to his feet and yelled at the door, "Brandy, bring my suitcase in!"
"Sure!" Brandy was impressed at how that shrewd man achieved his hidden agenda.
"Yeah! This is awesome!" Josh exclaimed. "Finally, our entire family can live peacefully together. Without Ms. Selena and Great-grandpa, there will be no more arguments."
"That's right!" Randy was beaming.
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