Chapter 28 Little Adult and Big Baby
Chapter 28 Little Adult and Big Baby
Benjamin took a closer look at the name card in his hand for a while before moving his thin lips,
"Matthew Crawford, from Crawford Group?"
His hand, which was about to close the laptop, moved to the right, and then his little hands started to
type swiftly. Before long, the information of Crawford Group and Matthew Crawford appeared on the
laptop screen.
Benjamin glanced over the contents on the laptop screen, looking serious. It seemed that this was the
place where his mom was going to work. This was a nice company though, hardly any skeleton in the
closet. Besides, this company’s main business was fashion design, whose demand matched mom’s
major.
Benjamin nodded with satisfaction. He didn’t even notice that Patricia was approaching him slowly from
behind.
"How come I failed to get such detailed information on Crawford Group and Matthew Crawford on the
search engine?" Patricia tilted her head, her gaze fixing on the laptop screen.
Benjamin was stunned, and then he turned off the laptop at once.
Seeing that the laptop screen went black, Patricia couldn’t help but feel stunned. "Why did you turn it
off? I haven’t finished reading yet."
"Mom, I’ve checked it for you. That’s a great company. You may go and have a try."
Patricia lowered her head slightly. "Crawford Group has a good reputation in Midfort all the years."
She started to laugh as she spoke, then shook her head and said, "Why am I talking about it with a
baby like you?"
Patricia held Benjamin up and walked straight into the room. "We have to go to bed early tonight. You
need to go to school tomorrow, while I need to go to work."
Everyone was sleeping at midnight.
A figure was tossing and turning on bed in a luxurious room, finding it hard to fall asleep. Lydia sat up
on the bed, a lit cigarette between her fingers. Smoke rings were blown out, making her eyes hazy.
The scenes that she had seen today were playing automatically in her mind, keeping her awake. When
Lydia closed her eyes, all she had in mind was Patricia and Benjamin’s figures!
In her dream, Patricia kicked her away and got together with Archibald. The family of four was living
happily together. Their smile stung her eyes, making her sleepless.
Lydia picked up her phone and made a call.
A sleepy female voice came from the other end of the line, "Hello? Is that Lydia? It’s so late. Why are
you still awake? Something happened?"
Lydia squinted her eyes, looking sinister, but her voice sounded wronged and worried.
"Mom! Patricia is back! She is back!"
The sleepy voice on the other end of the line cried out, and then none drowsiness could be heard.
"What?! Patricia is back?! How can it be? She’s been away for just three years! Lydia, are you
mistaken?"
Lydia pursed her lips uncontrollably. "Mom! It’s real! I saw her today with my own eyes. At first, I didn’t
believe it either, but it was real. Patricia is back for real!"
Miranda paused and then let out a sigh slowly. "Now that she’s back, she may not leave so easily,
right?"
Lydia couldn’t help but grit her teeth, looking indignant. "But mom, Lydia shouldn’t appear in Midfort! If
she was discovered by Archibald in Midfort, we Coleman family would be doomed! Three years ago,
Archibald investigated Patricia. If it weren’t for the fact that Patricia had already left at that time, we
would have been exposed then!"
Miranda heard Lydia’s words, and her heart almost jumped to her throat immediately. "Lydia, how about
the relationship between Archibald and you? Haven’t you slept together?"
Lydia looked back at the huge and empty room behind her, a cold smile hanging on her face. "Mom,
Archibald and I haven’t slept together yet. We sleep in separate rooms. How can I have his baby?"
"Lydia, don’t rush. Take it easy. You’re Archibald’s wife, undoubtedly. Sooner or later, you’ll get
pregnant!" Miranda comforted Lydia.
Lydia threw the cigarette in her hand to the ground and stepped on it. Then she ground it, as if the
cigarette was Patricia.
"Mom, I know that! But now Patricia is back, and I’m not even sure whether I’ll be Archibald’s wife in the
future! Although I don’t want to rush, my fate is intertwined with the Coleman family. Mom, do you get
it?"
After a moment of silence, Miranda dropped her head slightly. "Lydia, don’t worry. As to Patricia, I’ll sort
it out. If the worst comes, let’s make her leave again!"
Lydia heard Miranda’s words, and her restless heart sank back to her stomach.
"Mom, for the sake of me, for the sake of the Coleman family, don’t ever, ever soften…"
"Don’t worry, Lydia. I know that…"
Lydia hung up and heaved a long sigh. As long as Patricia was away for another few years, she would
definitely have Archibald’s baby!
Three years had passed, and Archibald had never touched her. Lydia didn’t believe that she couldn’t
warm that cold-hearted Archibald, with the power of time!
Next morning, the moment the alarm clock went off, Patricia sat up instantly.
"Benjamin, Benjamin! Hurry up! Get up. It’s time to go to school!"
Patricia shook Benjamin beside her immediately, but it was empty next to her and Benjamin was
nowhere to be seen.
When she got out of the room, Patricia was attracted by some tantalizing smell. Then she saw the
warm milk and toast on the table.
Meanwhile, Benjamin passed the cup of water and a toothbrush with toothpaste to Patricia. "Mom,
wash up now."
When she finished washing herself up, Patricia was still in a daze. Was she being taken care of by her
own son? Why did Patricia feel that she was like a baby who needed a lot of care while Benjamin was
like a little adult?
Benjamin spread the strawberry jam on a piece of toast and then put it in Patricia’s hand. The next
second, he carried a little stool and put it behind Patricia.
Benjamin stepped on the little stool with a wooden comb in his hand.
"Mom, if you continue sitting here in a trance, both of us may be late."
Patricia was stunned, and then she started to gulp the toast.
Benjamin smiled, as the wooden comb in his hand was sliding down Patricia’s smooth hair.
When he finished combing Patricia’s hair, Benjamin took up the hair band aside and plaited her hair
into a lady hairstyle.
Benjamin jumped off the stool, ran to Patricia’s front, and then nodded with satisfaction. "Hmm, it looks
good."
This morning, Benjamin had deliberately searched some hairstyle photos on the internet. Although it Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.
was the first time he had ever done this, Benjamin was even better than professionals!