Charming Lady Hard to Chase After Being Dumped novel Chapter 301

Nora was someone who minded her own business. She rarely took the initiative to show concern for others, unless they were people very close to her.

Maureen was just her sister-in-law, and the two had only just met, so she was very averse to prying into other people's private matters.

Thus, she merely paused for a moment before she started walking toward her room.

She had only taken a couple of steps when she suddenly heard voices coming from Mia's room. She frowned. She hadn't been planning on going over, but it suddenly occurred to her that she had brought Pete instead of Cherry back with her today.

Cherry would never allow anyone to bully her, so Nora didn't bother herself with her matters.

However, Pete was sensitive by nature. After learning about his childhood experiences, she had contacted several well-known psychologists abroad and consulted them, so she knew that Pete's condition was due to the psychological trauma he had suffered from being abandoned at birth.

Thus, she had to pay more attention to him.

This was also why she and Justin had switched children to take care of.

Cherry liked her father and was talkative, so she had let her go with Justin instead. Her son, though... He had almost died because she hadn't gone after him for

Cherry's sake when they were born. Nora was constantly plagued with guilt because of that.

Thus, she paused and walked toward Mia's room in the end.

Maureen likely also heard the voices, so she also followed her there. As soon as the two of them walked in, they heard Mia saying softly, "Mdm. Florence, Daddy's the one who said Cherry could sleep with me."

Florence, who had a sullen look on her face, said, "You can't do that, Ms. Mia. How sad would your Granduncle Ian be if you did that?!"

A puzzled Mia asked, "What's the matter with Granduncle Ian?"

Florence replied, "Your Granduncle Ian hates Nora Smith the most, yet you're such close friends with her child. His condition is going to worsen because of this."

She looked at Pete after she spoke, and her expression turned cold. There was none of the politeness and respect she showed Mia as she said, "Ms. Cherry, you're not allowed to sleep with Ms. Mia. This place is meant for the Smiths' children. By doing that, you'll mess up the hierarchy of the family."

Pete:"?"

This wasn't a matter of hierarchy but the fact that he was a boy. Boys mustn't sleep with girls. What if the girl became pregnant?

Was he supposed to let Mia give birth to the child, and then have the three of them attend kindergarten together hand in hand?

With that, Pete finally found an excuse. He looked at Mia and said, "I won't sleep here, then."

He turned to leave after he spoke.

Mia, however, grabbed his hand. "No! I was the one who asked you to sleep here, Cherry. If you leave, everyone will look down on you!"

Mia had been educated by her mother ever since she was very little, so she was very sensitive despite her young age.

Pete was touched when he heard what she said.

Mia really did have his interests at heart.

While he was thinking, Florence said, "You have to listen to me, Ms. Mia. If you make Ms. Cherry stay, your father will get angry, too."

"No, he won't!" Mia said in her young and tender voice, "Daddy agreed to it!"

Almost right after she spoke, they heard a sound coming from downstairs—Joel was back.

He had worked overtime today, which caused him to return home a little later. Nevertheless, he immediately went up the stairs to see if Mia had gone to bed. If she hadn't, he would still be in time to say goodnight to her.

As soon as he came up, he met Mia, Florence, and Pete's eyes.

He frowned. "What's wrong?"