Vanessa was willing to be with him only because of money. She would try her best to please him for money. Now, the reason she got in touch with him was also because of money.
Besides money, what else did they have between them?
Julien, who had always been calm, was so angry that he threw his mobile phone onto the coffee table, causing a loud crash. However, after he had cooled down a little, he picked up the phone and made a phone call. "Check where did Vanessa last use her credit card."
Listening to the disconnected tone, Vanessa put away the mobile phone with disappointment. It seemed that she had really gone overboard and offended Julien this time. He was cutting off all her finances so that she would give in and admit her mistakes.
When they first got together, they had agreed that they would not interfere with each other's lives during the weekends. In the past year, both of them never had any issues with this. Hence, Vanessa did not know why he was angry this time.
Vanessa sighed and looked at Lawrie, who was pouting his lips. He looked angry as he said, "Mommy, I want to grow up quickly and chase that big bad guy away. I won't let him bully you anymore."
Every time Vanessa was on the phone, she would be upset. Lawrie knew that his mother didn't want to answer the call. Hence, he told himself that he had to grow up quickly and drive away the bad guy who bullied his mother.
"Baby, there's no big bad guy bullying me. Don't worry, okay?" Listening to her son's warm words, Vanessa was no longer glum. She pinched Lawrie's cheek and said, "Baby, I have something to discuss with you."
"Mommy, I want to be with you forever. I want to sleep and eat with you..." Lawrie noticed that Vanessa would have to leave every time after answering the phone, so he hated it whenever she had to answer the phone. However, he was too young to do anything to stop it. Every time he saw that his mother was on the phone, he would feel flustered. He was worried that his mother would leave him behind again.
Vanessa explained patiently, "I'm not going anywhere, Baby. It's just that I don't have enough cash on me now, so I can only buy two toys for you today. We won't be able to buy the toy car today. Is that okay?"
Vanessa thought that Lawrie would be disappointed when he heard that he couldn't buy his favorite toy car. However, he was not upset at all. Lawrie held Vanessa's face in his palms and comforted her, "I only want you, Mommy! I don't want the toy car."
Lawrie was so sensible that Vanessa felt sorry for him. She held Lawrie in her arms, hugging him tightly. Then, she said over and over again, "I'm sorry, Baby! I'm really sorry!"
She could not satisfy her son's wish and even made him worry for her. At that moment, Vanessa really felt like she was a useless mother.
"It's okay, Mommy." Lawrie came out of Vanessa's embrace and carried the toy car out of the shopping cart. "I don't want any of them anymore. I just want you to stay with me."
Seeing that her three-year-old son was so sensible, Vanessa felt even more awful. She couldn't help but hold Lawrie in her arms again. "Lawrie, if it weren't for you, I really don't know how am I going to live my life in the past three years."
Lawrie's birth was an accident, and her life had undergone a drastic change ever since. However, it was exactly because of Lawrie that she managed to pull through the darkest days in her life.
Vanessa believed that as long as she worked harder, she and Lawrie would definitely get to live a better life.
Lawrie was surprisingly sensible for his age. He did not look sad nor did he throw any tantrum after not being able to buy the toys he liked. Instead, he was still running and jumping around cheerfully.
Vanessa realized that it was not the best idea to leave her son in someone else's care. She had to find a way to bring Lawrie to Chatterton Town so she could accompany him whenever she had the time.
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