Lawrie enjoyed the chicken wings not only because they were delicious, but more so because they were personally cooked by his mother. He loved anything she made!
At the dining table, Vanessa kept reminding him, "Baby, slow down. Don't choke yourself."
Lawrie wiped his mouth and said sweetly, "Mommy, it's so delicious."
Vanessa took a tissue and wiped his mouth. "You can't eat too much even if you like it. You'll get an indigestion."
"Okay." Lawrie nodded his head, but he still couldn't stop eating.
As they were munching on the chicken wings, Lawrie's kindergarten teacher, Winnie Ziglar had arrived. Vanessa greeted her warmly. "Miss Ziglar, have you eaten yet? You can join us if you haven't."
"I've already eaten." Seeing that Lawrie was enjoying the food so much, Winnie could not help but shake her head and sigh. "Vanessa, it's really better for a child to stay with his mother." "Yeah I know, Miss Ziglar." Vanessa wanted to
take Lawrie with her and take care of him, but the situation did not allow her to do so. Hence, she had no choice but to entrust Lawrie with someone else.
Winnie stroked Lawrie's head and said, "You see. He's eating much more than he usually does with you around."
While Vanessa was looking at Lawrie heartbrokenly, Lawrie raised his head and said, "Mommy's chicken wings are the best."
Vanessa said, "Okay. I'll make sure to make it for you more often, okay?"
Winnie asked again, "What are your plans, Vanessa? Lawrie misses you so much that he doesn't even have the appetite to eat and even falls sick. It won't be good if things go on like this."
Vanessa said, "I will find a house and hire a nanny once I'm back in Chatterton Town. Once everything is settled, I will bring Lawrie back with me to Chatterton Town. It would be much more convenient to take care of him like this."
Winnie more or less understood the situation Vanessa was in, so she asked worriedly, "Will it really work?"
Vanessa said, "Well, I'll try my best to make it happen."
Not only did Lawrie miss Vanessa a lot, Vanessa missed him too. It was especially the case during the quiet night, when she was all by herself. She would miss Lawrie so much that she couldn't fall asleep.
It was only when Julien Glover Kyle was around that she would miss Lawrie a little lesser. That was because Julien was always thinking of ways to torture her while she would be thinking of ways to please him. Therefore, she did not have the time to think about Lawrie.
Winnie looked at Lawrie and said, "It would be the best if that can happen. But if things really don't go as you planned, you can still leave Lawrie to me. Although I'm not as good as you in taking care of Lawrie, I will do whatever I can to take good care of him."
Upon hearing Winnie's words, Lawrie suddenly raised his head and with tears in his eyes, he said pitifully, "Lawrie wants to stay with Mommy forever. I don't want to stay here alone."
Vanessa quickly comforted him. "Don't cry, Lawrie. Mommy is here, I won't leave you here alone anymore."
Lawrie was scared. He immediately threw himself into Vanessa's arms and grabbed onto her clothes tightly as he said, "Mommy, Mommy..."
He kept on calling his mother in a pitiful voice, unwilling to let go.
Winnie witnessed how much Lawrie missed his mother. Looking at Vanessa and Lawrie holding each other, she was so touched that she almost shed tears. "Vanessa, if there is anything you need help with, just let me know, okay?"
Vanessa smiled and said, "Miss Ziglar, you've already helped me a lot by taking care of Lawrie for me. I really can't thank you enough!"
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