Sharon's son, Simon, was contrary though.
He was quick to learn how to walk but it took him ages to talk.
When Seamus and Sadie were about his age, they could talk fluently and were very active.
Simon, on the other hand, was taciturn and gentle. Because of this, Sharon was a bit anxious about his development.
She even took him to the hospital for a checkup, and the result showed that he was a healthy baby and that there was no problem with his intelligence and vocalizing. The doctor reassured her that some children were late talkers.
But he was already fifteen months old. Wasn't that a little too late?
At Lacie's first birthday party, Sharon went with her children.
When Sharon told Ariah about this out of concern, Ariah comforted her not to worry about it and to treasure the tranquility she had now.
Furthermore, she reassured her that Simon was a bright kid, so it was just a matter of time before he would start talking.
On the other hand, she simply could not imagine how Sharon raised three children. It was already hard enough for her to raise one.
As Lacie grew up day by day, she became a little harder to handle. Ariah felt fortunate to have a nanny and Jimmy to help take care of Lacie. Otherwise, she would go berserk if she was the sole caretaker.
Suddenly, there was a loud cry echoing from the play area.
Freezing for a moment, Ariah recognized that it was Lacie's voice and quickly ran over to check her out while Sharon followed behind her. "What's going on?"
Earlier, Lacie and Simon were sitting on the bed playing with toys, but now one of them was lying on the bed crying, and the other's face was as red as a tomato.
Despite the chaos, Sharon was amused by Simon's reddish face. "What happened?"
The two nannies recounted the whole story.
As it turned out, the two children were having fun and playing together at first that the nannies didn't pay much attention to them, but suddenly, Lacie burst into tears. They frantically turned around and saw that Simon pushed Lacie.
It was a known fact that Lacie was spoiled rotten at home because Jimmy doted on her very much, and no one had ever bullied her.
Now that someone dared to push her, she couldn't hold it back and began to cry.
After knowing the whole story, Sharon carried Simon and chided him in a serious tone, "Lacie is a girl. I've told you not to bully girls!"
Sadie pouted and frowned.
Sternly, Sharon pressed him onto a chair and directed, "Apologize to Lacie."
It was as if Simon could sense that Sharon was not on his side, so he restrained his expression. Then, as he looked at his mother and at the crying Lacie again, he frowned and turned his head away stubbornly.
Agitated by Simon's attitude, Sharon immediately called Stanley to give his son a lesson.
Hearing that Lacie was bullied, Jimmy immediately ran over from the poker table furiously.
When Lacie saw her father coming, she opened her arms wide, threw herself into Jimmy's arms, and cried louder than before.
Slapping on her forehead helplessly, Ariah found that Lacie's acting skills were so outstanding that she might become an actress in the future.
She was almost done comforting her, but at this moment, all her efforts had gone wasted as Lacie's tears were flowing down her cheeks like running tap water.
Dismayed, she decided to ignore them and went to the suite to watch TV.
Likewise, Sharon followed Ariah too and left the problem for the men to solve.
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