The Business Tycoon And The Clever Twins By Jamie Joe
Chapter 104

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“If only I had recognized my son earlier, would he have suffered so much?”

Alan was unaware that the man was feeling heartbroken for him.

He smiled, leaned into Joshua’s embrace, closed his eyes, and quietly reached his hand behind him, giving Christy a thumbs–up gesture.

The underlying message showed, “Mommy, I am a little man and will definitely protect you. Have I ever broken my promise to you?”

Christy was stunned for a moment!

Christy’s heart was instantly warmed by Alan’s response.

It was possible that Alan was deliberately clinging to Joshua to protect her so that Joshua would not have the opportunity to harm her.

That night, within a short period of time, Alan helped her block Joshua three times!

“Little boy, thank you!”

Christy was both moved and happy.

It was completely different from the cozy atmosphere of the villa.

At this moment, in the cold Penelope Castle.

Lacey pulled her son Leslie into the room and began to question him with a stern face,

“Leslie, who did Joshua take you to see today?”

“It’s nothing special, just some friends of Joshua’s,” Leslie answered hesitantly.

Despite being only five years old, Leslie was actually very smart.

Joshua was a celebrity, but the media had never reported anything about the relationship between him, Clara, and Alan. Even when they went to the amusement park today, the entire park was closed, and all the staff was instructed to keep it secret. It could be inferred that Joshua didn’t want to make his relationship with Clara and Alan public.

“Uncle didn’t bring Mommy along because he didn’t want Mommy to know about the relationship between him and Alan and Clara, Leslie explained.

Therefore, Leslie dared not speak recklessly in front of his mother.

“What are the names and identities of Joshua’s friends? Are they male or female?” Lacey asked aggressively.

“Mommy, I’m just a kid. Uncle is a big shot who talks about important things, how could I be involved? I went to play on the side, I really don’t know who those people were.” Leslie replied softly.

Sometimes, when you tell a lie, you have to tell a hundred or even a thousand more lies to cover it up.

Leslie hated this feeling, but he also wanted to help Joshua and his friends keep their secrets, so he simply answered that he didn’t know anything.

As a result, Leslie’s attitude angered Lacey.

“Useless!” Lacey slapped Leslie in anger.

This slap was very powerful, and Leslie couldn’t bear it. He fell to the ground on the spot.

The poor and pale face of Leslie was immediately swollen on one side, with a red mark of five fingers imprinted on it. A trace of fresh blood, like a sorrowful little stream, silently flowed along the stubborn corner of the mouth.

“Mommy…” Leslie held back his tears, lifted his head, and looked at Lacey with red eyes, filled with sadness.

“Don’t call me Mommy! I don’t have a stupid son like you!” Lacey yelled while pointing at Leslie.

“Your Uncle rarely takes you out. You should have been more attentive and learned how he does business, but you only cared about playing and didn’t know anything when asked. With your current attitude, how can you become the heir of the Melendez family? You really make me angry!”

“But I don’t even want to be the heir of the Melendez family…”

Leslie lowered his head, tears rolling down his face. He tightly covered his mouth and didn’t make a sound, trying not to cry dut loud.

“Sp useless! All you do is cry! Seeing you like this makes me even more annoyed! If I didn’t have only you as my son, I wouldn’t have pinned my hopes on a useless person like you! Today, I must punish you!”

Lacey picked up a wooden stick from the wall cabinet and struck Leslie with it.

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Leslie was very afraid and instinctively raised his arm to block.

The wooden stick hit Leslie’s elbow, and he suddenly felt his entire arm go numb with pain.

“Are you defying me? How dare you block me?” Lacey’s eyes flashed with anger.

“Mommy, please don’t hit me… it hurts so much… Leslie crawled over, knelt on the ground, and hugged Lacey’s legs, crying and begging.

“Mummy, I will be very well–behaved in the future, I won’t make you angry again. Please, don’t hit me, okay?”

Leslie was crying pitifully.

However, his tears were unable to win back his mother’s love.

Lacey Melenzdez cursed fiercely.

“You are useless! All you know how to do is cry and beg for mercy, you have no dignity as the heir of the family! If Joshua sees you like this, how could he leave the Melendez family to you?”

“If your Joshua gets involved with a woman and has a child, then you’ll be out of the game! How come you haven’t grown up

at all?”

‘Mommy, you’re wrong. Uncle already has a son.

He’s Alan. thought he

The heir of the Melendez family was originally meant for Alan.

But in this case, Leslie was too afraid to tell his mother.

“I really regret giving birth to such a useless person like you!”

Seeing that Leslie showed no sign of remorse, Lacey was furious. She raised the wooden stick and hit Leslie again.

Just then, the door opened.

Originally, it was the butler Bob Frye who rushed in.

“Mrs. Lacey Melenzdez, that’s enough! If you hit Leslie again, I’ll call Mr. Melendez!” Bob yelled angrily.

Bob’s words had an immediate effect on Lacey, who was startled and momentarily taken aback.

Upon seeing Leslie still kneeling on the ground, with swollen eyes and a swollen face from the beating, Bob felt heartbroken!

He knew that this woman was not fit to be a mother, she had no love in her heart, and all she did was dress up and beat and scold Mister Leslie every day.

He had noticed earlier when Mrs. Lacey Melenzdez took Mister Leslie into the room, and soon after he heard Mister Leslie crying from inside, Bob knew something was wrong.

He felt that Mister Leslie was in danger, so he rushed in without hesitation.

Unexpectedly, he was right.

At this moment, Lacey still held a wooden stick in her hand, and from her posture, she seemed like she was going to hit

Leslie.

Despite his white hair, Bob was still strong and steady on his feet. He rushed to Leslie’s side in just a few steps, pulled him into his arms, and then stared at Lacey with hostile eyes.

Lacey took several seconds to react.

“It turns out it’s just a servant! When is it your turn as a servant to teach my child? Get out of here, or else I’ll fire you!” Lacey had been very dissatisfied with Bob for a long time.

“Mrs. Lacey Melenzdez, I’m sorry for the trouble. As the butler, I report directly to the head of the household, and you currently do not have the authority to dismiss me. As a servant, I cannot interfere with your education of Mister Leslie, but it is my duty to report everything I see to the head of the household.” Bob spoke calmly but firmly.

“Mrs. Lacey Melenzdez, if you have no other orders, I will take Mister Leslie to apply some medicine.” Bob said calmly with a firm voice.

“You!” Lacey was so angry that her face turned red.

She didn’t know what was so good about this old man, he was old and ugly, yet Joshua trusted him so much.

The most absurd thing was that Bob had more authority in the Melendez Villa than she.

Lacey felt that she was only a semi–mistress of the Melendez Villa and had no real power. She was annoyed that she was constantly being managed by Bob.

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