Chapter 1864 The Appointment
Larry knew that the child was completely clueless, but he was willing to chat with him with no ulterior motive.
“Sure! And my mom too. Both Grandma and Mom are very kind,” Lucius said.
“And let me tell you something, my Mommy is very beautiful. She is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen,” Lucius said proudly.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Just then, Larry’s phone rang. It was from his assistant.
“Is that so? Well, if there’s a chance, maybe you could introduce me to your mother. Maybe I could even work together with her.” Larry tousled Lucius’s hair.
“Sounds good! You’d better get that. I’m going home now,” Lucius said as he departed.
As Larry gazed at the boy’s diminishing figure, he felt a sense of comfort for reasons unknown to him.
It was the first time he had felt this at ease after Joan’s accident and he did not expect it to come from interacting with a boy.
“What did you say? Mr. Norton funded your school?” Delilah gazed at Lucius, wariness in her eyes.
“That’s right, Grandma,” Lucius replied excitedly. “I don’t think he’s a bad man. He just wants to build a library for us, as well as lots of exercise equipment.”
Delilah’s gaze darkened at once. She had thought that a rich young man like Larry would spend his fortune drinking or womanizing. It was a surprise to her to discover that he would be as charitable as this.
In this day and age, society has become dangerous and people have malicious intentions. For him to do something like this just proves that he’s not an ordinary person.
She was right to think that way. After all, Larry was indeed not just an ordinary person.
“Lucius, what were you guys talking about?” Selena ambled over slowly and pinched his cheeks.
“The man who always came looking for Grandma funded our school. Mommy, when would you be free? I’d like to introduce you to him. Maybe you could work together with him in the future,” Lucius said innocently.
How does this child think so far ahead?
He is a president of a powerful corporation in the city, and I am but a cashier of a mall in a rural village. Under what circumstances would we be working together?
Perhaps it was this act of kindness from Larry that had changed Delilah’s perception of him.
Maybe… I could work with him, Delilah thought as her resolve wavered.
No matter what kind of work they would be doing together, Delilah prioritized a person’s character. If there was nothing wrong with his character, she would be willing to give away flowers even if he did not have any money.
The days passed. Delilah tended to her garden with care while Selena remained at her job in the supermarket.
The manager finally returned, ending Freya’s tyranny over Selena. As for Lucius, he maintained his routine of alternating between school and home.
Selena had hoped for peaceful days like this to continue, she never expected that she had a past locked deep within her.
“Larry, are you going tonight?” Caspian asked in a low voice.
“I am,” Larry replied decisively.
“But it might rain tonight,” Caspian said with a worried glance at the man before him.
The road that led up to the village was treacherous. With the imminent storm, Caspian was unwilling to place Larry at that kind of risk.
“Don’t worry, I will be careful,” Larry said irritably.
Caspian looked down but felt uneasy.
“Larry, let me go with you,” he said determinedly.
“No need.” Larry rejected him outright. “It has been a busy couple of weeks and you hardly had any rest. I can go by myself tonight.”
Unable to dissuade Larry, Caspian reluctantly obeyed his wishes.
The storm roared all around Larry when he was ready to depart; the rain followed soon after.
“Larry, be careful on the road, okay? Call me if you need anything,” Caspian shouted from up the stairs.
Larry said nothing but gave him a reassuring gesture.
