A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love
Chapter 76

Chapter 76

"She's the child's biological mother. There's nothing we can do about it."

Rickard frowned, not liking how she was speculating.

However, Julie said, "People are unpredictable. She left him without a word after giving birth. Who knows if she holds a grudge still and will take it out on the child? And even if she doesn't, she just took the child away without saying a thing. What if she fights for custody?"

Rickard's head started to hurt because of her shouting. "It won't be too late to say that when she actually does it. Aren't you tired of speculating when she hasn't done anything yet?"

He finally understood how stressful it was for Hesper to live with them. She must have felt exhausted after things stacked up.

"The child will be safe with her. I'll send someone to keep an eye on them."

Seeing how he was looking impatient, Julie stopped speaking and yelled at him as he turned around. "Come back early then. Let's have dinner together as a family."

"We'll see." Rickard walked away.

When he got to the office, there were folders upon folders of

documents for him to go through. By the time he snapped out of work mode, it was almost noon.

Rickard took a look at the time and called Hesper. She picked up quickly this time and sounded confrontational.

"Mr. Duval, I don't think our relationship is close enough that you could casually call me up. If it's work-related, please contact my assistant. If it's personal, I'm sorry but there's nothing more to say." "Hesper." He pinched the bridge of his nose.

Before the people he sent out came back with information, hel

wouldn't know what this would turn into, so he had to force himself to get used to it.

"We're all adults. What happened between us means that we'll never be strangers. Why don't we sit down and talk things through?"

"There's no need for that," Hesper rejected. "With all that you've done to me in the past, I might not be able to control myself and give you a big slap."

Rickard's face darkened.

No one dared to speak to him like that; Hesper was testing his patience.

"Oh, by the way." Remembering something, she reminded him with a smirk, "I've sent evidence of Ms. Duval's criminal actions to you. I'm sure you know what to do. If you don't have the heart to take action, I'll gladly take over."

Rickard held his phone tighter. "What do you plan to do?"

"An eye for an eye." She hung up after that.

Renfrew stared at her without blinding at the side and when he saw how she didn't give in to Rickard, he stuck up his thumb. "Mom, you're

so cool."

Hesper was amused and patted his head. "Let's change and we'll go grab some food."

Hesper didn't want to leave her son after finally seeing him. She brought him his favorite steak and then headed to the mall.

The child was young but he knew what he liked. He picked a few sets of clothes and one of them was a matching set with his mother. They

enjoyed their time together.

"Ren, stay here while I go to the bathroom."

Hesper walked away with her bag and turned around to take a look at him. Ren sat in the chair and rested while he kicked his legs around. Isaac said something to him and he made a funny face. Hesper smiled wider and left.

At the same time, Juniper was having a meal with her colleagues

from the station.

The group got to the fourth floor and saw Ren sitting not too far away. She raised her brows.

"Go ahead, I'll catch up."