My billionaire husband spoils me too much
Chapter 487

On the left side of the TV cabinet in the Dickens family's living room were several photo frames.Except for a family photo of the Dickens family, the rest were photos of children.

"Is this little chubby girl Christina?"

Charles picked up one of the frames curiously and looked at it in amazement. "She was so youngand won a prize in a piano competition abroad.”

Donald was very unhappy with Patrick. When he heard Charles speaking about his daughter's cutechildhood photos over there, he couldn't help but say, "What she liked was just playing every day,she was not good at playing the piano at all. It was her mother who forced her to learn it."Although he said so, Donald still showed a sense of fatherly pride by his expression.

Christina had been a beauty since she was a child. She was praised by adults everywhere, especiallywhen she was cute because of her chubby face back then. However, the more she grew up, themore disobedient she became. She often made Donald angry all day long.

Patrick put down the teacup in his hand and looked at the photo frames on the TV cabinet.

All the photos recorded what happened during Christina's childhood. She was only five years old,wearing a British red plaid dress and holding the prize letter for the piano competition. She lookedat the camera, smiling so naturally.

"She hated playing the piano when she was a child," Patrick said.

Then Patrick pressed his lips and chuckled.

He remembered that there was a video when she was a child that she was forced to practice playingthe piano. She shouted to her strict piano teacher "I don't want to learn” while wiping her tears andcrying. Still, her short fingers were playing honestly, which was really funny.

Perhaps Donald also immediately remembered it and laughed at the same time.

Charles felt strange replaceing the two men laughed for no reason.

Charles looked at the photo and said to the point, "Christina was really likable when she was a child.She was fair and beautiful, and her big eyes were bright. Who wouldn't want such a beautiful littlegirl?"

Then he turned to look at Patrick and said with a smile, "Patrick, you and Christina should have adaughter. A daughter is much better than a son. A daughter always cares about her mother. Look,she will be very cute like Christina.”

Charles excitedly held the photo and gestured, trying to encourage them to have a daughter.

The Shepherd family was all men. According to his mother, it was more difficult for the Shepherdfamily to have a daughter, so the daughter was the treasure. The sons of the Shepherd family wereoften belittled.

Generally, it was good to have a daughter. Girls were so welcomed now.

Even Donald turned to look at Patrick, his eyes flashing with anticipation.

When Donald was young and full of energy, he was focused on his enterprise, and at that time, heoften quarreled with Christina's biological mother. All these years, he had some regrets that he didnot take good care of his daughter. If he had a little granddaughter who had a personality likeChristina, it would be fun.

Betty, who was preparing lunch in the kitchen, heard their conversation and ran over excitedly."Patrick, you and Christina are still young. Donald must want you to have a few more children.”

On the contrary, Patrick looked a little serious and said in a serious tone, "No."

"Why, don't put too much emphasis on men over women. In fact, daughters are cuter.”

Charles was the first to shout.

He was now the godfather of the twins. If Christina had a daughter, he could have anotherdaughter.

"It's enough to have two sons." It wasn't a problem about sons or daughters. Patrick just didn't wantto have another child.

Patrick replied in a little cold way, and it was obvious that he didn't want to talk about it anymore.Donald's face immediately darkened. Charles sighed as if he had suffered a heavy loss.

Betty knew Patrick. Since he had said so, and it was useless to persuade him.

She smiled and tried to smooth things over. "It's enough to have two sons... In fact, giving birth to achild is very harmful to a woman's body. If she gives birth to another child, her body will be hurt alittle more. Some women give birth to more children, and their stomachs will become thinner. Whena woman grows old, her body will not be able to recover..."

Halfway through her sentence, Betty seemed to have realized something. She immediately looked atPatrick.

Patrick had always been meticulous, who had thought through some things that Christina had notthought about.

The last time he heard Christina call and complain about something that Crystal bought somepregnancy test sticks. Crystal made the test in the Hopkins family and it turned out to be positive, sowhen Patrick came back and saw it, he thought that Christina was pregnant. He was furious in aninstant and dragged Christina to the hospital for a pregnancy test to confirm.

Logically speaking, Patrick should be very happy Christina was pregnant.

Betty asked tentatively, "Patrick, you've decided that having two sons is enough? You don't want anymore children?"

Patrick looked at her sharply and did not speak.

Betty understood at a glance that Christina did not say not to have another child. It was Patrick'sdecision.

So he went to the hospital to have a ligation?

Thinking of this, Betty looked at Patrick in shock. Patrick seemed to understand what she wasthinking from her expression. He frowned slightly and left an ambiguous sentence.

"This is our business. Don't interfere.”

Realizing he was so determined, Betty smiled. "You young people have your own idea. It is indeedthe most important thing to stay with each other until you get old ."

After this, Betty showed no prejudice against Patrick anymore in an instant.

"Patrick is indeed a man worth being with for the rest of life." Betty went back to the kitchen tocontinue preparing lunch who was very glad that Christina found a good man to accompany her.

In the past, Betty always thought that Derek was the most suitable person for Christina. They grewup together and had a very tacit understanding. Besides, Derek was very obedient to Christina, but itwas also a fate that they were not right for each other.

At lunch, Christina noticed something unusual.

Betty should pick up food for Patrick non-stop.

At first, she strongly opposed the marriage. Why was she so kind to Patrick all of a sudden?"Patrick, I wonder if these dishes suit your taste. Eat more." This time Betty really wanted to be niceto Patrick. Obviously, she wasn't doing so out of table manners.

After lunch, Christina dragged Patrick to a corner and asked him, "Tell me, did you give my familymoney?”

Patrick raised his eyebrows and looked at her without saying anything.

She was anxious. "Hey, who told you to give money to my family? It's not that they don't havemoney to eat..."

Compared with the Hopkins family, the Dickens family was poor, but if Patrick gave money, Donaldwould not accept it because he had his own dignity. Donald would be furious soon if Patrick reallydid so.

It was rare to see her look worried.

If money could solve any problem, Patrick wouldn't have to be so annoyed. Looking at Christinabeing upset now, he felt a little comfortable.

"Christina, call Patrick to my study!" Donald in the living room suddenly shouted at them.

Christina turned around in a daze, then became even more worried. She grabbed Patrick's sleeveand said, "Look, my father is going to be angry.”

"I'd better go to the study with you. If he gets angry, he will not embarrass you with me there.”"Hey, Patrick, why are you so stupid? You know my father who has a bad temper, but you actuallygave money to him on his birthday.”

She was worried, while Patrick couldn't help but laugh.

"I didn’t give your father any money. And if you were there back then, he would only be angriereven more." After that, Patrick went straight to Donald's study because he happened to havesomething to ask Donald himself.

What? What did that mean?

Christina was confused.

"Christina, come here, your sons are crying again!" Charles in the room urgently asked for her help.She had no choice but to rush to the room to coax her little sons, the devils. Just as she ran past theliving room, her aunt Betty asked her anxiously, "Christina, what kind of cake do you like to eat?""We haven't ordered a birthday cake for your father's birthday yet. We can order whatever you like.Just ignore him."

Mrs. Dickens rushed out of the room and was very anxious. "Christina, are the children not feelingwell? Why are they crying all the time? Do we need to take them to the hospital now?"

Christina felt so upset that on her first day back at the Dickens family, she was annoyed.

Donald's office study was originally on the second floor, but after he suffered a stroke and he couldnot walk well, he redecorated a storeroom outside the courtyard into his new study.

The room was relatively small, with a desk in the middle and two low stools. There were two rows ofbookshelves at the back displaying many classic books and even Grimm's Fairy Tales.

Ever since his stroke, he had seen through the business world and had not paid much attention tohis work. The current study was more like a small library to him. He often read some books to killtime, and even bought a few children’s fairy tale books, intending to tell his little grandson stories inthe future.

Patrick walked into the study but could only sit on a small stool as if he was playing with a child athome. It felt really strange.

"When the children grow up, I'll hold them and tell them stories here.”

Donald explained that his study had a completely different style from Patrick's. Donald was nolonger interested in pursuing fame and wealth, who just wanted to be a retired old man at ease.Patrick didn't mean to laugh at thestudy. Instead, he suggested, "Then you have to paint this roompink and blue and put a few cans of candy on the table.”

Donald relaxed after hearing what he said.

"I heard that Derek gave all his property to Christina.” Donald asked Patrick to come over to talkabout it. He paused and looked up at Patrick. "What do you think about this?"

Patrick did not answer immediately.

Donald thought for a while and continued, "Your family must replace it strange why Derek did this. Areyou Hopkins family speculating about what Christina did?"

"You know Christina. Don't mention it to her, because she never told us anything from thebeginning. If she was really angered in Hopkins family or something, she only complains to her auntwhen she couldn't bear it. My daughter never cares about those gossips.”

Patrick frowned and looked at him.

"No matter what your people in the Hopkins family think, I just want to tell you directly I don't knowwhy Derek suddenly did such a thing, but Christina never has any further relationship with Derek."Donald was serious. Of course, he didn't want his daughter to be slandered in the Hopkins family. "IfChristina and Derek could be together, plus they grew up together, you won't have a chance tomarry her."

"l know."

Patrick replied to him unhurriedly.

Donald was a little surprised by his calmness. He thought that Patrick would take it seriously,especially when another man suddenly gave Christina such a large sum of money, it was impossiblethat Patrick didn't care at all.

Patrick suddenly changed his tone. "There's something I can't figure out about him. I need to askyou for some details..."

Donald raised his eyebrows wondering what else Patrick could not figure out?

Patrick was a little thoughtful and said slowly, "Derek has been ill recently. His illness is very strange.I suspect that his illness is related to the Ancient Coin that Christina picked up before."

"What Ancient Coin?" Donald looked puzzled.

"The Strozzi family's badge.”

Patrick gave a sharp look and he spoke seriously. Looking at Donald, he became more vigilant. "HasDerek ever been to an island in Italy? Has he met someone special?"