Since Leonardo wanted to join, Anthea naturally welcomed him warmly.
She brought in, asked the servant to add a set of tableware, and then continued dinner.
Schain's Group mainly specialized in the medical field but also had some real estate investments. Because of Anthea and Adam, Leonardo and Emerson knew each other and could talk a lot of business together.
During dinner, the children had been playing hide-and-seek around the dining table all along.
Bunny's twins were only two years old and were still toddlers that needed to be taken care of by babysitters.
Lil Star had always been clingy to Erik.
Wherever Erik went, she followed, with her hands grabbing Erik's clothes. Then they went to Leonardo.
Lil Star said sweetly, revealing her little white teeth, "Uncle Schain, thank you for your gift.
I like it very much."
Her soft voice was like sweet honey.
Leonardo smiled and said, "I am happy that you like it!"
He raised his hand, touched Lil Star's face, and looked at Erik, who was much taller than Lil Star. When he was at Anthea and Adam's wedding, he brought Erik with him when he was drinking. In a flash, Erik had grown so tall.
Staring at the two children, Leonardo looked sad.
With a plate of fruit in her hand, Anthea couldn't help pursing her lips.
She could see that Leonardo must have thought of his child right now.
Anthea handed over a piece of watermelon and tried to distract Leonardo's attention, "I heard that your mom started arranging blind dates for you."
"Yeah!" Leonardo answered impatiently.
When it came to this, he looked a little agitated.
Seeing that, Anthea gloated and said sincerely, "You're not young anymore. You're 29. You'll turn 30 next year. Be careful, or you'll have no one for the rest of your life!"
Leonardo was annoyed, saying, "Anthea, can you not act like a mother?"
"Have I?" Anthea mumbled.
Anthea shrugged, feeling surprised.
However, when Anthea studied at the university and started the relationship with
Adam, Leonardo cared about her a lot. He spoke to her like a father. But now, everything reversed.
Thinking of this, the two smiled spontaneously at each other.
At dinner, Adam drank a lot with Emerson. Emerson got so drunk that he couldn't hold up a child but could only lean on Bunny.
Adam stood aside, watched until Emerson felt better, and asked the driver to send them back.
Leonardo also drank quite much.
Unlike Emerson and Adam, who drank to compete, Leonardo drank to swallow down his sorrow for being lonely.
Seeing Leonardo faltering, Anthea could not help asking, "Can you walk?"
Leonardo groaned, "Anthea, I am a man. Don't ask me such a question!"
"All right!" Anthea rolled her eyes and went forward to support him, "Can you go back alone? Do you need to wait for the driver to send you back?"
Leonardo waved his hand and said, "Don't bother. I'll call a designated driver!"
Anthea put on a coat and walked him out of the mansion.
Under the night sky, Emerson just left with his family.
Looking at the disappearing taillights, Anthea suddenly remembered something and said to Leonardo, "Golden Leonardo, I heard that Mila is back. I don't know if it's true!"
After closing the slides, Leonardo knocked on the table with his index finger and said with no expression, "The meeting is over!"
Glancing at the watch, he hesitated for a moment. Then, he asked his assistant to cancel the following schedule. He had promised his mother that he would go to his grandfather's place today. He needed to do it, or his mother would not stop nagging.
Leonardo arrived at grandfather's house and found many cars parked in the yard.
Charley hadn't returned home for several years and stayed abroad even on New Year's Eve, which often made his parents angry. This time, he returned home, brought back a girlfriend, and finally made his parents happy.
Walking into the villa, Leonardo found that the atmosphere was weird.
In the living room, the elders were all sitting on the sofa, whispering to each other.
Leonardo sat down quietly and heard a lot of gossips.
"Charley is so rebellious. He has been abroad for so many years and has not been home for so long. Now he finally has a girlfriend. Logically speaking, it should be a happy event! But his girlfriend is a single mother who has a child!"
"You tell me! What is going on?"
"A child?"
Hearing all that, Leonardo stroked his chin. "I have to say that Charley's choice is rather peculiar!"
"Forget it, forget it. Let's not care about the young people's affairs! There are so many single mothers nowadays. As long as Charley is happy, I'd better respect his will! When the girl arrives, don't talk nonsense!"
"Don't worry, Anna!"
"Charley mentioned the girl's name on the phone, but I don't remember her name. I am old and couldn't remember well. But I think her name is Mi..."
Leonardo didn't pay attention to what they said.
At this time, his youngest cousin ran in happily and said, "Here they come. Charley and the other are here!"
Leonardo raised his eyes and was instantly shocked.
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