Filed to story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
“Oh, you. Looking at you so angry last night scared me. I thought you guys were having a huge dispute! Who would have thought you two had worked it out after one night?” Maggie criticized Queenie.
Queenie also felt a little embarrassed about that. “Mom, it wasn’t my intention to throw such a huge tantrum. I was too caught up in my thoughts.”
“You’re amazing, Queenie. Besides our company, who else could the Manson Group give this project to? He’s your boyfriend, after all.” Bonnie made a snarky remark.
“You can’t put it that way. Nigel’s family is part of the business too,” Maggie reminded her daughter.
Queenie had also asked Nigel about this earlier that afternoon, but he insisted on giving it to Silverstein Enterprise. However, Queenie wasn’t worried, for she had seen the company’s landscape construction works and knew they could complete the Manson Group’s project.
After drinking two glasses of wine, Brandon accompanied Maggie out for a stroll. The servants had all gone home, and Queenie was in her dad’s study, looking at the reports from work.
Just then, Bonnie came into the study.
“Queenie, can you teach me how to read these reports? I want to learn how to manage the company too!”
“If you want to learn how to manage a company, you should start with the basics before interning at the company. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for you,” Queenie suggested.
However, Bonnie wasn’t the learning type. She had stopped going to school after finishing junior high. Although she disguised herself to look like a rich young lady, she was someone without much knowledge.
Not only did she hate going to school and taking exams, but she didn’t even have the patience to read a book. She would rather spend time watching television shows and going shopping, indulging herself in her materialistic happiness.
“You aren’t willing to teach me, are you, Queenie? You’re afraid that I’d compete with you for Dad’s company!” She deliberately twisted Queenie’s words.
“That’s not what I mean.” Queenie frowned.
“That’s exactly what you mean.” Bonnie sneered.
“Bonnie, this family will never restrict your food and clothing, but I hope that you can respect Dad’s decision of who gets to manage the company.”
“Dad will pick you, of course! To him, you’re better and far more knowledgeable than me, but we’re both Silverstein daughters, yet I’m the more pitiful one! Since young, I never had the chance to receive proper education, and my living conditions weren’t as wealthy and prestigious as yours.” Bonnie always used her childhood to belittle herself and evoke guilt in Queenie.
Before this, Queenie would indeed feel guilty whenever she heard Bonnie devaluing herself and would feel sorry for Bonnie’s unfortunate childhood. But now, Queenie was unfazed by it.
“I still have to go through these reports. Head back to your room!” Queenie ordered.
“Queenie, I’m telling you this right now—it doesn’t matter if you’re the one managing the company or not, all of Dad’s assets will be equally shared among us,” Bonnie emphasized. In actuality, this was the reason she had come to look for Queenie.
Hearing that, Queenie couldn’t help but feel angry. “The most important thing now is Dad’s health. How could you think about splitting his assets?”
Subconsciously, Bonnie felt flustered. “That’s not what I meant.”
“Bonnie Silverstein, you are a member of this family, so why don’t you stop thinking about money every day and start paying attention to our aging parents, as well as the responsibilities we have to take up?” Queenie felt bothered by Bonnie’s earlier words.
However, Bonnie couldn’t share Queenie’s sentiment. She didn’t belong to this family, and there was no blood relation between her and the members of this family. More importantly, she just wanted to take everything without exerting any effort.
“I won’t bother you anymore, Queenie.” After saying that, Bonnie turned around and left. When she returned to her room, the makeup on her face made her feel uncomfortable, so she decided to clean her face. Just as she was about to apply moisturizer to her face, she widened her eyes in shock upon noticing a small dent on her forehead. Though it wasn’t very obvious, it was one of the aftereffects of her forehead filling.
At once, she scanned her face from left to right, feeling flustered. How could there be a dent so soon? If Queenie sees this, she will certainly become suspicious.
While clutching her chest, Bonnie decided she must undergo recovery surgery soon. She couldn’t afford any flaws on her face, after all.
She had no plans of telling Lisbeth about this either. Lisbeth was just an ignorant woman who didn’t know anything, and Bonnie wanted to deal with this matter alone. Now that she had money, she could find a better plastic surgeon.
With that, she gently pulled away the hair behind her ear. There was still an evident scar where she had removed her cartilage. This was also one of her darkest secrets she could never reveal to Queenie.
Fortunately for Bonnie, she kept that spot hidden under her hair, which was why it hadn’t been discovered yet. After letting out a breath, she looked at her face and thought, There cannot be anything wrong with this face.
Meanwhile, Queenie kept working until 9.30PM before she received a call from Nigel. When he heard that she was still working, he insisted that she shouldn’t work after 10.00PM and must head to bed.
Queenie told him she still had a huge pile of reports to go through, and Nigel wished he could teleport there and help her.
She promised to head to bed at 10.00PM in the end, but he requested that she video call him in the name of supervising her.
Having no choice, Queenie had to abide by his words. Twenty minutes before 10.00PM, she took a shower and changed into her pajamas before sitting on the couch in her room and video calling Nigel.
Nigel’s handsome face still looked flawless on screen. He complained disappointedly, “Alas! I thought you’d wear your spaghetti strap pajama top! Turns out I was excited about nothing.”
While glaring at him through the screen, Queenie retorted, “What are you thinking? If you want to see me in straps, you have to let me look at your abs.”
“Do you want to see them?” After saying that, he generously showed her his abdomen. Queenie blushed at that, but she nonetheless stared at them.
It was finally the weekend, so Queenie could peacefully sleep in the next morning. Last night, she chatted with Nigel and lost all sense of sleepiness. Thus, she stayed awake until 1.00AM before falling asleep.
Hence, she left a note on her door, notifying the others that she would skip breakfast.
In the meantime, at the dining table, Bonnie had woken up bright and early. Suddenly, she voiced her request to her parents.
“Dad, Mom, I want to go on vacation to Hogland for a while. I’ve asked a friend to accompany me there. I just want to take a break and have some fun.” Bonnie spoke up while she instinctively touched her forehead. Even though she had used a heavy layer of concealer to cover the dent, she was still feeling nervous about it.
“Why do you suddenly want to head to Hogland? Do you have any friends there?” Maggie was still worried. After all, her younger daughter had been away from home for a long time, and she was worried that something might happen to Bonnie if she went away on holiday.
“Don’t worry, Mom! My friend is very familiar with that place, so there’s nothing to worry about. It’s just that I’ve been feeling bored lately, and I want to have a short break,” Bonnie said with a serious expression before she continued aggrievedly, “I didn’t have much money back then, so I never went abroad. Now that I’ve finally found my family, I have to go outside and experience life.”
The Silverstein parents looked at each other before Maggie nodded resignedly. “Fine, but you have to keep in contact with us and tell us that you’re safe every day, understand?”
“Of course! Thank you, Dad and Mom, but there’s something else…” While biting her lips, she rubbed her fingers together. “I’m a little short of money lately, so could you guys lend me some money first?”
Brandon said with a chuckle, “Sure thing. I have a card with two million inside. Take it with you just in case!”
“Thank you, Dad. You’re the best.” Bonnie was elated. With that amount of money, she could afford the fees for her plastic surgery at a better hospital.
She could now rest assured.
“When are you leaving?” Maggie couldn’t help but ask.
“I’ll be going next week! I have to pack my luggage first.” Bonnie still needed to do her research since she had done her previous plastic surgery in the country. She only did some detailed work since her face resembled Queenie’s to begin with, but she didn’t expect the effects to wear off so quickly and become dented after only a short while.
“That’s good, you still have some time. That way, you can have a good rest at home before leaving!” Maggie still hoped that Bonnie wouldn’t leave so soon.
