Chapter: 1038
True, Victor's apartment was destroyed by fire. But that was just one of his apartments. As the CEO of the Sullivan Group, he had several apartments. How could he be homeless?
“Mommy, can you let Mr. Sullivan stay here tonight? And as you said, it's late now," Joey said, acting like a spoiled child. Instead of answering Rachel's question, he threw himself into her arms.
Rachel looked at Joey and pursed her lips.
She didn't want to give in to his request.
But she also knew why Joey was begging her to acquiesce to his request.
“Let's go upstairs. I'LL help you take a shower," Rachel said instead and then picked Joey up.
She tried to skirt around Joey's plea.
But the little boy was persistent. He wrapped his arms around
Rachel's neck and said, “Mommy, please.”
“Okay, okay." Rachel's voice was barely audible but Joey heard her answer all right. His eyes immediately lit up.
Looking at Joey's smiling face, Rachel didn't know how she would feel.
“Just for one night," Rachel pointed out.
Joey nodded. With his arms around Rachel's neck, he rested his chin on her shoulder. Looking at Victor, Joey blinked his eyes and stuck out his tongue at him.
Rachel didn't realize that after she allowed to let Victor stay for one night, he never moved out again.
Rachel headed up the stairs with Joey in her arms and did not come out of her room again. She sat on the edge of the bed, gently stroking Joey's back and singing a lullaby.
Katie curled up into a small snow-white ball of fur and started to yawn, feeling sleepy.
Rachel lifted her eyes to give Katie a look. For some reason or another, the image of Victor standing behind her just now flashed through her mind, and the image of Victor clenching his fists and saying in a low voice he wanted to talk to her also shot through her mind.
Rachel pursed her lips tightly and turned away, forcing herself to think about other things. She bowed her head down and looked at the little face of Joey who was now fast asleep. Then she raised her hand and touched his face.
In fact, she could turn down Joey tonight. And Joey would not say a word. Victor had no right to say anything either.
At the same time, she still agreed.
On one hand, she didn't want to disappoint Joey. Maybe she realized
Joey wanted his father's love. Every time Rachel caught sight of
Joey's bright eyes, she didn't have it in her to refuse him.
On the other hand... Rachel had no idea what the other reason was.
She had been a little absent-minded at that time. When Joey told her that Victor was homeless, she suddenly knew that Victor might really not have a place to stay tonight like Joey said.