Rotten Twins: Making a CEO a Daddy novel Chapter 252

At that moment, Eileen Dawson walked out of the room. Her face sank as soon as she saw the scene in front of her.

She shouted fiercely, "Jesse Pattinson!"

Jesse’s body trembled in fear when he heard this voice. He looked back at Eileen, then timidly and reluctantly called out, "Grandma..."

Eileen walked downstairs and stood in front of him, then looked at him and coldly shouted, "Come here!"

The little boy said softly, "But I want to play with them..."

"Did you forget what I told you?" Eileen asked loudly. Her gorgeous face looked unbelievably hostile at that moment.

Hansel and Gretel looked at Eileen with their lips pressed together and did not say a word.

Jesse was also silent.

He looked at the twins longingly, then reluctantly went over to Eileen.

His cute baby face looked so aggrieved and pitiable.

Justin saw it and said, "They’re just children playing with each other. Must you be like this?"

Eileen glared at him and said, "It might not matter to you, but it doesn’t mean that I’ve forgotten!"

Justin kept silent.

She still held a grudge over that incident.

Lyla and Mark happened to see all of this as they just walked out of the room.

It seemed that after so long, Eileen's anger still had not dissipated.

The couple looked at each other and walked downstairs.

At that moment, Mark called out, "Jesse!"

After seeing Mark, a smile appeared on Jesse's face as he greeted him. "Uncle Mark..."

"Come here!"

Jesse was just about to walk over, but he suddenly thought of something, then raised his eyes to look at Eileen and stopped in his tracks.

Everyone knew what Jesse was worried and afraid about.

Mark was not bothered. Instead, he smiled and walked over, then said, "It's alright. I’ll take you to play with Hansel and Gretel after dinner, okay?"

Jesse then nodded his head.

His smile towards Lyla and Mark was sincere.

Eileen watched from the side as her rage spread rampantly throughout her heart. Her eyes were also full of hatred.

At that moment, Justin spoke, "Alright, let's eat!"

Hearing his words, everyone went towards the dining table.

Jesse sat opposite the twins. He was happy just to see them even if he could not play with them. A cheeky smile was plastered on his face the entire time.

Lyla was heartbroken when she saw this.

They were all children, but Jesse was lacking so much love compared to the twins.

"Here, eat some of this!"

After saying that, Lyla scooped a spoonful of mashed potatoes for Jesse.

"No need!"

Before the spoon reached Jesse’s plate, Lyla was stopped by Eileen.

Everyone could see Eileen’s determined face, but Lyla did not care as she was being nice to Jesse, not Eileen.

She still placed the mashed potato on Jesse’s plate, but Jesse did not dare to eat it and only looked at Eileen timidly.

Lyla felt bad for Jesse, so she smiled at him and said, "Jesse, you don’t have to gain permission from anyone to eat. Just eat whatever you want. If you don’t like the mashed potato I gave you, then you don’t have to eat it. You don’t have to care what others think!"

Although Lyla said all these to Jesse, she intended it for Eileen.

Eileen heard it and glared at Lyla. She looked upset and said, "Ms. Lowe, mind your own children and don’t meddle in my family matters!"

Lyla looked at her blankly. She did not mind the harshness in her words and said, "Mrs. Pattinson, Jesse’s just a kid, so he needs to have some childhood innocence."

"What are you trying to say?"

Lyla asked, "I know what you're mad about, but don't impose the grudge from the previous generation on the kid. Do you want him to live with your grudge too?"

"You-"

Lyla said, "If I said something that made you uncomfortable, please bear with me, but please just think about what I said. Jesse’s just a kid. Although he’s living in wealth, he lacks confidence compared to other children. You can even say that he’s timid. If this continues, it’s hard to say how Jesse will turn out in the future."

Eileen was initially furious, but after hearing Lyla’s words, she was stunned.

Something suddenly came to her mind and she hesitated.

Justin also did not expect Lyla to say these words. He shot her a glance, then looked at Eileen.

It seemed that these words affected Eileen because her complexion was glum, but she was silent.

Then, Eileen raised her eyes to look at Lyla, but she did not speak and continued to eat.

On the other hand, Jesse was in a dilemma: to eat or not to eat.

He looked at Eileen imploringly and for a moment, Eileen was at a loss.

Lyla then smiled faintly and said, "Jesse, just eat!"

Seeing that Eileen did not object, Jesse smiled and said, "Thanks, Aunty!"

Aunty...

Lyla smiled and did not refuse this title.

The atmosphere at the dining table was much more cordial after that.

Justin spoke, "Okay, let's all eat!"

Mark stretched out his hand and made a small gesture at Lyla under the table. He then whispered in her ear, "That’s my girl!"

Lyla laughed and ignored him.

Hansel and Gretel also let loose.

While eating, they played with Jesse.

Eileen sat there like a statue. She did not join in on the conversation and ate quietly.

At that moment, they could hear an engine roar outside, and shortly after, Logan walked in.

"I'm back..."

Mark understood her well. He knew that something was on her mind with that slight frown.

He looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I was just thinking about Jesse. I feel sorry for this kid!"

Speaking of Jesse, Mark raised his eyebrow and said, “Yeah, children without parents are pitiful. No matter how well Eileen treats him, she still won’t be able to replace that loss. Also, Eileen’s too deep in her grudge that I’m afraid might affect Jesse as well.”

"That's what I thought too."

Mark asked, "So is that why you agreed to let Hansel and Gretel stay there?"

Lyla looked at him and thought, ‘Why does he know all of my thoughts?’

"I was thinking that at least this way, no matter what happens to them in the future, they’ll still remember this bond."

"Aren't you afraid that Eileen will bully Hansel and Gretel?"

Lyla asked, "I can tell that Justin likes them both very much, so they won’t get bullied. Plus, do you think Hansel and Gretel can get bullied so easily?"

Mark smiled. This was indeed not something he should worry about.

"In that case, what are you still thinking about? It's rare that the kids aren’t home and we can finally have some alone time!"

As he said that, he tried to grab Lyla.

Lyla immediately dodged him and said, "I'm going to take a bath!"

After saying that, she turned around and walked away with a smile on her face.

Mark did not get what he wanted, but he was not discouraged and said, "I’ll take a bath too!"

He followed Lyla from behind like bubblegum stuck to her heel.

"You can’t take a bath because of your wounds!"

"That's why I want you to help me..."

Lyla was speechless.

She walked in and Mark still followed her.

"Mark Pattinson...get out!"

Mark stood at the door without the intention to leave. He said, "I won’t take a bath then. I'll help you instead."

"No thanks!"

"Fine, then you can help me!"

Lyla felt helpless at his clinginess.

Seeing that Lyla was about to kick him out, Mark went up and hugged her, then said, "What are you shy about? I’ve already seen all of you!"

"Get out!"

"I will if you come with me."

"Rascal!"

"Well then, I'll have to live up to this name, huh?"

"Mmm...Mark..."