Transmigrated as the Villain Boss's Precious Darling-Chapter 121: Worried Patrick Thorne

Felix Thorne finally felt at ease. No wonder he’d had far fewer nightmares these past four years. It seemed this bed deserved half the credit.

Of course, the greatest credit went to his precious daughter. His nightmares had become less frequent ever since she was born. It had to be her immense good fortune that was suppressing the bed’s imperial aura.

Felix Thorne picked up Tang Xiaonan and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Smelling her faint, milky scent, his heart settled even more. He kissed her again. Tang Xiaonan slapped at his face in annoyance. "Your beard is prickly... it hurts..."

’His face was covered in a thick, coarse beard, and he was always kissing her cheeks. It really hurt.’

"HAHA... It doesn’t hurt..."

Felix Thorne roared with laughter and tweaked Tang Xiaonan’s fleshy little nose a few times before contentedly setting his daughter down. He was in an excellent mood, and his opinion of Adrian Hawthorne improved even more.

’The boy might have a fierce aura, but he knows how to repay a kindness. Last time, they sent over a cut of pork, and today he returned the favor with snails. The snails weren’t worth much, but it showed the boy had good manners. He even came over specifically to tell them the beat-up stool was a treasure. If Adrian hadn’t said anything and secretly kept the stool, no one would have ever known.’

’And despite living such a hard life, Adrian still chose to tell the truth. He wasn’t greedy and was completely upright.’ Felix Thorne’s impression of the boy had changed dramatically.

"Why didn’t you keep the stool for yourself?" Felix Thorne couldn’t help but ask.

Adrian Hawthorne lifted his head proudly. "I won’t take what isn’t mine. Besides, it’s just a stool. It’s beneath my notice."

’If he wanted something, he would fight for it himself. There was no need to stoop to taking something from a little girl. He, Adrian Hawthorne, wouldn’t do something so classless.’

A surprised look flashed in Felix Thorne’s eyes, and his estimation of Adrian rose even higher. ’The boy is young, but his ambition isn’t small. And from the way he speaks, he must have come from a very wealthy family. To have slept in a zitan bed since childhood showed their immense wealth. It was just bad luck that he was born in a time of turmoil, suffering so much at such a young age. How on earth did he survive all these years?’

’If it had been his own three sons in Adrian’s situation, they probably would have either starved to death or been beaten to death.’

Felix Thorne suddenly understood the ferocity in Adrian. ’Being bullied every day while also having to care for his mother... how could he have survived without being a little ruthless?’

’Ah, well. Since his daughter likes playing with the boy, he would just have to look after him and his mother more in the future.’ 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

’Besides, the Thorne family owed the Hawthorne family anyway. His old man had taken five hundred yuan, pocketed the money, and after a quick word with the village, washed his hands of the matter. That was truly a dishonorable thing for his father to do.’

Phoebe Huxley took a rag and began to carefully wipe down the wooden bed, not daring to use too much force for fear of damaging the treasure. Tang Xiaonan found this amusing. ’Just a few days ago, she was clamoring to chop it up for firewood.’

The heavy atmosphere in the Thorne household lightened considerably with Adrian Hawthorne’s arrival. Everyone was beaming with joy, and the three brothers no longer scowled at Adrian. He was much easier on their eyes now.

Patrick Thorne was lost in thought. He was now sizing up Adrian Hawthorne as a potential future brother-in-law. ’His sister likes him, after all, so I have to be supportive. But he still needs to be vetted.’

’From the looks of it, Adrian has savings—and a considerable amount at that. Yesterday, he was very generous when buying things, even produced national grain coupons, and can afford a watch. His savings are definitely substantial.’

’His looks are passable, he’s a decent worker, and he’s pretty sharp. He’s also been treating Xiaonan well lately—waking up at the crack of dawn to gather snails for her to eat. Still, he needs to be observed further. And I have to guard against other shameless women, like that little vixen, Jacqueline Spann.’

’Yesterday, she tried to borrow money from Adrian. Hmph. That money will all belong to our Xiaonan in the future. The shameless hussy, trying to steal what belongs to my sister. As long as I’m watching, she won’t get away with it.’