Chapter 654: Chapter 654: Such A Poor Girl

Soon, the sports meeting came.

Edie had a day off specifically for this. She didn’t want Laty to feel embarrassed at the sports meeting.

Some activities required for three people. Edie couldn’t join in those activities.

She got up so early. She wanted to say something to comfort her daughter’s feelings. But when she opened her eyes, her daughter had already gone to school. She left a note to her.

Laty was always a considerate girl. She never asked Edie about her father. She’s been studying in school for more than one month, during which she looked so peaceful in front of other kids’ asking about her father.

Edie didn’t know why she suddenly asked her to anticipate in the sports meeting. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Edie got up immediately and drove to the school. It was so crowded today. All parents gathered together and talked about their kids.

The sports meeting would start in ten minutes. There were lots of people sitting on the stands. Some parents already changed their clothes.

Edie was looking for Laty among those people. Though Laty was quite young, she was taller than other kids at the same age. So Edie found her in seconds.

The little girl with short hair was wearing a white sports T-shirt. On her T-shirt hang a board of her team.

How could she join in by herself?

Edie walked towards her and said, "Laty, let’ s go home."

"Mom, you finally arrived. The sports meeting would begin soon. Go to the fitting room to change your clothes. Hurry up."

"But we couldn’t join in. We have only two. We need a man. You don’t have a father. Laty, don’t be ridiculous. I can take you to the entertainment park today to make it up for you, okay?"

Edie felt so guilty. She didn’t want to hurt her little daughter’s feelings at all.

She could understand her little daughter’s feelings. But she already told her her dad had passed away. She couldn’t tell her the truth at the moment. She couldn’t find a man to be Laty’s father in minutes.

"But I have a father. He was changing his clothes. He would be here soon."

Edie got confused, "How could this be possible? Who pretends to be your father."

"I don’t know his name. I employed him to be my father for a day. He looked so handsome. You would be proud of him. Others wouldn’t say that I have a dad anymore."

"But....he is just your employee."

"I’ve told my classmates that he is chasing after you. He would get married to you soon. Edie, please, allow me. Otherwise, I would lose my twenty dollars."

She pulled Edie’s hands and squeezed several drops of tears out of her eyes. Seeing this, Edie got more depressed.

Laty was a good girl. She never cried in front of her before. But she was crying at this moment.

As Edie hesitated, Laty continued.

"Edie, I’ve told Sophie I wanted to join her group. If you don’t come, she would never play with me again. She is my only friend in my class. Edie, please, join in. Please."

This was the first time for Laty to beg Edie. Edie didn’t want to refuse her.

"All right then. I need to change my clothes. Which group? We still have time to get prepared, right?"

To cooperate with a strange man, Edie needed to know him a little bit. Otherwise, they would definitely lose the game immediately. So shameful.

"Yes, of course. Everything is ready as long as you’ve arrived. Where is Sophie? I really want to show off to her." Laty smiled and said.

When Edie walked into the fitting room, she heard many young mothers talking about their kids. She heard her daughter’s name.

"My daughter has a classmate. Laty. Do you know her? Her teacher told me she is kind of Autism."

"Oh. I know. I saw her the last time I came here. She doesn’t like talking to others. When she looked at you....it seemed she looked down upon everyone. My daughter sat in the row in front of her. I heard she had only a single mother. Her mother looked so pretty. Her clothes were really gorgeous. I couldn’t understand why she makes her daughter look like a boy. Now I am really worried about my daughter. If my daughter became friends with her, she might change with her. I don’t want my daughter to be a weird girl."

"That girl never goes to the canteen. She always took lunch to school and ate alone in the classroom. I saw her last time when I took some food for my son. She looks so pitiful. Such a poor girl."

"..."

Poor girl...

How dare she talk about Laty with this word?

As those women kept talking about Laty, Edie’s eyes turned cold. She wanted to refute them. But after moving towards them a little bit, she stopped.

It was a fact that Laty had no father. It was also the truth that she didn’t like getting along with other girls. It was the reality that her teacher always believed that Laty was of Autism. To improve Laty’s condition, her teacher even invited her to school several times.

All these were, in fact. What could she say about that?

So... could she let them talk about Laty like this?

She hesitated for several seconds and gathered her courage. Then she walked towards them.

"So what? Laty had no father. Should this be the reason you feel sympathetic for her?" Edie asked in a cold voice.

"Are you...Laty’s mother?" the young woman that said Laty was the poor girl just now threw an eye on Edie.

"No family is perfect. This is normal. If your kid has no father, do you want others to talk about her like this?"

"What? What the hell are you talking about? Your kid is so isolated. She seemed like she had autism. But it is none of our business. Why the hell do you relate it to my kid?"

Another woman said angrily.

Hearing this, Edie smiled slightly, "Autism? Are you sure? As far as I know, my daughter is active, cute, and so smart. You will see it later."

Then she turned around. She already wore a white sports suit, highlighting her fit body.

She was twenty years old now. But her body looked eighteen years old. This might make most people feel jealous.

Edie held her fist tightly. She would work hard today to show how Laty smart and cute in front of those women.

When she walked out of the door, Laty stood there to pick her up.

"Mom. Come on, and my dad is waiting for us."

"Okay." Edie smiled slightly.

When they walked to the backstage of the contest, Laty pointed at a man in front of them, "Look, he is my dad."

Edie looked towards the direction. She saw a man turning his back towards her.

He wore white exercise suits. He looked quite strong. He was stretching his body.

Though she could not see his face, she felt this back looked so familiar. Really familiar.

How could it be possible?

Edie stopped her steps immediately. Suddenly she got really nervous. She wanted to escape away immediately.

But Laty stopped her.

"Mom, the sports meeting is about to start in minutes. Where are you going?"

Laty said these words so loudly that the man in front of them heard. He turned around.

This man....

After five years.

She has changed from a naughty girl to a three-year-old mother. She got older, apparently. But....what about him?

It seemed that he didn’t change at all. In these five years, he immersed himself in the business of the L.N group. He refused to anticipate any activities. No one outsides could get any news about him.

But that didn’t bother him. She tried the best to control herself not to ask about him. Every time she went to a city, Arther would tell Stuart’s schedule in advance so that Edie could avoid meeting with him.

She had tried the best to avoid this. Why did she meet him this time?

She started trembling. She felt hard to take a breath. Every step became so tough for her.

Her heart started aching slightly...