Hayden Crawford wants to take Caden away from this villa, not letting her see Caden again.
Serena Sterling quickly shook her head, "No..."
But Hayden turned around and went straight out, heading directly to Caden Crawford’s room.
Serena felt icy cold from head to toe. Caden is her first child, and because Caden didn’t grow up by her side, she feels particularly guilty and pity for him, cherishing every moment with him now, not wanting to be separated from him at all.
Where is he taking Caden?
Serena tumbled off the bed and ran out of the room.
At this time, Hayden had already carried Caden Crawford out. Caden was dazed from sleep, but now he was awake, rubbing his sleepy eyes with a small fist and still unclear about what was happening.
Hayden carried Caden down the stairs quickly, opened the villa door, and walked toward the Rolls-Royce Phantom luxury car.
"Caden!" Serena quickly chased after them.
But Hayden’s strides were swift and firm, making it difficult for Serena to catch up.
Caden Crawford slowly understood the situation. He extended a small hand to push Hayden, meaning "Daddy, let me down quickly."
Hayden didn’t release his hand. Anxious, Caden reached out to Serena, opening his mouth to utter a clumsy, awkward sound, "Ah... Aaah!"
It was Caden’s first spoken word, "Ah."
Serena’s long lashes trembled, her eyes quickly filled with ecstatic joy. She never expected Caden would speak in such a moment of urgency—wonderful!
By this time, Hayden had opened the rear car door and directly stuffed Caden inside, then returned to the driver’s seat and started the car.
Serena ran over and stretched out her hand to tap on the window glass, but Hayden only gave her a cold, heartless view of the back of his head.
Serena feared she might frighten Caden in her current state, and she didn’t want to openly fight with Hayden in front of him. Caden’s heart is already sensitive and insecure, and she doesn’t want this scene to become a childhood shadow he’ll spend his life trying to mend.
She leaned against the car window, trying to maintain a normal smile, "Caden, you go with Daddy first, listen to him obediently, eat and sleep well, alright?"
Inside the Rolls-Royce Phantom luxury car, Caden sat in the back seat wanting to open the door, but Hayden had locked it, so he couldn’t. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on novelꞁire.net
Caden had already sensed the subtle atmosphere between his daddy and Ms. Sterling, feeling that his daddy was about to take him away, and he wouldn’t be able to see Ms. Sterling again.
Panicked, Caden started tugging at Hayden’s sleeve.
Hayden’s handsome face turned icy cold, "Caden Crawford, I’ll say this only once, sit back!"
Caden saw his daddy’s anger, the kind that was very scary, and his big dark eyes quickly reddened, leaving him only to lay against the window, watching Serena.
When Serena saw Caden looking at her with red-rimmed eyes, appearing as though he could burst into tears at any moment, she felt heartbroken to the point of deep sorrow.
"Caden, don’t be afraid," Serena looked at him with firm and reassuring eyes, "Ms. Sterling will come to find you soon, you wait for Ms. Sterling."
Hayden stepped on the accelerator, and the Rolls-Royce Phantom luxury car sped away.
"Caden!" Serena chased the luxury car, running all the way.
Caden lay against the car window watching her, his large eyes brimming with tears. He reached out with small fingers to stroke Serena’s brows and eyes against the shining glass.
Through the rearview mirror, Hayden saw Serena’s figure becoming increasingly distant. He slowly slid down the driver-side window, allowing fresh air to flood in, and the city’s dazzling neon lights at night cast a magnificent color onto his cold and handsome face.
At this moment, a tender voice reached his ears, "Daddy..."
Hayden’s tall frame paused. His deep, narrowed eyes quickly fell on Caden Crawford’s face through the rearview mirror—Caden had started speaking!
Earlier, Caden had called him "Daddy."
Hayden knew Serena had been treating Caden, but he hadn’t expected him to speak so abruptly.
Caden’s voice was still tender and pleasant.
"Caden Crawford, when did you start speaking?" Hayden asked.
Serena’s figure had already disappeared, and Caden quietly sat back in his car seat, reverting to the high IQ, cool, 3-year-old CEO, facing Hayden in a showdown between two presidents—a large one and a small one. "Speaking is simple for me; it’s entirely about whether I want to speak or not. Before, I didn’t want to, not because I couldn’t."
A glint appeared in Hayden’s eyes, "You little rascal, you’ve been tricking your old man into thinking you couldn’t speak, tired of living, huh?"
Because Caden couldn’t speak, the entire Crawford family was tense, and Grandma, his grandpa, had invited psychological experts for treatment.
Now it seems the elders of the Crawford family, who have lived half the life of cunning foxes, were deceived by this three-year-old, who always could speak, just... didn’t want to.
Caden’s cool little face remained unmoved, "That’s because I knew once I spoke, Mommy would leave me."
Upon hearing those words, Hayden’s eyes looked deep and contemplative as he gazed at his son, facing him seriously for the first time. He realized he had underestimated his son’s capabilities, "Caden Crawford, what else do you know?"
Caden suddenly had a document in his hand, which he pushed forward, "Daddy, Serena Sterling is my mommy. The day she showed up at the kindergarten, I had someone do a DNA parentage test."
Seeing the DNA parentage test Caden handed over, Hayden’s brows twitched uncontrollably. Well, this little one knows everything.
"Caden Crawford, you’re pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. If your mommy finds out you’ve been deceiving her all along, she’ll be angry."
Caden didn’t care, pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger wasn’t easy—it wasn’t easy at all!
Every day he had to go to kindergarten, playing with kids still in crotchless pants, patiently listening to teachers talk about childish knowledge, extremely boring. If it weren’t for mommy, he wouldn’t have gone long ago.
He’s afraid he might frighten mommy when he acts this way. If mommy loves innocent and simple little piggies, he can become one, as long as it’s what mommy likes.
When he mentioned Serena Sterling, a hint of softness appeared on Caden’s cold and exquisite little face, "She won’t, mommy loves me very much."
He knows mommy loves him greatly.
Hayden didn’t refute this sentence; it was undeniable that Serena Sterling loves Caden Crawford dearly.