Laura was shocked.

Uneasily, Laura grabbed Winnie’s clothes and whispered, “Mrs. Smith, do you want me to go home with you?”

Winnie nodded. “Yes!”

Laura was a little confused.

Xander, Everett, and Louis said she couldn’t stay with Winnie for long.

If Winnie knew her true identity, she would be in poor health.

Laura shook her head and said, “I can live alone. If I do feel ufortable, I can call you.”

Winnie said helplessly, “It’s toote for you to call when you feel ufortable. You don’t need to be too reserved. I will take good care of you. Plus, when youe to my house, three handsome and gentle children will be there. They won’t bully you, either. You can get along well with them, and nothing will happen, okay?”

Laura bit her lower lip worriedly and didn’t dare to say anything more.

Laura didn’t want Winnie to know who she was because it would make her sad.

She looked at Antonio confusedly.

Antonio narrowed his eyebrows before nodding.

He had no choice but to ept.

He was also worried about Laura.

Laura was stunned. A trace of joy came to her heart, and she said in a soft voice, “Thank you.”

Winnie immediately smiled and touched her face. “Okay, let’s go. I’ll ask the doctor what else I need to pay attention to.”

She handed Laura to Antonio and went into the consulting room by herself.

Antonio held Laura in his arms and said indifferently, “Don’t mention your mother when you arrive at our house. Your Mrs. Smith can’t be startled.”

Laura nodded vigorously.

She understood it well.

There was a hint of annoyance on Antonio’s face. However, the emotion soon disappeared when he saw the handprint mark on Laura’s face.

“Does it still hurt?”

The little girl’s hair was messy, and her left cheek was red.

There was an obvious handprint on her face, which made people feel distressed.

Laura shook her head and replied, “It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

However, Antonio didn’t stop furrowing his eyebrows. He reached out his hand and gently touched the five fingerprints on her face.

Laura hissed weakly.

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He suddenly felt tightness in his chest and frowned. “If anyone bullies you again, you can look for me. If I’m not here, you can go to others, cry or shout. Do your best to attract attention. Don’t face it alone. You are only four years old.”

Laura didn’t quite understand it. She shook her head and said, “Mom doesn’t like me crying. Every time I cry, she will beat me.”

Antonio was stunned and replied with a solemn expression, “This won’t happen anymore. You will only get a hug if you cry.”

Laura widened her eyes in surprise, and warmness enveloped her heart. She hugged him around his neck and asked, “Would she embrace me like you?”

Antonio suddenly felt that her words seemed particrly unpleasant to the ear. He didn’t say anything more and reached out to rub her head unconsciously.

This scene happened to be seen by Winnie.

She was surprised. “Antonio? Are youforting the child?”

Antonio suddenly turned around and looked at her in shock.

Laura replied innocently, “Yeah! Heforted me!”

Antonio frowned in annoyance and wanted to stop her, but Winnie approached him with a smile, “Not bad. I have never seen you worry about a child like this.”

Antonio stuffed Laura into Winnie’s arms in embarrassment. “No. I’m just worried aboutpensating her family if anything happens to her.

Winnie didn’t believe it. She sneered and hugged the child. “Come on. Do you think I don’t understand you? You’ve never been gentle to our three sons. I can see that your eyes like this child very much.”

Just now, his gaze was very gentle.

It was a pure look, without any scheming thoughts.

Antonio felt guilty from her stare and turned to leave. “I don’t think so.”

Winnie looked down at Laura.

Laura also looked up at her.

Winnie smiled gently at her and said with certainty, “However, I believe that a person like you will love your daughter very much if you have one.”

Antonio paused and wanted to retort, but he couldn’t get the words out.

To his surprise, he couldn’t say anything to retort.

Winnie looked at his back and said with profound implication, “Antonio, you’re not hiding anything from me, right?”

Antonio stopped breathing and turned to look at her with a firm gaze. “No.”

There was a gentle ray of natural light on the corridor of the hospital hallway.

Winnie held Laura, who was dozing off. The little girl put her head on Laura’s shoulder, her cheeks squished out, and her mouth was open. She was sleeping quite naively.

Winnie’s gaze had a tenderness of a mother when she looked down at her. “For a moment just now, I thought she was you and Lilian’s child. She looks like you but more like Lilian.”

Antonio tensed up, and his expression darkened. “I have already asked her to abort the baby, Winnie.”

Winnie lowered her gaze, stroked Laura’s head, and stopped talking.

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Antonio turned around stiffly and picked up his phone to message his three sons..

(Laura will live in our house tonight. Be careful not to expose anything, keeping friendly and distant with her.)

Xander: [7]

Jasper: [7]

Everett [?]

They were stunned that Laura was going to stay in their house.

This meant that it would be quite dangerous.

Everett was the most angry and threw his phone irritably, “Laura is so scheming! How dare she approach Mom.”

Jasper said with a straight face, “Laura is not that kind of person. Mom has always been very warm and kind. Maybe it was Mom who invited her here.”

Xander’s expression darkened. “Anyway, she’s dering war on us if shees to our house. She may want to tell Mom the truth when she’s the most vulnerable. Even if she doesn’t say it, Mom can tell who her biological father is.”

The other two sons‘ expressions changed, and they became nervous.

After Winnie was stabbed, she was in the ICU for a month before getting out of danger.

The trio had experienced the pain of possibly losing their mother anytime and anywhere, which ordinary people couldn’t understand.

Winnie lost a kidney because of her younger sister and was blind in an eye. The corneal transntation had only beenpleted recently.

Lilian also made their father forever sorry to Winnie.

If Winnie knew, she would be in pain.

Xander felt cold sweat on his palms, and his gaze gradually became sharp. “We need to threaten her with words. Whether through coercion or threats, we can’t let her leak a word!”

Jasper couldn’t help but frown, having no choice.

Everett nodded firmly.

They thought, “we must do this!

Soon, Winnie returned to the mansion with Laura.

Laura felt dizzy. When she opened her eyes, she saw a big house resembling a pce, which made her open her mouth slightly. “Mrs. Smith, is this your

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Winnie nodded with a smile. “Of course. Is it nice?”

She nodded and said, “It’s beautiful. It’s what someone like a princess would love. You must be treated like a queen when you live here.”

Antonio raised his eyebrows and looked at her, shaking his head with a half–smile.

Winnie thought awhile and said, “I’m indeed a queen at home. But when youe here, you are the princess.”

As soon as she finished speaking, three people suddenly appeared on the railing on the second floor.

Xander, Everett and Jasper looked down from the top, smiling but nervously. “Dad! Mom!”