Chapter 442 He Fears Daddy, But Daddy Fears Mommy


    Bianca sighed and ced her phone on the table. She thought that she would visit Old Mr. Norman


    later.


    After all, Old Mr. Norman was an important client. Moreover, Queenie had extended the invitation to


    her. Either way, she felt that she should pay the old man a visit.


    She turned her head and saw Lanie struggling with a thick book of math problems.


    Curiously, she nced over and saw that the book was meant for a fourthgrade student.


    Bianca took the book away from Lanie and frowned. "Lanie, you''ll be going into the first grade soon.


    Why are you doing fourth-grade problems?"


    Lanie sat up straight. There was a determination in his childish voice. "I want to skip to the third grade,


    Mommy. The first grade is too easy for me."


    Bianca was stunned!


    As she looked at Lanie saying that in all seriousness, she remembered something that Lanie''s teacher


    said during a parent-teacher meeting.


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    "Lanie is a very intelligent boy. You could even call him a child prodigy.


    "His intelligence is equal to that of a third or fourth grader. It might be a waste of time if he has to go


    through the elementary school grades like a normal student. Perhaps he should skip several grades.”


    Bianca was happy that her child was outstanding, but she had her concerns.


    Many child prodigies burned out while they were young. Moreover, she did not want to take away


    Lanie''s opportunity of enjoying a proper childhood.


    She had never considered skipping Lanie''s grades.


    Now that she saw that her son had made up his mind like a little adult, she did not know how to react.


    "Do you know what skipping grades means, Lanie?" "I know, Mommy."


    Lanie stared at Bianca with his big and animated eyes and his hands behind his back, speaking like an


    adult, "I''m already six years old, and I can make decisions. I will be responsible for my actions. When


    I''m older, I can share Daddy''s burden at work. That way, Daddy wouldn''t need to work overtime every


    day, and he''ll have more time to spend with you and Rainie...


    The little boy knew that his father rarely had free time to spend with Bianca, let alone him and his sister.


    Their family was not like the others.


    Other families could go on hiking trips and excursions, but they could not.


    Lanie thought that it was because his father was busy working.


    Tears welled up in Bianca''s eyes as she looked at the serious expression on the little boy’s childish


    face.


    ''Why is he so sensible?''


    Sometimes, she thought that she preferred her children to be ignorant so that they could enjoy their


    childhood days without worry.


    Bianca touched her son''s cheeks and said, "We''ll discuss that with Daddy and make a decision. You''re


    still young, Lanie. I hope that you can grow up happily with your sister."


    Lanie nted a wet kiss on his mother''s cheek. ‘I know, Mommy."


    When Luke came out of the kitchen, he happened to see his son kiss Bianca.


    Luke felt unhappy seeing Bianca being kissed by a "little man," even though that person was his son. i


    As he looked at Lanie''s handsome face, a hint of jealousy shed in his profound eyes.


    Luke walked sullenly in front of his son. "Have you finished your homework, Lanie?"


    Lanie turned around to look at his father, blink, and said with a grin, "I''m almost done, Daddy. I''ve


    finished the problems you gave me."


    The little boy flipped to thest page of his textbook and showed it to his father, waiting for his father''s


    praise.


    Luke nced casually at it. "Oh? Since you''ve finished it, let''s start you with another book. Looks like


    this one is too easy for you."


    Lanie was choked by his father''s words. He looked at Bianca with his puppy eyes, as though feeling


    infinitely aggrieved.


    Bianca hugged Lanie tightly and looked at Luke usingly. "He''s still so young. Why must you burden


    him with so much homework? The trend in parenting now is to reduce the child''s burden, but you''re


    adding on to it instead. You should know how tobine work with leisure. Lanie, don''t listen to Daddy.


    Now that you''re done with your homework, you can go and y."


    Seeing that Bianca was getting angry, Luke’s cold expression became fawning. "Don''t be angry,


    Bianca. I''ll listen to what you say. You can go and y now, Lanie."


    Lanie pulled a face at his father.


    He might be scared of Daddy, but Daddy was scared of Mommy, and Mommy listened to him. With


    Mommy''s protection, he would not have to be afraid of Daddy! 1


    Bianca told Luke about Old Mr. Norman.


    When Luke knew that Old Mr. Norman was recuperating, he felt that he should visit the Norman


    residence with Bianca.


    He shared a close rtionship with Old Mr. Norman. Even if he did not, he would pay him a visit as a


    courtesy from a businessman.


    Old Mr. Norman might be retired, but his son Jack was the most influential person in A City. It would be


    beneficial for T Corporation if Luke made friends with him.


    For Old Mr. Norman''s illness, Bianca decided to bring him fruits that were rich in vitamins and pectin.


    After sending the children back to Crawford Manor, Luke and Bianca went to the Norman residence.


    The Norman residence was on a plot ofnd far away from the city.


    The buildings looked rather dated, but thewn was impably tended and the ce was tidy. One


    could see that Old Mr. and Mrs. Norman loved order.


    An old man with silvery-white hair was sitting on a rattan chair, enjoying the sun. That was none other


    than Old Mr. Norman.


    He was talking about something with Jack. Queenie was hanging freshundry on the clothesline. They


    might have a caretaker, but Jack and Queenie liked to do chores themselves.


    Old Mrs. Norman was making tea by the side. Leia, impably dressed, was telling her interesting


    stories from her life, which made the old womanugh.


    The Normans turned their heads when they heard a car arrive.


    A luxury car was parked outside of the residence.


    The car door opened. Luke stepped out of the car carrying a fruit basket, and Bianca came out of the


    other door.


    Leia''s heart thumped wildly when she saw Luke''s arrival. However, when she saw Bianca next to her,


    her heart ached and itched as though it had been stung by a thousand wasps.


    ''Curses. Why does Luke bring Bianca everywhere he goes?''