Chapter 412 - FIVE YEARS OLD

This morning, the atmosphere in the Tordoff residence, or rather the house where Ramon and Hailee lived, looked busier than usual.

Five-year-old Alina was about to have her first day at school and she was really excited about it.

His mother and father had bought her a bag in the shape of a white bunny and some school supplies which she really liked.

Therefore, even before Ramon and Hailee woke up, Alina had already woken up and went to her parents' room to wake them up.

"It's still too early dear," Hailee said, feeling still sleepy. She then pulled her daughter up and placed her between herself and Ramon. "Sleep a little longer." Hailee's voice sounded hoarse from her unbearable drowsiness.

"No," little Alina refused, she then tried to get out of her mother's arms and wake her father instead.

Ramon opened his eyes and checked the clock which indicated there would be no problem waking up an hour from now. Therefore, Ramon did the same as Hailee, he hugged his daughter tightly and kissed the top of her head gently.

"You're too excited honey, it's still too early," Ramon said.

Because her father hugged her more tightly than the hug she received from her mother, Alina could not move and went silent on the spot. But her whining still didn't stop.

"I don't want to be late."

"Let's get up quickly."

"I want to go to school right away and make friends."

"Get up. Get up."

But, after several tries, both Hailee and Ramon were still asleep, not caring about it at all. This annoyed Alina very much.

Unable to move, the little girl decided to do something she could do at the moment.

Alina bit Ramon's arm until her father let her go and ran out of the room, but not before saying; "If I am late, it's papa and mama's fault," she said, annoyed.

Then there was the sound of the door being closed impatiently.

"She's so stubborn," Ramon mumbled. This time, he approached Hailee and hugged her tightly.

"Well, she inherited it from you, don't you agree?" Hailee replied with her eyes still closed.

"I think it's a part of both of us," Ramon suggested.

The two of them certainly couldn't decide who was more stubborn.

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Alina sat between her parents in the car playing with the stuffed bunny she had brought from home.

"You can't bring your doll into class honey," Hailee tried to make Alina understand, because she knew very well what her little daughter looked like now.

"Why?" she asked curiously. She raised her head and looked at Hailee with her big bright eyes. "I love this doll."

"Yes, but your teacher won't allow it, nor will your other friends bring dolls or toys into the classroom." Hailee stroked Alina's long hair which was now tied into two pigtails on either side of her head. Her bright red school uniform made Alina's cheeks look red. "You'll make friends later there."

Alina was silent for a moment. "Okay," she finally answered. But then Alina gave the doll to her father. "Papa, take care of my doll," she said and made Ramon raise his eyebrows.

"Why?"

"Because he said he wanted to be with papa," Alina replied.

Sometimes, this daughter's imagination was too high and difficult to understand. How could the doll want to be with Ramon?

"Maybe you heard it wrong, dear," Ramon said softly. "I think your stuffed bunny wants to be with mama. Give it to mama and she will take it back to your room. He needs sleep." Ramon had no other choice but to sing along with his daughter.

But, Alina shook her head disapprovingly. "No," she said firmly. "This doll wants to go with papa. He's bored at home and wants to work with papa."

Ramon looked at Hailee, asking for help. He didn't want to refuse his daughter's wishes, but to go to the office with a stuffed bunny was a challenge.

Ramon knew he couldn't lie to Alina, because his little daughter would definitely call him and ask to make a video call to see if her stuffed bunny was in his office or not.

However, Hailee didn't help Ramon. She sided with their daughter instead. "That's right, let the doll go with papa, he must be very tired of being at home and in your room all the time, let him go to work. Maybe that way, papa's work can be done faster and he can come back earlier."

Hearing this, Alina smiled very cheerfully, she put the doll into Ramon's hands and said enthusiastically. "Right. Daddy has to bring him…"

Either this was just Alina's imagination, or because Hailee's mischievous nature had passed on to their daughter, but somehow Ramon felt that he was being caught in a trap.

"Papa has to promise to bring him, okay?"

And with that promise, Ramon had no other choice. Out of the corner of his eye, Ramon could see how Hailee was trying to hold back her laughter, but it didn't work out well enough, as her body was shaking and she turned her gaze out the window.

Although he felt a little annoyed because of the ignorance of his wife and child, Ramon was happy with the family he had.

He wouldn't ask for anything else because it would look very greedy. The two of them were more than enough for Ramon.

Or maybe three or four… wasn't it time for Alina to have a sibling? Hmm, Ramon must really start thinking about that.

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This morning, the atmosphere in Ramon's office seemed to be normal, but every staff member there immediately turned and stared at him for a longer time when Ramon walked past them all.

Of course it was because of the cute bunny that Ramon was holding which made the staff widen their eyes.

The white rabbit doll looked so innocent and naive in the hands of someone who was known to have a very cold personality like Ramon.

It could be said that the view that morning was not an ordinary sight that they could see every morning.

And this was said well by Lexus when the two brothers met in the elevator and Lexus recognized the doll in Ramon's hand as Alina's doll.

"Why did you kidnap my niece's doll?" Lexus asked in disbelief. He then reached into his pocket to take out his cell phone.

"Alina told me to bring this. What are you doing?" Ramon asked when he realized Lexus had taken a photo of him.

"I know that Alina asked, because she's now asking for a photo of you and the doll as proof that you actually brought it." Lexus smirked.

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