251 Ch. 251 Elliotâs Acting Is Top Notch
Not long after, the two women waited silently; Anxia could hear two distinct footsteps and flashed a faint smile.
âMama, Grandma,â greeted a small boy as soon as the door opened, and Elliot jogged to meet his grandmother.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Loraine Shu hugged Elliot warmly, and her big smile made Anxia wonder, did this woman truly love Elliot, or was she acting so the boy would adore her as his grandmother?
If the woman in front of her were her birth mother, Anxia wouldnât be surprised if this woman cared for Elliot because that child was indeed her grandson. But if this woman werenât, it would be hard to believe that this woman loved Elliot for nothing, especially after knowing that Elliotâs name has been determined to be the sole heir of all belonging to Deke Shu.
If all these problems were over, Anxia wanted to remove Elliot from her grandfatherâs inheritance. She didnât want her son to get involved in the underworld, let alone become the leader of the biggest mafia group after Traid Luen.
Anxia had experienced what it was like to be in the mafia world, and she didnât want her child to experience the same violent world.
âXiao Guang, how are you? Did you sleep well yesterday?â
âEn,â Elliot replied enthusiastically while nodding his head once. âIt feels so good sleeping in mamaâs arms.â
âIn that case, good. You are indeed my smart grandson,â Knowing Elliot disliked people touching his head, Loraine held the boyâs hand and patted it lightly. âThere will be a food festival across the street next week. Wouldnât you like some traditional Etros pasta?â
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Before Elliot could answer the grandmotherâs question, Anxia changed the subject. âElliot, we called you here because we had something to discuss.â Anxia decided to stop her mother from trying to persuade Elliot not to come with her subtly.
Even though she knew that Elliot was brilliant and not easily manipulated by adults, the boy still hid his true abilities, so Anxia decided to help her son so that Elliot would not have to pretend to be young to be manipulated by this woman.
Anxia didnât care about Loraineâs irritated look and continued to look at her son with the same gentle smile.
âOkay.â
âDo you remember when I asked you to visit London with me yesterday? You also said you would think about it and give me an answer this morning. Do you already have an answer?â
âIâ¦â Elliot held the hem of his shirt while acting nervously, making Anxia raise an eyebrow.
Is Elliot nervous for real, or act like one? Anxia couldnât tell.
Elliot glanced at Loraine while blinking a few times, giving off an unavoidably cute impression. Even Anxia no longer cared whether Loraine was her birth mother or not because she was too mesmerized by her sonâs adorable twinkling eyes.
Loraine, who used to be cold and felt her mood drop drastically because of Anxia, ??now looked cheerful, as if Elliot was a sun that warmed her soul.
Anxia was stunned when she saw the womanâs attitude that she had never seen before.
Loraine was propping her chin up on her open palms and looking at Elliot as if she would give the world to him if he asked.
âWhatâs wrong, Xiao Guang? Why are you looking at me like that?â
âNainai... do you want to come with me to stay with mama?â Elliot asked sheepishly as he lifted one leg back and tapped it as if hammering the floor under his foot.
Elliotâs shyness made Anxia not know whether her son was acting to catch Loraineâs heart off guard. If Elliot was acting, Anxia had to admit her sonâs acting was top-notch!
Anxia didnât know whether she should be proud or worried that her sonâs acting was so perfect that no one could tell which was genuine and which was fake.
She was proud that Elliot had survived and tricked his opposition into not knowing his true abilities.
âAw⦠I want to come with you guys, but who will take care of this place if I go? I must stay here.â
âSo I can go with mama?â Elliot asked in a hopeful tone, eyes twinkling as he held his grandmotherâs hand as if expecting an answer he wanted to hear. Anyone who received a gaze shining like a galaxy full of hope would not be able to let that boy down.
âOf course, you can.â
âYeah!â Elliot shouted happily, bouncing up and down with joy.
Anxia briefly noticed the shocked look from Loraine for agreeing to the departure of the only pillar of her victory. But before the woman could voice her comment to change her mind, Elliot had tiptoed to kiss his grandmotherâs cheek, surprising Anxia, and Loraine.
âThank you, grandma. You are the best. I love you so much to the moon.â Elliot continued while forming two tiny hearts with his index finger and thumb.
After receiving the statement of how much Elliot loved her, Loraine couldnât help but swallow her protest words back in her throat.
âXiao Guang, wonât you miss me?â
âOf course, I will miss you, Grandma. You can come to London anytime, and I will be a tour guide for you to walk around London. We can also take Lori, and weâll be taking lots of pictures so I can show my friends that I have the best grandma in the world.â
Loraine was increasingly unable to listen to her grandsonâs honey-like coaxing words.
On the other hand, Anxia held back her smile, hearing how smart Elliot was to make Loraine Shu couldnât retort a word. She would be a meany grandma if she crushed her own grandsonâs heart.
âOh, Elliott. You are as mischief as your father. Loraine Shu would have a heart attack the second the woman knew you were only acting.
âHhhhh⦠Alright. I will visit you.â Loraine Shu gave up in the end and granted his grandsonâs wish.
âIt will be awesome! You will have to visit us, okay? Promise?â Elliot exerted all his acting skills and now raised his little finger toward his grandmother.
âPromise,â said Loraine languidly while linking her little finger towards the child, making Anxia barely able to hold back her laughter.
If it turned out this woman was her birth mother, perhaps Anxia would still accept her. At least, the womanâs affectionate look toward Elliot was genuine.
Oneâs eyes could never lie, and Anxia could see Loraine Shu genuinely treasured Elliot, whether as her grandson or her life trophy.