Chapter 211 Psychological Warfare
Paul continued, "It doesn't matter if we give Leila some money. Don't be too heartless, and don't burn your bridges. But we must keep Andy in our family!"
Andy was the offspring of the Cerone family!
"Dad, I promise you that I will get custody of Andy."
"I can't trust what you promise before you get divorced, so you'd better take Andy here and let me and your mother take care of him. Only in this way can I feel at ease."
Patrick said helplessly, "Dad, you and mom didn't take care of Andy before. What if he can't get used to the life here and cry after I bring him here?"
Penny said, "It's just because we never take care of him that you have to take him here and let us bond with him. Will Isabelle be willing to take care of Andy after you remarry her? Of course, Andy should live with me and your father. No matter what, we are his grandparents."
"Would a stepmother be nice to her stepson? Besides, you and Isabelle are young, and you will soon have your own child. Isabelle is not Andy's biological mother, so she can't be nice to Andy."
Although Paul and Penny had never taken care of Andy, they were afraid that Andy would be abused by his stepmother.
In recent years, there was much news about stepmothers abusing their stepchildren, and many children who were only a few years old were abused to death by their stepmothers.
Once a father remarried, he wouldn't be nice to the child of his ex-wife anymore. Who knew whether Patrick would treat Andy kindly or not?
Andy was the first grandson in the Cerone family, so Paul and Penny valued him so much.
"Your father and I have some pension, and we're not old. As long as we are in good health, we can raise Andy. In the future, you just need to give us money for Andy's keep and school fees."
Patrick thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll go home tonight and bring Andy to you tomorrow."
Seeing that Patrick agreed, Paul and Penny were relieved.
Teresa and her sister had guessed that the Cerones would dispute over trifles when it came to the divorce.
Teresa slept in the shop for half a day and felt refreshed again. It was past eleven when she woke up.
Seeing Gwendolyn playing with Andy and Andy kept laughing, Teresa felt a little sad. Once her elder sister divorced, Andy would no longer have a complete family.
Divorce was harmful to adults and children.
"You're awake."
Gwendolyn smiled and said, "If you are still sleepy, sleep for a while. I'll wake you up when Linda finishes cooking lunch."
"I feel much better after sleeping for half a day."
Andy came over. "Auntie."
Teresa picked him up, and he asked, "Auntie, are you not feeling well? Why do you sleep all the time?"
He touched Teresa's forehead as his mother usually did to him.
Then he touched his own forehead but did not know what to say.
His movement amused Teresa. Teresa held him tightly and then relaxed her strength and said with a smile, "I'm fine. I didn't sleep well last night. I want to catch up on some sleep, so I sleep all the time."
"Why didn't you sleep well?"
Andy felt that he could sleep soundly as long as his mother was around him after he went to bed.
Was it because Teresa was not accompanied by her mother that she couldn't sleep well?
He never met Teresa's mother.
His mother told him that Teresa's mother was his grandmother.
"I couldn't sleep well because I was thinking about how to make a lot of money and become a rich woman."
Andy blinked and wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. His indecisive face was so funny.
"Andy, have you had lunch?"
Andy touched his belly and said, "Auntie Gwendolyn fed me, and I'm full."
Teresa smiled and put him down. "Then just play here. I'll make a phone call."
"Okay."
Andy walked back to Gwendolyn obediently and asked Gwendolyn to play with toys with him.
Teresa called Hubert.
Hubert answered the phone soon.
"Mr. Donovan, how are you this morning? Are you all right? If you don't feel well, ask for leave after the meeting and come back to have a rest for half a day."
Hearing her caring words, Hubert was in a good mood. He leaned back on the black swivel chair, turned the chair back and forth, and said, "I had another cup of coffee after returning to the company, so I hold on until now. It's almost time to get off work, and I can sleep for a while soon."
"Didn't you eat?"
"I'm very sleepy, so I have no appetite. I don't want to eat."
"You have to eat something. You've been busy for a whole morning. If you don't eat lunch, you'll suffer from a stomach disease, and it will be hard to restore your health."
Hubert said softly, "I just don't want to eat."
"You should go to bed after work. I will deliver food to you later and call you at the gate of your company."
He didn't sleep all night because of her elder sister's business. No matter what, Teresa couldn't let Hubert skip lunch.
"Alright, I'll sleep in the company for a while, and you can call me when you arrive. Drive carefully."
"I've slept in the shop for a long time, so now I'm in good spirits. It's okay. Deal with your work first and then go to sleep quickly."
Teresa hung up after saying that.
Then she got up, went into the kitchen, took out the insulated lunch box, and said to Linda while washing it, "Linda, Mr. Donovan will not come back for lunch, so I will send it to him. You can eat first and leave some food for me. I will eat it when I come back."
Linda hurriedly said, "The meal is ready. We can eat it when your elder sister arrives. Why don't you eat first? You may come back after one o'clock in the afternoon, and you'll starve."
Teresa thought about it for a moment and felt that Linda was right. Therefore, she asked Linda to fill the lunch box with rice, meat, and vegetables. She even packed soup for Hubert. Anyway, the insulated lunch box was filled with food.
She quickly finished a bowl of soup and a bowl of rice without eating the meat and vegetables.
Filling her stomach in a hurry, she took up the insulated lunch box and said to Linda, "I'll deliver the food first. Linda, keep an eye on Andy when it's busy."
The students studied on their own initiative, so Gwendolyn didn't have to supervise them and just needed to collect money.
"I will. Hurry up and send the food to Mr. Donovan."
Linda was more afraid that Hubert would starve.
So she urged Teresa to deliver the meal.
After hanging up the phone, Hubert sent a message to Morgan in a good mood.
"Have lunch in the hotel on your own. I won't go there."
Morgan quickly replied to him and asked, "Are you going to eat in Teresa's shop again?"
Hubert replied, "I'm so sleepy that I need to catch up on sleep first. My wife feels sorry for me, and she'll send me lunch in person."
Morgan didn't want to reply to him anymore.
He felt that he had witnessed Hubert's display of affection again.
He seriously suspected that Hubert was showing off and stimulating him, making him expect the blind date with Gwendolyn more. Then, Hubert could receive a red envelope as the matchmaker.
"Rat-a-tat."
There was a knock at the door.
Hubert, who still wants to show off his love, was interrupted.
The person outside didn't wait for him to respond, pushed the door, and came in.
It was his grandmother.
"Grandma, why are you here?"
She even came at this time.
Teresa would arrive soon. Did his grandmother come here in time to be the third wheel?
His grandmother not only came but also brought a suitcase with her.
Hubert's face darkened when he saw the suitcase. He frowned and asked, "Grandma, what are you doing?"