Chapter 310: Mom, I Miss You So Much

Ian saw Anne Sutton and immediately ran over.

Anne Sutton looked at the little guy and noticed Nathan Fawcett was also following behind David Hayes...

’Um, why are they here?’

David Hayes said to Anne Sutton, "Sis, your friends."

Ian had already reached Anne Sutton’s side. He looked at her, wrapped his arms around her neck, and said affectionately, "Mommy, I missed you so much!"

Anne Sutton looked at him and asked, "Why are you guys here?"

Nathan Fawcett walked over, and David Hayes had already pulled up a chair for him.

When Mrs. Sutton saw Nathan Fawcett and Ian show up, she looked at them, a little surprised.

Anne Sutton asked, "Do you want to eat?"

Nathan Fawcett said, "I’ve already eaten."

Ian wasn’t so polite. "I’m hungry!"

Anne Sutton said, "Alright, I’ll go get Ian a bowl."

Nathan Fawcett: "..."

’Actually, I haven’t eaten either!’

Seeing Nathan Fawcett, Sharon Sutton said, "Hello, Mr. Linden!"

Nathan Fawcett glanced at her, the corners of his mouth twitching.

He wasn’t used to speaking to people so warmly.

Seeing Anne Sutton’s sister, he didn’t know how to smile.

’But I don’t want to come across as too cold and aloof!’

He hadn’t cared about such things before, but now that he was pursuing Anne Sutton, he had to learn.

As a result, the smile that appeared on his face looked exceptionally stiff.

Seeing his smile, Sharon Sutton froze for a moment. ’That smile is so strange!’ she thought.

Anne Sutton got a bowl for Ian, walked over, filled it with a small serving of rice, and placed it in front of him.

Sharon Sutton saw this and asked, "Sis, why didn’t you get a bowl for Mr. Linden?"

Anne Sutton said, "Didn’t he just say he already ate?"

She glanced at Nathan Fawcett. "Right?"

Sharon Sutton said, "He was obviously just being polite. Honestly, you..."

"..."

Before Anne Sutton could say anything else, Sharon Sutton had already told David Hayes to get a bowl for Ethan Linden.

Anne Sutton sat to the side, watching Nathan Fawcett sitting in his chair, looking a bit foolish.

’Is it just my imagination, or does he seem incredibly docile today?’

’If this were in the past...’

’The moment he sat down in the house, no one else would dare to speak.’

’It’s nothing like now...’

’He looks like a lamb to the slaughter!’

David Hayes brought him a bowl and handed it to him. He took it and even said quite politely, "Thank you."

Aside from Anne Sutton, the others were very unaccustomed to seeing Nathan Fawcett acting like this.

After all, they had all met Ethan Linden before!

Even when he was acting as Ethan Linden, he had never been this docile!

With the arrival of Nathan Fawcett and Ian, the meal became even livelier.

Anne Sutton sat to the side, putting some food on Ian’s plate, and asked, "Is the food good today?"

Ian nodded. "It’s so delicious!"

Anne Sutton pointed to Mrs. Sutton next to them and explained to Ian, "Grandma made it."

’Ian is my child, so my mother is naturally his grandmother!’

After hearing Anne’s introduction, Ian looked at Mrs. Sutton and said, "Grandma, you’re amazing! Your cooking is even better than my mommy’s."

Anne Sutton: "..."

’Damn it!’

"You clearly said before that my cooking was the best in the world, and now you’re changing your story?"

Ian giggled. "But I really do think Grandma’s cooking is delicious, and I’m not a liar!"

"You’re quite the little flatterer!" Anne Sutton looked at the little rascal and reached out to pinch his cheek.

Despite this, on the inside, Anne Sutton was still very happy.

She looked at her mother and said, "Mom, this is Ian. You’ve met him before! He’s adorable, isn’t he?"

Before, when she introduced Ian to her mother, she would only say that he was Ethan Linden’s child.

The reason she was reintroducing him now was because Ian’s identity, to her, had changed!

Mrs. Sutton glanced at Ian and did indeed think he was very cute.

However, seeing Anne Sutton so close with someone else’s son felt odd to her, so she didn’t say anything in front of Anne.

Ian said, "Grandma doesn’t like me!"

His crestfallen tone made Mrs. Sutton feel a bit bad.

Mrs. Sutton was a very good-tempered and extremely gentle person to begin with.

She said to Ian, "That’s not true."

Ian said, "Thank you, Grandma, for making such delicious food for us."

Compared to the silent Nathan Fawcett at the side, Ian was a real chatterbox.

He talked a lot and was quite articulate.

Anne Sutton looked at the little guy and smiled. ’I wonder who he takes after!’

She secretly glanced at Nathan Fawcett.

’Just moments ago, I was thinking about him, wondering when I’d see him again, and I never expected...’

’...that he’d appear right in front of me!’

’And with my precious son, no less!’

’But...’

’Wasn’t he supposed to be in Veridia, celebrating the holiday with his mother?’

...

「In Veridia, the Linden Family home was quite deserted today.」

Anna Linden sat to the side with Chloe Chase accompanying her. In the past, during the holidays, Nathan Fawcett and Ian were always there.

During the holidays, Nathan Fawcett would always have the butler decorate the house to be very festive, so everyone could celebrate together.

She was a workaholic.

Even during the Spring Festival, she wouldn’t forget about work.

She didn’t much care for holidays like the Spring Festival.

She never thought Nathan Fawcett’s preparations had any meaning.

But not seeing him today, she found it a bit unsettling.

She spoke up and asked, "Where are Ethan and Ian?"

Chloe Chase replied, "I hear they went to Westhaven. To find Anne Sutton."

Hearing this, Anna Linden frowned. "It’s the middle of the holidays, and he has to run off to find Anne Sutton? What, can’t he get a meal at home?"

Chloe Chase looked at her lady and said, "In the past, whenever the young master was here, you never paid much attention to these things, Madam. He probably feels that you don’t need him to accompany you."

"...So it’s my fault then?" Anna Linden was speechless.

Chloe Chase said nothing.

However, from Nathan Fawcett’s perspective, she could understand why he wouldn’t want to be at home.

After all, with Anne Sutton in his life, this house had started to feel more like a home to Nathan Fawcett than ever before.

Anna Linden sat to one side, looking at the cold, empty house, and asked, "Chloe, tell me... what would this house be like if, one day, Ethan and Ian were no longer here?"

Hearing Anna Linden’s words, Chloe Chase knew that her master was actually terrified of being alone.

She said to Anna Linden, "That’s why, my lady, you need to be a little nicer to the young master! That way, he’ll know that you value him, too. Otherwise, he won’t dare to get close to you in the future!"

Anna Linden frowned. ’Every holiday when Nathan Fawcett is here, I never feel happy. It always feels like I’m with a substitute, not the real Ethan Linden.’

’But now that even Nathan Fawcett isn’t here, I’m only just realizing...’

’...that having one of my two sons with me is better than nothing.’

...

Anne Sutton sat eating, glancing at Nathan Fawcett from time to time. This time, he happened to look back at her. Their eyes met, and she became terribly embarrassed, guiltily lowering her gaze.

Nathan Fawcett watched her peeking at him, and the corners of his mouth lifted into a smile...