Unwilling Trophy Wife (Serena and Victor) novel Chapter 196

Chapter 196

Leon was overjoyed when he received the gift. After all, it came from his mother, and he couldn’t even remember the last time he had gotten anything from her.

Victor stood to the side, watching Leon’s expression with a complicated look in his eyes.

Victor pondered, ‘If it weren’t for Eliza, maybe we could’ve still had a normal family. Leon wouldn’t be this happy over just one gift from his mom.

He lowered his head and sent Serena a quick text: [Leon got the gift. He’s really happy.]

Serena replied almost instantly, simply saying she was glad Leon liked it. Her tone was polite and distant. But Victor knew very well they had no one to

blame but themselves.

Victor let out a quiet sigh. A moment later, another message came through, and this time it was a voice message.

Holding Leon close, Victor tapped on the voice message. Immediately, Serena’s gentle voice came through the speaker. “Happy birthday, Leon. I’m really glad to see you’ve made progress. I hope you keep it up.”

It was such a simple compliment, but Leon’s eyes turned red in an instant. He quickly wiped them away, pressed the voice message button, and said he promised he would keep doing better and better.

On the other end, hearing how obedient Leon sounded now left Serena feeling a bit wistful. She wished he could always be like this.

After two hectic days, Serena finished the draft for the newlyweds‘ place and sent it over to Regina. Regina was over the moon, praising her nonstop, and even joked about stealing her away in the chat with Keith.

Serena, resigned, had to gently refuse her every attempt.

Once the first draft was finally submitted, Serena needed to wait for other departments to do their part. She ended up with a rare little break, which gave her the perfect chance to take Alyssa out for some fun and finally keep her promise.

Early in the morning, Keith brought Alyssa over to Serena’s place. The little girl wore two cute pigtails on her head and looked much more cheerful. As soon as she saw Serena, she reached out her arms.

Keith watched from the side, a sense of comfort growing inside him.

Even though Alyssa still couldn’t speak normally, it was obvious she was far less withdrawn than before and could clearly communicate her needs. That would have been unimaginable in the past.

Serena didn’t notice the look on Keith’s face. She just crouched down and adjusted the little bow in Alyssa’s hair, making her look even cuter like a doll.

“Say goodbye to your dad, Alyssa. We’re heading out to have some fun,” Serena said gently.

Alyssa immediately waved obediently at Keith. Seeing her behave so well, Serena felt something soft crumble deep in her chest.

“Go on now,” he said with a smile. “Don’t forget to do as Serena says. If there’s any trouble, call me, okay?”

With that, Keith gave Alyssa a light pat on the head and turned to Serena. “I’ll head off to work now. Just call if anything comes up,” he said, his deep–set eyes showing a trace of warmth.

“Alright,” Serena replied.

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