Chapter 545 Counterfeit and Shoddy
Hearing this, Orla suddenly choked on the milk she was drinking.
She couldn't stop coughing.
Paxon immediately reached out his little hand to pat her back.
In a soft, concerned voice, he asked, "Orla, did this person scare you?"
Orla coughed for a while, tears streaming down her face.
Her usually pale cheeks turned bright red.
She shook her head gently, "I'm fine, I just drank too fast."
Seeing her like this, Leonard, who had been expressionless, now looked at Orla with concern.
In a gentle voice, he said, "No one's taking it from you, why are you in such a hurry?"
Paxon blinked his big eyes, looking from Orla to Lina.
Then he said, "It was this woman who scared Orla."
Lina ground her teeth but put on a hurt expression, "Leo, you saw it, I didn't do anything. How could I have scared her?"
Paxon tilted his little face up and said, "You said you were Uncle Leonard's fiancée, but my Uncle Leonard is clearly single."
Hearing "Uncle Leonard," Lina's tense heart suddenly relaxed.
She handed her breakfast to Paxon and said, "Little one, let me treat you to breakfast as an apology. I really do have an engagement with your Uncle Leonard, set by our elders. I'm not lying."
Paxon blinked his big eyes again and looked at Leonard, "Uncle Leonard, is she lying?"
Leonard furrowed his brow and said in a deep voice, "It was arranged by Ernest, but I never agreed to it."
Paxon pouted angrily at Lina, "An agreement only counts if both people agree. Clearly, my Uncle Leonard doesn't acknowledge it, so your engagement is invalid."
He spoke with such conviction and clarity that both Leonard and Lina were stunned.
This kid looked under three years old, yet he spoke so logically.
Lina forced a smile, "But both our parents agreed. If you don't believe me, you can ask Ernest."
Paxon, hands on his hips, glared, "Marriage is between two people. As long as Uncle Leonard doesn't agree, Ernest can't force him. It's Uncle Leonard getting married, not Ernest. How can you, an adult, not understand this better than a three-year-old?"
Lina was furious.
Calling her old, what was that about?
Lina clenched her fist, forcing a smile, "Little one, Leonard and I are the same age. How am I old? Why do you call her sister and me auntie?"
"Because you look old and act immature. Sister Si Yan is young and pretty. If I were Uncle Leonard, I'd marry her, not you."
"Leo, help me out here. You know our situation."
Leonard smiled faintly, gently ruffling Paxon's hair, "Even a child understands. Why don't you? Or are you pretending not to?"
"I made it clear to your grandfather last time. I'm not marrying you. If it weren't for your dad saving my grandfather and helping me out, do you think I'd let you act like this?"
"Leo, we were so close as kids. You always took care of me. Why are you so cold now?"
Leonard smiled, "I saw you as a sister. If we stayed as siblings, I'd still treat you well. But you want too much, and I can't give it."
Lina's face turned ugly from the public rejection.
She clenched her fist, tears in her eyes, "But don't forget our agreement. If you're not married by thirty, you have to marry me. You promised my father."
"Don't worry, I'll be married before thirty, but it won't be to you."
"Leonard, why do you hate me? Is it because of this woman? She's so young and already knows how to seduce men, and you still favor her."
Lina finally lost her composure, revealing her true self.
Her blue eyes glared at Orla.
She gritted her teeth, wanting to tear Orla's face apart.
Hearing this, Leonard's already dark expression grew colder, his eyes filled with an unprecedented chill.
"Lina, don't waste your father's goodwill towards me and my grandfather. If you push me, I can cut all ties."
Lina's eyes reddened with anger, "Leonard, you'd break ties with me for this woman? Don't forget, without my father, your grandfather wouldn't be here, and neither would the Guise Family. You're turning against me for a child. Have you thought about the consequences?"
Leonard was about to speak when Orla stood up from her chair.
With a smile, she walked towards Lina.
In a soft voice, she said, "How would you know if I'm grown up or not without trying?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she slapped Lina across the face.
Lina saw stars.
Half her face went numb.
Blood trickled from her mouth.
Furious, she stomped her foot, "You bitch, how dare you hit me! I'll tear your mouth apart."
Lina rolled up her sleeves and charged at Orla.
But before she could touch her, Orla slapped her other cheek.
This left Lina completely stunned.
She didn't expect Orla, small as she was, to have such strength.
Covering her face, she looked at Leonard with teary eyes.
"Leo, she hit me. Aren't you going to do something?"
Leonard looked at her sympathetically, pulling a tissue from the box and handing it to her.
In a calm voice, he said, "I forgot to tell you, she's a black belt in Taekwondo. She was eating quietly, and you insulted her first. We have cameras here, so you can't deny it."
"Leonard, you're teaming up with an outsider to bully me. I'll tell my father."
Leonard ignored Lina, instead taking Orla's hand and gently massaging it, "Does your hand hurt? Let me rub it for you."
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