Chapter 143: The Unwanted Little Troublemaker
Alijah stepped out of the hospital.
He ching to Marcus‘ shoulder, his eyes lighting up at the distant glow of the Ferris wheel.
“Dad, can we go to the amusement park? I really wanna ride the Ferris wheel
Everyone–Grandma, the maids–had always said Gemma wasn’t fit to be his mom.
Besides she’d ng him about everything
No man nicknames for other kids, no snapping at waitstaff, no cutting lin
Even though Grandma insisted everyone in those lines would someday work for the Wilson.
Blowing to him was their “privilege“.
But Gemina had her perks
She’d sneak him to crowded public parks, even when Grandma sneered they were “for peasants.”
The Wilsons had their own private playground.
Yet something about the chaos of a real amusement park thrilled luan.
He hadn’t ridden a Ferris wheel since Gemma left.
He missed it
“Dad, please?”
Alijah kicked his legs, jostling Marcus shoulder.
Marcus paused, glancing at the distant ride.
For a split second, he swore he saw Gemma’s silhouette in o
Her voice echoed in his head:
one of the gondolas
“The City’s Eye–that’s what they call it. When you’re better, we’ll ride it together.”
“Make a wish at the top, and the universe listens.”
“I hope that your eyes will recover. Make the Wilsam the eyes of the city in everyone’s hears.”
His throat tightened.
His eyes red.
He’d built Wilson Group into the city’s crown jewel, just like she’d wanted.
But why wasn’t she here to see it?
“Later, Ali,” Marcus said hoarsely. “We’ll go with your mom once she’s better.”
Alijah’s face crumpled.
He hated it when he couldn’t have what he want.
“But I want to go NOW! You promised!”
Lart Wond dad ever!”
Tears soaked Marcus shirt as the boy wailed.
Marcus set him down, crouching to eye level.
The intimidating presence of someone in authority still carried enough weight to make a child think twice.
“Don’t you want your mom there too?”
Algal sniffled.
“How long’s later?”
He kind of wanted mom to be around
Grandma scolded him and even slapped Idin
Mabel didn’t show up recently.
Dad Always out of saglst.
He was inviuble to those adults.
With Mom, he was always the top priority.
Il Moin were here to take him to the amusement park, he could play whatever he wanted, no questions askea.
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But Grandma had packed his schedule with all soms of lessons, and today was the only free time he had.
So even though he wanted to see Gemma, he didn’t want to take too long
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be enough time to have fun..
Marcus stunned.
He recalled the news lut night. “A werk. Maybe more,”
“A week?!”
The kid recoded like it was a
Forge
it was a life
semence
it I’ll ask Mabel”
After saying that, he turned around and ran off
Marcus hadn’t expected his son to react like this.
He didn’t even have time to explain that Gemma was sick.
But, after all, this was his own flesh and blood–what else could he do? He had no choice but to chase after him.
Mabel, who was in a hurry to meet the Raven family, walked out of the hospital and bumped into Alijah.
Alijah clutched his nose, tears welling up in his eyes
but as soon as he saw it was Mabel, his face lit up with excitement.
“Mabel, are you here for me?”
Mabel, anxious to get to the Raven family, almost instinctively tried to push Alijah aside
But when she noticed Marcus rushing over, she quickly put on a warm smile.
“Yes, I saw your dad take you away, and I was wormed he might forget to bring your water bottle and lollipop,” she said sweetly. Aljah immediately clung to her arm. “Mabel, Dad doesn’t want to take me to the amusement park. Can you take me instead
A flicker of irritation crossed Mabel’s mind.
This was the son of that woman, and he even looked a bit like her
Just glancing at him filled her with disgust.
But for the sake of her own ambitions, the forced herself to play along.
“Ali, sweetie, I have to work today. If I don’t go, my boss will scold me. I’d be in so much trouble, boo hoo hoo,” she said, bending down and pretending to be pitiful
This was her go–to move.
But Alijah, who had been driven to the brink by Margaret’s strict upbringing wasn’t about to let her off the hook.
“I don’t care! Just call in sickt If your boss says anything, I’ll go and give him a piece of my mind!“
Mabel was speechless.
“Ali, I can’t. 1 just started this job. I can’t take time off.”
Alijah suddenly let go of her hand
“You said you’d do anything for me! You’re a liar too!”
Mabel glanced nervously at Marcus and quickly said, “Ali, how could 11
lll be to you?
It’s just that I work at the same hospital as your mom now, if I took you out to play, she’d be really upset,
I don’t want to make anyone said, so I have to step back.”
By the end of her sentence, her voice was trembling and tears were welling up in her eyes.
She looked at Marcus with a pitiful expression.
“I guess it was just wishful thinking on my part. I shouldn’t have tried to comprie will your mom for anything. But I really do care about you… don’t want you to feel hun.”
Alijals was stunned
“Mom’s why you can’t play with me?”
Mabel her coalined nor denied in
she just kept crying.
Alyal clenched bus linke lasts tightly.
anger rising. Suddenly, he turned to Marcus.
“Ugli, the’s always rising stuff Wants to Tix me like some damb robot!”
Marcus frowned. He didn’t spend much time with the kid, but he knew a five year–old shouldn’t understand what “fix” meant..
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“W bo told you that Tiving‘ nonsense?”
Aljah stomped ho foot in frustration is a fix! She always thanks Crambena taught me the wrong things she wants to burn me into a robot I don’t
“Timestying with Mabel”
With that, he clung even tighter to Mabel’s arm, refusing to let go
“Max” Mabel sighed, sounding helpless. “Maybe the kid’s been around too many people Lately and packed up some unappropriate things t
Seeing the look on Marcus’s live, she qus kly backtracked
“But kids alon’t have any bad intentions. He didn’t mean anything by it. Don’t worry too much”
Her palms were sweaty with nerves.
This bratt Why did he have to blurt out everything I told him?
