Chapter 26 Suspicion
Since Archibald did not come to the amusement park, how was Lydia in the mood to hang out with Joshua here? However, at the thought of Archibald's love for Joshua, Lydia suppressed her frustration and stayed with Joshua.
But now, she saw Patricia standing in a queue outside!
In that case, how could Lydia keep staying in this amusement park? If she bumped into Patricia, wouldn't the lie fall off itself?
Seeing that Joshua had already turned around and was about to get into the Ferris Wheel, Lydia stretched out her hand and grabbed his arm at once.
Lydia wasn't bothered about whether Joshua would get hurt or not, and dragged him backwards rudely.
"You can't get in there!"
Joshua looked confusedly at Lydia behind him. His mother wasn't very kind to him, nor was she like any other mother. Furthermore, she acted like one person in front of his father, while she was totally another person behind his back.
However, Joshua had never blamed her. His mother had given him life, so he couldn't blame her, but he had to admit that he didn't like her at all.
Besides, she had always been gentle, but was very rude and impolite today.
"Mom, why can't I go? I'm not a little baby anymore. If you are busy, you may go home first. I'll be fine on my own!"
Lydia tightened the grip on Joshua's wrist with a stern face.
"No! When I say no, I mean no! It's late now, and we should go home! Otherwise, your father will blame me!"
Lydia kept glancing at Patricia and the others, who were about to get into the Ferris Wheel, as she spoke.
Joshua followed Lydia's glance in confusion, but it was a few seconds late.
When he looked over, Patricia and Karina, who was holding Benjamin, had already got into the Ferris Wheel and could no longer be seen.
It was when she saw Patricia get into the Ferris Wheel that Lydia let out a sigh of relief. Then, she held Joshua's hand and walked out of the VIP room.
When they hurried back to the Randolph's house in the car, Lydia loosened her grip on Joshua's hand, and raised her hand in front of Joshua's face with her palm facing up.
"Give me your hand."
Joshua cast a glance at Lydia, and finally put his hand on her palm, as if he was used to this kind of situation.
Lydia showed a tender smile and held Joshua's hand gently, trying her best to play the role as a loving mother.
Once the door of the house was pushed open, Archibald, who was reading on the sofa in the living room with his legs crossed, raised his head slowly, looking at Joshua and Lydia, who were walking towards him.
Actually, he was only staring at Joshua.
"Aren't you in the amusement park? Why are you back so early?"
Lydia stepped forward, sat next to Archibald and chimed in, for fear that Joshua would say anything against her, "Well, it was Joshua who wanted to come back earlier so that he could do homework and read more books. He thought the amusement park was just for kids."
Lydia covered her mouth and chuckled, looking amused, "He's clearly a baby, but behaves like an adult."
Archibald didn't even spare a glance at Lydia; instead, his gaze fell upon Joshua.
Staring at Joshua, Archibald remained silent, as if he was waiting for him to say something.
Joshua gave an indifferent glance at Lydia aside and nodded eventually. "Yes, the amusement park is for kids. I'd rather come back and read more books than wasting my time there." Archibald stood up from the sofa slowly, turned around and walked upstairs.
Lydia, who was still on the sofa, glanced at Joshua, turned around immediately and followed him upstairs.
"Archibald, wait for me."
Joshua dropped his eyes and shuffled to his own room.
The little Joshua sat in front of his desk and picked up the family photo of three, but there was no smile on his face.
No one was absent in the photo, and they did look like a happy family, but all of them in the photo seemed unhappy.
Both his father and he looked blank and numb, while his mother was trying to present herself better.
Joshua slammed the photo on the desk, and then released a sigh slowly.
Actually, he had suspected many times that Lydia was not his mother. He had a sneaking feeling that his mother might be someone else.
It was not until when he had read the paternity test report in his father's room last time that Joshua realized that he was his father's baby, so his mother must be his mother.
Even so, Joshua remained skeptical deep in his heart.
The old butler Lee gently pushed open the door of Joshua's room and walked in.
"Little young master, it's getting late. You might stop reading and go to bed."
Joshua raised his head and nodded at the butler, "Grandpa Lee, I see. Please go to bed early."
Lee took out a stuffed toy from his behind and placed it in front of Joshua with a smile on his face. "Little master, this is for you."
Joshua was stunned the moment he saw the stuffed toy in front of him, but a trace of surprise was gleaming in his dark and cold eyes. "Isn't... Isn't this the souvenir toy from the amusement park?"
Smiling, Lee stuffed the toy into Joshua's arms. "Exactly. As an old man, I don't need this, so I want to give it to you."
Joshua held the toy and couldn't help but look at him. "But Grandpa Lee, isn't this yours?"
"Well, this is a gift from my grandson, but I'm too old for this." Lee scratched his head, smiling.
Holding the toy, Joshua jumped from the chair and bowed to Lee, showing his gratitude.
"Grandpa Lee, thank you."
Lee stroked Joshua's head, looking at him affectionately. "It's alright, as long as you like it, little master."
When Lee walked out of Joshua's room, he pressed himself against the wall with a guilty look on his facing, blushing at once.
How would his grandson have sent him such a gift? It was the young master who gave the toy to him!
A few minutes ago, Archibald called Lee to his room. Sitting at the bedside, he was reading a book and said with a casual tone, "There is a toy on the back seat in my car. Take it out and give it to Joshua." Lee was slightly stunned. "A toy?"
Archibald turned the page with an air of indifference. "I bought it when passing by the amusement park."
Staring at Archibald in front of him, Lee couldn't help but smile with relief. "Young master, you couldn't take little young master to the amusement park, so you bought it for him deliberately, right?" Archibald's hand, which was turning the page, paused faintly. "No. Stop talking nonsense. Just give it to him now."☐☐☐☐