Chapter 6: Who Was This Boy?
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Trenton glanced in the direction Louis took off. Rebecca's heart stopped for a moment.
"Why would you care about whether or not another man is handsome? Let's go."
Rebecca bent down and picked Trenton up.
Seeing that Rebecca obviously didn't want to continue this conversation anymore, Trenton felt a bit heartbroken.
He wrapped his small arms around Rebecca's neck and said in a cheeky manner, "I was just thinking of finding a man for Mommy."
"You rascal, don't meddle in adults' affairs. I'll ask Aunty Eliza to arrange for you to go to kindergarten. You should study. I'd feel more at peace with Aunty Eliza looking after you."
Rebecca walked out with Trenton in her arms, her hands trembling slightly.
"Why did Trenton think that Louis was handsome?" she wondered.
Although Trenton and Louis were pretty similar to each other, Rebecca was still a little worried that Trenton had a good impression of Louis.
This was her son, the son she had risked her life to give birth to. He had nothing to do with Louis!
She would never allow Louis to take her child away from her.
Rebecca had a sense of determination, but she didn't see Trenton's worried and distressed expression.
Although he was young, he was aware about his mother's waking up from nightmares every night. He didn't know what Louis had done to her, but he feigned ignorance since his mother didn't want him to know. However, he had already planned his vengeance for her.
Both mother and son walked out of the airport deep in their own thoughts.
Rebecca hailed a taxi and took Trenton straight to Eliza's place.
Five years had passed, but she still lived in the same house, and the key was also kept in the same place.
Rebecca opened the door with the key and brought Trenton in.
The house had three rooms. It wasn't big, but it had a very cosy interior.
Trenton scanned the house briefly and whispered, "Mommy, where is your room?"
"The second one on the right. That used to be my room."
The corners of Rebecca's lips curled into a smile.
She and Eliza were college classmates and best friends. When she was bullied by her stepmother, Eliza always took her in. This was practically her second home.
Trenton dragged his suitcase with him as he opened the door to Rebecca's room.
There were photos of Rebecca when she was young hung on the wall, but Trenton couldn't recognise her. Ever since he was born, he had only ever seen Rebecca's current appearance. However, Rebecca's eyes turned red.
It was a face that was far less beautiful than it was now, but it was full of happiness and youth. Now, that face was long gone.
Rebecca reached out her hand and gently caressed her old photos. She felt really sad.
Trenton noticed Rebecca's actions and asked in confusion, "Mommy, who is this person? Aunty Eliza?"
"No, these are Mommy's old photos."
Rebecca tried her best to choke back the sobs in her voice.
Sadness overwhelmed her entire body, but she didn't want Trenton to find out. However, Trenton was a sensitive child, so he could clearly sense Rebecca's change of emotions.
He suddenly grabbed Rebecca's hand and said, "Mommy, I'm a little hungry. Go and see if there's anything to eat in the kitchen. Hurry up, I'm starving."
With that, Trenton pushed Rebecca out of the room.
Rebecca's sadness faded away.
To be fair, Trenton didn't eat much on the plane. Taking that into account, Rebecca gave in and took off her coat. She rolled up her sleeves and said, "Okay, alright. I'll cook something for you. You can play alone for a while. Don't make a mess of Aunty Eliza's room, okay?"
"Okay, I heard you."
Trenton pouted and shut the door behind Rebecca.
He looked at Rebecca's old photos on the wall, took a few pictures of them with his mobile phone, and then turned on the computer in the room.
He searched the web using the old photos of Rebecca that he took and quickly discovered information about her.
It mentioned the marriage between Rebecca and Louis eight years ago, as well as the news that Rebecca had a secret date with her lover and died in a fire five years ago.
Trenton's eyes suddenly darkened.
"Mommy had a secret date with her lover?
"That's impossible!" he thought.
He had known from birth that his mother had only one man in her heart—Louis. Although she had never said anything, Trenton could feel the hatred in his mother's heart.
"Louis must have done something to hurt Mommy," he thought.
Trenton quickly searched for Louis' information.
When he found out about Louis' name from Rebecca's sleep talking in the middle of the night, he had looked into Louis. Trenton knew about Louis' background, what he's capable of, and the state of his marriage very well.
Suddenly, Trenton found a photo of Louis holding a boy.
The boy looked about Trenton's age and he also had a similar appearance as Louis. Louis' gaze at the boy was especially affectionate and gentle.
"Who was this boy?" he wondered.
Trenton's eyes suddenly narrowed.
He quickly searched up the boy and found that it was Darryl Stone, the eldest grandson of the Stone Family. Darryl was now four years and ten months old, just four months older than Trenton!
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