Chapter 16 Chapter 16: The Brutal Child

Alex shrunk in Susie's arms in Susie's room while Susie was in Alana's arms.

After arriving at the new place, the parrot had a bit of a stress reaction and almost choked to death. Susie was also sad that she didn't protect Alex.

Seeing Susie gradually calm down, Alana said, "Is Susie feeling better? This is indeed Lulu's fault. Susie did the right thing."

Craig also said, "Yes. Susie is a good kid."

Alana followed up with, "Susie is Grandma's good girl."

The two old ones' praises were like a baton race. Embarrassed to be complimented like this for the first time, Susie grabbed Alex's wings and said, "Grandparents are good babies too."

The older couple was stunned and burst out laughing.

Martin had just been in a meeting in the study and came out at that moment to learn about Susie and Lulu's fight.

He couldn't help but frown and stood in the doorway without saying a word as he watched Susie.

When he saw David approaching, he whispered, "David, you have to settle this matter as soon as possible."

When Mara and David married, their relationship was not wrong because they had a son, Zion. When Lulu was born, the Murray family learned that David wanted a divorce, but the Warner family refused.

Because Clara disappeared, everyone was exhausted from finding her, so the divorce matter had been delayed until now.

David muffled, "I know, but now the two kids are still young. I'm worried that our divorce will affect them." And they were also his children. Although he usually did not spend time getting along with them, he could not part with them.

Martin nodded his head. Every family had problems, and he couldn't decide for David's life.

He said, "Take care of it yourself."

The two looked inside Susie's room, where the little girl had gotten rid of the bad mood and was discussing her name with Alana.

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The girl's voice was lovely, but her face was earnest because she had memorized what her mother said word for word.

Alana nodded, "Susie's name is so well. Your mom's name is Clara Murray, and Susie's last name is Murray, okay?"

Susie nodded happily.

Craig laughed, "What's good about her first name?"

Susie raised her hand and grabbed the answer, "Susie Murray."

The crowd couldn't help but puff out a laugh.

Martin walked in and said, "Call Susu."

Alana shook her head, "No good."

The crowd was momentarily confused. So they decided to meet and collect names together as a family.

Alana asked again, "Susie is three and a half years old, right?"

Susie thought momentarily, "Yes, Mom says I popped out on the fifteenth of March."

The crowd paused. The fifteenth of March? That's a week later.

In a week, Susie would turn four years old.

Alana said, "Great, let's have a birthday party for Susie and buy a super big cake, okay? Then Susie can make a wish with the cake."

Susie's eyes lit up with joy, "Really?" She could have a big cake too.

Looking at her happy face, Alana couldn't help but ask, "How did you spend your birthday?"

Susie shook her head, "I have not had a birthday. Dad said he was unavailable, and Auntie said she would throw up after seeing the cake when she was pregnant." She carefully tried to tell her grandparents that she wanted a small cake to be enough. The result was that the grandparents said everyone was busy enough and had no time to buy it.

So Susie was looking forward to having a birthday to have a wish.

She wished her mom lived happily in the sky and her grandparents lived up to one hundred years old healthily.

Seeing happy Susie, everyone was relieved.

Everyone was back by dinner time. It was the first time after four years that the Murray family had been so lively.

Craig mentioned Susie's name at the dinner table, which could be problematic for eight men. Hence, the room was tranquil for a while.

Mara did not say a word but was getting more and more uncomfortable.

Susie hit Lulu. Why didn't they care about Lulu but think about Susie's name here?

"Lulu, this is your favorite meat." Mara gave her daughter a dish to eat.

Lucy was glaring at Susie because she didn't want Susie to eat with her. This table and dishes were hers, and this home was hers. What right did she have to be here?

Susie also held a grudge against Lucy for nearly strangling Alex. So she ignored Lucy and turned her head to the side.

Lucy was so angry that she angrily threw the spoon on the floor with a snap and cried out.

Zion, Hamza, and Wade rolled their eyes at the same time. Here she went again.

Mara hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are you crying all of a sudden?"

Lucy grabbed the bowl and lifted all the food inside, crying and screaming, "She bullied me. You all ignore me."

Mara's heart sank. She gave the crowd a deep look that seemed to say that's all others' fault. Children were the most sensitive. When they didn't talk or comfort Lulu, that was senseless violence to Lulu.

Mara said, "Good girl, mommy is here."

Instead, Lucy slammed plates into the middle of the table and cried out, "I don't want her to eat with me. I don't want a sister."

Craig suppressed his anger and said coldly, "Leave away if you don't want to eat. Who told you you could lift the bowl and throw those on the table?"

When Lulu saw her grandfather's aggression, she cried even harder and kicked the table with both feet, "I don't want it. I don't want her."

She just said "I don't want!", no matter what people said.

The crowd was speechless.

David didn't say anything but picked up Lucy and tried to leave. But when Lulu wanted to be resistant, he was so angry that he directly 'dragged' her upstairs.

Mara said sharply, "David, what are you doing?"

Susie was so scared that the meat fell out of her hands. She had been dragged away like this by her father before. Suddenly she felt sorry for Lulu.

Mara snatched the crying Lucy, gave David a teary-eyed glare, and thumped her way upstairs. She thought they were all going too far. Was it necessary to be so desperate for a child?

Lucy still had a bruise on her wrist, and her eyes were bruised. Why David deliberately treated Lulu in this way?

When she thought about this, Mara felt angry and upset.