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Chapter 186
Chapter 186
Chapter 186
“Mommy, something seems to be bothering you today!”
Seeing Renfrew running out of the kindergarten with a small backpack, Hesper wanted to restrain her
troubled expression, but Renfrew still noticed it keenly.
“Mommy’s fine. It’s just something from work.”
On her way there, Hesper could not take her mind off the competition that Jessie had brought up. This is property © NôvelDrama.Org.
‘It’s clear that Duval Group’s influence in Genecity is still greater in all aspects. Especially when it
comes to this joint competition. Because Genecity University has been steadily exporting talents into
society. every year, this design competition that Duval Group and Genecity University co-organized
initially has gradually become more and more authoritative in the industry.
‘However, with the delicate relationship that I have with Rickard in the way, it’ll be extremely awkward if
I used this competition as a springboard to get myself into the public’s sight.”
On the way, Hesper also searched for more authoritative and well-known competitions that had risen to
fame in the industry in recent years, only to find that they were all competitions held by foreign.
organizers. But domestic aesthetics had always received discrimination from other races at the
international level; being looked down upon was no longer news to local designers.
‘So the competition that Duval Group is organizing is the opportunity closest to me.”
“Daddy?” Renfrew suddenly called out.
Hesper lifted her head and instantly saw Rickard walking toward them from across the road.
Rickard had not been able to come and pick Renfrew up recently, so Hesper thought that he had only.
promised Renfrew to come for a day and he would not appear again after that. She did not expect to
see Rickard now.
After a few days of not seeing each other, Rickard seemed to have lost a little weight. And before
Hesper could take a closer look, Rickard had already strode up to her. A fragrant whirl wafted from the
hem of his coat and toward Hesper.
It was difficult for her to describe the smell, as it did not smell like any other men’s cologne.
“Daddy, you haven’t come to see Renfrew recently. I’m so sad.”
Renfrew rushed over and tugged at the corner of Rickard’s shirt. Rickard was rather at a loss. In the
end, he could only stretch out his hand and rub Renfrew’s head as Hesper did before.
Renfrew had never treated him so intimately before.
Hesper did not say much. She drove there to pick Renfrew up by herself that day, and it seemed that
Rickard had not driven there. So, she politely asked, “Do you need a ride?”
Rickard was a little surprised by her question. Then, he nodded. “Yes.”
Rickard’s body looked a little dusty. Hesper subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but since he
did not utter a single word, she did not take the initiative to start a conversation.
After all, their relationship had not reached the point where they needed to greet each other.
Rickard rubbed his brows wearily. He originally thought that he and Hesper would be taking care of
Renfrew during this period, but his grandfather’s sudden illness casually took up all his time.
And Ernest’s condition was very severe too…
“Daddy, are you worried about something too?”
Renfrew saw that something was off with Rickard, so he sniffed him carefully with his tiny nose and
pinched Rickard’s collar in a worried manner. “Daddy, are you sick? I smell disinfectant.”
Rickard did not intend to say anything about Ernest’s condition at first, but he did not expect Renfrew’s
sense of smell to be that sharp.
Seeing that Rickard did not deny or admit it, Hesper frowned. Although Rickard did not look quite right,
he did not look sick either.
‘If that’s the case, who’s fallen ill? Julie, or Sophia? But if that were the case, there would be no need
for Rickard to hide anything from me.’