CHAPTER 8: CHAPTER 8: MY LITTLE DEMON CAN’T POSSIBLY BE THIS CUTE

This is the only woman who has rejected him more than three times, and yet he still had to persevere shamelessly, begging to meet in person.

Considering that this little ancestor at home occasionally has emotional outbursts, with mood swings at any moment, the psychiatrist said it’s typical bipolar disorder.

Moreover, this little fellow at home has shown an astounding talent for music since childhood, and is particularly fond of Rise’s piano pieces, so the psychiatrist suggested music therapy.

Unfortunately, as the little guy grew older, audio recordings lost their effectiveness, and his elder brother came up with the idea of inviting a live performer.

This has made it difficult for him.

"Who is that woman? Why haven’t I seen her before?"

"A new piano teacher?"

"This woman is truly amazing, being able to calm the rampaging young master."

"Amazing? It’s all because of Master Rise’s brilliance, she’s too calculating if you ask me." Jasper Hawthorne now also noticed that the woman playing the piano was that same unattractive woman from before.

Raina North’s fingers flew across the keyboard, but her attention remained on the little fellow.

Seeing the little guy calming down to listen to the music, a faint smile tugged at the corner of her lips.

"Want to join in?" Raina waved at the little guy.

The little guy hadn’t reacted yet, but Jasper’s face changed dramatically first.

"What’s that ugly woman doing?!"

Especially when he saw the little guy take a step forward, Jasper was so nervous he held his breath.

"Not good, the little ancestor must have noticed something’s wrong. Hurry, be ready and block the door..."

Jasper quickly issued the command, however, unexpectedly, the little guy did not smash the piano or chase Raina away as predicted, but obediently held out his little hand to Raina.

Raina held his warm little hand, inexplicably feeling something stirring in her heart, her gaze softened.

She lifted the small body onto the chair beside her and slowly guided him.

Having taught her daughter to play the piano from a young age, Raina was quite adept at teaching children to play piano.

Raina quickly discovered that this little guy was actually a piano prodigy.

She demonstrated once, and he could play it completely.

The two, one big and one small, seemed to be playing a game with music, back and forth, having lots of fun.

At the end of a piece, Raina held the little fellow’s face in delight and planted a big kiss.

"You’re amazing, sweetie, you played the whole piece perfectly."

Upon seeing Raina for the first time, Baby Hawthorne immediately recognized her as his mom.

Mom’s piano playing was even gentler than the audio, each note felt like mom speaking to him.

Finally, daddy brought mom home.

How wonderful.

"Is Baby smiling?" Jasper rubbed his eyes, "Impossible, impossible, I must be seeing things, there’s no way my little devil could be this cute."

The most frightening thing was that he actually found the woman in the backlight breathtakingly beautiful.

Seems like he needs to make an appointment with the ophthalmologist.

Outside the room, Aunt Rivers hurriedly supported a spirited older woman to come in, and was amazed by the scene inside.

"The new young madam is indeed formidable." Aunt Rivers couldn’t find other words to describe it.

The elderly woman was none other than Old Mrs. Hawthorne, Elias Hawthorne’s grandmother.

"Let everyone withdraw. Do not disturb my granddaughter-in-law and well-behaved great-grandson as they bond like mother and son."

Old Mrs. Hawthorne was so happy her eyes narrowed into a line.

If Old Mrs. Hawthorne in her old age had any worries left, it would be just two.

One is the elder grandson’s unwillingness to marry.

The other is that her well-behaved great-grandson lacks care.

After a trip abroad, the grandson who refused to marry suddenly wanted to tie the knot, and quietly asked someone to propose.

This caught Old Mrs. Hawthorne off guard.

Thinking of the eldest grandson’s typically cold demeanor, combined with those unpleasant rumors outside, Old Mrs. Hawthorne hurriedly rushed over, vowing to ensure her grandson secured the granddaughter-in-law, to prevent her from slipping away.

She also worried a bit, mainly about her tip-top great-grandson, concerned that his biological dad’s remarriage might make things hard on him.

Stepmothers and stepchildren are natural enemies, just like those two in their family.

But to her surprise, this future granddaughter-in-law was so formidable, she not only took down her typically cold grandson but also tamed the fierce great-grandson.

Oh my, this is indeed a treasure bestowed upon the Hawthorne Family by heaven.

"Aunt Rivers, notify everyone that they must respectfully call the North girl ’young madam’. Have Uncle Coleman arrange for someone to redecorate the new house, and also start preparing for the wedding, it’s been so long since we hosted a happy occasion. This time we need to go all out..." Old Mrs. Hawthorne instructed, feeling it wasn’t right, "No, this back and forth is too slow, first get the marriage registered, let’s marry her home first. Has Elias come back? We must hurry and urge them to get the marriage certificate."

"A moment ago, the gatekeeper said the elder young master went straight to see Young Master Summers after arriving," Aunt Rivers said.

"Go and see, get that boy over here, wait, actually, let’s talk later tonight. Now, go see what Elias and the North girl are up to, Elias isn’t good at being sociable, observe and help bring them together more."

With a glance, Old Mrs. Hawthorne gave the message, which Aunt Rivers instantly understood.

"Don’t worry, leave it to this old woman. The new young madam has a face that speaks of many blessings, if they work hard enough, maybe by next year, we’ll have another baby in the house."

Old Mrs. Hawthorne squinted, a smile reaching her eyebrows.

"You noticed too. From the first glance, I knew that North girl was different from those flashy girls outside, honest and straightforward. Did you see her round bottom? Surely capable of bearing children."

"Not only is the bottom round, but she’s curvy too."

The two went back and forth with compliments, and unexpectedly, as Raina was teaching the little fellow to play piano, she sneezed.

...

Upon receiving the notification from home, Elias Hawthorne hurried back, hearing a melodious piano sound from afar.

The anticipated chaos did not materialize. Through the window, he saw his unruly little brat obediently sitting at the piano, seriously playing.

Beside him sat a slender woman.

Because she was facing away from the window, Elias could not see her face, only barely a side profile.

The two occasionally whispered, with a close attitude.

If you listened carefully, you could hear the woman guiding Baby on piano playing.

"This piano teacher is quite impressive, able to make the young master listen. Seems like the psychiatrist’s suggestion of music therapy is truly effective," the assistant Aidan Lynch remarked.

"Inform Uncle Coleman that from now on, this will be Baby’s piano teacher."

Inside the practice room, there seemed to be a warmth between the two that made one reluctant to disturb.

Elias watched silently for a while before turning to leave the practice room.

Half an hour later, Raina gently put the now-sleeping little fellow who had collapsed in her arms onto the bed.

After a relentless outburst, the little fellow was clearly exhausted, falling asleep after a bit of piano practice.

"I never expected the young master to be so attached to the young madam. Once she gets married in, the young master will surely be overjoyed."

Upon leaving the bedroom, Aunt Rivers joyfully spoke immediately.

Young Madam...

Raina twitched the corner of her mouth.

Earlier, she was still Miss North.

That change in address... was really quick.

Raina thought about correcting it, but facing the overly enthusiastic Aunt Rivers, she decided to let it go and just changed the subject.

"Where’s the bathroom?"

"Oh, there’s one in the music room," Aunt Rivers paused, remembering the old lady’s instructions, "But the toilet is blocked, a technician is repairing it, please use the one at the very end of the second floor."