Chapter 363 The Center of Attention
Cloud Palace was the only seven–star hotel in all of Balewood
To celebrate Lauren’s birthday, the Mavis family had booked the entire place.
Today, Lauren had been personally dressed up by Madam Shirley. She wore a handmade, custom pink princess gown. Paired with her fair skin and naturally adorable features, she looked just like a porcelain doll.
The Mavis family of four arrived together at Cloud Palace.
Mr. Timely crouched down to meet Lauren at eye level and gently patted her head. “Sweetheart, there are still a lot of guests I
need to greet. I can’t stay with you right not
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All the guests invited by the Mavis family were among Balewood’s elite. As the head of the household, it was his duty to welcome them.
In her previous life, Lauren had never had a birthday party of her own. But she’d seen the Bennett family throw grand birthday banquets for Willow, so she was quite familiar with how they worked.
She nodded obediently. “Go ahead, Daddy.”
Her maturity filled Mr. Timely with both pride and a tinge of sorrow.
He was always stern and cold in front of others, but when it came to his sweet, soft liule girl, his heart melted completely.
With a look of reluctance, he said, “Baby, aren’t you even a little sad I’m leaving? I don’t want to be apart from our lovely Lauren for even a minute.”
He even made a teary face as he spoke.
Lauren’s mouth twitched. Her father’s love was a bit overwhelming.
She cupped Mr. Timely’s face and, putting on her best childlike tone, comforted her tearful daddy.
“Daddy, you’re a grown–up. You can’t cry like a little kid, or you won’t look cool anymore.”
Mr. Timely sniffled.
“Then I want a big, big hug from my baby as comfort.”
Faced with this “macho man in tears,” Lauren had no choice but to give in.
Ever since she’d joined the Mavis family, her parents and big brother demanded hugs and kisses nonstop. If she weren’t so little, she honestly believed they’d even make her do airplane lifts.
Lauren sighed inwardly, but still gave her dad a strong hug and even added a kiss as a bonus.
“Good Daddy. Now go greet the guests outside.”
With that kiss and hug from his daughter, Mr. Timely was instantly revitalized. He handed Lauren off to Madam Shirley.
After he left. Madam Shirley pointed to the grand door in front of them and said to Lauren, “When the party starts, I’ll walk you out through this door. When that moment comes, our precious Lauren will be the star of the whole event.”
This door had once felt like an unbridgeable divide for the old Lauren.
She had wished countless times that the Bennett family would throw her a party like this, hold her hand, walk her out through that door, and proudly introduce her as their biological daughter.
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Chapter 363 The Center of Attention
the more she was given, the more she pitied the girl she used to be.
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If only she hadn’t stayed at the orphanage for Lucas in her past life… if only she’d agreed to be adopted by the Mavis family…
Then she would’ve had all this back then too. She wouldn’t have been used and discarded by the Bennetts, ending up crippled and forced to drink pesticide in a suicide attempt.
Her own suffering was bad enough–but she’d dragged Mia down with her and turned her into a murderer
This time around. Mia would never witness such tragedy. She would grow up safe and sound.
Lauren silently vowed that when she grew up, if she had the chance, she would visit Marilyn and Mia and repay everything she owed them in her past life.
While Lauren was deep in thought, Madam Shirley said again, “But there’s still some time before the banquet starts. I’ll take you to the lounge to rest a bit. When the time comes, we’ll come back here.”
“Okay, Mommy.” Lauren walked with Madam Shirley and Victor toward the lounge.
Once inside, Madam Shirley looked at Lauren with a serious expression. “Lauren, there’s something I want to ask you.”
Lauren tilted her head in confusion. “What is it?”
She was so young. What kind of thing needed her input?
“Lauren, now that you’re part of the Mavis family, and after today, everyone in Balewood’s upper circles will know you’re our daughter… I want to change your last name to Mavis. From now on, you’ll be Lauren Mavis. What do you think?”
Honestly, the Mavis family didn’t have to ask a five–year–old for permission about something like this.
But out of respect for their child, they truly cared about what Lauren thought.
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