Chapter 265: Chapter 265

Lola burst into a long-empty room on the second floor. It wasn’t his first time at "Auntie’s house." Every time he visited, he was filled with curiosity about this strange big house.

The room was beautifully decorated, presumably for a girl, as evidenced by the pink curtains and the star-shaped chandelier.

And, a jar full of origami cranes!

Since Holly took over the Thornton Family residence, she had long ordered everything belonging to Anna Thornton to be thrown out.

The jar of origami cranes survived because it was hidden under the bed and retrieved today by Lola, who took advantage of his small size.

Along with the origami cranes, he also pulled out a photo album.

Lola, with his cleanliness obsession, first wiped the surface clean with a tissue, then hugged the album and found a small stool.

He sat down, turned his little hands to slowly flip through the album...

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After Holly talked things over with William and his wife, she hadn’t heard from Lola for a while.

Freya Vaughn was wondering why, when suddenly a series of crashing sounds came from upstairs.

How does the saying go?

When kids are quiet, they’re up to mischief!

Holly followed the sound upstairs and saw a Song Dynasty blue porcelain vase she placed in the hallway as an ornament, knocked to the ground and smashed to pieces.

Back when she took over the Thornton Family residence, Holly disliked the feng shui, so she sold what she could and threw out what she couldn’t.

Afterward, she added many new items according to her taste.

This blue porcelain was something she paid a hefty price for at an auction.

The worst part was a Western painting she hung in the corridor as decoration. It was a masterpiece by a famous artist that Holly bought for five million, expecting it to appreciate, and now it was worth over ten million.

But now, this ’ten-million-dollar masterpiece’ had been painted over with a big crying face with foundation and torn into several pieces lying in the trash can.

She didn’t know how the kid got hold of it when it was hanging so high.

Anyway, Lola had an excellent eye for picking expensive things to destroy.

The fake paintings and fake antiques beside them were left untouched.

Holly went from the corridor to her room, looking at the serious destruction along the way. Her heartache and anger had reached their peak.

When they saw Lola, the little guy was holding a beautifully colored jade bracelet with fascination.

"Lola! That’s old pit high-grade glass jade, put it down!" Holly shouted at him.

Upon hearing this, Lola gave her a confused look.

It was as if he had just been scared by Holly’s shout, his body frozen in place, and his little hand gave a slight shake, causing the jade bracelet to slip.

Snap—it was the sound of Holly’s heart breaking.

"You little brat! I’ll kill you!"

Seeing Holly genuinely angry, Freya Vaughn hurried forward to protect him: "Holly, he’s still a child, not knowing any better. You absolutely cannot blame him!"

"Not blame him? Do you know how much these things have cost me?"

"Lola is only three years old. He was just playing and accidentally knocked these things over. How could he understand that?"

Of course he understands! Otherwise, why does he always pick the expensive stuff to play with?

Usually, he appears quiet and doesn’t utter a word, but every time he visits, it’s like raising a commotion, making Holly wonder if Lola was sent specifically by Anna Thornton to collect debts from her.

However, this little rascal, after causing trouble, showed an innocent face.

With Freya Vaughn standing by, pleading for him, Holly ultimately couldn’t do anything about him.

"Forget it, I’ll just keep this account for now. When this period has passed, whether you take him to be a child model or sell him, you must make up for my loss."

If Lola weren’t cute, Holly wouldn’t have kept him until today.

Raising him until three years old, Lola, just by secretly modeling for Holly’s brand, has earned quite a bit for her.

This child is practically her lucky star; since he began modeling for advertising, Holly’s children’s clothes have been selling exceptionally well.

Now killing him would be a waste, wouldn’t it?

Holly is still waiting for Lola to grow up and earn more for her.

Just like his real mom, as long as he has a pretty face, isn’t making money in the entertainment industry quite easy?

Conrad Sterling, that top-tier tycoon, couldn’t he also be seduced if desired?

In short, Holly raised Lola not for anything else but her ultimate goal of using him to earn money for herself.

While Holly was preparing to do her makeup before going out, she suddenly realized something was wrong with her cosmetics.

Half of her foundation was gone and watered down.

Her makeup brushes were all glued together, unusable!

Even her lipsticks were broken inside the tubes, impossible to get out!

The most infuriating was her expensive face cream, the jar replaced with flour!

It had to be that little rascal Lola’s doing!

Holly was so angry early in the morning that her gums itched, regretting not giving him a good beating yesterday.

She absolutely needed to discipline him; even if William and his wife were taking Lola back to their hometown today, Holly couldn’t let him go easily.

But before she could call William’s couple to bring the little rascal back for a good lesson.

Freya Vaughn had already found Holly, bringing bad news: "It’s bad; Lola is missing!"

"Wasn’t that little rascal with you yesterday when you went home? How can he be missing?"

"I don’t know either! Last night I told Lola his mom and dad would take him to live in their hometown for a while, even his luggage was packed for him. Who knew when I went to his room this morning, he was gone, and his luggage was missing too."

Freya Vaughn speculated, "Could he have been kidnapped?"

After all, in her eyes, Lola was a walking money tree.

Anyone might covet the money he earns at such a young age through modeling, enough to allow them to live without working and squander money recklessly.

"You went home with him last night, so he couldn’t have been kidnapped. Unless... he left on his own!"

"You mean Lola ran away from home? Impossible! He’s only three years old. Where could he go?" Freya Vaughn fretted, "How about calling the police?"

"Of course, you can’t call the police; first, search near home, and remember, search quietly!" Holly instructed.

Now that Anna Thornton is in Veridia, Holly is afraid that a wide search for Lola will eventually catch her attention.

"Rest assured! If he left on his own, he couldn’t have gone far."

But this time Holly was wrong!

Lola indeed ran away from home the previous night.

Even though both he and Pop ran away, Lola’s arrangements were much more meticulous.

He took advantage of Freya Vaughn helping him pack his luggage, and in the middle of the night, while everyone was asleep, secretly dragged his luggage and skateboard out of the house, skated out of the neighborhood, where a pre-arranged car was waiting for him at the entrance.

In the car were two men, one the driver, the other the bodyguard!

The bodyguard got out to carry Lola’s luggage and helped him into the car.

Even a midnight snack was thoughtfully prepared.

"Young master, these are the dumplings you specified to eat. It was so late, we searched all over Veridia, and only this store still had them; they’re freshly made!"

For some reason, the young master lately had a preference for eating dumplings and insisted on dipping them in vinegar.

Though these two called him young master, they were actually employees hired by Lola.

Since being used by Holly to model, Lola began saving his own stash of money.

The money he has on hand now is not little, ranking among the top fifty richest in Veridia.

It’s only due to his young age that many things are inconvenient.

For instance, the car he’s now riding was purchased with his money but can’t be registered under his name.

At this time, having two adults with IDs is quite useful; they handle the errands while Lola directs.

"Young master, since you’re suddenly moving out, what’s our next step? Are we leaving Veridia?" The bodyguard respectfully asked for the little leader’s instructions.

"Not leaving for now!" Lola typed the next two steps into his computer.

Step Two: Get back at ’Auntie’!

Auntie is Holly Sutton!

Although Holly and Freya Vaughn’s conversation yesterday didn’t mention anything specific, they couldn’t hide it from his clever little head—Lola had already suspected before that William and Freya Vaughn weren’t his real parents.

From their guilty reaction trying to hide him, Lola was sure of it!