The female supporting role in Quick Wear fell in love at first sight again

Chapter 123 The Substitute Little Princess 10

Anna was so moved that tears filled her eyes. She touched Taoyao's hair with heartache, and then gave her a comforting smile.

"Chris, Mommy's fine, don't worry."

The old Duke on the side looked at Chris's little face that was similar to Anna's, and stared at Chris with trembling hands. He deliberately ignored Anna's news over the years, just to force himself to be cruel and let Anna live a hard life outside. After she completely woke up, she would choose to return to the warm harbor of the family.

Even when Anna brought Chris back here, he didn't take the initiative to look at them. He was waiting for Anna to bow her head and admit her mistake, but when he saw Chris's face that was extremely similar to his Anna, his heart sank.

The butler standing next to the old duke naturally saw his extremely bitter and complicated mood.

The butler couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat. He had been a butler in the VON family for decades, grew up with the Duke, and witnessed his life, but he knew that the Duke's favorite child had always been Miss Anna.

Miss Anna has been raised by the Duke personally since she was born. The Duke changed her diapers, watched her learn to walk, and grew into a beautiful lady, but Miss Anna finally chose to leave cruelly.

After she left, the Duke's health deteriorated day by day. Every night, the Duke would look at Miss Anna's self-portrait in the room, thinking of her.

Miss Chris was a carbon copy of Miss Anna, with reddish-brown hair and deep light green eyes unique to the VON family. The first time he saw her, he felt as if he saw Miss Anna playing on the grass many years ago.

"Is this Miss Chris? You look so much like your mother, Miss Anna."

Tao Yao blinked her emerald green eyes and raised her innocent little face.

Although she was sitting in a wheelchair, she still nodded slightly and bent down to greet the housekeeper politely.

"Hello, Grandpa Butler, I'm Chris."

The housekeeper felt even more sad when he saw how sensible she was. Poor Miss Chris, she should have grown up happily and carefree like Miss Anna, but now she has to sit in a wheelchair. Why did God torture an innocent child like this?

"Miss Chris, you're too polite. You shouldn't have saluted me."

Tao Yao showed a sweet and well-behaved smile on her face, "Grandpa Butler, Mom said that you are a very important relative to her."

The butler wiped his tears with a handkerchief, moved. "Miss Chris, you are so polite. I am just a butler. You don't have to greet me. The Duke misses you too. I believe you haven't even met your grandfather yet."

The old duke felt extremely bitter when he saw Taoyao, who was so polite and sensible. When Anna was a child, she would cry for a long time when she got hurt. She was much stronger than her mother Anna.

Tao Yao smiled and looked at the old duke. "Grandfather, I'm Chris. Mom told me about Grandfather. She said he was the person who loved her the most in the world. She once broke Grandfather's favorite vase. In order to prevent Mom from being scolded by Grandmother, Grandfather told Grandmother that he was the one who broke the vase. Grandmother was mad at him for several days because of this."

"Later, my mother took the initiative to admit her mistake to my grandmother. My grandmother didn't blame her. She told my mother that she had actually known that she was the one who broke the vase. But she wanted to know if my mother felt guilty because others had suffered injustice for her and shouldered the responsibility for the mistakes that were hers."

The old duke sighed, then smiled bitterly and shook his head. "My child, you are smarter than your mother, and you know how to please others better."

Anna held Taoyao's hand tightly. She didn't expect that something she had mentioned casually as a little story would be brought up by Chris to persuade her father today.

Seeing that the old duke was shaken by Tao Yao's words, Catherine immediately interrupted him, trying to pull the old duke back to her own camp.

"Ms. Chris is truly worthy of being Miss Anna's daughter. She's so eloquent. I'm moved by such a small thing. Your Excellency, a few days ago, Mrs. Whitt mentioned that she wanted to adopt a few children from our orphanage. I've been so busy these days that I haven't discussed it with you yet. What do you think?"

The words of the old Duke Catherine were like a bucket of cold water poured down on them. In recent years, the Whit family has risen and has been against them everywhere. If the two families can be reconciled through a few children, it would be a great thing.

Anna saw that the old duke's expression, which had just softened, instantly returned to its solemn state. She glared at Catherine angrily. Catherine was threatening them. Although the VON family was an old noble family, after so many years of development, it was actually gradually declining.

The Whit family has been gaining momentum in recent years and has a high prestige in the aristocratic circle. If they can get in touch with Whit, it will be a great opportunity for their family.

But if we use these innocent children to achieve our goals, can the benefits gained in this way really be stable?

"Father, are you still going to use these children? They are already pitiful enough."

Tao Yao immediately grabbed Anna's hand and told her not to speak anymore. The old Duke was still considering it and had not made a final decision. It would be better not to speak rashly at this time. Provoking him would probably backfire.

"Dog System, please help me look at the background of this Mrs. Whitt."

There was a small black snake hidden in Taoyao's sleeve. As soon as the snake's head popped out, it saw Edward standing beside it and was so scared that it immediately crawled back into the snake.

"This vixen, Mrs. Whitt's youngest son died young, and she's been depressed because she misses him. Lately, Catherine has been brainwashing her, saying that one of the children at the Angel Orphanage is her son's reincarnation. She even hired someone to act like a ghost, convincing Mrs. Whitt that she's convinced. That's why she's thinking of adopting a child."

Tao Yao admired Catherine a little after hearing this. She had turned the orphanage into a profit-making organization, using it to make money for herself and gain both fame and fortune. No wonder Catherine was reluctant to let go.

The old prince looked at Anna, then at Catherine, and finally sighed.

"Alright, let's leave it at that. Anna, if you want me to listen to you, then you have to show me your true abilities and prove to me that your decision and choice are correct."

Anna clenched her fists and looked at the old duke unwillingly. "Father, I hope you'll keep your word. If I can prove that I'm more suitable than Catherine to be the manager of the Angel Orphanage, then I hope you will recognize my abilities. I will prove to you that I'm no longer a flower in your greenhouse."

The old duke looked at her deeply, then nodded, "I look forward to that day."

Before he left, he walked over and gently touched Taoyao's head.

"Good boy, come visit grandpa someday. Your grandma really wants to see you."