“Maybe it's because Miss Edwards is exceptionally beautiful, and she resembles some celebrity," Shawn added.

Holden gave a cold snort.

“That's so superficial. I don't remember asking for your thoughts on her appearance!"

Shawn was a bit embarrassed by Holden's cold response and he scratched his head awkwardly. Chuckling, he corrected himself, "I think Miss Edwards is quite reserved and perceptive. Plus the way she is with Melon, there's no doubt that she's sweet and caring, and knows how to balance work and family life. Besides, this is the first time Adele has shown attachment to a stranger. There must be something unique about her."

Holden remained silent, his gaze fixed on the figurine on the table.

He seemed lost in thought.

Then all of a sudden, Adele's cries came from the room. It seemed that she was having an episode. Holden immediately snapped back to reality and hurried to the child's room.

Meanwhile, in Ariana's home, she stared helplessly at the oversized model. Since she couldn't return it, she resigned herself to placing it in her living room.

Melon, on the other hand, was ecstatic. When earlier he heard Ariana telling the delivery man that she wouldn't take the gift, he was very nervous and sad.

But now that his mom had finally accepted it, Melon's joy knew no bounds.

“Mommy, mommy, can you take a picture for me? I want to take a picture with this super cool. Uh, robot," the little boy exclaimed excitedly.

Seeing how happy her son was, Ariana couldn't say no to him. She ruffled his hair playfully and agreed.

“Sure, sure. Stand over there.”

For a while, Ariana was busy taking photos of Melon with the robot model. This turned into a morning of playful antics until after Lunch when the Little boy finally felt sleepy.

Ariana led Melon to his room and tucked him in. Once the kid was sleeping soundly, she fetched her laptop and got back to her work.

Just as she opened the proposal document to make the required revisions, her phone rang twice.

She picked it up and saw a message from that mysterious wealthy online friend who had gifted her a substantial sum of money on the video platform. The message was short and direct.

"Are you there?"

Ariana hesitated briefly before composing her reply: “What's up?"

In a swift response, he sent a photo of baking ingredients strewn across the kitchen counter—flour, eggs, milk, butter, and more.