Female Novel
Chapter 757 The First Encounter In Childhood
Chapter 757 The First Encounter in Childhood
In that very yard, she met a person that she would not forget for the rest of her life.
What kind of encounter was it?
Looking back, Queeny thought that encounter seemed rather trivial. No one made a dramatic entrance,
or carried a special title or distinguished status.
In the backyard filled with grapevine, she saw a boy about 12 sitting under the grape trellis, absorbed in
a book.
He was quite pretty. Though he was a boy, his exquisite features could compare with a girl's.
He had big eyes, long eyelashes, and smooth skin that almost seemed to be made of the finest jade.
He was wearing a sharp suit and a pair of matching-colored leather shoes. His hair was neatly
arranged. The look he had when reading was also quite different from regular boys. It seemed that he
had an air of affected sophistication that did not suit his age.
Queeny was stunned at this scene.
As if he had sensed her arrival, the boy put down his book and looked up.
His eyes were cool, calm, and otherworldly. They were like lakes on the snow-capped mountain, which
cooled her heart in an instant.
Queen then thought that she would perhaps never forget this encounter.
Mr. Webber led her into the yard and warmly introduced the boy to her. "Well, let me introduce myself.
He is my student, Felix. You can see him as your older brother."
Then, he turned to Felix and said, "This is Queeny. She's my granddaughter now. Like her brother, you
should take care of her, do you understand?"
The boy neither nodded nor shook his head. He didn't say anything, either.
But his brow furrowed. Though he was only 12, his stern expression made him look like an old man.
A moment later, he spoke in a doubtful tone, "Queeny? Isn't she the stepdaughter of the Dempsey
family in town? How did she become your granddaughter?"
Mr. Webber froze.
It took him by surprise that Felix, who stayed in this house all day long, also knew a lot about what was
going on in town.
He sighed with resignation and recounted Queeny's story to Felix.
After he finished, Felix displayed no trace of sympathy at all.
He merely snorted and said, "Fine. I don't care as long as she doesn't disturb me while I'm reading."
After that, he sat down and began to read again.
Mr. Webber did not seem surprised by his aloof reaction. He just held Queeny's hand and drew her
away with a smile on his face.
Queeny, however, found this odd.
"What's with this kid? Why is he giving us an attitude?"
"Mr. Webber is such a kind person. He took me in when he learned I had nowhere to go. And he also
teaches this boy. Then how can he talk to him like that?"
"This is out of line!"
She pouted angrily and looked back. She intended to glower at Felix so that he would know she was
not a pushover and wouldn't think about picking on her.
Yet, she looked back only to see Felix bending over the book, reading quietly. At this moment, he
seemed like a gem shining in the sunlight.
Queeny was stupefied in place.
She thought that perhaps no other boy could be more beautiful than Felix.
"Well, since you're so good-looking, I'll cut you some slack for now!"
"But if this happens again... Humph!" She thought.
Therefore, Queen settled down in the orphanage and lived with Mr. Webber.
At that time, the legal protection for the underage was quite sparse.
Thus, even though Queeny had left her family and came to live with Mr. Webber, no one raised any
objections.
Later, Meredith learned about this and came to see her several times, hoping to bring her back.
But Queeny turned her down.
She had put her foot down on this, for she could no longer trust her mother.
Meredith was hurt, but she couldn't do anything about it.
At the same time, a little voice in her head also told her that this was actually a good thing.
She knew Mr. Webber, the former head of the orphanage, was a respected and learned person.
It would perhaps be better for Queeny if she could be raised by him.
After making the decision, Meredith never came to persuade Queeny to come home again.
As for Patrick, he didn't even bother to check on Queeny once.
Seeing how Queeny's parents had reacted, the wise Mr. Webber immediately understood what the
Dempsey family was thinking.
"They are selfish people who have the profit-first mentality. They see Queeny as their burden and never
really want to be responsible for her.
"No wonder she'd rather stay here and be my granddaughter than go back to her real family."
Thinking of this, Mr. Webber heaved with a sigh.
He felt more pained for how life had treated Queeny.
But Queeny was not bothered by this.
As far as she knew, she was not unhappy in that family, so she might as well just stay with Mr. Webber.
Now her mother wanted to live her life, she had decided to repay her for giving her life by not being her
encumbrance.
Since Queeny was upbeat about this, her good mood spread to Mr. Webber, who also felt better.
Mr. Webber had some influence in town. By pulling some strings, he quickly got the paperwork donenovelbin
and officially adopted Queeny.
Since then, Queeny began to live in the orphanage.
After living there for a while, she learned that Felix's family was the orphanage's financial sponsor. But
he was not strong enough to go to school.
Mr. Webber used to be a professor. He was very erudite. Thus, Felix's family made a deal with him.
According to the deal, Felix's family would support the orphanage. In return, Mr. Webber would be
Felix's teacher and give him lessons.
Though Felix was quite taciturn and sometimes distant, Mr. Webber was actually very fond of him
because he was very smart.
He grasped whatever Mr. Webber taught him after being told once.
In comparison, Queeny did not seem that clever.
Felix also lived with Mr. Webber so that he could better study under him.
But unlike Queeny, Felix was a guest here. He had his own servants, housekeepers, and nannies.
He was simply a proud, spoiled, delicate son coming from a rich family.
Queeny was the opposite - a homeless little girl that no one wanted.
She was only allowed to stay here because she pestered Mr. Webber into it.
Thus, to please Mr. Webber, apart from studying, she also helped him cook, do laundry, clean the
yards. Sometimes, she would even babysit younger children in the orphanage.
Mr. Webber told her she did not need to do those chores.
He assured her that now he had agreed to let her stay, he would never drive her out, so she didn't need
to please anyone.