" Daddy promises you , Claudine will be back very soon , okay ? " Darlene shook her head . She wasn't going to beg Claudine to come back ! She wasn't some pitiful , unwanted child ! She hugged her father's neck tightly and wiped away all her tears . " I don't want Claudine to come back ! " Darlene shouted . " I have my own mommy ! I want mommy to come back ! Daddy , I want mommy to stay with me ! " Children's tempers come and go quickly . Darlene , strong - willed by nature , had now decided that since she'd waited so long and Claudine still hadn't come back , she didn't want anything to do with Claudine anymore . She still had her mommy ! She could have her mommy stay with her ! Damian couldn't stand to see his daughter sad , especially since she'd waited so long for Claudine today and must be feeling terrible . Maybe it was best to have Audrey come and keep her company . " Then Daddy will call and ask if Mommy has time . If Mommy is already resting , we'll invite her over tomorrow , okay ? " Darlene nodded , sniffling . She was certain in her heart that Mommy would come to be with her ! Mommy had said that she and Daddy were the people who loved her most in the world . After settling his child , Damian left the house . Claudine's situation had to be resolved as soon as possible . If she made a big scene and found out about what happened back then , both Audrey and Darlene would be dragged into it . He absolutely couldn't let that happen ! Fortunately , all this trouble Claudine was causing was just to get his attention . 0.0 % 08:58 chapter49 1288 Vouchers Even though he thought she was foolish , at this moment he actually felt a bit relieved . Foolish or not , at least he wouldn't have to put in much effort to keep her under control . On the way , he called Lindsay . " Find out which restaurants Mrs. Barrette likes for dinner and snacks , and tell me within half an hour ! " Hearing this , Lindsay , usually decisive at work , still gritted her teeth and asked a question that was a professional taboo for any secretary . " Mr. Barrette , do you want me to investigate Claudine's preferences ? Or Audrey's ? " Damian's voice turned cold , " Claudine ! " " Okay , Mr. Barrette ! " Though she didn't understand , Lindsay didn't ask any further . She immediately ended her date with the young man and switched into work mode . Twenty minutes later , Damian received a list . " There are a few snacks on the list . " Looking at the items , Damian felt a bit skeptical . One of them was something he often ate , while the others were all Darlene's favorites . He called Lindsay . " Are you sure these are Claudine's favorites ? " " Yes , Mr. Barrette . I asked the servants at Belmont Villas , and these are the snacks Mrs. Barrette usually buys . I've al- ready placed online orders and arranged for couriers to buy them separately . Should I have them delivered to Mrs. Barrette's residence ? " " No need , just have them sent to the entrance of the community . I'll wait there . " Lindsay stared at the disconnected call , her mind blank , unable to comprehend what Damian meant by that . Was he going to appease Mrs. Barrette ? Then what about Audrey , who was in the office today ? So , does Mr. Barrette want both of them now ? Thinking of this , Lindsay shook her head vigorously . She never expected Mr. Barrette to be that kind of man ! Now she was truly disillusioned with Mr. Barrette ! 32.9 % 08:58 chapter49 1288 Vouchers Damian drove to Claudine's building . The food delivery hadn't arrived yet . Damian got out of the car and lit a cigarette . It was already the twelfth lunar month , and nights in Bronzevale were very cold . A gust of cold wind made Damian shiver . He immediately got back into the car . Thinking that one day he'd be out here at night , delivering snacks and braving the cold just to appease a woman , he felt he must be crazy ! He looked up at the night sky . There weren't many stars tonight , but the one directly overhead was especially bright . Damian took a deep drag of his cigarette and exhaled a cloud of blue smoke . He spoke softly to the empty air . " Forget it , I guess I owe you . " *** Damian stood at the door of Claudine's house , carrying a box of pastries . He was just about to ring the doorbell when he suddenly remembered what had happened last time . This time , he definitely didn't want to be mistaken for a bad guy by the security guard again ! He called Claudine . At that moment , Claudine had just finished her shower and was applying a face mask . Hearing her phone ring , she closed her eyes and used voice control to answer the call . " Open the door ! " Hearing that familiar and annoying voice , Claudine lifted her mask and glanced at the call screen . It really was Damian ! How did he find this place ! 71.5 %