Chapter 873: 434: A Child with a Father Is Precious (Third Update)

Lawrence Winters smiled and nodded, "The big lobster I had for lunch hasn’t digested yet.""There won’t be many dishes you like for this meal," Evan Stetford apologized a bit. "Tonight, it’s probably going to be Western cuisine because Betty loves it."

"No worries, as long as it’s delicious, I’ll gladly eat it," Lawrence Winters nodded with a grin, watching Evan Stetford leave.

She walked around the room once, then closed the door and started packing her suitcase.

...

Dinner turned out to be Western cuisine indeed.

But it was prepared by a foreign chef, the flavors were very authentic.

Lawrence Winters was particularly interested in the veal steak.

It was cooked all the way through, yet it remained very tender.

Unlike usual Western cuisine, where the rarer the steak, the more tender it should be.

Once it’s well-done, it usually feels dry, unlike medium rare where the meat inside still has some blood strands.

She skillfully used the knife and fork, her Western table manners were even more refined than Ruby Sheldon, who had been trained by the world’s top Western etiquette masters.

Ava Harlow observed her closely, realizing that no matter how picky she was, she couldn’t find any fault.

She curiously asked, "...Miss Winters, where did you learn your Western table manners?"

After swallowing a bite of veal steak, Lawrence Winters pressed her lips with a napkin and said, "...At the Renaissance Assembly, learning from Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Sheng."

As soon as Lawrence Winters mentioned "Mrs. Fu," Autumn Stetford and Aiden Sheldon both felt a bit uneasy.

Ava Harlow wanted to say more, but Spring Spencer subtly kicked her under the table.

Ava Harlow immediately changed her tone, "That’s really impressive. Renaissance Assembly is a truly wonderful place; Spring and I have both been there."

Lawrence Winters thought to herself, I believe your daughter went there, but you? Do you really have the credentials?

However, she said nothing, just smiled and let it go.

Only Ruby Sheldon was still indignant; she too stared at Lawrence Winters for quite a while. Seeing that her manners were indeed impeccable, she refrained from causing trouble.

Now hearing that she still learned from others, she immediately said, "So Miss Winters has a master, huh? Why don’t you learn from books on your own?"

"Self-study is possible as well. I just don’t have the time. Besides, when there’s an opportunity to learn from people, I seize it. If there’s no opportunity, I’ll resort to books; the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Miss Shen, don’t think like a diode, with an either/or, black-and-white mindset."

She smiled as she cut another piece of veal steak, gracefully placing it into her mouth.

Ruby Sheldon was taken aback being called a "diode," instinctively turning her head to ask Aiden Sheldon, "Dad, what is a diode?"

Aiden Sheldon: "..."

He rubbed his forehead a bit vexedly, "A diode is a type of electronic device. Since you haven’t learned about it, just ignore it."

Ruby Sheldon took this as Aiden’s support for her and quickly nodded, "Okay, I’ll listen to Dad."

She even gave Lawrence Winters a triumphant smile as she turned back.

Lawrence Winters tilted her head slightly and smiled, saying, "Miss Shen truly knows how to use borrowed authority."

Ruby Sheldon understood these words and immediately retorted, "I have a father like a treasure, while those without fathers are wild kids. A kid like you without a father just doesn’t understand the happiness of kids like us with fathers."

Both Evan Stetford and Richard Stetford’s expressions changed upon hearing this.

Richard Stetford barely frowned and said to Autumn Stetford, "Autumn, how did you raise the child? Betty used to be such a polite, kind, and innocent girl; look at what she’s become now?"

Evan Stetford’s voice was a bit cold as he directly told Ruby Sheldon, "Betty, apologize."

Ruby Sheldon, already teary-eyed from Richard Stetford’s words, couldn’t bear Evan Stetford’s demand for her to apologize to Lawrence Winters, quickly stood up, kicked her dining chair back, and cried, "You’re all bullying me! You all just know how to bully me!"

She instinctively ran towards the spiral staircase but stopped halfway, remembering she no longer lived here but in a small building a few hundred meters away, turned around, and ran in another direction.

Lawrence Winters watched Ruby Sheldon wander around the living room like a headless chicken, thinking, seeing her leave the Wells Residence Garden, she’s certainly got more energy, managing to run so many laps.

Autumn Stetford was trembling with anger at being scolded by Richard Stetford in front of so many people.

However, she knew Richard Stetford’s inflexible nature all too well, so she reluctantly stood up, bowed her head, and said, "You’re right, Dad. I’ll go check on how Betty is doing and educate her."

With that, Autumn Stetford also left the dining room.

At home, she also wore a peacock-blue silk dress embroidered with peonies, speaking of wealth and prosperity.