“What task to give a name to whom?” Amanda brought out milk and put it on the table in the room.
She vaguely heard what Theresa said and blinked her large round eyes as she asked, “What are you
guys whispering about when I’m not here?”
Theresa reached out her hand and pinched her face, “You cheeky little girl, why are you such a
busybody?”
“Ouch, it hurts…” the little girl flashed her white and bright little teeth while she frowned. It didn’t
actually hurt as Theresa was just messing with her and wasn’t really using any force, but the little girl
was good at acting.
Theresa laughed, “You will be a good drama actress in the future.”
“I will be famous in no time, judging on how I look,” said Amanda, she looked a bit troubled, “What if too
many people like me?”
Theresa was speechless.
She looked up and stared at the ceiling silently. Who was the one who taught this child to be so
narcissistic?
“Yeah yeah, you have to eat now as you still have classes later.” Theresa brought the breakfast to the
table and placed it in front of them. She opened the lid for the milk which was on the table and put it
next to the food tray. She urged, “Eat faster. I’ll send you guys over later.”
Andrew shook his head, “It’s close by, we can go on our own. You don’t have to send us. Also, did our
mom go to bed late last night again?”
His kindergarten was around the area, he didn’t need to go far. It had been a month since kindergarten
started and he was familiar with the route already.
Theresa nodded, “Yeah, your mother wants to be a superwoman.”
“After I get back from school, I need to tell her to not work herself so hard and not rest. She can not
care about herself, but she has to care for the baby. I cannot let my brother or sister being unable to
come to the world safely.”
Amanda talked as she ate and her speech was unclear as she had food in her mouth, but Theresa
understood what she was saying. She felt melancholic, she knew what happened to Dolores as they
had a long talk when she first came back.
She was surprised by her new identity and lamented the god of destiny that made fools of the people.
She envied the relationship between Dolores and Matthew. They went through a lot to get together, and
now…
She lowered her eyes, trying not to show her emotions in front of the children.
“How about I call you Renee?” said Andrew all of a sudden.
Theresa and Amanda were taken aback, they looked at him in puzzlement.
Andrew sighed and shook his head, he thought that adults nowadays were not reliable. He said
helplessly, “Theresa, you said you want me to give you a new name. Do you not remember?”
Amanda’s eyes were wide open, “Theresa, you want my brother to give you a new name? Are you
serious? He only knows how to eat.”
Theresa chuckled at what they said, she slapped her head lightly, “Let’s not shoot your brother down so
soon. Let’s see his reasoning behind the name. If he cannot give me a good reason, then I’m not going
to use it.”
“Okay.” Amanda nodded. She was a bit jealous, her brother was more popular with the teachers in the
kindergarten, and now Theresa asked him to give her a new name. She felt a bit left out.
“In my heart, you are like a reborn Phoenix. Strong, beautiful and yet tender. The name ‘Renée’ is the
French form of the late Roman name ‘Renatus’ and the meaning is reborn or born again, so the name
‘Renee’ is very suitable for you, Theresa.”
He knew that Theresa got hurt very badly before. Her face looked different now because of that
incident and yet she still lived on strongly. She was always lively and happy in front of him and his
sister, but he knew that she had to be hurt inside. Nobody wouldn’t not care about their looks.
Not to mention a woman. She was still pretty, but she didn’t look as spiritual and kind as before. This
was something that she couldn’t regain.
Amanda lowered her head and ate quietly after hearing what her brother said. She didn’t say anything
else.
Her brother was indeed lovable.
She shouldn’t be jealous. She decided to follow in her brother footsteps instead in the future. Her
brother was very knowledgeable.
Theresa was surprised, she wasn’t expecting Andrew to give her a good reason and even have a
message behind the new name. This child was a genius. And why were they teaching them poems in
kindergarten already?
“An…Andrew, did your teacher teach you that?”
Andrew shook his head, “My teacher would never. They would only teach us stuff like 1 plus 1 equal to
2. They think we are stupid. I wouldn’t go to kindergarten if it wasn’t for mom, it’s a waste of time.”
Theresa was even more confused. He learnt something the teacher didn’t teach in class, meaning that
he learnt it on his own.
Amazing.
“Renee. So we will call you Aunt Renee from now on, is that okay?” Andrew’s bright eyes were wide
open, his refined yet childish face looked serious as he waited for an answer from Theresa.
Theresa accepted his suggestion. She thought that the child was thoughtful. She was still curious how
did he come up with the idea.
“Can you tell me where did you read this poem?”
“In mom’s room. She has a lot of books and I accidentally come across this one. Mom doesn’t even
know what it means. She looked it up and didn’t close the tab, and so I accidentally saw it on her tablet.
That’s why I know the meaning behind it.”
Theresa felt relieved. He had talents with numbers at such a tender age, he would be abnormal if he
had talent with ancient poems as well.
He was blessed by the heavens to have such a good brain.
The children finished their breakfast and Theresa sent them to kindergarten. Dolores woke up when
Theresa came home. Theresa had a rash guard on when she went out just now, she took it off when
she got back. “You must be hungry, I’ll go make you something.”
“No need, I can make something myself.” Dolores took out some rice while Theresa cleaned up the
table, “Dolores, I changed my name.”
Dolores looked at her oddly, changed her name?
“Why did you suddenly change your name?”
“Your son said that I reincarnated. My face and my voice changed, and I should change my name
too…”
“What nonsense is that child spouting…”
“Dolores, listen.” Theresa interrupted her. Her face and her tone of voice were serious as if she was
trying to tell Dolores that she wasn’t joking, “I think Andrew is right. I’m a new me right now, and I really
like the name he suggested.”
Dolores grimaced. He was still a child, he wouldn’t know how to name someone.
It would be awful if he suggested a bad name, “Theresa…”
“Does Renee sound good?” Theresa interrupted Dolores again. She knew what Dolores was going to
say. Dolores had to think that Andrew was still a child and wouldn’t know how to give someone a name.
“It’s nice, isn’t it? Are you surprise as well that your son can give me such a nice name?” Theresa
observed the change in Dolores expression. Dolores was surprised, but she regained her normal
expression quickly.
“I already promised your son. He would call me Renee from now on.” It was not often that Theresa
smiled so brightly. Dolores hugged her and was happy that she was happy.
It was just a name, no big deal.
Dolores finished her breakfast. They then changed and was about to go to the workshop. Oscar gave
her an Alphard, a top-grade MPV. The outside and the interior of the car were high quality. Dolores
didn’t want to accept the gift initially, she wanted to buy herself a car. An MPV would be convenient to
bring her children around. It was spacious and comfortable, the children would have a lot of rooms
behind too.
But Oscar threatened her to take it, otherwise, he wouldn’t help her anymore in the future.
Dolores had to accept his offer as she still needed his help. She wasn’t familiar with the area and
hence she still needed Oscar to help her, especially when it came to buying stuff.
The embroidery masters she needed were also all scouted by Oscar. If she had to do it herself, who
knew how long it would take.
Theresa was the driver and Dolores sat in the backseat. She sat by the window. The sun wasn’t too
strong and the car window had sunscreen films. It wasn’t too bright and she could look outside. They
passed by this road many times and Dolores was familiar with the scenery now. She leaned back and
caressed the small bump on her abdomen with her hand. The traffic light turned red and she stared at
the pedestrians walking by on the street. She subconsciously glanced at one of the high rise buildings
and the news on the large screen caught her attention. More accurately, the word “WY Group” on the
large screen caught her attention.
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