Falling For My Ex's Uncle - Chapter 232: Chapter 232

Wanda looked up and asked curiously, "Mom, what do you mean by 'successor'?"
Her fair face was dazed and adorable. Although she was almost ten years old, she looked like she was only seven or eight years old. She was wearing a striped suspenders top and dungarees, and she looked extremely small and cute.
Linda smiled and reached out to pinch Wanda's chubby cheek. She explained gently, "The successor is someone who can inherit the entire family."
Wanda nodded as if she understood. "So the successor will be very rich?"
The little girl licked her lip and added, "Does that mean a lot of candy?"
Linda glanced at Wanda from the corner of her eyes. There was a hint of reproach in her tone. "You're all about candy. Look, your teeth are about to fall out."
"They'll grow," Wanda whispered with an unconvinced expression on her face.
Not long after, Raphael's children walked down the stairs from the study on the third floor.
The originally noisy living room instantly fell silent.
Austin, who was sitting on the sofa, walked quickly to Kayden. His Adam's apple bobbed as he pretended to look at him nonchalantly. "Dad."
Austin wanted to say something but stopped, holding back the urge to say what he had on his mind.
I put on a faint smile. It must be that Austin couldn't wait to ask who the heir was, but after some deliberation, he realized that it was inappropriate and couldn't ask.
The fragrance of food wafted over. My stomach churned. I couldn't help but frown, suppressing the discomfort in me.
At that moment, Wanda handed me a prune.
"This is for you, Aunt Laurel." Wanda looked at me with a smile. I was stunned.
"Just have it. Lunch will be ready soon." Linda's crisp voice sounded in my ears. I nodded and took the prune from the little girl's hand. The sweet and sour prune instantly suppressed my desire to vomit.
At the same time, I felt a pair of cold eyes staring at me from behind. I had already acutely sensed that strange feeling the moment I walked in.
I casually reached out and stroked Wanda's hair, but a trace of worry and fear surged in my heart.
The seemingly harmonious Herrera family members all had their own ulterior motives.
Now that Raphael had announced the successor in advance, what was he trying to do?
Was he sick? Or did he want to watch his children fight?
But now was not the best time.
It wasn't until we were eating together that I saw Leah helping Lena out of the elevator.
However, she didn't even look up at me. On the contrary, Lena asked the servants to get me some food to eat alone. She said that since I was pregnant, I had to be careful with my food.
My stomach, which was originally rumbling with hunger, immediately lost its appetite after I finished a bowl of soup.
However, under Lena's domineering gaze, I had no choice but to finish it.
After lunch, I vomited as soon as I walked out of the courtyard.
Moreover, I vomited at the door. I did not find a trash can and threw up in a pot at the side.
When the servant at the door rushed over and saw this scene, her face instantly turned pale.
She stared at me with the intention to reprimand me, but when she saw Alex standing beside me carefully patting my back, she immediately lost her arrogance. She could only suppress the anger in her heart and say in a low voice, "Mrs. Herrera, there're buds planted in this pot."
I was stunned for a moment. I pretended to be confused and looked at the servant as I stammered, "I... I didn't know."
How could I not know? I did it on purpose.
When I vomited, I actually saw that there were buds inside. They were about to bloom, but they were dead now.
Lena meant to make things difficult for me in front of everyone. I naturally could not disobey. After all, I had just joined the family, and there were still so many people at the table. If I said no to the soup, there might be a bunch of more unbearable moves waiting for me.
Therefore, I could only bite the bullet and obediently finish the tasteless soup. Still, Lena criticized me for having too little and insisted that I finish it all.
She used a bunch of high-sounding reasons. She said that even if I didn't want it, I had to look out for my baby.
I supposed my baby must be pissed. As a pregnant woman, if I did not eat salt, not only would I be malnourished, but I would also panic, be short of breath, and lose my strength. My blood pressure might even drop.
Everyone at the table had graduated from famous colleges, but no one dared to speak. To put it bluntly, they treated Lena's words as an edict. Even if she was wrong, they could not say she was wrong.
The servant pursed her lips and smiled. "Mrs. Herrera, you're not young anymore. How come you don't have any common sense and manners? Even if there was nothing here, you shouldn't have vomited here."
"I couldn't help it. Should I have swallowed it and fed it to my baby?" After saying that, I couldn't help but frown and retch a bit.
I remembered this servant. She was the one serving Lena, and her surname was Miller.
She was like a butler in the Herrera Manor. With Lena backing her, she didn't take me seriously, who didn't win Lena's favor at all.
Right now, Alex was standing beside me, and Edna still had the guts to criticize me. She might have scolded me even more harshly if he wasn't around.
To humiliate the protected was to humiliate the protector. It seemed that Lena did not take Alex seriously at all.
However, it made sense. After all, he was not her biological son. It wasn't strange that she didn't like him.
However, she shouldn't have got me involved.
After all, Alex didn't pay me to endure such humiliation.
Edna saw me retching and subconsciously took two steps back, as if she was afraid that I would accidentally vomit on her.
Well, the clothes she was wearing were obviously not cheap.
The servants in the house were usually dressed in the same clothes. Only she and the butler, Caleb Taylor, were wearing their own clothes.
Edna said, "Just now, Mrs. Lena Herrera instructed you to move into the Herrera Manor, Mrs. Laurel Herrera. Firstly, you can learn the rules and secondly, you'll be taken good care of."
"I'm moving here alone?" I couldn't help but be shocked and sneer inwardly.
How was this taking care of me? Clearly, Lena was doing it to deal with me.
"We'll go back to Nifelheim City tonight. There's no need to trouble my mom to take care of us," Alex suddenly said coldly, not with his usual gentle tone.
I was slightly stunned and couldn't help but feel a bit surprised. I didn't expect him to help me.
Edna looked at Alex with a fake smile. "Mrs. Lena Herrera said that you have a lot of work to do and need to travel back and forth, so how can you have the time to take care of Mrs. Laurel Herrera? When you get back, she'll get her men to bring Mrs. Laurel Herrera here so that you can work in peace, Mr. Herrera."