Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 444 - 260: It Would Be Unthinkable If Nora Scott Didn’t Act Like a Diva [Part 2]

Chapter 444: Chapter 260: It Would Be Unthinkable If Nora Scott Didn’t Act Like a Diva [Part 2]
Nora Scott opened her eyes in the soft, warm morning sunlight.
"Anyone who proposed the nine-to-five schedule should just die."
Pulling the blanket over her head to block the blinding light, Nora grumbled with a hint of irritation.
Pedro Langley, who was opening the curtains, turned back at the sound, "Does your security company dock pay for skipping work?"
Nora paused, pulled the blanket down a bit, squinting her eyes, "I don’t think so."
"Keep sleeping then?"
Pedro made a move to pull the curtain again.
"...Forget it."
There are kids at home, after all.
After wrestling with herself for a moment, Nora kicked off the covers and sat up.
Pedro found her randomly tossed slippers, half-knelt, and set them by the bed for her to easily slip on.
Nora reached out to cradle Pedro’s face, leaning slightly down, rubbing it with a face full of reluctance, "You had a hangover, how come you look so refreshed?"
Letting her do as she liked, Pedro looked up at her, the corners of his lips quirked up, "I’ve got your magic elixir."
Dust particles floated in the sunlight, a ray of light striking across his features, highlighting that crooked smile... pretty enchanting.
Nora was a bit startled, lessened the force in her hands.
"... Smiling like an idiot so early in the morning."
Nora used her fingers to pull his mouth down a bit.
*
Marcus Shaw instinctively made breakfast for four.
"Is there anyone else?"
Short-legged Andrew Hughes asked Marcus curiously while fetching chopsticks in the kitchen.
"Yeah."
Marcus responded blandly, carrying a bowl of noodles out.
Andrew followed behind, stepping in sync, chirping, "Is it better than last night’s?"
"Yeah."
After discovering Nora wasn’t home, Marcus messaged her to bring some next-door’s seasoning when she returned.
— Up to now, he couldn’t figure out why these two insisted on buying adjacent houses, wouldn’t it be easier to just live together?
As soon as the noodles were set on the table, Nora and Pedro walked in.
Andrew paused when he saw them, subconsciously glanced at Nora’s bedroom, visibly puzzled. He wanted to ask, but recalling the consequences of being "too talkative" last night, he wisely kept silent and properly greeted Nora.
"Nora."
Nora leaned over and whispered to Pedro, "He calls me sister, what does he call you?"
"..."
Pedro was momentarily at a loss for words.
Titles and seniority, truly a world problem.
After a brief thought, Pedro glanced at Andrew, noticing some familiar features, hesitated, not wanting to involuntarily lower his rank, replied, "Uncle, I guess."
Pointing to the person beside her, Nora introduced, "Pedro Langley, Uncle Langley."
"Hello, Uncle."
Andrew tried to mimic a kid trying to look cool while being obedient, but his skills were lacking, making his expression rather stiff and awkward, yet still quite soft and cute.
This version of Andrew somehow struck a chord with Pedro, as he hooked Nora’s finger, asked softly:
Pedro emphasized with a straight face.
"No chance."
This time, without even sparing him a glance, Nora, wearing slippers, strode toward the dining table.
Pedro followed behind, looking quite gloomy.
"Do you like kindergarten?"
After sprinkling barbecue seasoning, Nora asked Andrew while stirring the noodles with chopsticks.
"..."
Andrew stopped eating the noodles, glanced at Nora, hesitated a moment, pursed his lips, and looked at Marcus.
Truthfully, he definitely did not like kindergarten.
But, to gain Nora’s favor, should he pretend to be an obedient, sensible, and cute kid, and give Nora a positive response?
"He doesn’t like it."
Seeing Andrew reluctant to speak, Marcus answered for him.
Nora paused slightly, and then very straightforwardly said, "Oh, then come to work with me."
"A homebody, huh?"
Marcus felt surprised that there’s something called "going to work" in Nora’s context.
As soon as he said this, both Nora and Pedro looked over at him.
Nora had a slightly chilly, mysterious expression.
Pedro’s mood was rather complex, vaguely, even had a bit of endorsement for Marcus.
"Finished eating."
Noticing the subtle atmosphere, Marcus quickly finished his last bite of noodles, got up, and collected the bowls and chopsticks.
Gone.
Watching Marcus leave, Andrew felt a bit reluctant but didn’t show it, just quickly shifted his gaze after a couple of glances.
He asked Nora, "Are you working from home, sis?"
"Company."
Nora’s brow twitched slightly.
Can she not have a decent job?
"Oh." Andrew Hughes nodded, glanced at the white cat sunning on the balcony, and asked, "Can I take Rose along?"
"Mm." Nora had no objections, paused, and instructed, "After you eat, feed her something."
She didn’t think there was anything wrong with assigning such a task to a kid.
"Oh."
Andrew Hughes agreed quite readily.
Watching this serious exchange between the two, Pedro Langley suddenly smiled, tapped his finger lightly on the table, and when he got Nora’s attention, he quietly asked, "Could you show a bit of motherly love?"
She gave him a surprised look, and with self-awareness, Nora countered, "Can you find even a trace of ’motherly love’ in me?"
"..."
Pedro was left speechless by her question.
Upon careful consideration, having Nora interact lovingly with a child... the image felt overwhelmingly awkward.
The most challenging task of Nora’s life is probably how to take care of herself.
...
After breakfast, Pedro went to work first.
Nora wasn’t in a hurry, took a shower, blow-dried her hair, spent a long time picking out clothes in the dressing room, and then changed into her going out attire.
Andrew Hughes, being a gentleman at heart, believed it was perfectly reasonable for girls to take their time when going out. After feeding Rose, he didn’t anxiously wait but instead sat on a small stool at the coffee table doing exercises, putting aside what he didn’t understand and waiting to ask Oliver Scott or the uncle upstairs.
At worst... Marcus Shaw would do as well.
As far as "teachers" go, Andrew Hughes didn’t have high requirements.
"Let’s go."
Nora’s voice came from behind.
"Okay."
Andrew Hughes agreed, methodically closed his notebook, packed his pencil case, put everything into his small backpack, and then slung it on his back.
After finishing all this, he turned around and was silently amazed for two seconds at how stunning Nora looked.
Today, Nora’s style was a complete departure from her usual lazy and casual demeanor; jacket, jeans, Martin boots, and wearing sunglasses, her aura was more than twice the usual.
Andrew Hughes thought—
Having an older sister was quite a miraculous thing.
*
It was Master Scott’s first day at work.
Morning, 9:30 a.m.
On Weibo, a newly verified account for the "Chairman of Virtue Group" surfaced with the straightforward nickname "Ernesto Scott." After following two accounts, Zero and actress Nora Scott, he posted his first Weibo.
[Ernesto Scott]: Nora Scott is my legitimate daughter. Slanderers, expect a lawyer’s letter. [Image][Image][Image]
Three photos.
The first was a wedding certificate photo with Evelyn Easton.
The second was a divorce certificate photo with Evelyn Easton.
In the photos, Evelyn Easton’s face and name were pixelated, with the time noted. The first photo was somewhat pixelated, probably saved for a long time, while the second was very clear.
The last image was a collage of two photos with him and Nora; the left was a regular photo together; the right was a candid shot of them by a classroom door.
The words were concise, the evidence straightforward.
The backlash was immediate.
Shortly, this verified account, with only one Weibo post, was flooded by netizens.
[Holy cow, the father-in-law has appeared!]
[Created this Weibo just to clarify rumors? Is the father-in-law really that fond of his daughter?]
[Ahhh, Nora is indeed the daughter of the Chairman of Virtue Group!]
[Good-looking, talented, in love with her boyfriend, free-spirited... and has a super-rich dad? A daughter of heaven, a life winner, I’m jealous.]
[xswl, the one who posted photos questioning whether Nora was with Ernesto Scott, conjuring up a scandal between them, did they know they’re actually father and daughter?]
[The slanderer really shot themselves in the foot. Always love eating the drama from God Z, the face-slapping always comes so swiftly.]
...
[Victoria Xue]: Am I the only one curious why a father and daughter would attend the same parent meeting? Blind guess that Nora has a half-sibling with the same father or step-sibling in the same class.
[EvilWind001 replies to Victoria Xue]: Truth revealed. Curious about what they both think.
[slience79]: Is there any student from Affiliated High School who knows the situation? Spill the beans! Curious!
...
Half an hour later, the Weibo posts [Ernesto Scott speaks out] [Nora is a legitimate child] successfully hit the trending list.
The crowd’s jaws dropped one after another.
???
Going this big?
A legitimate noblewoman, socialite?
Oh my gosh, can Nora even have any dirt on her?
Meanwhile, some imaginative netizens raised doubts—
[Given Nora’s identity, the past scandals of ’unspoken rules’ and ’cozying up to the rich’ obviously don’t make sense. Hmmmm, is she going to dispel the ’diva behavior’ rumors next? →_→ Silently saying, with so many halos, it would be absurd if she didn’t act like a diva.]