"Norton, women prefer sweet-talkers and men who know how to coax them. You may have made mistakes in the past but I am sure Sabrina would forgive you if you are sincere. Don't let her go easily if you still like her." Jenna encouraged him as she stood up. Norton's eyes lit up momentarily but were soon extinguished by self-doubt. Norton had just started his career and he hadn't had much achievement yet. General Delia had high expectations. So, he didn't have the confidence to approach Sabrina yet. Jenna smiled and advised him. "Norton, no matter what you do, always keep in mind that as long as you work hard and treat people with sincerity, you will get what you give out to them. The universe never mistreats anyone. You're not young anymore. Not only do you have to accelerate your career advancement, you should also be mature and earnest when it comes to your relationship. Women are emotional beings. As long as you are genuine and patient, you might just get what you ha
"Quina, have you brought it back?" As soon as Quina came in, Madam Lilian couldn't help asking. That was the first time Quina saw Madam Lilian being so excited, and she understood her feelings very well. Quina was also happy for her. It would be a good thing if Madam Lilian could find her own daughter back. "Madam, I've brought it back," Quina replied with a smile. She produced the folder containing the documents from her hand, and with both hands, handed it to Madam Lilian. Madam Lilian's exhilaration coursed through her. Her face was flushed, and her hands were trembling as she took the file. Her heart was extremely heavy, yet she felt an indescribable excitement. In the file was the DNA test result between Madam Lilian and Sara, who was Madam Lilian's only relative in the world. After this, Madam Lilian would be able to confirm that Sara was the child she had given birth to after ten months of pregnancy, and she would be able to reunite with her. How wo
In the reception room. Madam Lilian, dressed in formal clothes, was sitting on a rattan chair, reading a newspaper. "Madam, Mr. Xanthe is here," Quina informed her in a low voice. Madam Lilian raised her head. "Hello, Madam." Yadriel immediately took a step forward, walked up to her, took a bow, and greeted her with utmost decorum. "Hello, Mr. Xanthe." Madam Lilian smiled and gestured her hand towards the reception chair next to her. "Please take a seat." "Thank you, Madam," Yadriel spoke as he bent down and bowed. He sat down carefully on one side, all smiles on his face. "Mr. Xanthe, you're really well-informed. You even caught the wind that I'm in A City." Madam Lilian elegantly set down the newspaper, half-teasing, and half-jokingly commented. Yadriel's face instantly tingled as he was caught off guard. However, there was no discomfort in his astute eyes. On the contrary, he was more respectful, with a bright smile on his face.
Jenna sat in the office in the Ink Garden, skimming through the accounting books. Maud hurried over. "Madam, someone asked me to give this to you." Maud came over with an envelope and handed it to Jenna with both hands. Jenna was taken aback. She took it over and opened it. It was a delicate invitation letter. When she opened it, it clearly wrote, "Greetings, Mrs. Richards! Madam Lilian will be coming to the Ink Garden to visit Vivian at nine o'clock tonight. Please see to the full execution of the security work and ask everyone to leave. Please ensure no word is leaked. Pay extra mind to this. Regards, Quina." Jenna was so shocked that she was at a loss at what to do. Madam Lilian was actually coming to visit Vivian at Richards Manor? Did Madam Lilian know Vivian? How would Madam Lilian think of paying a visit to Vivian? Jenna would never admit that Madam Lilian wanted to visit Vivian at Richards Manor because of her. What surprised her, even
"Nice to meet you, Madam Lilian." At the sight of Madam Lilian, Trevor, Hansen, and Jenna greeted her. Trevor was extremely flattered that Madam Lilian had dropped by to see Vivian. "Hello, all of you." Madam Lilian walked down steadily with Quina's support. With a mild smile, she greeted them and raised her head to glance around. With a sigh, she lamented, "A walk down memory lane. This feels so familiar." As soon as Madam Lilian said this, not only Hansen and Jenna felt strange, even Trevor felt a little odd. Trevor was the eldest son of the family, yet he didn't know that Madam Lilian had once visited Richards Manor. Maybe he had really seen Madam Lilian when he was at a tender age. Nonetheless, too many people had shown up at Richards Manor. How could he remember them all? What was more, he had been sent abroad by Old Master Richards when he was very young. "Madam, thank you very much for coming to visit my old mother. This way, please." On Trevor's face, a
Madam Lilian was stunned for a moment before she suddenly smiled lovingly and replied, "Well, well, since it's given to me by my granddaughter, I'll take it." Jenna smiled sweetly. Larry came over with a few bags. Jenna fetched the bag from her hand and offered with a smile. "Madam Lilian, let me help you put it in the car." Madam Lilian stared at the heavy things in her hands and smiled helplessly. "Jenna, you're such a good child. These gifts are too much. Can you tell me what gifts you've prepared for me?" Hansen noticed that the object Jenna was carrying was a little heavy. So, he quickly grabbed it from her hand and helped her carry it. "Madam Lilian, they are all specialties of A City. Though they are not very expensive, they're very special. I sure hope you won't dislike them." Jenna laughed wittily and answered in a warm and soft voice. "Why would I be unappreciative of them? However, it's not convenient for me to take so many things wi
The lush, verdant trees were entwined around the green vines, painting the outer walls of the Green Jade Garden's study with a sense of vitality. Hansen sat in the study. His charming eyes were focused. The Richards family's genealogy book was placed on the table. He carefully searched but could not find Madam Lilian. Did Vivian know Madam Lilian? Had they known each other for a long time? Why was there not a single trace of Madam Lilian's records in the past fifty years? Moreover, Madam Lilian's reputation was well-known throughout the world. Why did Vivian not mention anything about this? If Madam Lilian hadn't visited Vivian at Richard Manor, then they wouldn't know that Vivian was acquainted with Madam Lilian. Although they were aware that Vivian had always been secretive, such a thing still made Hansen feel a little confused. He vaguely felt that Madam Lilian seemed to have secrets he didn't know. His cell phone rang at just the right time. "Mr.
Sergio looked back at Sabrina, who was lying calmly, and informed her lightly, "Sabrina, wait for me here. I also have something to ask you." Sabrina just lay there without any response, blithely ignoring him. Sergio couldn't be bothered much about Sabrina's cold demeanor. He didn't love her at all, and it seemed that she felt the same way. Hence, Sergio immediately walked towards Jenna's office. "Jenna, congratulations on your second pregnancy." Sergio entered the room and congratulated her with a heart-wrenching expression, his eyes gloomy. "Thank you." Jenna admitted generously. Hansen loved her so openly and honorably. It wouldn't be surprising for anyone to know about her pregnancy. Sergio took a step forward, and his whole body towered over Jenna's delicate body. "Jenna, is there a reason you are looking for me?" Sergio was the first to ask. Sergio felt intoxicated even though he was just hanging out with her like this. Sergio
Santiago went home once more to retrieve Jepherson's sperm from the sperm bank. After that, Raeleigh got pregnant through medical procedures. However, when Raeleigh was only three days pregnant, the doctor made a major discovery. He informed her that he made progress with Shaney's illness , and that he might have misdiagnosed her condition. At that time, Raeleigh had been so overjoyed that Shaney was fine, and she only remembered that she was pregnant after half a month since learning about Shaney. By the time she remembered that she was with child, she wanted to stop her pregnancy. However, Santiago persuaded her to give the baby to him. Raeleigh pondered about it for a long time before finally agreeing. ...... Time passed in a blink of an eye, and Raeleigh had never expected for things to turn out the way it did. She gave birth to her second child, and Shaney had made a full recovery. Santiago had told her that the baby was the will of God, and he
When Raeleigh got out of the car, she began staring at the Richards family's courtyard. Although the Richards family had already buried Marissa's body, Raeleigh was still unwilling to go back. However, as she gazed at Carsten's precious little face that was looking at her expectantly, she had no choice but to follow Jepherson inside. At that moment, Santigo and the other children were in the yard. When Santiago saw Raeleigh and Jepherson, he smiled and gestured at Jepherson. "What are you doing?" Raeleigh asked when she saw Santiago. "Nothing." Though Raeleigh did not believe Jepherson, she decided not to ask further. When Carsten saw Forden and Shaney, he immediately tried to break away from Jepherson's arms, wanting to get to them. The children were all gathered in the Richards family manor that day. Coupled with the four other children of the Whalen family, there were ten children altogether, and they almost occupied the entire courtyard. Ra
Raeleigh said nothing as Carsten continued sinking his teeth into Jepherson's neck. She stared in shock as blood seeped out of his wound. Jepherson raised his hand and patted Carsten gently, then walked to the bed and sat down. After a while, Carsten finally fell asleep. He closed his eyes as he dozed off in Jepherson's arms. Meanwhile, Raeleigh had rushed out of the room to ask the hotel staff to prepare disinfectants before going back into the room to help Jepherson clean his wound. Jepherson leaned against the wall, still holding Carsten in his arms and unwilling to let go. Raeleigh frowned. "What should we do?" Jepherson's voice was a little hoarse. He had been busy for the past two days entertaining guests. "He got scared because of the crowd. He thought that you didn't want him anymore since he couldn't find you, and probably thinks that I'm the one who forced him to stay there." After bandaging Jepherson's wound, Raeleigh helped wipe Carsten's mouth. Sudd
After Raeleigh and the others left, Santiago walked to Zorion's car and stopped him. Zorion casted a glance outside. "Rossie, you should go first. He won't show any mercy once I get off." "You knew he wouldn't show you mercy, so why didn't you think of that before you caused trouble?" "I was just kidding! Who knew he'd have such a bad temper? I didn't expect him to take it seriously." Rossie sighed and gave in. Glancing at Zorion, she finally understood that he was only using her as an excuse to escape whenever he got into trouble. She got out of the car and looked at Santiago who stood opposite her. "Long time no see." "Where's Zorion?" "He's so afraid of you that he doesn't even dare to come out," said Rossie. "It's too late to be scared." He walked up to Zorion's car with the rod in his hand, then raised the stick and smashed it against the car until it was completely wrecked. When he was done, he tossed the stick aside, turned to pick
After leaving the kindergarten, Raeleigh followed Santiago to the Richards family manor. It had been four years since she returned, so she was no longer familiar with the place. Santiago went in, put Carsten down and asked the children to keep themselves entertained. He then looked at Raeleigh and said, "I came back this time because Mrs. Richards is dying. She has been unconscious for a while now. I came back to see her for the last time." Raeleigh asked, "Mrs. Richards?" "Yes. Jepherson hasn't been home these couple of days because he has gone to visit her. He didn't tell you about it because Mrs. Richards doesn't want to see you. While she was still herself, she did say that she would never let you into the family, and that she didn't want to see you ever again. Jepherson went to take care of her but was worried about you. So, he asked me to come home to take a look and it was only then did I find out that Carsten is autistic. This is on your plate now."
When the time came, Raeleigh enrolled Carsten into a kindergarten. On the first day of school, Carsten was bullied. Raeleigh felt sorry for him as she gently touched his swollen face. He had been beaten because he could not speak. She wanted to confront the bully, but Jepherson stopped her. He told her that Carsten should resolve this matter by himself. That year, Raeleigh could not sleep well at night. Hair loss became an issue, and she was exhausted all the time. But after half a month, the children stopped bullying Carsten. Instead, their parents came to Raeleigh's home. "Just take a look at your child..." The parents pointed to their child, and Raeleigh was confused when she saw a boy about the same height as Carsten. The boy seemed to have taken a serious beating, but when Carsten had gotten beaten up like this, Raeleigh hadn't gone to look for trouble with the bully's parents, did she? Raeleigh retorted, "And? It's normal for
The snow was falling heavily. Jepherson put away the phone and took Raeleigh back into the house. The two stood inside and watched the snow. Meanwhile, Hadrian and Scarlette were busy in the kitchen, not daring to make a sound. The Richards family manor remained quiet when winter was approaching. None of the family members returned even on New Year's Day. Raeleigh went to the yard and waited for them in advance, but no one came back. After New Year's Day, Raeleigh returned to her home with Jepherson. Her family members were all surprised to see her pregnant when she got home. They did not expect Raeleigh to be pregnant after being missing for several months. Moreover, she was almost due. Everyone in the Osteen family knew that Raeleigh stayed because of the baby inside her belly. Undoubtedly, the baby was Jepherson's. However, they wondered where Santiago went. Since Raeleigh said nothing, no one dared to ask about it. They all ignored the incident and sil
Raeleigh was stopped by Jepherson's men at the entrance of the village. 'I knew it wouldn't be easy for me to run away.' "Madam Raeleigh, Mr. Richards is waiting for you." Raeleigh had no choice but to go back with them. At the same time, Jepherson sat on his wheelchair outside the village with a blanket on his lap and upon seeing Raeleigh, he breathed a sigh of relief. Raeleigh walked up to him, "Don't be complacent. I'll leave one day." Shifting his gaze to Raeleigh's belly, Jepherson stretched out his hand and pulled her to him. Despite being too weak to walk, he had a firm grip. Raeleigh lost her balance and fell onto his lap. She tried to escape, but he said immediately, "Don't move." Although his voice sounded terrifying to others, he was trying to negotiate. Everyone turned around to look at them, and Raeleigh blushed. Jepherson covered her body with the blanket, then placed his hand onto her belly. Raeleigh tensed up immediately. She ra
Raeleigh had been depressed for a while after Santiago's departure. After a few days, she finally calmed down a little. Jepherson's health had not improved during this period of time. Whenever he was free, he would stare at Shaney's photo in a daze. Deanna and Jacky had helped take care of Jepherson when Raeleigh fell ill. After Raeleigh recovered, she returned to taking care of him herself. However, Jepherson had been in such poor health that he couldn't even go downstairs. It took Raeleigh a lot of effort to help him get down, especially when he was unwilling to go downstairs. "Autumn is coming. I don't want to go down." He was saying that it was cold downstairs. Raeleigh replied, "I can't take care of you all the time. Are you going to exhaust me to death? Your parents left you alone and ignored you. Santiago abandoned you too. What do you want me to do? I have to work. I also have to take care of you..." "Then stop working. Take care of me." Rael