Jessica completely prostrated herself in front of her mother's wheelchair, and the ground beneath her face was wet with her tears. For the past five years, she had tried to hide her tears so her children wouldn't notice her sadness, but she couldn't do it anymore when faced with her mother.
She didn't even dare to look at her mother's reaction, and she could only wait for the woman to step on her head to punish her for her sins.However, instead of feeling pain in her head, she felt even greater pain in her heart when her mother said, “Do you think your Dad will come back to life if I step on your head?”Jessica's heart exploded in pain, and she almost screamed as she once again remembered how her father died five years ago because of her. In the past five years, she had been haunted by her father in her nightmares. In each nightmare, her father first smiled at her, but then his expression became darker before a single tear fell from his eye. It was always“So, have the twins grown well in the past five years?”"They have. Shane and Shania are now five years old, and they are very healthy and intelligent. They will probably start school next year.”Jessica still felt like it was a dream. Initially, she only planned to see her mother from afar, but then her mother noticed her presence. She thought her mother would try to throw her out like she did five years ago, but she was wrong because her mother had opened her arms to her.It was probably not exaggerating to say that a mother's heart was bigger than a mountain, and that was proven by how her mother was able to forgive her even though she made a big mistake five years ago.Right now, she could even stand next to her mother's wheelchair as her mother struck up a conversation with her, and it still felt unreal to her.Jessica could see how her mother nodded after hearing her answer, and it didn't seem like the older woman was going to ask h
“So… they are my grandchildren, Jess?” Jessica still couldn't believe her ears after hearing her mother's question. Five years ago, her mother no longer wanted to see her and her children, which was why she went to China with her two babies so that she wouldn't accidentally show her face in front of someone who refused to see it. In the past five years, she even hesitated to tell stories about her mother to her children and was even afraid to tell them that they still had a grandmother who lived in a different part of the globe. Only when they returned to New York did she have more courage to tell the twins about their grandmother. She told her children that they still had a grandmother, but their grandmother was not feeling well and needed to be hospitalized. One time, the twins said they wanted to visit their grandmother in the hospital, but Jessica didn't dare to grant that wish. She didn't expect a day would come when her mother said
But, that was definitely just an impossible wish because time continued to move even if she begged it to stay. Proof that time continued ticking was how the scene changed when her mother said that she would frame the drawing once she was able to leave the hospital, and the children seemed happy after hearing that.Her mother then asked the children to make more drawings for her, and they vigorously nodded their heads before going to the sofa inside the ward and taking out drawing equipment from their bags. They then sat on the floor before happily drawing on the paper they brought from Tammy's house."They are growing into smart and well-mannered children," said Patricia, looking at her grandchildren proudly.“They grew up in an eastern country, and the people there really respect their elders. Both Shania and Shane learned a lot from their environment," answered Jessica.“That's good,” answered Patricia. “Children like them usually only like to p
“So, what do you think I should give my husband for his birthday?”“What did you usually give him on his birthday before?”“Err… actually, I've never given him anything on his birthday before.”Jessica facepalmed after hearing Tammy's honest answer, and she lazily glanced at the younger woman driving in the driver's seat next to her. This afternoon, she was sitting in the passenger seat while her best friend was driving next to her, and they were heading somewhere now."You're such a stingy ass," Jessica replied lazily.“Watch your mouth when your children are sitting in the back seat, sis! You taught them a bad lesson!”When Jessica glanced at the back seat, she could see Shane and Shania sitting there quietly. The children stared at her with wide eyes, and Shania even grinned widely at her, showing her her incomplete row of teeth.“You didn't hear anything, did you, kids?” Jessica asked the kids, and they simultaneousl
When they finally arrived at one of the biggest malls in the city, Tammy was confused by another question, “What brand should I choose?”That was what she asked right after they entered the mall, and Jessica once again rolled her eyes lazily. Her best friend then continued asking about what brand of running shoes were the best, and she also wondered about the latest models that would suit her husband. Of course, Jessica chose to ignore the questions, and she simply advised her best friend to check out each brand one by one.It was a very lazy suggestion, but Tammy was probably also too lazy to come up with a better solution, and that was why she carelessly accepted what Jessica had just told her. The four of them then entered a shoe shop not far from the mall entrance.The store clerk came to them eagerly, and she politely asked what they were looking for. Tammy answered that she was looking for a pair of running shoes for men, and the store clerk immediat
The twins stood in front of their mother, and their shoulders were held by their mother protectively from behind. It was as if someone was going to snatch the twins away, and even the twins looked confused. However, perhaps the protective measures they received from their mother were not the only cause behind their confused expressions. They were probably also confused by Noah's statement.If possible, Jessica actually didn't want to answer the question, but it would look ridiculous if she just walked away after hearing the question. Noah would probably have an opinion if she did that, and that was why she didn't take the option of running away this time."Yes. They are my children," answered Jessica without lying this time.Noah didn't reply immediately, and he quietly looked at the children who were also looking at him with a pair of curious eyes. He seemed to be thinking about something before he shifted his gaze to observe his surroundings, and his eye
This time, Noah didn't answer Jessica immediately, he followed Jessica's line of sight to look at the children who were still sitting on the bench. Taking a deep breath, he finally answered, “You can assume what you want to assume.”That wasn't really the answer Jessica wanted to hear, and she frowned as she looked at him once more. It seemed like she asked him to choose between black and white, but he chose grey, and that confused her quite a bit.Unfortunately, before she could question the man's answer, the man was faster to speak again, “I have to go now. You don't need to think about what I said because it doesn't mean anything.”"Where are you going?" Reflexively, Jessica asked that question. “Are you going to visit my mother in the hospital?”“…” Noah looked surprised this time, and the pair of eyes looking at Jessica widened slightly at the question.The small change didn't go unnoticed by Jessica, and she decided to push him furt
“You ruined everything!”“What do you mean? I helped you to flirt with your ex-husband earlier, so you can't just say I ruined everything!”“I don't need you to help me—wait! I don't want to flirt with him at all, so you really don't need to help me!”Jessica almost ran out of breath while arguing with her best friend. She once again sat in the passenger seat, and Tammy returned to driving next to her. A person driving usually needed to concentrate on the road to avoid accidents, but Tammy was able to divert her attention to Jessica because she refused to admit defeat.“Oh, I thought you were planning on flirting with him, and that's why I helped,” Tammy said nonchalantly while shrugging her shoulders as if she didn't care how Jessica's head would explode after hearing her words.They had just left the mall, and Tammy had already gotten the birthday present she was going to give her husband tomorrow. Only Jessica felt like she had lost ev