Clarissa brought over the soup to Anderson, which Pattie specially made for them as Clarissa had been feeling unwell and cold recently. Besides, Anderson had been too busy with his work, so Pattie had specially cooked some herbal soup for them. Since Clarissa had already drunk it, she sat there to accompany Anderson. As she watched him drink the soup, she said, "Since Old Master Levine is in this state, the Levine family should be in a mess!" Speaking of this, Anderson sneered. "It's more than a mess. It's so chaotic that it's unbelievable to watch." Clarissa laughed. "There are many children in the Levine family. Uncle Gimmy and Uncle Gilee are not born to the same mother. Besides, it's a huge family with a lot of distant relatives. Naturally, the competition between the two brothers is inevitable. Fortunately, Old Master Levine can be saved this time. I think that for the sake of the family, he will arrange things in advance to avoid trouble in the futur
Lara nodded. "Grandfather, I've been married once. Besides, so many things have happened before, I'm afraid that..." Old Master Levine's expression turned solemn. "It's all in the past. Let bygones be bygones . You don't have to worry about it. Jaden is an open-minded person, so he won't care about these things. Therefore, you don't have to worry about this at all." Lara bit her lip and shook her head. "No, all this is my fault. If I hadn't been blinded by things before, if I had known the things that happened between dad and grandma earlier, everything that happened before wouldn't have happened. Although I am back to the Levine family now, I know clearly in my heart that my dark past would be something that could never be taken off me." "I have already embarrassed you, so why do I have to get another person into trouble? It would be better if he minds about my past. However, he did not care about it. Since he is so kind, I can't hurt him. I can't l
The next day, Old Master Levine suddenly announced the news that he was holding a birthday banquet for himself in advance. Old Master Levine was seventy-six years old this year. At his age, it was a jubilant event to hold a birthday banquet every year. What's more, he was seriously ill now. If he could hold a birthday party at this time, it could also have the effect of pushing bad luck away, so the Levine family naturally would not have anything against it. When Clarissa received the news, it was already the afternoon of the next day. Looking at the invitation card in front of her, she was actually surprised. After all, Old Master Levine didn't look like someone who was superstitious. What's more, he was the one who initiated it. Anyone who was sick knew that when one was feeling unwell, he would only want to stay by himself quietly. Few people would want to be disturbed. However, since the invitations had been sent out, no matter what the rea
Natalia's expression slightly changed as the guilt on her face became even more apparent. At this time, even Aidan, who had no clue of what was going on, also noticed that something was wrong. He looked at Clarissa and then turned to look at Natalia, with a deep furrow tangling in his brow. "Natalia, do you know anything about it? Don't be afraid. I'm here. If you want to say it, just say it out." As he spoke, he even held Natalia's hand, hoping to give her some strength. Natalia didn't say anything. She seemed to be in a dilemma. Clarissa was not in a hurry. She had been waiting for her without saying a word. The chain of the necklace was relatively long. Hence, the pendant would be hidden in her clothes when Clarissa wore it. Moreover, Clarissa rarely a wore low-collar top. Therefore, it was impossible to know that the pendant was made of ruby if one had not seen the necklace before. Seeing that Natalia was in such a dilemma, so t
Lara greeted everyone at one go. Her voice was gentle and her smile was sweet. She wore a white evening gown with small diamonds decorating the collar, looking gorgeous and graceful. The mermaid dress's design outlined her slender figure perfectly. She held her head high as she was a proud princess. If they hadn't known her long ago, they would have been deceived by her appearance. Aidan nodded slightly at her. Lauren snorted coldly and turned her head away to ignore her. Seeing this, Lara did not feel awkward at all and said with a smile, "Today is grandpa's birthday party. Thank you for coming. I propose a toast to you on his behalf." Lauren sneered, "I've seen many people who don't know their place in this world. This is the first time I've seen someone who not only does not know her place, but also a wannabe. Don't think that you're above everyone else just because you have changed your identity. You probably have no clue that everyone already knows yo
Gillee looked at her coldly while having the same glum expression. "Do you think I will believe you just because you say so? Do you think you can make things right by just an apology? I've told you so many times to behave yourself. Don't make trouble for me. Did my words go in one ear and out the other?" No matter how good-tempered Lara was, she could not help but be boiling with anger after being chided by Gillee. Lara bit her lip and said with dissatisfaction, "Even if I've offended Clarissa, what could she do to me? I am pretty sure that she would not dare to risk letting grandpa fall ill again by telling the truth! If so, if anything happens to the old master, she will be blamed for it. At that time, even Old Master Jordan would have a problem with her, let alone the Levine family." Gillee didn't expect that she would say that, and he was at a loss for words for a moment. When he turned to look at her again, he could not help but be more vigilant
Clarissa's words made Old Master Levine laugh happily. "You're a smooth talker, Clarissa. But you don't really know Gimmy. He might be a person who is capable to keep things as they are but you can't count on him to do anything else." Old Master Levine was obviously being humble so no one had taken his words seriously. The group of people also began to laugh along with him. "You must be kidding. If that is true, we probably can't even keep things as they are." "I know right. We all know that the Levine Group has been doing very well all these years. You don't have to worry about anything with Gimmy's help." A group of people exchanged words. Although Gimmy was not here, in the eyes of these people, he was already the head of the Levine family. At this moment, Gillee, who was standing behind Old Master Levine, took on a ghastly expression upon hearing that. It was not that no one had noticed his reaction, but the world around them operated acco
Clarissa only felt that her heart stopped beating with the passing of Anne's heartbeat. Raising her head to look at the surprised and curious faces around her, Clarissa burst into tears. "What are you guys waiting for? Didn't you see that she was drowning? Hurry up and call the doctor! I'm begging you, hurry up and call the doctor!" At this time, someone quickly took out his mobile phone to call for the doctor. Clarissa continued to perform life-saving procedures on Anne. As she was doing it, tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably. "Sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you go to the bathroom alone. I should have kept you company. Anne, I'm sorry." Clarissa was extremely remorseful. She had never felt this way before in her life. Why did she let her go alone? How could she let down her guard and let Anne to stay in a place she had never been by herself? She didn't know how Anne fell into the water and why did she wander to a place
"Hey, what are they going to talk about?" Being asked, Lauren looked at Clarissa before turning to look at the door. Then, she lowered her voice and explained, "Jameson wants to move his headquarters back to Ascijan, and recently, he has been battling with the elders of the Ethanbez Family. Most probably, he is here to ask Anderson for some advice." As everyone knew, the Jordan Group did not develop well when Carlos was managing it. After all, Carlos used to be in the military. Although he was skilled in leading his troops into battle, he didn't have much potential for doing business. Moreover, he was magnanimous, so he always put favors before money in business. If it weren't because of his rich family background, it would be hard to sustain his business. On the other hand, Anderson was different. He was a real businessman that was nimble-witted and vicious. Most of the time, when there was a crisis, he could easily turn the tables.
"I'll call you when I'm done," Clarissa added. Seeing how embarrassed she was, Anderson laughed. "Alright, be careful then. Call me when you're done." "Alright." After that, he opened the door and left. About three minutes later, Clarissa's shy voice came from inside. "I'm done." Upon hearing that, he opened the door again, tidied her clothes, and carried her out. As soon as Clarissa lay on her bed, the twins were awake. Then, Anderson carried them out and followed Clarissa's instructions to change their diapers and feed them. In fact, she couldn't feed the twins alone as they were barely a week old. So, they were fed with half breast milk and half baby fomula. Fortunately, they were in good health. When they were holding the milk bottle, their hands gripped it so tightly that sometimes Clarissa could barely take the bottle away. For the past two days, Carlos and Matteo also came. They were here to visi
After sitting down, Clarissa and Sierra held each other's hands and began to chat happily. The topics of their conversation were nothing more about children and families. Unlike Clarissa, Sierra was a housewife who didn't have much opinion. She not only had a gentle personality, but her thinking was also traditional. To her, the man had all the say. That was the reason Gianni and Chloe had the chance to ill-treat her. Last time, Clarissa didn't understand her thinking. Why didn't she fight back when her father was so mean? Even so, after having her own child, Clarissa could gradually understand Sierra's thinking. In fact, she was lucky to meet a nice man like Anderson. After they got married, she hardly suffered any injustice. However, not everyone in this world was this fortunate. In fact, most people led an extremely ordinary life with grievance and joy. Although their lives might be on the tougher side, they end
Anne rolled her eyes. "Don't you know that all newborn babies are small? You were this small when you were young." When Marf heard this, he became more shocked. Although he was intelligent, he was still young, and he was yet to learn some general knowledge. Besides, he lacked of life experience. Therefore, to him, it was surprising that there was such a small child in this world. As for Anne, she was there when Marf was newly born. So, she knew it. While clinging on the cradle, Anne and Marf kept staring at the twins with interest. Out of curiosity, Marf even poked his younger sister's face. When he felt the incredibly soft sensation of her skin, he was so surprised that he immediately withdrew his hand. With that, the baby twitched her lips in dissatisfaction. It seemed like she was going to cry, but she was too drowsy. Hence, she continued to sleep. For a while, Anne and Marf looked at her before being called over by Clariss
Staring at her, Anderson didn't know what to say. Instead, he asked with concern, "Are you hungry? I'll ask someone to prepare you some food." "Okay." Clarissa nodded. After Anderson went out, she scooted over, propped herself up, and looked at the twins in swaddling clothes. At that moment, the two plump babies were clenching their small white hands while sleeping peacefully. Looking at them, Clarissa was overjoyed, and all the negative emotions caused by the pain instantly disappeared. More than ten minutes later, Anderson returned with her food and a doctor. When the doctor saw that Clarissa was awake, he checked her wound and her condition. Once he made sure that she was fine, he called a lactation consultant to help her with breastfeeding. Then, he gave them some important advice before leaving. After that, Anderson placed the food on the small table in front of her. When Clarissa was about to sit up, he stopped he
Anderson looked at her, and after a long while, he realized that his whole body was trembling. Right away, he nodded. When Nora heard their conversation, she pursed her lips and stepped on the gas. At the same time, Clarissa directed Anderson to call their family. Well, since her amniotic fluid was broken, she would have a premature delivery no matter what because the expected delivery date was actually two weeks away. Therefore, they not only had to let Carlos and Matteo know, but they also had to ask Sierra and Robert to come over. Clarissa wanted to call Robert because he could help out if anything went wrong with her labor process. As for Sierra, her presence alone could calm Clarissa down. Besides, asking Sierra to stay by Clarissa's side was better than letting her imagination run wild at home. Anderson listened to Clarissa and did as he was told. After he called everyone, the car arrived at the hospital. Before th
Compared to her life, all the things that happened in the past were not important anymore. Now, Jara's biggest wish was to let Emmeline live healthily. As long as his wish could come true, he was willing to pay any price. After Coby's death, they found some Way Tree from his residence. However, those trees were only enough to last her for a year, and some members of the Marsh Family—who heard about Coby's death—had snatched the rest of the trees. As this tree could affect someone's life, no one would take it out again. Besides, Emmeline couldn't keep relying on Way Tree to survive. Therefore, they must try all ways to develop the antidote. However, a few months had passed, and yet, there was no progression. With that, Jara became anxious. On the other side, Clarissa's belly was getting bigger, and she was going to deliver in half a month. Because of this, Anderson rarely went to his company these days and accompanied her
With a serious look, he stared at Clarissa's belly and said, "I will make a few great robots. When they come out, I'll give the robots to them." Hearing that, Clarissa laughed, "What if your little sister doesn't like it?" Instantly, Marf's eyes widened. Because he was a big fan of robots, he thought that robot was the best gift in the world. So, it was hard for him to imagine that there were people who disliked robots. When Clarissa saw how cute he was, she giggled. On the other hand, Anderson also laughed, "It doesn't matter. If your little sister doesn't like it, you can give her a gift she likes." "As long as it is a gift from you, I believe she will like it." Only then, Marf understood what was going on and nodded. Then, with an earnest look, he promised, "Daddy, Mommy, don't worry. I will take good care of them!" When Anderson and Clarissa saw him acting like a little adult, they felt warm. Since Marf had made a pr
For a moment, Clarissa was stunned as she didn't quite understand what Lauren meant. Her love life wasn't perfect, and in the past, she even been in a relationship with a jerk like Elliot. However, since she got together with Anderson, their relationship had been smooth sailing, and they hardly encountered any setbacks. So, she thought that was how love usually worked. For Cara, Coby had actually persisted for a thousand years. This sounded like a scary and insane thing to do. However, thanks to his love for Cara, he did it. Therefore, if he didn't love her, how did he survive through those years? Seeing that Clarissa was confused, Lauren knew that Clarissa hadn't understood her words. With that, she let out a helpless sigh. "Actually, it's a good thing that you don't understand. It means that you've been living happily. If one day you understand, I will feel sorry for you," she uttered. Once again, Clarissa was dumbfoun